Method

Correct answer: A. Efficiency

Explanation: A method is a prescribed, step-by-step way of performing a task. It promotes uniform work, saves time, and reduces errors; therefore, it increases efficiency. Uncertainty and confusion are reduced by a method, while irregularity is the opposite of its purpose. Exam tip: Remember that a method is linked with the sequence of doing work and with efficiency.

Correct answer: A. Giving a sample demonstration to explain a product to a customer

Explanation: Giving a sample demonstration is a definite way of carrying out the sales task because it helps the customer understand the product’s use, features, or benefits. Opening a new branch may be an objective or a plan, not a method of performing the work. Exam tip: A method tells how a task will be done.

Correct answer: B. New employees may learn different ways

Explanation: A method specifies the fixed sequence and way of performing a task. Without it, different trainers or employees may teach and follow different ways, making training inconsistent. Option A is incorrect because clarity requires a standard method. Exam tip: Remember that methods promote uniformity and a proper sequence in work.

Correct answer: C. Method

Explanation: Taking out the goods that arrived first specifies the way in which the task of issuing goods is to be carried out. Therefore, it is a method. A rule states what must or must not be done, whereas a method explains the manner or steps for doing a task. Exam tip: When a question asks ‘how a task will be done’, look for method.

Correct answer: A. When it is clear, practical and easy to implement

Explanation: A method specifies the orderly steps for performing a task. It is most effective when its steps are clear, practical and can be implemented with available resources. Unclear steps or employees not knowing the method creates confusion during implementation. Exam tip: In questions on methods, look for clues such as clear steps and ease of implementation.

Correct answer: B. Method

Explanation: The fixed technique for washing vehicles is a method. A method specifies the prescribed way and sequence of performing a task, such as washing, cleaning and drying steps. A budget concerns the use of money, an objective is the goal to be achieved, and a strategy is a broader plan of action. Exam tip: When a question asks for the fixed way of doing a task, choose method.

Correct answer: A. Working in any manner

Explanation: A method specifies the steps and sequence for performing a task. Therefore, employees cannot carry out the work in any manner they wish; they must follow the prescribed method. Knowing the organisational objective or receiving salary is not restricted by a method. Exam tip: Remember that a method explains ‘how a task will be done’.

Correct answer: C. Method

Explanation: A fixed sequence or way of filling patients’ digital files is a method. A method specifies how a task should be performed. A policy provides general guidance for decisions, whereas a budget estimates income and expenditure and an objective states the goal to be achieved. Exam tip: Words such as “fixed way” or “how a task is done” usually indicate a method.

Correct answer: A. The most suitable way of performing a task

Explanation: A method focuses on the prescribed and systematic way of performing a task. Therefore, the correct answer is the most suitable way of doing the task. Setting long-term objectives relates to objectives, while preparing resource estimates relates to budgeting. Exam tip: the question ‘How should it be done?’ usually indicates a method.

Correct answer: A. Fixed way of washing hair before haircut in a salon

Explanation: The direct answer is A: the fixed way of washing hair before a haircut in a salon. A salon provides a service, and a method is the prescribed manner of performing a particular activity. The example gives a clear sequence and technique used while delivering the service: wash the hair before cutting it. Therefore A is a service-sector method. Option B, a company’s share price, is a financial market figure, not a way of performing work. Option C, the land price of a factory, is an asset or cost-related figure, not a service procedure. Option D, a bank’s annual profit, is a result or performance measure, not a method. The correct option must describe how an activity is carried out, not its price, value, or result. Exam cue: fixed way of serving a customer equals method.

Correct answer: A. Changes in the requirements of work

Explanation: A method is a prescribed sequence of steps for performing a task. It may be changed when work requirements, conditions, or available resources change so that the task can be performed more effectively. Personal details such as employees' dates of birth are not a basis for changing a method. Exam tip: remember that a method is related to the sequence and manner of doing work.

Correct answer: B. Method

Explanation: Sorting parcels by following the fixed sequence of weight first and address next is a method. A method specifies the prescribed way of performing a task. A strategy is a broader plan for achieving an objective, whereas this example gives specific operational steps for sorting. Exam tip: Choose method when the question describes a fixed way of doing a task.

Correct answer: A. Control over the way work is performed

Explanation: A method specifies the prescribed way or sequence for performing a task. Therefore, it provides control over the way work is performed and promotes uniformity when different employees do the same work. It cannot control external factors such as customers’ preferences. Exam tip: remember a method as ‘how a task will be done.’

Correct answer: C. Method is a numerical estimate of expense

Explanation: A numerical estimate of expense is budget not method. Read options carefully in wrong meaning questions.

Correct answer: A. Method

Explanation: A method is a prescribed way or sequence of performing a task. Therefore, the fixed process used by a school office to check admission forms is a method. An objective states why the work is being done, whereas a strategy is a broad plan for achieving goals. Exam tip: Choose method when the question asks for a fixed way of doing a task.

Correct answer: A. Nature of work

Explanation: A method is a prescribed sequence of steps for performing a task. Therefore, the nature of the work must be understood first so that the steps, order and responsibilities suit that task. Available resources may affect implementation, but they do not define the basic nature of the work. Exam tip: remember that a method means the way of doing a task.

Correct answer: A. Checking every finished product under light for defects

Explanation: A quality-checking method is a planned and repeatable way of examining products to find defects before they reach customers. Such a method gives workers a clear standard and makes inspection more systematic. Checking every finished product under proper light is an example because it describes a definite action used to identify visible faults.

The other choices do not describe a checking method. An advertisement budget concerns planned expenditure, a sales target states a future objective, and a personal decision is not necessarily a standardized work process. The first option directly explains how each finished product will be inspected for defects. Therefore, option A is the correct example of a quality-checking method.

Correct answer: C. Prescribed procedure for issuing a receipt to a customer

Explanation: A method specifies the prescribed, orderly steps for performing a task. A procedure for issuing a receipt to a customer states when and how the receipt should be issued and what details it should contain; therefore, it is a method. The maximum price of a product is a policy or pricing decision, not a method. Exam tip: Choose the option that describes the steps or way of doing a task.

Correct answer: A. The person performing the task

Explanation: A method specifies the prescribed and systematic way of performing a task. Therefore, it is most useful to the person who actually performs the work, as it clarifies the steps and the correct way to do it. An outside visitor or a shareholder does not normally execute the task, so they are not the primary users of a method. Exam tip: Remember that a method is linked with the way or steps of doing a task.

Correct answer: B. Method

Explanation: A method specifies the prescribed way or sequence for performing a task. Folding clothes in a uniform style tells employees how the task must be done, so it is a method. A policy provides broad guidance for decisions, whereas a method gives a specific procedure for action. Exam tip: When the question asks ‘how to do’ a task, method is usually the correct choice.

Correct answer: A. Dependence on personal guesswork

Explanation: A method lays down an orderly sequence of steps for doing a task. Therefore, employees rely less on personal guesswork or individual ways of working, making option A correct. Clarity of work, ease of training, and standardisation generally increase rather than decrease with a method. Exam tip: Remember that methods promote uniformity and reduce guesswork.

Correct answer: C. Method

Explanation: A fixed way of collating pages is a method because it specifies the sequence or steps for doing a task and helps reduce printing errors. A strategy is a broad plan for achieving objectives, whereas a budget is an estimate of income and expenditure. Exam tip: When a question refers to a prescribed sequence for performing a task, look for method.

Correct answer: A. Daily and operational level

Explanation: A method specifies the established way of performing a task, such as purchasing materials or dispatching goods. It is most visible in daily, routine operational work. Top-level and strategic planning mainly deal with broad policies and plans rather than the detailed way of carrying out a task. Exam tip: remember method as ‘how a task will be done’.

Correct answer: A. A procedure may have many steps and each step may have its own method

Explanation: The direct answer is A: a procedure may have many steps, and each step may have its own method. A procedure is an ordered sequence for completing a task. A method explains the particular manner or technique used to perform one activity or step. For example, a customer-service procedure may include receiving a request, recording details, checking information, and giving a reply. Each step can have its own method, such as the exact way to record or verify information. Option A correctly explains this relationship. Option B is wrong because methods are often parts of procedures and are not unrelated. Option C is wrong because procedures apply to many activities, not only money. Option D is wrong because a method is not the final goal; it is the way of reaching or completing a task. Memory cue: procedure tells ‘which steps and in what order’; method tells ‘how to perform a step.’

Correct answer: C. Method

Explanation: A method is a prescribed sequence or technique for performing a task. Using a fixed weighing and preparation process to ensure that every laddu has the same weight is a method. A policy gives broad guidance, whereas a method states the actual steps for doing the work. Exam tip: If the question asks how a task will be done, look for method.