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Business Studies

Principles of Management

Easy

Which of the following schools of thought of management is NOT referred to as the 'Classical' school?

Scientific Management

Fayol's Theory

Max Weber's Bureaucracy

Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy of Needs

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> Scientific Management developed by Frederick Taylor focuses on efficiency and standardization through scientific methods - this is a core component of the Classical school.

Option 2 -> Fayol's Theory introduced 14 principles of management and administrative management approach - this is a fundamental part of the Classical school.

Option 3 -> Max Weber's Bureaucracy emphasizes formal organizational structure, hierarchy, and rules - this is also part of the Classical school.

Option 4 -> Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy of Needs focuses on human motivation and psychological needs - this belongs to the Behavioral/Human Relations school, NOT the Classical school.

Hence, Option 4: Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy of Needs -> Maslow's theory is part of the Behavioral or Neo-Classical school of management that emerged in the 1950s-60s, focusing on human psychology and motivation. The Classical school (late 1800s-early 1900s) includes Scientific Management, Administrative Theory, and Bureaucratic Management, which emphasized organizational structure, efficiency, and formal processes rather than human behavior and needs -> correct

2025: 14 May Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
Statement	Fayol's Principles
(A) Each individual should be assigned one part of the work.	(I) Principles of Order
(B) There should be one plan of actions for a group of activities.	(II) Unity of Command
(C) An employee should take orders from one superior only.	(III) Unity of Direction
(D) A place for everything and everything in its place.	(IV) Division of work

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2025: 30 May Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
Principle of Management	Explanation
(A) Harmony, Not Discord	(I) Scientific selection of the workers
(B) Cooperation, Not Individualism	(II) Management and workers should realise that each one is important.
(C) Replacing the Rule of Thumb with Science	(III) Competition should be replaced by cooperation, by realizing that they need each other.
(D) Development of Workers	(IV) Scientific methods are used by unifying the best practices and developing a standard method.

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2025: 29 May Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(Fayol's principles)	(Explanation)
(A) Equity	(I) Employee turnover should be minimized to maintain organizational efficiency.
(B) Order	(II) Management should promote a team spirit of unity and harmony among employees.
(C) Stability of Personnel	(III) Good sense and experience are needed to ensure fairness to all employees, who should be treated as fairly as possible.
(D) Esprit De Corps	(IV) People and materials must be in suitable places at the appropriate time for maximum efficiency.

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2026: 29 May Shift 1

A Purchase Manager at top level in a reputed corporate, Mr. Saxena holds the responsibility for ordering office furniture for the firm. While deciding on the supplier for the Financial year 2025-26, he gave the order to his cousin at a higher price per unit instead of the firm's usual supplier who was willing to lower the rates for the order. Which Principles of Management were violated by Mr. Saxena?

(A) Esprit De Corps

(B) Initiative

(C) Centralization and Decentralization

(D) Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest

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2025: 3 June Shift 1

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
Principles of Scientific Management	Explanation
(A) Science not Rule of Thumb	(I) Use of the method of scientific inquiry into the domain of management practice.
(B) Harmony, Not Discord	(II) No conflict between managers and workers.
(C) Cooperation, Not Individualism	(III) Industrial efficiency depends to a large extent on personnel competencies.
(D) Development of Each and Every person to his or her greatest efficiency and prosperity	(IV) There should be an equal division of work and responsibility between workers and management.

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2026: 21 May Shift 1

"Employees deserve fair and just remuneration. But what is just and fair is determined by multiple factors. They include the contribution of the employee, the paying capacity of the employer and also the prevailing wage rate for the occupation under consideration."

The nature of principles of management depicted in the above is:

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