ISRA UNIVERSITY

SUBJECT:
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
MCQs of 1st chapter
Organization development

SUBMITTED BY:
Asif Ali (1310-mba006)
FARAZ SHAIKH (1304-MBA012)

ASSIGNED BY:
Dr. ZAREEN ABBASI

DATE: 11-02-2014

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT

1st chapter MCQs

Q No: 01 A system wide application of behavioral science knowledge to the
planned development, improvement, and reinforcement of the strategies,
structures, and processes that lead to organization effectiveness is called?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Management
Organization Development
Human Resource Management
All of Above

Q NO: 02 An organization is a ---------------- that has a collective goal and is

linked to an external environment ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Social Entity
Social Community
Both a and b
No of Above

Q No: 03 understanding organization consist of following factor except ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Purpose
Structure
Behavior
Leadership

Q No: 04 A Significant event occurrence or change is called

a.
b.
c.
d.

Development
Devaluation
Decision
Non of above

Q No: 05 The objective of OD are?

a.
b.
c.
d.

To increase trust among employee

To effectively resolve problem
Encouraging everyone to participate in planning
All of Above

Q No: 06 who give the four categories of OD?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Max Weber
NEWTONS
Cumming and Worley
Non of Above

Q No: 07 fallowing are the four categories of Organization Development

Except?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Marketing
HRM
Strategic
Human process

Q No: 08 The elements of organizational development includes?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Training
Performance
Reward
All of above

Q No: 09 The process of team building and developing productive work is

significant part of the?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Accounting cycle
Organizational development process
Total Quality management process
Non of above

Q No: 10 Managing organizational change is the process of-----------and------------- change in organization in such a way as to minimize
employee resistance and cost of the organization.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Planning and discussing

Planning and Implementing
Implementing and Planning
Non of above

Q No: 11 The transition of organization from current position to desired

position is called?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Organizational change
Industry level change
Both of above
Non of above

Q No: 12 Organization development has a behavioral science foundation

which supports?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Values of economic potential

Values of financial
Values of Human Potential
All of above?

Q No: 13 The Organization development aim to achieve?

A. Effectiveness
B. Quality of work life
C. Responsiveness
D. All of above
Q No: 14 How organization development is different from other form of
organization?
A.
B.

Focuses on one aspect

Focuses on entire system

C.
D.

Both of above
Non of above

Q No: 15 OD refers to a long-range effort to improve an organizations problemsolving capabilities

and its ability to cope with changes in its external
environment with the help of external or internal behavioral-scientist consultants.
A. Frenchs definition
B. Beckhards definition
C. Beers definition
D. Burkes definition
Q No: 16 OD is a system-wide process of data collection, diagnosis, action
planning, intervention, and evaluation aimed at enhancing congruence between
organizational structure, process, strategy, people, and culture, Developing new
and creative organizational solutions, and developing the organizations selfrenewing capacity.
A. Frenchs definition
B. Beckhards definition
C. Beers definition
D. Burkes definition
Q No: 17 OD is an effort planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top,
to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions
in the organizations processes, using behavioral science knowledge.
A. Frenchs definition
B. Beckhards definition
C. Beers definition
D. Burkes definition
Q No: 18 OD is a planned process of change in an organizations culture through
the utilization of behavioral science technology, research, and theory.
A. Frenchs definition
B. Beckhards definition
C. Beers definition
D. Burkes definition
Q No: 19 What Do OD Practitioners Do?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Set goals and make decisions

Lead
Attract and retain good employees
All of the above

Q No: 20 Company or organization going through a transformation is known as

A. Organizational development
B. Organizational Change
C. Both of above

D. None of above
Q No: 21 OD applies to strategy, structure & processes of a _______ system.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sub
Entire
Both of above
None of above
Q No: 22 the attention is organizational change limited to
A.
B.
C.
D.

Product
Process
Service delivery systems
All of the above

Q No: 23 The company has stable methods in place of---------- and

-----------change that make it better equipped to stay proactive in the
marketplace.
A.
B.
C.
D.

communicating and implementing

Implementing and communication
Both of above
Non of above

Q No: 24 which one is the not the macro-variable of OD based on behavioral

Science Knowledge
A.
B.
C.
D.

Strategy,
Organization design
Work design
International relations

Q No: 25 OD aims at improving organization effectiveness, It is based on

______assumptions
A.
B.
C.
D.

One
Two
Three
Four

Q No: 26 _____ supports values of human potential, participation &

development
A. Organizational development
B. Organizational Change
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Q No: 27 all organizational development involves change management but
________ may not involve ________
A.

Organizational development, change management

B. Change management, Organizational development

C. Both of above
D. None of above
Q No: 28 KSAs stands for
A.
B.
C.
D.

Keys School Association

Ku-Band Single Access
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
None of the above

Q No: 29 _________does not necessarily require the transfer of these skills

A.
B.
C.
D.

Organizational development
Organizational Change
Both of above
None of above
Q No: 30 it is not found in other change initiatives except _____
A.
B.
C.
D.

Technological innovation
Operations management
T&D
None of the above