1. leadership: enhancing the lessons of experience mcqs
1. Which of the following statements is incorrect?A. The idea of “one-man leadership” is a
contradiction in termsB. Leadership is a social influence process shared among all members
of a groupC. Followers are part of the leadership processD. Leadership is restricted to the
influence exerted by someone in aparticular role2. Among the following, ideal followers are
more likely to be perceived asA. IndependentB. Forward-lookingC. InspiringD. Innovative3.
Which of the following statements about “common sense” is false?A. Effective leadership
must be something more than just common senseB. What seems obvious after you know the
results and what you would have predicted beforehand are not the same thingC. One of the
challenges of understanding leadership is to know whencommon sense applies and when it
does notD. The term “common sense” implies practical knowledge about life thatmost
people have not yet acquired4. Which of the following statements is false?A. One needs
nothing more than common sense to be a good leaderB. Leaders need to recognize that
others’ views are usefulC. Leaders need to recognize when times change and a new
direction iscalled forD. One of the challenges of understanding leadership is to know
whencommon sense applies and when it does not5. Being a leader is either in one’s genes or
not. Which of the followingstatement is true?A. Innate factors more than formative
experiences influence leadershipB. Leadership is either innate or acquired, not bothC.
Typically most individuals can be categorized based on their innatequalities as leaders and
non-leadersD. Each person can make the most of leadership opportunities he or shefaces6.
Identify a myth associated with leadership development.A. Good leadership is knowing
when common sense applies and when it does notB. Good leaders are born with the traits
and abilities, which make themsuccessful leadersC. You can only learn leadership by
observing itD. Learning to be a better leader depends on the richness of one’sexperience
and the ability and desire to learn7. Which of the following is not a common myth about
leadership development?A. Good leadership is all common senseB. Leaders are born, not
madeC. Leadership can only be taughtD. You can only learn leadership from experience8.
The change in organizational practices can be attributed toA. Appointing women to
leadership positions, which is a departure from past practicesB. The fact that womens’
attitudes have become similar to those of menC. Womens’ self-reports of traits such as
assertivenessD. Legislation prohibiting gender-based discrimination at work9. A trend
toward less stereotypically masculine characterizations of leader- ship is representative of
the fact thatA. Leadership roles have changedB. Women themselves have changedC.
Organizational practices have changedD. Culture has changed10. Encouraging innovation,
2. growth and development and redefined tasks andresponsibilities best describes aA.
LeaderB. ManagerC. Manager in a later stage of developmentD. Leader-manager integrated
role11. LeadersA. Tend to accept the definitions of situations presented to themB.
Encourage growth and development in their followers in ways broaderthan mere job
trainingC. Emphasize routinization and control of followers’ behaviorD. Motivate followers
more with extrinsic, even contractual consequences, both positive and negative12.
LeadersA. Work hard for cooperationB. Give clear directionC. Give overlapping and
ambiguous assignmentsD. Focus on control and results13. Leaders, as compared to
managers, tend to assess their followers’ performanceA. Less in terms of personal criteriaB.
More in terms of specific criteriaC. Less in terms of holistic criteriaD. More in terms of
idiosyncratic criteria14. Leaders redefine the parameters of tasks and responsibilities, both
forindividual followers and for the entire group by all the following ways exceptA. Taking a
short-term perspectiveB. Actively change the situations they are inC. Through accentuating
critical valuesD. By marshaling energy to cope with some new threat15. Which of the
following statements concerning the manager’s role inmanager-follower-situation
interactions is true?A. Managers tend to reject the definitions of situations presented to
themB. Managers tend to assign broader rather than narrower tasks for follow- ers to
performC. Managers assess their followers’ performance in terms of fairly general job
descriptionsD. Managers make sure followers conform to policies or procedures16. The
most commonly cited developmental challenge mentioned by managers, which while
adding to personal pressure, also contributed to professional growth areA. Travel
requirementsB. The responsibility of meeting deadlinesC. Tasks with the possibility of
success and failureD. Putting in longer hours at work17. Successful executives mention all of
the following as negative feelings while describing how they feel while working through
potent developmental experiences except feeling:A. UncertainB. OverwhelmedC. FearfulD.
Challenged18. In the process of “learning to learn from experience”, people operating in the
stabilizing period mustA. Overcome the caution generated by ongoing successB. Overcome
the tension of challenging what they do not know how to doC. Attempt at learning a new set
of responses and strategiesD. Let go of short-term expectations in favor of more long-term
learning19. The content of leadership programs at the university-levelA. Gives subordinates
feedback about their progressB. Provides a survey of the major leadership findingsC.
Focuses on strategic planningD. Focuses on how to train subordinates20. _____ consist of
descriptions of various leadership situations and are used as a vehicle for leadership
discussions.A. SimulationsB. Role playingC. Case studiesD. Games21. What is the advantage
of role playing as a leadership concept?A. Individualized feedback to students through
leadership behavior ratingsB. Depict the challenges commonly faced in the work
environmentC. Used as a vehicle for leadership discussionsD. Greater transferability to the
workplace22. Improving interpersonal, oral-communication and written-
communicationskills are a part of leadership training programs forA. Mid-level managersB.
First-level supervisorsC. Colleges or universitiesD. Maintenance personnel23. This
technique wherein participants are given a limited amount of time prioritize and respond to
a number of notes, is particularly useful in assessing and improving a manager’s planning
and time management skills.A. SimulationsB. Role playingC. In-basket exercisesD. Case
3. studies24. In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants,
which are used to provide managers with feedback about theirA. Supervisory skillsB.
Interpersonal skillsC. Planning skillsD. Time management skills25. These represent the
most sophisticated and expensive method for assess- ing leadership potential.A. Internet
measuresB. Structured interviewsC. Paper-and-pencil measuresD. Assessment centers
