Business Studies

Controlling

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Which of the following is not the importance of controlling?

It helps in making efficient use of resources.

It helps in expansion and growth.

It ensures discipline.

It facilitates coordination in action.

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Controlling monitors performance and compares it with standards, ensuring resources are utilized optimally without wastage, making this a key importance of controlling.

Option 2 -> Expansion and growth are primarily outcomes of planning and strategic management functions, not direct objectives or importance of the controlling function.

Option 3 -> Controlling establishes standards and monitors adherence, which creates accountability and maintains discipline among employees, making this an important aspect.

Option 4 -> Controlling ensures different departments work toward common goals by monitoring and adjusting activities, thus facilitating coordination.

Hence, Option 2: It helps in expansion and growth -> While controlling may indirectly contribute to organizational success, expansion and growth are not considered direct or primary importance of the controlling function. Controlling focuses on monitoring, comparing performance with standards, taking corrective actions, ensuring efficiency, discipline, and coordination - but expansion and growth are strategic outcomes related more to planning and organizing functions -> correct

2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

A manger realised that inspite of best efforts put in by his workers, the target could not be achieved. 'Obsolete machinery' was the cause of deviation. Suggest from the following a corrective actions that could be appropriate to overcome the on going problem.

2026: 23 May Shift 2

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Concepts related to Controlling)	LIST-II (Explanation)
A. Critical Point Control	I. Benchmarks towards which an organisation strives to work
B. Setting Performance Standards	II. A principle of management control based on the belief that an attempt to control everything results in controlling nothing
C. Management by Exception	III. Focus on key result areas (KRAs) which are crucial for the success of an organisation
D. Controlling	IV. Postmortem of past activities to find out deviations from the standards

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Arrange the following steps involved in the process of controlling in logical order.

(A) Measure the performance by personal observation

(B) Compare the performance with performance standards

(D) Train the employees if the production target is not met

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

______ are referred to as inseparable twins of management.

2022: 16 July Shift 2

Which of the following statements are true about controlling?

A. Controlling is forward looking function

B. Controlling improves future planning

C. Controlling is a pre-requisite for planning

D. Controlling is prescriptive

E. Controlling is required only at lower level

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 30 Aug Shift 1

Which function of management refers to monitoring organisational performance towards the attainment of organisational goals ?

Which of the following is not the importance of controlling?

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