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PARUL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
MBA Winter - 2021 Examination
Semester: 1 Date: 12/10/2021
Subject Code: 06200102 Time: 2hr: 30min
Subject Name: Principles of Management Total Marks: 60
Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
4. Start new question on new page.

Q.1 Do as Directed.
A). Multiple choice type questions/Fill in the blanks. (Each of 1 mark) (05)
1. According to Fayol’s 14 principles of management, ‘esprit de corps’ refers to which
of the following?
(a) Being treated fairly and kindly. (c) Team work and harmony.
(b) Spirit of the corporation. (d) Spirit of work.
2. Single use plans are:
(a)applicable in non-recurring situation (c) budgets,
(b) deals with recurring situations, (d) strategic
3. Line organization is also known as _____________ organization.
(a) Scalar (c) Matrix
(b) Chain (d) Project
4. Budget refers to
(a) Planned target of performance (c) Systematic action and allocation of
resources
(b) Steps of handling future activities (d) Statement of expected results expressed
in numerical terms
5. When we classify managers according to their level in the organization they are described as
_______.
a) Functional, staff and line managers c) High level and lower level managers
b) Top managers, middle managers d) General managers and administrative
and supervisors managers
(B) Define the following. (Each of 1 mark) (05)
1. Scalar chain.
2.MBO
3. Efficiency
4. Matrix organizational structure
5. Concurrent controls
(C) Direct questions.(Each of 1 mark) (05)
1. What are the functions and level of management?
2. What is difference between Administration and Management?
3. What are the levels of strategy?
4. What is Zero Base Budgeting?
5. What is difference between Decentralization and Centralization?
Q.2 Answer the following questions.
What do you understand by management? In this connection, explain the contribution of
(A) (07)
Henri Fayol to management thought.
Planning is not an activity but a rational process. Discuss and give the various steps in
(B) (08)
the planning process.
Q.3 Answer the following questions.
(A) “Decentralization leads to Delegation”. Comment (07)
Effective control requires that the critical areas of control should be clearly identified in
(B) (08)
advance. Discuss and give the main areas of control.
Q.4 Attempt any two questions. (Each of 7.5 mark) (15)
1. Write a short note on BCG portfolio matrix
2. Explain any two types of organizational structures.
3. Discuss the role of Budgeting as a Control Technique?
4. Aapka Vidyalaya’ believes in the holistic development of students and encourages
team building through a mix of curricular, co-curricular and sports activities. On its
Founder’s Day, a stage performance had to be put up. A committee of ten prefects was
constituted to plan different aspects of the function. They all decided to use recycled
paper for decoration. There was a spirit of unity and harmony and all the members
supported each other. With mutual trust and a sense of belonging, the programme was
systematically planned and executed. Kartik, one of the prefects, realised that the group
had unknowingly applied one of the principles of management while planning and
executing the programme. He was so inspired by the success of this function that he
asked his father to apply the same principle in his business. His father replied that he
was already using this principle.

1. Identify the principle of management applied for the success of the programme.
2. State any two features of management highlighted in the above paragraph