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SAmple multiple multiple ChoiCe queStionS – June 2009

Paper T5 Managing People and Systems Sc A y All questions are compulsory Note: Section B of the actual exam paper will contain five written questions

t w ss a yca  s a w aa  Sc A   aa a  J 2009 was. t w b a a  wv ss  sc A,   ac   s  syabs scs as ca bw. A ss  Sc A w b w w aks ac.

Syabs sc 1 t bsss a acc v 1

2

Which of the following is an acronym used to describe the key elements of an organisation’s external environment? A

PERT

B

PEST

C

SWOT

d

SPAM

(2 aks)

Henry Mintzberg categorised five basic components of an organisation. Wc tWo  w sas scbs  wk   csc  a asa? 1 ds syss 2 oas a c wk 3 Saas wk 4 Sc s

3

A

1 and 2

B

1 and 3

C

2 and 3

d

3 and 4

(2 aks)

Wc   w s a cc     ‘sa  c’? A

The number of employees reporting to one manager

B

The number of managers to whom one employee reports

C

The number of levels in the hierarchy

d

The number of employees at each level of the organisation

(2 aks)

Syabs sc 2 ecv aa  bsss a acc syss 4

t w s  a a accab? A

The directors of the company

B

The employees of the company

C

The shareholders of the company

d

The external auditors of the company

(2 aks)

2

5

SPAMSOAP is a mnemonic for the types of internal control employed by an organisation. Wc tWo   w a ys  a c c  SpAmSoAp? 1 o 2 Ac 3 pvav 4 pysca

6

A

1 and 2

B

1 and 3

C

2 and 3

d

2 and 4

(2 aks)

Wc   w a yca ssbs   aca acca  a a asa? 1 ivy vaa 2 Sas vc 3 pjc aasa 4 pay A

1 and 2

B

2 and 4

C

1 and 4

d

3 and 4

(2 aks)

Syabs sc 3 maa y, cs a cs 7

8

W was ssb  v  ‘Saa las’ ? A

Blake and Mouton

B

Katz and Kahn

C

Hersey and Blanchard

d

Tannenbaum and Schmidt

(2 aks)

Wc   w sas accay scbs a -scay a? A

All team members collaboratively decide how to organise their work

B

All team members have different skills and specialisms which they pool

C

All team members can perform any and all of the group’s tasks

d

All team members are jointly responsible for the leadership of the team

3

(2 aks)

9

Wc tWo   w a as  c s  va? 1 masw’s acy  s 2 V’s cacy y 3 hzb’s w ac y 4 Aa’s y y A

1 and 2

B

2 and 4

C

3 and 3

d

1 and 3

(2 aks)

Syabs sc 4 iva cvss a wk 10 Wc tWo   w a as  ‘  jb’ a 1 fa a css 2 m by a ca 3 S sy css 4 Scs   as A

1 and 2

B

2 and 3

C

3 and 4

d

2 and 4

(2 aks)

11 i a aa   cas a ss     ha rscs dc  a  a c aasa, wa c s  cca w? A

Vertical

B

Horizontal

C

Lateral

d

Diagonal

(2 aks)

12 Honey and Mumford classified four different learning styles. Wc   w sas accay scbs  c? A

Prefers to understand principles

B

Prefers to think things through first

C

Prefers to try things ‘hands on’

d

Prefers to see practical examples

(2 aks)

e  Sa qss

4

Answers

5

Sa m Cc qs pa t5 maa p a Syss

1

B

2

B

3

A

4

A

5

D

6

B

7

C

8

B

9

D

10

D

11

D

12

B

Asws

6