Business Studies

Fayol’s principles of management

Q: Statement one says authority and responsibility need balance. Statement two says when authority is given responsibility completely ends. Choose the correct option.

First is correct second is incorrect Authority and responsibility go together. Exam tip: understand authority without responsibility as wrong.

Q: An employee breaks rules and the manager says rules apply only to lower employees. Which principle is most at risk?

Discipline Discipline is built by rule compliance at all levels. Exam tip: treat rules for only lower staff as wrong.

Q: If every employee receives orders from one boss but many plans are running for the same objective which principle is still violated?

Unity of direction One boss is command but one objective one plan is direction. Exam tip: treat many plans despite one boss as unity of direction issue.

Q: Which option gives a wrong meaning of unity of command?

One employee should receive orders from many superiors Receiving orders from many superiors is against unity of command. Exam tip: treat many superiors as a wrong clue.

Q: In a department there is one plan for the common goal but employees receive orders from two superiors. Which principle is violated?

Unity of command Even with one plan orders from two superiors are a command violation. Exam tip: connect two superiors with unity of command.

Q: An employee blocks a cost saving organisational policy because it will reduce his personal comfort. Which principle will apply?

Subordination of individual interest to general interest Personal comfort should not be above organisational interest. Exam tip: see personal comfort versus organisation interest.

Q: If an institution changes employees very frequently and customer service quality falls which principle is ignored?

Stability of personnel Stable employees build experience and improve service quality. Exam tip: treat frequent employee change as a stability issue.

Q: If wages are equal for the same work but reward distribution is biased which principle may be affected?

Equity and remuneration Rewards also relate to fair remuneration and equity. Exam tip: treat biased reward as a dual issue.

Q: If a branch has local decision authority but accountability is not fixed what is missing in decentralisation?

Balance of authority with responsibility In decentralisation responsibility should be clear with authority. Exam tip: treat authority without accountability as imbalance.

In Class 12 Business Studies, this topic introduces Henri Fayol’s principles of management as practical guidelines for understanding how organisations are planned, coordinated and controlled. Students explore ideas such as division of work, authority and responsibility, discipline, unity of command, unity of direction, scalar chain, equity and esprit de corps. The topic also helps them connect these principles with everyday managerial decisions and organisational functioning within the broader chapter, Principles of Management.

Hard · Level 4 · 25 questions

Practice questions

01Statement one says authority and responsibility need balance. Statement two says when authority is given responsibility completely ends. Choose the correct option.

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Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. First is correct second is incorrect

Authority and responsibility go together. Exam tip: understand authority without responsibility as wrong.

Fayol’s principles of management

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04Which option gives a wrong meaning of unity of command?किस विकल्प में आदेश की एकता का गलत अर्थ दिया गया है?

10Which option is the most accurate example of unity of direction?कौन सा विकल्प निर्देश की एकता का सबसे सटीक उदाहरण है?

12In which situation are order and division of work both visible together?किस स्थिति में व्यवस्था सिद्धांत और कार्य विभाजन दोनों साथ दिखाई देते हैं?

16Which option correctly relates gang plank and scalar chain?किस विकल्प में गैंग प्लैंक और स्केलर श्रृंखला का सही संबंध है?

18Which option shows an incorrect matching of Fayol's principles?कौन सा विकल्प फेयोल के सिद्धांतों का गलत मिलान दिखाता है?

22Which approach is most appropriate while applying Fayol's principles?फेयोल के सिद्धांतों को लागू करते समय कौन सा दृष्टिकोण सबसे उचित है?

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04Which option gives a wrong meaning of unity of command?

10Which option is the most accurate example of unity of direction?

12In which situation are order and division of work both visible together?

16Which option correctly relates gang plank and scalar chain?

18Which option shows an incorrect matching of Fayol's principles?

22Which approach is most appropriate while applying Fayol's principles?