Assertion and Reason Type Questions on Principles of Management | Chapter - 2 Class 12 Business Studies

 Principles of Management

Try the following questions (Assertion and reason type) and share your answers. You can find out the correct answers in the comment section. 

In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answers as per the codes provided below:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true.

E. Both A and R are false.

1. Assertion: If the principle of unity of command is not followed, employees may get confused. 

Reason: Unity of command refers to multiple commands received by a subordinate at a time. 

2. Assertion: Principles of management can be modified as per the situation.

Reason: Principles of management are universally applicable. 

3. Assertion: Principles of management are general guidelines.

Reason: Principles of management provide readymade solutions to all managerial problems. 

4. Assertion: Principles of management focuses on blind faith and intuition. 

Reason: Principles of management guides in making scientific decisions. 

5. Assertion: Division of work leads to specialisation.

Reason: In the principle of division of work, Henri Fayol has suggested division of work in a random way. 

6. Assertion: In principle of centralisation and decentralisation, Henri Fayol has suggested complete centralisation in all types of organisations. 

Reason: Centralisation means dispersal of decision making authority. 

7. Assertion: Employees should be frequently transferred from one place to another so that they can gain more exposure. 

Reasoning: Henri Fayol has given the principle of instability of personnel. 

8. Assertion: Functional foremanship violates the principle of unity of command.

Reason: Taylor has suggested functional foremanship through eight persons

9. Assertion: Differential piece wage system is used to motivate both efficient as well as inefficient workers. 

Reason: Under differential piece wage system, Taylor has suggested that there should be no discrimination in the wages of efficient workers and inefficient workers. 

10. Assertion: Fatigue study is a very helpful technique for checking the movements of the workers 

Reason: With the technique of fatigue study, Taylor wanted to emphasise that rest is more important than work.