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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 3 of the Series in Engineering Management as one of the General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including past Board Questions in General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) field.
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Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
101. Defined as the creative problem solving process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an organization’s resources to achieve its mission and objectives.
A. Management
B. Planning
C. Organizing
D. Supervision
Answer: Option A
Solution:
102. Refers to the activity combining “technical knowledge with the ability to organize and coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and money.”
A. Engineering Management
B. Engineering Materials
C. Engineering Organization
D. Engineering Club
103. The following are considered as functions of an engineer except
A. Testing
B. Construction
C. Sales
D. Physical Education
104. A function of an engineer where the engineer is engaged in the process of learning about nature and codifying this knowledge into usable theories.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
105. A function of an engineer where the engineer undertakes the activity of turning a product concept to a finished physical term.
A. Research
B. Manufacturing
C. Testing
D. Design and Development
106. A function of an engineer where the engineer works in a unit where new products or parts are tested for workability.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
107. A function of an engineer where the engineer is directly in charge of production personnel or assumes responsibility for the product.
A. Research
B. Design and Development
C. Testing
D. Manufacturing
108. A function of an engineer where the engineer is either directly in charge of the construction personnel or may have responsibility for the quality of the construction process.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Consulting
D. Government
109. A function of an engineer where the engineer assists the company’s customers to meet their needs, especially those that require technical expertise.
A. Construction
B. Government
C. Consulting
D. Sales
110. A function of an engineer where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or organization requiring his services.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Consulting
D. Government
111. A function of an engineer where the engineer may find employment in the government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring, and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private.
A. Construction
B. Sales
C. Government
D. Consulting
112. A function of an engineer where the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned as a teacher of engineering courses.
A. Teaching
B. Government
C. Management
D. Consulting
113. A function of an engineer where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people performing specific tasks.
A. Teaching
B. Government
C. Management
D. Consulting
114. Defined as the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action in a manner appropriate to the demands of the situation.
A. Decision Making
B. Engineering Management
C. Initiative
D. Problem solving
115. The first step in Decision making process is to
A. Analyze environment
B. Diagnose problem
C. Make a choice
D. Articulate problem or opportunity
116. The last step in decision making process is to
A. Analyze environment
B. Make a choice
C. Diagnose problem
D. Evaluate and adapt decision results
117. Refers to evaluation of alternatives using intuition and subjective judgment.
A. Quantitative evaluation
B. Qualitative evaluation
C. Relative evaluation
D. Subjective evaluation
118. Refers to evaluation of alternatives using any technique in a group classified as rational and analytical.
A. Quantitative evaluation
B. Qualitative evaluation
C. Relative evaluation
D. Subjective evaluation
119. Refers to the management function that involves anticipating future trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational objectives.
A. Management
B. Planning
C. Organizing
D. Supervision
120. Refers to the process of determining the major goals of the organization and the policies and strategies for obtaining and using resources to achieve those goals.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
121. The top management of any firm is involved in this type of planning.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
122. Refers to the process of determining the contributions that subunits can make with allocated resources.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
123. This type of planning is undertaken by middle management.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
124. Refers to the process of determining how specific tasks can best be accomplished on time with available resources.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
125. This type of planning is a responsibility of lower management.
A. Operational Planning
B. Intermediate Planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Secondary Planning
126. This is the written document or blueprint for implementing and controlling an organization’s marketing activities related to particular marketing strategy.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
127. This is a written document that states the quantity of output a company must produce in broad terms and by product family.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
128. It is a document that summarizes the current financial situation of the firm, analyzes financial needs, and recommends a direction for financial activities.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Short-range plans
129. It is a document that indicates the human resource needs of a company detailed in terms of quantity and quality and based on the requirements of the company’s strategic plan.
A. Marketing Plan
B. Financial Plan
C. Production Plan
D. Human Resource Management Plan
130. These are plans intended to cover a period of less than one year. First-line supervisors are mostly concerned with these planes.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
131. These are plans covering a time span of more than one year. These are mostly undertaken by middle and top management.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
132. Plans that are used again and again and they focus on managerial situations that recur repeatedly.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
133. These are broad guidelines to aid managers at every level in making decisions about recurring situations or function.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
134. These are plans that describe the exact series of actions to be taken in a given situation.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
135. These are statements that either require or forbid a certain action.
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Rules
136. Specifically developed to implement courses of action that are relatively unique and are unlikely to be repeated.
A. Short-range plans
B. Long-range plans
C. Standing Plans
D. Single-Use Plans
137. A plan which sets forth the projected expenditure for a certain activity and explains where the required funds will come from.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
138. A plan designed to coordinate a large set of activities.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
139. A plan that is usually more limited in scope than a program and is sometimes prepared to support a program.
A. Project
B. Budget
C. Program
D. Financial Statement
140. A management function which refers to the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Supervising
D. Structure
141. The arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization.
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Supervising
D. Structure
142. This is a form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged in one functional activity, such as engineering or marketing, is grouped into one unit.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
143. This type of organization is very effective in similar firms especially “single business firms where key activities revolve around well-defined skills and areas of specialization”.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
144. This refers to the organization of a company by a division that brings together all those involved with a certain type of product or customer.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
145. This is appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
146. An organizational structure in which each employee reports both a functional or division manager and to a project or group manager.
A. Functional Organization
B. Product or Market Organization
C. Matrix Organization
D. Divisible Organization
147. Refers to a manager’s right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
148. A staff specialist’s right to give advice to a superior.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
149. A specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of where the personnel are in the organization.
A. Line authority
B. Staff authority
C. Functional authority
D. Head authority
150. A committee created for a short-term purpose and have a limited life.
A. Ad hoc committee
B. Standing committee
C. Sinking committee
D. Midget committee
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151. A permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.
A. Ad hoc committee
B. Standing committee
C. Sinking committee
D. Midget committee
Answer: Option B
Solution:
152. Defined as the management function that determines human resource needs, recruits, selects, trains, and develops human resources for jobs created by an organization.
A. Resourcing
B. Recruitment
C. Hiring
D. Staffing
153. An assessment of future human resource needs in relation to the current capabilities of the organization.
A. Forecasting
B. Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
154. Refers to translation of the forecasted human resource needs to personnel objectives and goals.
A. Forecasting
B. Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
155. This refers to monitoring human resource action plans and evaluating their success.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
156. Refers to attracting qualified persons to apply for vacant positions in the company so that those who are best suited to serve the company may be selected.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Programming
D. Recruitment
157. Refers to the act of choosing from those that are available than individuals most likely to succeed on the job.
A. Forecasting
B. Evaluation and Control
C. Selection
D. Training
158. In this staffing procedure, the new employee is provided with the necessary information about the company and will be introduced to the immediate working environment and co-workers.
A. Performance Appraisal
B. Induction and Orientation
C. Training and Development
D. Monetary Rewards
159. Refers to the learning that is provided in order to improve performance on the present job.
A. Performance Appraisal
B. Induction and Orientation
C. Training and Development
D. Monetary Rewards
160. Refers to a movement by a person into a position of higher pay and greater responsibilities and which is given as a reward for competence and ambition.
A. Monetary reward
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
161. The movement of a person to a different job at the same or similar level of responsibility in the organization.
A. Monetary reward
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
162. The movement from one position to another which has less pay or responsibility attached to it. It is used as a form of punishment or as a temporary measure to keep an employee until he is offered a higher position.
A. Separation
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Transfer
163. Either a voluntary or involuntary termination of an employee.
A. Separation
B. Transfer
C. Termination
D. Demotion
164. A process of sharing information through symbols, including words and message.
A. Counseling
B. Communication
C. Hypnotism
D. Language
165. Function of communication that can be used for decision-making at various work levels in the organization.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
166. A function of communication used as a means to motivate employees to commit themselves to the organizations objectives.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
167. Function of communication that deals when feelings are repressed in the organization, employees are affected by anxiety, which, in turn, affects performance.
A. Information Function
B. Emotive Function
C. Motivation Function
D. Control Function
168. A form of communication transmitted through hearing or sight.
A. Verbal
B. Oral
C. Written
D. Nonverbal
169. A means of conveying message through body language, as well as the use of time, space, touch, clothing, appearance and aesthetic elements.
A. Verbal
B. Oral
C. Written
D. Nonverbal
170. Refers to the process of activating behavior, sustaining it, and directing it toward a particular goal.
A. Suppression
B. Motivation
C. Praising
D. Unification
171. The following are considered as factors contributing to motivation except:
A. Willingness to do a job
B. Self-confidence in carrying out a task
C. Needs satisfaction
D. Inferiority complex
172. The following are considered theories of Motivation except:
A. Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory
B. Expectancy Theory
C. Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
D. Gagarin’s Theory
173. It is a management function which involves influencing others to engage in the work behaviors necessary to reach organizational goals.
A. Sales talk
B. Motivation
C. Leading
D. Commanding
174. A person who occupies a higher position has power over persons in lower positions within the organization. This describes:
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
175. When a person has the ability to give rewards to anybody who follows orders or requests, it termed as:
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
176. When a person compels with orders through treats or punishment.
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
177. When a person can get compliance from another because the latter would want to be identified with the former.
A. Legitimate power
B. Referent power
C. Coercive power
D. Reward power
178. Which of the following is not a trait of an effective leader:
A. A high level of personal drive
B. Knowledge of the company, industry or technology
C. Charisma
D. Greedy
179. Refers to the process of ascertaining whether organizational objectives have been achieved and determining what activities should then be taken to achieve objectives better in the future.
A. Planning
B. Controlling
C. Evaluation
D. Inspection
180. A type of controlling when the management anticipates problems and prevents their occurrence.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
181. A type of controlling when the operations are already ongoing and activities to detect variances are made.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
182. A type of controlling when information is gathered about a completed activity, and in order that evaluation and steps for improvement are derived.
A. Feed forward control
B. Preventive control
C. Concurrent control
D. Feedback control
183. Refers to any process that accepts inputs and uses resources to change those inputs in useful ways.
A. Operation
B. Production
C. Construction
D. Creation
184. The process of planning, organizing, and controlling operations to reach objectives efficiently and effectively.
A. Planning
B. Operations management
C. Evaluation management
D. Backboning
185. A process of creating a set of product specifications appropriate to the demands of the situation.
A. Product Design
B. Blueprinting
C. Product planning
D. Conceptualizing
186. Refers to forecasting the future sales of a given product, translating this forecast into the demand it generates for various production facilities, and arranging for the procurement of these facilities.
A. Product Design
B. Blueprinting
C. Product planning
D. Conceptualizing
187. The phase of production control involved in developing timetables that specify how long each operation in the production process takes.
A. Plotting
B. Scheduling
C. Timetable
D. Anticipating
188. Refers to the approach that seeks efficiency of operation through integration of all material acquisition, movement, and storage activities in the firm.
A. Work
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
189. The process of establishing and maintaining appropriate levels of reserve stocks of goods.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
190. The process of determining the physical arrangement of the production system.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
191. Refers to the measurement of products or services against standards set by the company.
A. Work-Flow Layout
B. Quality Control
C. Inventory Control
D. Purchasing and Materials Management
192. A group of activities designed to facilitate and expedite the selling of goods and services.
A. Advertisement
B. Commercial
C. Marketing
D. Sales
193. The four P’s of marketing are the following except:
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Publicity
194. It includes the tangible (or intangible) item and its capacity to satisfy a specified need.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
195. Refers to the money or other considerations exchanged for the purchase or use of the product, idea, or service.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
196. An important factor for a company to locate in places where they can be easily reached by their customers.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
197. Defined as communicating information between seller and potential buyer to influence attitudes and behavior.
A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Place
198. A type of promotion where a paid message appears in mass media for the purpose of informing or persuading people about particular products, services, beliefs, or action.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
199. The promotional tool that publishes news or information about a product, service, or idea on behalf of a sponsor but is not paid for by the sponsor.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
200. A more aggressive means of promoting the sales of a product or service.
A. Advertising
B. Publicity
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
Online Questions and Answers in Engineering Management Series
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:
MCQ in Engineering Management
PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1
PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2
PART 3: MCQ from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3
PART 4: MCQ from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4
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