Leadership Dynamics

MCQ’s

Unit-1

1. Which of the following statements best captures the nature of leadership as it should be
for your business to ensure your continued future success?

A. Leaders focus on budgeting, aligning people with a shared vision and solving problems

B. Leader focus on setting direction, align people with a shared vision and motivating people

C. Leaders focus on motivating people, planning and organizing and staffing.

D. Leadership focuses on the demands of the people.

2. A leader must.

A. always lead with the objectives in mind.

B. always make decisions that are popular to his people.

C. remove those who do not support his ideas or hinder his plans.

D. always commands and do what he feels right.

3. Leadership may be defined as…

A. the ability to motivate people to work towards a common goal.

B. the ability to command people to work towards a common goal

C. the ability to discipline people.

D. the ability to instruct people and make them do what you want.

4. Explain what is meant by "relationship behaviours" in leadership.

A. Concerning oneself with goal setting and making work assignments.

B. Treating team members as equal and looking out for the well-being of others.

C. Communicating expectations, establishing work schedules, and sharing work.

D. The degree to which your communication style is indirect.

5. Regarding leadership which statement is false?

A. does not necessarily take place within a hierarchical structure of an organisation.

B. When people operate as leaders their role is always clearly established and defined.

C. Not every leader is a manager.

D. All of the above

6. Which of the below is an example of autocratic leadership?

A. “We can go to the zoo or bird park for this outing. I am OK with anything.”

B. “I need your feedback before I make decision. Please speak out.”

C. “Everybody will fall in at 1400 hour sharp.”

7. A leader who is honest in speech and upright in character exhibits

A. Patience.

B. Integrity.

C. Servanthood.
D. Honesty.

8. A leader should not

A. be confident.

B. magnify his achievement.

C. receive encouragement.

D. have clear vision.

9. In which form of leadership there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader?

A. Free rein leadership

B. Bureaucratic leadership

C. Autocratic leadership.

D. Democratic leadership

10. Which form of leadership emphasizes on rules and regulations in an organisation?

A. Bureaucratic leadership.

B. Autocratic leadership

C. Democratic leadership

D. Laissez-faire leadership

11. What do you call a style of leadership that takes account of others' views, opinions and
ideas?
A. Laissez-faire

B. People oriented

C. Democratic.

D. Autocratic

12. _____________ is increasing leadership rapidly.

A. Strategy

B. Command

C. Control

D. Letting others to follow.

13. Leadership produce change and movement except?

A. Establishing direction

B. Aligning people

C. Motivation and Inspiring

D. Organising and Staffing.

14. In effective leadership whom needs are satisfied?

A. leader’s needs

B. member’s needs

C. both a and b.

D. none of the above

15. Extensive research in over 30 countries has shown that people want leaders who
exemplify four qualities. There qualities are _________, ________ , ________ and
_________.

A. Forward - Looking, Influential, Competent, Dynamic

B. Honest, Forward - Looking, Competent, Inspiring.

C. Honest, Dynamic, Ruthless, Single Minded

D. Inspiring, Competent, Influential, Dynamic

16. Which of the following has been influenced as a source of power in leadership?

A. Reward

B. Punishment

C. Referent

D. All of the above.

17. Legitimate power in leadership stems from

A. Organisational authority

B. A role acknowledged by the followers.

C. Leadership skills

D. Identification with other leaders

18. Power given to a person with most knowledge?

A. Position power
B. Reward power

C. Expert power.

D. Identity power

19. Give examples of intangible rewards that can be given to subordinates for jobs well
done.

A. Money, food, or release time from drill.

B. Praise, a compliment, a pat on the back, positive feedback, etc.

C. Ribbons, certificates of achievement, public notice of their performance.

D. Rewards should not be given because they show preferential treatment.

20. What is Referent power in leadership?

A. power that stems from a person’s leadership skills.

B. power that is designated by an organisational authority.

C. power that group members acknowledge because of special circumstances

D. power that is based on attraction or identification with another person.

21. Which of the following is Reward power?

A. Leader can exercise power as a result of their position in an organisation.

B. Leader is able to exercise power because of their charisma and reputation.

C. Leader can reward staff who comply with instructions.

D. Leader can punish staff who do not comply with instructions.

E. Leader has power because of their expert knowledge.

22. A democratic leadership style has which of the following characteristics?

A. Split power.

B. A dictatorial leader

C. Genuine

D. Both a and b

E. Both b and c

23. Individuals become leaders based on

A. Personal qualities.

B. Position in a company

C. Professional qualifications

D. Education

24. Referent power is based on the subordinate’s perception that the leader has a right to
exercise influence because of the leader’s?

A. Personal charisma.

B. Ability to punish or reward

C. expertise and knowledge

D. Role or position within the organisation

E. All of the above

25. Which characteristic of leadership excellence focuses to be clear, concise and correct
A. People skills

B. Vision

C. Communication.

D. Character

26. Which characteristic of leadership excellence focuses leaders to solve problems, sell
themselves and sell their ideas?

A. Communication

B. Vision

C. People skills

D. Competence.

27. A threatened strike action by labour union to force management to accept their
demands is an example of which of the following power?

A. Referent power

B. Legitimate power

C. Reward power

D. Coercive power.

28. Which characteristic of leadership excellence focuses leaders to be visible and

available

A. Communication

B. Vision.

C. People skills

D. Character

29. An individual who is able to exert leadership and to manage an operation is called a:

A. Leader

B. Leader-Manager.
C. Manager

D. First line supervisor

30. The capacity to influence people and accomplish desired objectives is called

A. Power

B. Leadership.

C. Authority

D. Status

31. The ability to influence people through granting or withholding benefits that are of
interest to them are called:

A. Reward power.

B. Coercive power

C. Expert power

D. Reference power

32. Coercive power may occur in which of the following organisations?

A. Service firm

B. Non-Profit organisation

C. Manufacturing firm

D. All of the above.

33. Mr. X is the only person in the company with expertise in the E-Commerce field. This
source of power is called?

A. Reward power

B. Knowledge power.

C. Reference power

D. None of the above

34. Michael is a type of manager who is concerned primarily with accomplishing goals and
objectives and concentrates on the task itself. His behaviour style is called?

A. Authoritarian

B. Democratic

C. Task-Oriented.

D. People-Oriented

Unit-2

1. ___________ is increasing Leadership rapidly:

A. Strategy
B. Command
C. Control
D. Getting others to follow
Answer: D

2. __________ are the approaches to the study of leadership

which emphasise the personality of the leader:
A. Contingency theories
B. Group theories
C. Trait theories
D. Inspirational theories
Answer: C

3. The effectiveness of a leader is dependent upon meeting

_______ areas of need within the workgroup:
A. One
B. Three
C. Five
D. None of the above
Answer: B
4. Needs, setting standards and maintaining discipline, and
appointing sub-leaders according to Adair’s approach,
 called as:
A. Work functions
B. Task functions
C. Individual functions
D. Team functions
Answer: D

5. The Ohio State Leadership Studies revealed

_____________ and initiating structure as two major
dimensions of leadership behaviour:
A. Control
B. Communication
C. Collaboration
D. Consideration
Answer: D
6. _________ used the terms “employee-centred” and
“production-centred” to describe leader behaviour:
A. Blake and Mc Canse
B. Fiedler
C. McGregor
D. Likert
Answer: D

7. Identify the four main styles of leadership displayed by the

manager which identified in Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s
continuum of possible leadership behaviour:
A. Tells, help, joins and leads
B. Commands, sells, consults and resists
C. Tells, sells, consults and joins
D. Commands, help, joins and leads
Answer: C

8. Contingency theories of leadership based upon:

A. That there is no single style of leadership appropriate to all
situations
B. That there is a single style of leadership appropriate to all
 managers
C. That there is a single style of leadership appropriate to all
situations
D. None of the above
Answer: A

9. Leaders with a low LPC score gain satisfaction from

_______________ according to Fiedler’s LPC scale:
A. Developing team relationships
B. Achieving objectives
C. Both of these
D. None of the above
Answer: B

10. Model of leadership based on which aspects of a leader’s

decision is Vroom and Yetton’s contingency?
A. Decision acceptance
B. Decision quality
C. Both of these
D. None of the above
Answer: C

Unit-3

1. An example of a democratic leader is_____________.

Ans. Indira nooyi ( CEO , chairperson of PepsiCo)

2. Management is the art and science of decision making and leadership____.

A. Harold Koontz
B. Donald J Clough
C. Louis Allan
D. Terry
Ans. B. Donald J Clough

3. The leader makes decisions in consultation with his followers is____.

A. Autocratic style
B. liberal leader
C. Democratic leader
D. Institutional leader
Ans. C. Democratic Leader

4.______is the harmonising or synchronising of individual efforts with the

purpose of achieving group goals.
A. Coordination
B. Control
C. Decision making
D. Delegation
Ans. A. Coordination

5. The leader who excels as a leader because of his superior knowledge is

_____.
A. Autocratic leader
B. Intellectual leader
C. Liberal leader
D. Institutional leader
Ans. B. Intellectual Leader
6. The leader acts as a liasion officer between the employees and the outside
world is______.
A. Positive style
B. Free rein style
C. Autocratic style
D. Democratic style
Ans. B. Free rein style

7. When the supervisor commands subordinates and has close supervision is

called_____.
A. Free rein
B. Autocratic
C. Consultative
D. Democratic
Ans. B. Autocratic

8. Leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual

objectives - The definition is given by
A. George R Terry
B. Koontz and ODonnel
C. Allen
D. Robert C Apple
Ans. A. George R Terry

9. The right of a person to give instructions to his subordinates is known

as_____.
A. Responsibility
B. Authority
C. Accountability
D. Line authority
Ans. B. Authority

10. A leader forces his followers to work hard and penalizes them is____.
A. Positive style
B. Negative style
C. Free rein style
D. Creative style
Ans. B. Negative style

11. The managerial grid consists of how many possible leadership styles
A. 51
B. 61
C. 81
D. 91
Ans. C. 81

12. In managerial grid, the style of management depicts the style of a leader
who is neither concerned about the people nor does he care about the task to
be performed is____.
A. Task management
B. Impoverished Style
C. Country Club
D. Team Management Style
Ans. B. Impoverished Style
13. The employees train themselves and they are self motivated under
A. Free rein Style
B. Negative style
C. Autocratic style
D. Democratic style
Ans. A. Free rein style

14. Communication is a______.

A. One way process
B. two way process
C. Three way process
D. four way process
Ans. B. two way process

15. A leader motivates his followers to work hard by offering them rewards
is_____.
A. Positive style
B. Negative style
C. Autocratic style
D. Democratic style
Ans. C. Autocratic style

16. A leader exercises his power over his followers because of his position held
in the organizational hierarchy is______.
A. Autocratic leader
B. Intellectual leader
C. liberal leader
D. Institutional leader
Ans. D. Institutional leader

17. All decision making power is centralized in the leader is under_____.

A. Autocratic style
B. liberal leader
C. Democratic leader
D. Institutional leader
Ans. A. Autocratic style

18. What is one characteristic about the authoritarian leadership style ?

A. Leader relies less on authority more on themselves
B. Leader accepts power and knowledge of the members
C. Leader tells others what to do
Ans.C leader tells others what to do

19. What is one characteristic of a laissez- Faire leadership style?

A. Leader gives opinion only when asked
B. Leader takes charge
C. Everyone works together and participates together
Ans.C everyone works together and participates together

20. What is not one characteristic of the Democratic leadership style ?

A. Leader asks before doing anything
B. Leader enforces and relies on discipline
C. Leader works together with the members as a group
Ans.

Unit-4

1. ........ Is positive expectation that another will not , through words, actions,
or decisions, act opportunistically.
(a). Trust (b). Risk(c). Familiarity (d). Assertiveness
2. .......refers to an individual's reliability, predictability and good judgement in
handling situations.
(a).Openness (b). Loyalty(c). Consistency (d). Integrity
3. In .....trust , one violation or inconsistency can destroy the relationship.
(a). Identification based(b). Deference based (c). Knowledge based(d).
Personally based
4 . .......trust allows one party to act as an agent for the other and substitute for
that person in interpersonal transactions.
(a). Deference based(b). Knowledge-based (c). Personally best (d).
Identification based
5. A..... is a senior employee who sponsors and supports a less experienced
employee.
(a). Trouble shooter (b). Coach (c). Liaison(d). Mentor
6. According to..... theory, flowers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary
leadership ability when they observe certain behaviour.
(a) transformational leadership. (b). Transnational leadership(c). Level 5
leadership (d). Charismatic leadership
7. which is considered the most critical component of charismatics leadership.
(a). The leader experience (b) the flowers readiness (c). A vision (d). Because
the environment.
8. A...... leader has five leadership qualities individual capability, team skills,
managerial competence, the ability of stimulate others to high-performance
and a blend of personal humility and professional will.
(a). Transactional(b). Transformational (c). Level 5(d). Charismatic
9.....are true of themselves and to their flowers ,which is reflected in leaders
who view themselves within their social environment and conduct their lives
according to their values.
(a). Charismatic leaders (b). Transactional leader (c). Authentic leaders (d).
Transformation leaders
10. Leadership .... make it impossible for leader behaviour to make any
difference in follower outcome.
(a). Attribution (b). Mentor(c). neutralizers (d). Substitutes
11. According to the ...theory of leadership, leaders are praised when the
company does well and criticized when things go properly regardless of the
external circumstances.
(a). Attribution (b). Mentor(c). Situational(d). External
12 Proponents of .........purpose that there are set of processes through which
individual control their on behaviour.
(a). Mentoring (b). Online leadership (c). Self leadership (d). Attribution
13. The most effective mentoring relationship....
(a). Are with the immediate supervisor(b). Are with a peer (c). Are with a
manager outside the direct reporting relationship(d).none
14. Ethics are...
(a). Guiding principle (b). Universal principal (c). Moral code of conduct (d). Set
of basic beliefs
15. Which among the following is not a leadership style.
(a). Transactional leadership(b). Transformational leadership (c). Transmission
leadership(d). Paternalistic leadership
16. Followers will only follow charismatics leader if..
(a). They believe change needed(b). They are not motivated(c). They have clear
rewards waiting for them (d). They are confident.
17.Team management is represented by style
(a).1.9 (b). 5.5 (c). 9.9 (d). 9.1
18.Task management is represented by style
(a). 1.9 (b).5.5 (c).9.9 (d).9.1
19. In firdler's theory LPC means
(a). Least preferred coworker (b). Low preferred coworker (c). least prefered
colleague (d). Level preferred coworker

20.Firdler has developed ... possible combination of leadership situations.

(a).6 (b).8 (c). 10 (d).12
21 .The ability of the influence group toward the achievement of gools is know
as
(a). Mentoring (b). Leadership (c). Motivating (d). Manipulating
22 Condigency theory of leadership was developed by..
(a). F.w Taylor (b). A. Maslow (c). A . Smith (d). Fred Fiedler
1a
2c
3b
4d
5d
6d
7c
8c
9c
10 c
11 a
12 c
13 c
14 c
15 c
16 d
17 c
18 d
19 a
20 b
21 b
22 d