BU 4th Sem Personality Development Question paper

 IV SEMESTER B.A./B.COM./B.SC.(FAD B.B.A./B.SC./B.C.A/B.S.W. 

 EXAMINATION, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 

(CBCS) (R) (2015-16 and Onwards) 

 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Choose the best option. Each question carries 1 mark. (40x1-40) 

1. Which leader sets challenging goals and expects followers to perform at their higher level ? 

a) Directive 

c) Supportive 

b) Achievement oriented

d) Participative 

 

2. The letter "S" in SMART stands for 

a) Special b) Specific  c) Social d) Scientific 

3. Goals must be 

a) Vague and ill deined 

c) Unclear and ambiguous 

b) Clear and well defined

d) None of these 

4. An individual who is able to exert leadership and to manage an operation i 

called as 

a) Leader 

c) Manager

b) Leader manager

d) First line supervisor

5.Working with others to identify, define and solve problems is known as 

a) Trouble creating

c) Negotiation 

b) Trouble shooting

d) Problem solving 

6. The communication that is perceived by the ear 

a) Pictorial representation 

c) Auditory symbol

b) Oral 

d) Gesture

7. The another name for interpersonal communication is 

a) Mass Communication

c) Dyadic Communication 

b) Face to face communication

d) Virtual reality 

8. The components of interpersonal skill includes

a) Questioning 

c) Self awareness 

b) Reflecting 

d) All of the above 

9. Creativity can be influenced by the relationship between an agency

a) Controllers b) Clients c) Channels d) Consumers

10.The first step in understanding others is to begin by getting an understanding of 

a) Basic cognitive psychology b) Basic human behaviour 

d) Human relations principles c) Yourself

 

11. Tools used by a person to properly manage time 

b) Effective File Management 

d) All of the above 

a) To-do-list 

c) Action Programmes 

12. Not a trait of good leader 

b) Influence a) Proactive 

c) Inspire d) Dictator

13. A priority is 

a) An action or intention that takes precedence 

b) The most desirable goal 

c) The goal you accomplish first in any given way 

d) The most beneficial goal 

14.Characteristics of creativity includes

a) Universal and innate 

c) Wider scope b) Produces something new

d) All of the above 

15. Which communication is very slower in communication

 a) Written communication 

c) Outdoor advertisement 

b) Newspaper media 

d None of the above 

16. I will graduate knowing that I did my best"'. What kind of goal is this ? 

a) Life-long goal 

c) Long term goal 

b) Short-term goal 

d) Secure goal 

17. The willingness to buy a particular product or service is known as 

a) A need 

c) Demand 

b) A want 

d) Motivation 

18. A person who managed large projects was termed as the entrepreneur in the a) Earliest period

c) 17th century b) Middle ages 

d) 19th and 20th century

19.Which one of the following is not listed in the SMART acronym ? 

a) Measurable b) Specific 

c) Adjustable d) Rewardable 

20. How are the messages sent through telex ? 

a) Written letters

b) Simultaneously the message is typed at the receiver

c) Through e-mail 

d) None of these

 

21. Time management is not aided by a range of 

b) Tools a) Skills 

c) Techniques d) Meditation 

22. Time Management refers to 

a) Managing Time b) Challenging Time 

c) Allocating Time d) None of the above

23.Leadership is the ability to 

a) Influence others 

c) All of the above 

b) Motivate others 

d) None of the above 

24. A leader who centralizes decision making power with himself known as 

a) Institutional b) Autocratic 

C) Democratic d) Formal 

25. The principles of values includes

a) Love 

c) Integrity 

b) Care 

d) All of the above

26. Keeping the goal of reducing the body weight by 10 kgs within 3 month is 

a) Unimaginative 

c) Impossible 

b) Specific 

d) Not very inspiring 

27. What is revealed by the posture?

a) Cultural Background 

c) Behaviour mild or tough 

b) Thoughts and feeling d) Expressions and actions

28.Which are the following methods are of time management? 

a) ABC analysis b) JIT 

c) Pareto Analysis d) All of the above 

29. In_______ leadership a leader uses less institutional power and less control while shifting authority, to those who are being led.

a) Authoritative b) Servant 

c) Democratic d) Team 

30. Sarvangasana and Shavasana helps in preventing 

a) Body pain b) Stress 

c) Back pain d) Diabetes

31. To be assertive is to be 

a) Indirect b) Aggressive 

c) Firm d) Loud 

32.The tool to develop creative solution to a problem is 

a) Innovation b) Brain storming

c) Both a) and b) d) Laddering 

33. Japan opened their doors to the Modern World in 

a) 1867 b) 1879 c) 1868 d) 1877 

34. Which of the following shows the process of creating something new ? 

a) Business model b) Modelling 

d) Creative flexibility c) Innovation 

35. An ideal leaders character includes

a) Honesty

c) cooperativeness 

b) Competency 

d) All of the above 

36. Goal setting theory is pioneered by 

a) Stacy Adams b) Edwin Locke c) Charms d) F. W. Taylor 

37.What do you call "The communication to a mass of people or bigger group"?

a) Public speech b) Exchanging opinion

c) Official chatting d) General Talk 

38. is a specific area in which a person needs to change.

a) Psychological Need b) Developmental Need 

o) Behavioural Need d) Social Need 

39. Innovation is both conceptual and 

a) Perpetual b) Expensive 

c) Non-existence d) None of the above 

40. Saha-asthitva means

a) Co-existence b) Co-operation 

c)Co-option d) Corporate identity

PART B 

Choose (15x2-30) the best option. Each question carries 2 marks. 

41. Path-goal model of leadership was introduced by 

a) Martine Evans and Robert House b) Fred Fielder 

c)Whetton d) Cameron 

42. The feedback under oral communication will be 

a) Very slow b) Moderate 

c) Immediate d) No feedback 

43. Hygiene theory of motivation is also called as 

a) Two factor theory of motivation 

b) Satisfaction theory 

c) Dissatisfaction theory 

d) Basic needs theory

44. What refers to a nine-by-nine metric outining different leadership style ? 

a) Manager table 

c) Managerial table 

b) Managerial grid 

d) None of these 

45. Harmony should be maintained in between

a) Body and mind

c) Life and environment 

b) Self and society

d All of the above 

46.______is an example of time trap

a) Delegating tasks to others

b) Unlimited social time 

c) Studying in a location free from distractions 

d) Thinking ahead 

 

47. is/are the characteristics of extroversion. 

b) Talkative 

d) All of the above 

a) Sociable

c) Assertive 

48. People who are confident on themselves are, 

in leadership. 

a) Emotionally insecured b) More effective 

c) Less effective d) More dissatisfied 

49. I want to raise my grade in Science to 'A'. This goal is 

a) Specific b) Unimaginative 

c)Impossible d) Not very interesting 

50. What is used in communication? 

a) Signals b) Language

c) Facial expression d) None of these 

51. By goal setting one can 

a) Improve self confidence b) Lose ablity 

c) Make friends d) All of the above 

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