MGT502 Online Quize No. 2 (15 June 2010)

OB quiz# 2

 quizzes attempted on 15-06-2010

In the modern work world, where higher-level trust has been largely destroyed because of broken promises, it is likely to be replaced with which of the following type of trust?

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Reliance-based Dependence-based Knowledge-based Identity-based

The primary change agents in an organization are:

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Employees Managers Leaders Stakeholders

“Fahad is easy-going at home, but at work he becomes very tense and anxious.” This statement attributes Fahad’s personality more to which of the following?

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Heredity Environment Situation Locus of control

Which of the following theories was proposed by Douglas McGregor?

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Hierarchy of needs theory Theories X and Y Two-factor theory Expectancy theory

Which of the following term is used to describe broad range of feelings that people experience?

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Mood Affect Emotion Emotional Intelligence

One of the shortcuts used to judge others involves evaluating a person based on how he/she compares to other individuals on the same characteristic. What is this shortcut called?

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Selective perception The contrast effect The halo effect Stereotyping

Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?

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Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures one’s actions Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of some person, object or event Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes about something or someone Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is evaluated

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a human skill in Katz’s structure?

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Decision making Communicating Working as part of a team Listening to others

Mr. Zulfiqar, Manager in ABC Company, always assume that employees don't like to work and avoid working whenever possible, So he uses to threaten employees to achieve their goals. Which theory is he applying?

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Theory Z Theory Y Theory X Goal Setting Theory

Which one of the following is NOT a component of an organization

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People Place Structure Task

What is/are the key element(s) of motivation?

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Intensity Direction Persistence All of the given options

Which of the following terminal values was ranked as the most important by executives?

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Freedom Self-respect Family security Social security

According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess _____________ skills.

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Technical Leadership Problem-solving Conceptual Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory? Select correct option: Goal specificity Equity among co-workers Feedback Defining the goal An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following problems? Select correct option: An increase in absenteeism at a certain company A fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant A decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition Excessive turnover in volunteer workers at a non-profit organization

Which of the following is NOT one of the most common types of teams?

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Problem-solving Interdepartmental Self-managed Cross functional

Which of the following term is used to define tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic?

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Contrast Effect Halo effect Self-Serving bias Selective Perception

Group behavior, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________.

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Sociologists Anthropologists Social psychologists Operations analysts

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create dependency?

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Importance Non substitutability Power legitimacy Supply and demand ( not sure, pls confirm) Hadia is an office worker who processes health insurance forms. She has worked at her present job for three years. Initially she was criticized by her supervisor for careless work, but in the months after that improved considerably. Now she consistently processes her forms without errors and above quota. However she has found her supervisor has not responded to the extra effort she puts in, giving her no praise and no financial reward. Hadia will most likely perceive that there is a problem in which of the following relationships? Select correct option: Rewards-personal goals Performance-reward Effort-performance Rewards-effort

Explaining, measuring and changing behavior of humans or animals are concerned with:

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Operational analysts Scientists Psychologists Sociologists

Ahmed is responsible to transmit information to outsiders on organization’s plans, policies, actions and results. Which managerial role is he playing in organization?

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Disseminator Spokesperson Representative Figurehead

The process of forming impression( through combining, integrating and interpreting information) of someone on the basis of previous attitude of ours, stimulus and current mood is called__________________.

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Selective Perception( not sure, pls confirm) Mood Behavior Social Perception

Your company’s director of human resources suggests that the problem with the recruitment process is not the interviewers, but rather the fact that the interviewers lack a clear understanding of the traits and skills required for each position. Which type of team would be most likely to assemble to compile a list of the required skills?

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Virtual team Self-managed team Task force (not sure pls confirm) Problem-solving team

Which of the following terminal values was ranked as the most important by executives?

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Freedom Self-respect Family security Social security

Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?

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Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures one’s actions Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of some person, object or event Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes about something or someone Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is evaluated

The managers of a multinational company are located in Taiwan, India, Brazil, and the United States. Which group decision-making technique seems most reasonable for this organization?

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A postal service interaction A brainstorming session A nominal group An electronic meeting

Psychology’s major contributions to the field of organizational behavior have been primarily at what level of analysis?

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The level of the group The level of the individual The level of the organization The level of the culture

What is the term used for a general impression about an individual based on a single characteristic such as intelligence, sociability, or appearance?

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The contrast effect Personal bias The halo effect Projection

If a person responds the same way over time, attribution theory states that the behavior shows:

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Distinctiveness Consensus Consistency Continuity

Using operant conditioning, which of the following is NOT a method that can be used to change behavior?

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Negative reinforcement Punishment Counseling Positive reinforcement

Emotional intelligence appears to be especially relevant in jobs that demand which of the following?

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Social Interaction Commitment Charisma Leadership Skills

Which one of the following would be considered a motivator in the two-factor theory?

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Salary Bonuses Working conditions Responsibility

The study which enables us to learn about human beings, their activities and societies is known as

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Political Science Sociology Anthropology Organizational Behavior

Mr.Muneeb is responsible for corrective actions when his organization faces important and unexpected disturbance. What management role is he playing?

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Negotiator Disturbance handler Resource Allocator Dissemenator

Rizwan is low on conscientiousness. This would lead you to suspect that which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Rizwan?

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He will be easily distracted He will find comfort in the familiar He will be comfortable with solitude He will be nervous, depressed, and insecure

Miss Manaal, HR Executive of XYZ company, rejected all those candidates who graduated from ABC University. It is an example of:

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Projection Selective Perception Stereotyping Halo effect

___________ focuses on the study of people in relation to their social environment.

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Psychology Sociology Corporate strategy Political science

Which of the following is the expected weakness of group decision making?

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Less complete knowledge More time will be used to make the decision Employees will be less accepting of the group decision The decision will probably be a lower quality decision

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FIN623 current paper (may 2010)

I had done TAX paper today 
pattern same 32 questions wala tha.

Q. what is PermanentEstablishment ? 3 marks
Q. computation of income which is partially agricultural and partly business.3 maks
Q. Tax treatment of Non resident income according to Pakistan source income ? why it is like this ? 5 marks
Q. computation of total income of non resident person according to 2009.
(is swal k liye ch 19 aur 20 ki nexamples solve kr lein)

mgt601 current paper (May 2010

Total 32 question thy
28 MCQ,s
2 question 5 marks n 2 (2) marks
Envirnoment post operative problems(5 marks)
The benefits that SME enjoy in envirnmental issues(5 marks)
The benifits that SME not enjoy(2 marks)

IT430 current paper (May 2010

31 May 2010
Check it

1. At the end of all process what will be variable t contain 

Var S1=”made”

Var S2=”U”

Var S3=”and me”

t =Si+”4”+S2+S3 2marks 

2. Suppose there is applet at “http//www.vu.edu.pk/demo.class” write code to include this applet in your browser page 2marks

3. How would you change a date “MyDate” to one week later? 3marks

4. Note on Application Gate way firewalls. 3marks 

5. Essential feature of E-commerce software 5marks 

6. Write HTML for Input field, reset button and submit button 5marks

CS201 current paper (May 2010)

6 to 7 MCQs came form past papers

1 or 2 short questions came from past papers.

Some of the short questions that I remember were:

1. What is the difference between pre-increment and post-increment operator
2. One major use of pointer
3. If an array has elements 2^n, then what would be the maximum number of iterations required to search by binary and linear search? (I don't remember the exact statement of the question) (answer is on page # 118)
4. Write the procedure of data insertion in middle of the files by Merge Method practiced in older systems? (answer is given in page # 218, in handouts)
5. Functions used to read/write more than a single character or a single line while using Files? (read chapter # 19, on page 221 i think this concept has been discussed)

In the long question, a program was given and we were required to point out the compilation errors and correct them.
It was easy.


....


Q1: Write down the general syntax of switch statement. 2 Marks

Q2: Why we close a file after use? 2 Marks

Q3: When a pointer is incremented then how many bytes will it move to change its address? 
2 Marks

Q4: If there are 2n element in an array then what would be the number of iterations required to search a number using binary and linear search? 3 Marks

Q5: write down the functions definition if we want to pass the argument to a function by reference without changing the values stored at address. 5 Marks

Q6: What will be the output of the following code segment 5 Marks

, int x= 6;
int y;
x = x << 1;
y = x >> 1;
cout << “x = ” << x << “\n”;
cout << “y = ” << y;
.....

6 mcqs the


which bit is used as a single bits? 2 marks
write one major use of pointer? 2 marks
write general syntax of function? 2marks
what is file handing and it is used in c++? 3 marks
program from pointer or function ? 5 marks
what is file,and explain the concept of file handling? 5 marks

.........

16 MCQs. 80% from past papers. 
difference between random access ans sequential access file? (10 marks)
which bit is used as a single bits? 2 marks
what is file handing?(3 marks)
aik program ki output btani thi.(3 marks)
aik program bana tha jis ki vlue n ho oor usy matrix ma banan tha smthing like that. (ya mjy nai ata tha) [10 marks]

............

ACC311 current paper (May 2010)

28 mcqs 
enlist the categories of risk assessment procedure ( 3 marks)
definition of internal control and enlist the procedure of audit ? (3 marks)
what is the purpose of substantive procedure and define the "timing"? (5 marks)
what is the information system and what is the importance in the accounting systems (5 marks)

mkt501 current paper (May 2010

Shared with us Mr. Qasim Javed (Thanks Qasim)

paper time today at 6:00PM

28 mcqs

q 1 (3 Marks)

q2 (3 marks)

q3(5 marks)

q4(5 marks)

Q1

you are manger of mutinational firm that is going to launch new product what will be your strategy as manager of that caompany (3 marks)

Q: What is price st ablisation and i t,s objectivees( 3 Marks),
Q: what is premium pricing why do people p refer premium pr icin(5 Marks),
Q: defina type of pro duct with logica l reasons ,Furni ture,car,soap,ma ngo,rice(5Marks)