Business Studies

Techniques of scientific management

Q: If the route of production is correct but material does not arrive before work starts, whose role will be checked instead of the route clerk?

Gang boss This question applies Taylor’s functional foremanship, in which specialised supervisors handle different operational responsibilities. The route clerk decides the sequence or route through which work should move; that part is already correct in the situation. The gang boss is responsible for arranging the workplace, tools, materials, and the workforce so that production can begin properly. Therefore, if materials are missing at the starting time, the gang boss’s performance must be examined, making option A correct. The inspector checks quality, the speed boss focuses on the prescribed pace and removal of delays during work, and the disciplinarian maintains order and compliance. None of these roles primarily ensures that required materials are ready before work starts.

Q: If the production route is correct but tools and materials are absent when work starts, which specialist will be checked?

Gang boss Taylor’s functional foremanship divides supervision among specialists. The route clerk prepares the route or sequence through which a job should pass, and the question states that this route is already correct. The gang boss has the practical responsibility for assembling the workers, tools, materials, and other arrangements needed before production begins. Consequently, if tools and materials are missing at the starting time, the gang boss is the specialist whose performance should be checked, so option B is correct. The time and cost clerk records time and cost data, while the inspector examines quality. Neither of those roles is chiefly responsible for ensuring that the production gang has its physical inputs ready at the beginning of work.

Q: A factory has fixed standard time but workers do not get standard tools. What is the most correct comment on fairness of the target from Taylor’s view?

Comparison becomes weak without standard tools The governing concept is Taylor’s scientific management, especially standardisation and the fair setting of performance standards. A standard time target can be considered meaningful only when the conditions used to achieve it are also reasonably standard, including suitable tools, equipment, methods, and working arrangements. If workers lack standard tools, differences in output may reflect unequal resources rather than differences in effort or efficiency. Therefore, option B is the most correct comment: comparison becomes weak and the target’s fairness is questionable. Option A ignores the missing condition, option C denies the role of tools in productivity, and option D is unrelated to production standardisation.

Q: If production delay occurred because work sequence was wrong but material and tools were on time, who is responsible?

Route clerk The governing concept is Taylor’s functional foremanship, in which specialised supervisors handle different aspects of production planning and control. The route clerk determines the route or sequence through which work should move from one operation to the next. Since the materials and tools arrived on time, the delay is not primarily a stores or equipment problem; it resulted from an incorrect work sequence. Therefore, option B, the route clerk, is correct. The gang boss supervises workers and their immediate work execution, the inspector checks quality, and the repair boss deals with maintenance or machine breakdowns.

Q: A factory first measured time by stopwatch and later found many unnecessary steps in the work method. What is the most correct correction?

First do method study and then repeat time study Time standard may be weak without deciding the best method. Exam tip: place method study before time study.

Q: A worker receives the correct route from the route clerk but the gang boss provides material late. The main cause of delay is related to whom?

Gang boss The route is correct so the delay is related to material arrangement. Exam tip: distinguish route from material readiness.

Q: If written instructions are correct but workers deliberately do not follow them and defects increase which specialist is needed along with inspector?

Disciplinarian Inspector detects defects but deliberate non compliance is a discipline issue. Exam tip: always read the cause of defect.

Q: If defects are caused by wrong machine setting why will only final inspection not be enough?

Because root correction is linked with repair boss Inspection reveals defects but correcting machine condition is repair boss work. Exam tip: separate detection and correction.

Q: A company fixed uniform tools but allowed employees to work by different personal methods. Which benefit will remain weak?

Uniformity of method and performance comparison Standardisation should include work method along with tools. Exam tip: see uniform tools and uniform method together.

In Class 12 Business Studies, this topic explains how Frederick Winslow Taylor applied scientific methods to improve efficiency and productivity in the workplace. Students learn about functional foremanship, standardisation and simplification of work, method study, motion study, time study, fatigue study, and the differential piece wage system. The chapter connects these techniques with work planning, employee performance, time management, cost control, and the systematic application of management principles.

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01If the route of production is correct but material does not arrive before work starts, whose role will be checked instead of the route clerk?

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Correct answer: A. Gang boss

This question applies Taylor’s functional foremanship, in which specialised supervisors handle different operational responsibilities. The route clerk decides the sequence or route through which work should move; that part is already correct in the situation. The gang boss is responsible for arranging the workplace, tools, materials, and the workforce so that production can begin properly. Therefore, if materials are missing at the starting time, the gang boss’s performance must be examined, making option A correct. The inspector checks quality, the speed boss focuses on the prescribed pace and removal of delays during work, and the disciplinarian maintains order and compliance. None of these roles primarily ensures that required materials are ready before work starts.

Techniques of scientific management

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03Which statement gives the correct caution about overuse of simplification?कौन-सा कथन सरलीकरण के अति-प्रयोग के संबंध में सबसे सही सावधानी देता है?

14Standard is 110 units. A worker produces 112 units and the high rate is ₹13. What will be the wage?मानक 110 इकाई है। श्रमिक 112 इकाई बनाता है और उच्च दर ₹13 है। मजदूरी कितनी होगी?

15Standard is 100 units. A worker produces 97 units and the low rate is ₹9. What will be the wage?मानक 100 इकाई है। श्रमिक 97 इकाई बनाता है और निम्न दर ₹9 है। मजदूरी कितनी होगी?

19Which option correctly matches a work study technique with its deeper clue?किस विकल्प में कार्य अध्ययन की तकनीक और उसका गहरा संकेत सही है?

20Which option is an incorrect match of technique and clue?किस विकल्प में तकनीक और संकेत का गलत मिलान है?

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03Which statement gives the correct caution about overuse of simplification?

14Standard is 110 units. A worker produces 112 units and the high rate is ₹13. What will be the wage?

15Standard is 100 units. A worker produces 97 units and the low rate is ₹9. What will be the wage?

19Which option correctly matches a work study technique with its deeper clue?

20Which option is an incorrect match of technique and clue?