CUET-PG SERIES Commerce
Essentials Of Management
15 previous year questions.
Volume: 15 Ques
Yield: Medium
High-Yield Trend
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2025 5
2024 Chapter Questions 15 MCQs
01
PYQ 2024
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
GeM portal (Government e-Marketplace) is an e-commerce platform.
1
B2B (Business to Business)
2
G2G (Government to Government)
3
B2C (Business to Consumer)
4
G2C (Government to Consumer)
02
PYQ 2024
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (A) Formalization | The degree of definition in the roles that exist throughout an organization |
| (B) Span of control | Refers to the way in which people report to one another or connect to coordinate their efforts in accomplishing the work of the organization |
| (C) Command and control | Degree to which people are organized into subunits according to their expertise |
| (D) Specialization | Scope of the work that any one person in the organization will be accountable for |
1
(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
2
(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
3
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
4
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
03
PYQ 2024
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
According to the traditional control model approach, arrange the sequence of steps in the controlling process:
(A) Monitor ongoing organizational behavior and results
(B) Evaluate and take action
(C) Compare actual behavior and results against standards
(D) Establish standards
(A) Monitor ongoing organizational behavior and results
(B) Evaluate and take action
(C) Compare actual behavior and results against standards
(D) Establish standards
1
(A), (B), (C), (D)
2
(A), (C), (B), (D)
3
(D), (A), (C), (B)
4
(D), (C), (A), (B)
04
PYQ 2024
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following contributors in developing management thought and theories in different time periods (Oldest to Newest):
(A) Henri Fayol
(B) Elton Mayo
(C) Chester Barnard
(D) Abraham Maslow
(A) Henri Fayol
(B) Elton Mayo
(C) Chester Barnard
(D) Abraham Maslow
1
(A), (B), (C), (D)
2
(B), (C), (D), (A)
3
(B), (A), (D), (C)
4
(C), (B), (D), (A)
05
PYQ 2024
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following in order of its sequence in the decision-making process:
(A) Analyze the alternatives
(B) Generate multiple alternatives
(C) Recognize that a decision needs to be made
(D) Implement the selected alternative
(A) Analyze the alternatives
(B) Generate multiple alternatives
(C) Recognize that a decision needs to be made
(D) Implement the selected alternative
1
(C), (A), (B), (D)
2
(C), (B), (A), (D)
3
(B), (A), (D), (C)
4
(A), (B), (D), (C)
06
PYQ 2025
hard
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Match List-I (Management Theories/Principles) with List-II (Management Thinkers): 
1
(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
2
(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
3
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
07
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Who is the most well-known advocate of the Classical View of Social Responsibility stating that "Management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits"?
1
John Elkinton
2
Edward Freeman
3
Milton Friedman
4
Henry Mintzberg
08
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following steps in the process of delegation of authority in the correct order.
(A) Assigning tasks to the position
(B) Determining the results expected from a position
(C) Delegating authority for accomplishing the tasks
(D) Holding the person in that position responsible for the accomplishment of tasks
(B) Determining the results expected from a position
(C) Delegating authority for accomplishing the tasks
(D) Holding the person in that position responsible for the accomplishment of tasks
1
(A), (B), (C), (D)
2
(B), (A), (C), (D)
3
(D), (C), (B), (A)
4
(C), (B), (D), (A)
09
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Goal-setting is an integral part of planning function of management. Arrange the following steps involved in the goal-setting process in the correct order.
1
Evaluate available resources
2
Review the organization's mission
3
Review results
4
Determine specific & measurable goals and communicate them
10
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
As per the scalar principle, which term is used for the relationship in which a superior exercises direct supervision over a subordinate?
1
Staff Relationship
2
Line authority
3
Discipline
4
Unity of Command
11
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Match List-I with List-II 
1
(A)-(2), (B)-(1), (C)-(3), (D)-(4)
2
(A)-(1), (B)-(3), (C)-(2), (D)-(4)
3
(A)-(3), (B)-(4), (C)-(1), (D)-(2)
4
(A)-(3), (B)-(?), (C)-(?), (D)-(1)
12
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Match List-I (Management Theories/Principles) with List-II (Management Thinkers): 
1
(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
2
(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
3
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
13
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Disbursing organisational authority for making decisions in an organised structure is called:
1
Decentralization of authority
2
Centralisation of authority
3
Delegation of power
4
Differentiation of authority
14
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following in an organization's human resource management process in the correct order:
1
Recruitment
2
Performance Management
3
Orientation
4
Selection
15
PYQ 2025
medium
commerce ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following needs in the order in which they appear in the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, starting from bottom to top.
(A) Social
(B) Physiological
(C) Esteem
(D) Safety
(B) Physiological
(C) Esteem
(D) Safety
1
(B), (D), (A), (C)
2
(B), (D), (C), (A)
3
(D), (B), (A), (C)
4
(D), (B), (C), (A)