Motivation MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Contingency theories of leadership based upon

1. That there is no single style of leadership appropriate to all situations
2. That there is a single style of leadership appropriate to all managers
3. That there is a single style of leadership appropriate to all situations
4. None of the above

2. Expectancy theory asserts that “instrumentality” or..........is the probability that a particular level of performance will lead to particular outcomes or consequences.

1. effort-to-outcome
2. effort-to-consequences
3. performance-to-effort
4. performance-to-outcome

3. Feature(s) of Maslow's need hierarchy theory is (are):

1. Theory of human motives
2. Classifies basic human needs in a hierarchy
3. Theory of human motivation
4. All of the above

4. From an expectancy theory framework of motivation, a reward system designed to promote competition and risk taking would be successful with..............workers.

1. Arabic
2. American
3. Japanese
4. Venezuelan

5. Model of leadership based on which aspects of a leader's decision is Vroom and Yetton's contingency?

1. Decision acceptance
2. Decision quality
3. Both of these
4. None of the above

6. Needs, setting standards and maintaining discipline, and appointing sub-leaders according to Adair's approach, called as

1. Work functions
2. Task functions
3. Individual functions
4. Team functions

7. The basic components of..........are effort, performance, and outcomes.

1. equity theory
2. goal-setting theory
3. expectancy theory
4. social cognitive theory

8. The effectiveness of a leader is dependent upon meeting............areas of need within the workgroup.

1. One
2. Three
3. Five
4. None of the above

9. The Ohio State Leadership Studies revealed.............and initiating structure as two major dimensions of leadership behavior.

1. Control
2. Communication
3. Collaboration
4. Consideration

10. The.............leadership style is an expression of the leader's trust in the abilities of his subordinates.

1. Participative
2. Delegative
3. Authoritarian
4. All of the above

11. Which of the following is NOT a “pull” force of motivation?

1. availability of training
2. performance-level goals
3. rewards and compensation
4. pressure for high levels of output

12. Which of the following is NOT an internal motivational force?

1. goals
2. needs
3. attitudes
4. feedback

13. Within the context of the job characteristics model, ..........is involved when a machine designer knows that her schematics are correct, as very few are rejected by the machine shop.

1. skill variety
2. task identify
3. task significance
4. feedback from the job

14. Work attitudes can be reflected in an organization through

1. Job satisfaction
2. Organizational commitment
3. Both ‘A' and ‘B'
4. None of the above

15. Which of the following is NOT a content theory?

1. Maslow's need hierarchy
2. Vroom's expectancy theory
3. Herzberg's two-factor theory
4. McClelland's acquired needs theory