Controlling Practice Paper 1
Controlling Practice Paper 1
Business Studies
Chapter 8: Controlling
1 Marks Questions
Question 1:
Name the function of management which ensures accomplishment of goals.
Question 2:
“If anything goes wrong with the key activities the whole organization suffers. Therefore, the
organization should focus on them” explain the statement.
Question 3:
Planning is prerequisite for which function of management?
Question 4:
Name two functions of management which go hand in hand.
Question 5:
“If you want to control everything you may end up by control nothing” name the concept
mentioned here.
i) Identify and explain the function of management being performed by the quality
assurance team of ‘Taste Buds Ltd.
ii) Explain the statement, “records and analyses the deviations and takes the
necessary corrective actions.”
Question 7:
Anubhav has set up an export house after completing his masters in fashion designing. As the
quality of garments depends on the quality of raw material used, he assures that the fabric
meets the requirement by conducting a series of tests for the fabric like shrinkage test,
testing color fastness to washing, color fastness to light, color fastness to perspiration etc.
through laboratory tests. Later on, at the production area, fabric inspection is also conducted
by stopping the production process. The tests help to detect the deviation and also take
corrective action. Moreover, he ensures that complete training about production work was
given to every worker at the timing of joining his export house. In context of the above case:
Question 8:
Rajeev and Sanjeev are managers in the same organization heading different units. While
discussing about the functions of management, Rajeev says that ‘Planning is looking ahead
whereas controlling is looking back.’ But Sanjeev says you are wrong because ‘Planning is
looking back, whereas controlling is looking ahead. ‘both are giving reasons in favor of their
statements. Explain the possible reasons given by both and justify who is correct.
Question 9:
A.S. Ltd. is a large company engaged in assembly od air conditioners. Recently the company
has conducted the Time and Motion study and concluded that on an average a worker can
assemble 10 air conditioners in a day. The target volume of the company in a day is
assembling 1000 units. The company is providing attractive allowances to reduce labor
turnover and absenteeism. All the workers are happy. Even then the assembling of air
conditioner per day is 800 units only the reason the company compared actual performance
of each worker and observed through c.c.t.v. that some of the workers were busy in
gossiping.
Question 10:
“Planning & controlling are interdependent & interrelated functions of management.” Do you
agree? Explain.
Question 11:
How controlling helps in achieving managerial objectives and it judges accuracy of standards.
Explain.