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Lecture 19

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Contemporary Motivational Theories

1. According to McGregor’s Theory X, managers believe that employees:

• A) Are naturally responsible and self-motivated.
• B) Require close supervision and control.
• C) Are motivated by social interactions.
• D) Seek opportunities for growth and development.

2. In McGregor’s Theory Y, managers assume that employees:

• A) Need to be threatened to perform well.
• B) Are naturally uncooperative.
• C) Are self-motivated and seek responsibility.
• D) Work primarily for financial rewards.

Q3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of X-Type managers?

• A) Use punishment and threats.
• B) Closely control work activities.
• C) Identify and eliminate barriers for workers.
• D) Believe people are naturally irresponsible.

Q4. Which of the following needs is at the base of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

• A) Safety Needs
• B) Social Needs
• C) Esteem Needs

- D) Biological Needs

5. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs suggests that once a set of needs is satisfied, it:

• A) Continues to motivate behavior.
• B) becomes irrelevant to motivation.
• C) Must be re-evaluated frequently.
• D) Is replaced by physiological needs.

Q6. According to Maslow, which need must be satisfied before safety needs become a motivator?

• A) Esteem Needs

- B) Biological Needs

• C) Social Needs
• D) Self-Actualization Needs

Q7. Providing helmets and special purpose shoes to employees addresses which of Maslow’s needs?

• A) Biological Needs

- B) Safety Needs

• C) Social Needs
• D) Esteem Needs

Q8. Organizing combined lunches or dinners for employees helps satisfy which need according to Maslow?

• A) Biological Needs
• B) Safety Needs

- C) Social Needs

• D) Esteem Needs

Q9. What approach do Y-Type managers take towards barriers faced by workers?

• A) Ignore them.
• B) Punish employees for them.
• C) Eliminate them.
• D) Use them as a means of control.

10. The cultural shift in management styles is moving from ________ behavior to ________ behavior.

- A) X-type; Y-type

• B) Y-type; X-type
• C) Motivational; Directive