Chapter 6 Questions OB Questions PDF

Here are 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and 30 true/false questions based on the contents of the provided chapter on leadership. ### Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) 1. **What is leadership?** - A) The ability to give orders - B) The process of influencing people to achieve goals - C) M...

Here are 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and 30 true/false questions based on the contents of the provided chapter on leadership. ### Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) 1. **What is leadership?** - A) The ability to give orders - B) The process of influencing people to achieve goals - C) Managing resources efficiently - D) Being the boss - **Answer:** B 2. **Which of the following is not a component of leadership?** - A) People - B) Influence - C) Goals - D) Wealth - **Answer:** D 3. **Leadership is designed to achieve:** - A) Power - B) Wealth - C) Goals - D) Comfort - **Answer:** C 4. **Which statement best describes management?** - A) Establishing direction - B) Motivating and inspiring - C) Planning and budgeting - D) Aligning people  - **Answer:** C 5. **Which of the following is a trait of a transactional leader?** - A) Visionary - B) Task-oriented - C) Charismatic - D) Flexible - **Answer:** B 6. **What type of leadership emphasizes work standards and task completion?** - A) Transformational - B) Transactional - C) Charismatic - D) Laissez-faire - **Answer:** B 7. **Which theory focuses on personal qualities differentiating leaders from non-leaders?** - A) Behavioral Theory - B) Trait Theory - C) Contingency Theory - D) Transformational Theory - **Answer:** B 8. **What does 'initiating structure' refer to in the Ohio State Studies?** - A) People-oriented behavior - B) Task-oriented behavior - C) Democratic leadership - D) Autocratic leadership - **Answer:** B 9. **Which study found that employee-oriented leaders had higher productivity and job satisfaction?** - A) Ohio State Studies - B) Michigan Studies - C) Managerial Grid - D) Trait Theory - **Answer:** B 10. **What is not a component of transformational leadership?** - A) Idealized Influence - B) Inspirational Motivation - C) Coercive Power - D) Intellectual Stimulation - **Answer:** C 11. **Which leadership style allows subordinates to make decisions?** - A) Autocratic - B) Participative - C) Transactional - D) Transformational - **Answer:** B 12. **Which power base relies on knowledge and expertise?** - A) Legitimate Power - B) Reward Power - C) Expert Power - D) Coercive Power - **Answer:** C 13. **Which leadership theory focuses on the situation influencing leader effectiveness?** - A) Trait Theory  - B) Behavioral Theory - C) Contingency Theory - D) Transformational Theory - **Answer:** C 14. **The Managerial Grid identifies leadership styles based on concern for:** - A) People and production - B) Power and influence - C) Goals and tasks - D) Rewards and punishment - **Answer:** A 15. **Which leadership style is characterized by high trust in subordinates?** - A) Exploitative Autocratic - B) Benevolent Authoritative - C) Consultative - D) Participative - **Answer:** D 16. **Which leadership style emphasizes mutual trust and respect?** - A) Initiating Structure - B) Consideration - C) Production-oriented - D) Employee-oriented - **Answer:** B 17. **According to Hersey and Blanchard, which factor is crucial in situational leadership?** - A) Leader's personality - B) Followers' readiness - C) Organizational goals - D) Manager's authority  - **Answer:** B 18. **Which of the following is a characteristic of laissez-faire leadership?** - A) High direction - B) Complete freedom for employees - C) Strict supervision - D) High involvement in decision-making - **Answer:** B 19. **Which power base involves the ability to provide rewards?** - A) Legitimate Power - B) Reward Power - C) Expert Power - D) Referent Power - **Answer:** B 20. **Which study identified the dimensions of consideration and initiating structure?** - A) Michigan Studies - B) Ohio State Studies - C) Managerial Grid - D) Trait Theory - **Answer:** B 21. **What type of power is based on the admiration of the leader?** - A) Legitimate Power - B) Coercive Power - C) Expert Power - D) Referent Power - **Answer:** D 22. **What is the main focus of transformational leadership?**  - A) Task completion - B) Vision and inspiration - C) Authority and control - D) Rewards and punishments - **Answer:** B 23. **Which leadership theory argues that leaders can be trained?** - A) Trait Theory - B) Behavioral Theory - C) Contingency Theory - D) Transformational Theory - **Answer:** B 24. **Which system of Likert's leadership styles involves complete trust in subordinates?** - A) System 1: Exploitative Autocratic - B) System 2: Benevolent Authoritative - C) System 3: Consultative - D) System 4: Participative - **Answer:** D 25. **Which of the following is not a type of personal power?** - A) Expert Power - B) Legitimate Power - C) Rational Persuasion - D) Referent Power - **Answer:** B 26. **The trait of drive in leadership includes:** - A) Intelligence and knowledge - B) Ambition and high energy - C) Honesty and integrity  - D) Flexibility and adaptability - **Answer:** B 27. **Which leadership theory focuses on adjusting style based on the follower’s development level?** - A) Trait Theory - B) Behavioral Theory - C) Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory - D) Transformational Theory - **Answer:** C 28. **What type of leader uses rewards and punishments to influence performance?** - A) Transformational Leader - B) Charismatic Leader - C) Transactional Leader - D) Laissez-faire Leader - **Answer:** C 29. **Which leadership style involves minimal direction and maximum freedom for employees?** - A) Autocratic - B) Democratic - C) Laissez-faire - D) Transformational - **Answer:** C 30. **Which power base is related to formal authority and the right to tell others what to do?** - A) Expert Power - B) Legitimate Power - C) Coercive Power - D) Referent Power - **Answer:** B ### True/False Questions 1. **Leadership involves motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.** - **Answer:** True 2. **Management and leadership are identical in their functions and roles.** - **Answer:** False 3. **Transactional leaders rely heavily on rewards and punishments to influence performance.** - **Answer:** True 4. **Transformational leaders focus on vision, shared values, and inspiring followers.** - **Answer:** True 5. **Trait theories suggest that leadership qualities are innate and cannot be developed.** - **Answer:** True 6. **Behavioral theories of leadership imply that people can be trained to become leaders.** - **Answer:** True 7. **The Ohio State Studies identified consideration and initiating structure as key behaviors of leaders.** - **Answer:** True 8. **Employee-oriented leaders focus primarily on task completion and efficiency.** - **Answer:** False 9. **The managerial grid theory is based on concern for people and production.** - **Answer:** True 10. **Legitimate power is derived from formal authority within an organization.** - **Answer:** True 11. **Reward power is based on the leader's personal characteristics that appeal to others.** - **Answer:** False 12. **Contingency theories focus on identifying traits that are effective under all conditions.** - **Answer:** False 13. **Participative leadership involves a high degree of trust in subordinates.** - **Answer:** True 14. **Referent power is the potential ability to influence others based on admiration or desire for approval.** - **Answer:** True 15. **Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory states that one leadership style is effective for all situations.** - **Answer:** False 16. ** Laissez-faire leadership provides complete freedom to employees in decision-making.** - **Answer:** True 17. **Coercive power involves using threats and punishment to influence others.** - **Answer:** True 18. **The main focus of transformational leadership is on task completion and meeting deadlines.** - **Answer:** False 19. **Expert power is based on the leader’s specialized knowledge and skills.**  - **Answer:** True 20. **In Likert's systems, participative leadership involves extensive involvement of subordinates in decision-making.** - **Answer:** True 21. **Leadership is an influence process that aims to achieve organizational goals.** - **Answer:** True 22. **Autocratic leaders are highly concerned with employee well-being.** - **Answer:** False 23. **The primary concern of transactional leadership is long-term vision and change.** - **Answer:** False 24. **Leadership and management are completely separate and do not overlap in any way.** - **Answer:** False 25. **Initiating structure behavior is more people-oriented than task-oriented.** - **Answer:** False 26. **Referent power can be undermined if the leader's actions are inconsistent with their values.** - **Answer:** True 27. **Drive, ambition, and high energy are traits commonly associated with effective leaders.** - **Answer:** True 28. **Laissez-faire leaders provide detailed direction and constant supervision to their employees.** - **Answer:** False 29. **Inspirational motivation is a component of transformational leadership.**  - **Answer:** True 30. **Transactional leadership primarily focuses on establishing a vision for the future.** - **Answer:** False These questions and answers are based on common leadership theories and concepts found in management and leadership literature.