Multiple Choice Questions (Choose the correct answer):1. Management is mainly concerned with: A. Fundraising
B. Achieving goals efficiently
C. Hiring only teachers
D. Monitoring students’ homes
Answer: B
2. Who defined management as planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling operations? A. Adesina
B. Scheleker
C. Threwarth and Newport
D. Gulick and Urwick
Answer: C
3. The acronym POSDCORB stands for all EXCEPT: A. Planning
B. Operating
C. Reporting
D. Budgeting
Answer: B
4. Educational administration is mainly concerned with: A. Setting national laws
B. Implementing educational policies
C. Organizing student clubs
D. Teaching only kindergarten
Answer: B
5. One main difference between management and administration is: A. Managers are elected
B. Administrators don’t plan
C. Managers focus on goals; administrators focus on operations
D. Administration is part of management
Answer: C
6. The process of leading and influencing others in an organization is called: A. Planning
B. Directing
C. Budgeting
D. Reporting
Answer: B
7. Who defined management as organizing and mobilizing human and material resources? A. Everand and Morris
B. Adesina
C. Campbell
D. Scheleker
Answer: B
8. Which function of school management involves staff recruitment and development? A. Staffing
B. Reporting
C. Coordinating
D. Budgeting
Answer: A
9. Administration, according to Nwankwo, is: A. Only writing reports
B. Teaching pupils how to manage
C. Systematic arrangement of people and opportunities
D. Building schools
Answer: C
10. The main goal of educational management is: A. Spending money
B. Punishing teachers
C. Ensuring effective and efficient operations
D. Monitoring homes
Answer: C
11. Management and administration mean exactly the same thing.
Answer: False
12. In schools, management helps reduce lateness among pupils and teachers.
Answer: True
13. POSDCORB does not include “Staffing.”
Answer: False
14. Management only involves material resources and ignores people.
Answer: False
15. Educational administration helps achieve the goals of the school system.
Answer: True
16. Directing is not part of school management.
Answer: False
17. Teachers do not need management skills in their work.
Answer: False
18. Administrators are responsible for day-to-day running of educational institutions.
Answer: True
19. Budgeting in school management means planning how money will be used.
Answer: True
20. Management cannot be found in daily life activities like time or money use.
Answer: False
21. The acronym __________ stands for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting.
Answer: POSDCORB
22. __________ refers to the process of influencing and guiding people to achieve objectives.
Answer: Directing
23. In education, __________ management ensures proper use of school resources.
Answer: Educational
24. __________ is the function that involves selecting and training staff.
Answer: Staffing
25. According to Adesina, the two key elements of management are __________ and material resources.
Answer: Human
26. A school head assigning duties to prefects is performing the __________ function.
Answer: Organizing
27. Educational __________ involves the implementation of policies and use of school resources.
Answer: Administration
28. The function of __________ includes creating rules and motivating teachers.
Answer: Directing
29. Teachers being allowed to attend workshops for skills development is part of __________.
Answer: Staffing
30. The goal of both management and administration is the achievement of __________.
Answer: Objectives
31. What is the main purpose of an organization?
A. To control people
B. To provide food
C. To achieve common goals
D. To punish workers
Answer: C
32. According to Louis Allen, an organization involves:
A. Funding and writing proposals
B. Defining goals only
C. Grouping work and defining responsibilities
D. Disciplining workers
Answer: C
33. Which of the following best describes a formal organization?
A. Social and emotional connections
B. Flexible roles and no rules
C. Defined structure, rules, and authority
D. Lack of planning and direction
Answer: C
34. An informal organization is based on:
A. Organizational charts
B. Social interactions and trust
C. Reporting systems
D. Government policies
Answer: B
35. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an organization?
A. Structure
B. Goals and objectives
C. Confusion
D. Division of labor
Answer: C
36. What is a major feature of formal communication?
A. Rumors
B. Reports and memos
C. Personal chatting
D. Emotional expressions
Answer: B
37. Which type of organization develops naturally within the formal structure?
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Government
D. Central
Answer: B
38. Who is responsible for supervising teaching and learning in a JHS?
A. PTA Chairman
B. Classroom prefect
C. Headteacher
D. Cleaner
Answer: C
39. Which of the following is a duty of a headteacher in inclusive schools?
A. Playing games during lessons
B. Organizing community dances
C. Ensuring all learners feel welcome
D. Selling materials to students
Answer: C
40. Which term refers to the shared beliefs and practices in an organization?
A. Constitution
B. Culture
C. Constitution
D. Climate
Answer: B
41. Which of the following is NOT a feature of formal organizations?
A. Defined hierarchy
B. Written rules
C. Informal talks
D. Set goals
Answer: C
42. In informal organizations, leadership often depends on:
A. Elections
B. Official titles
C. Social influence
D. National laws
Answer: C
43. Junior High School administration is unique because:
A. It prepares learners for BECE
B. It has no timetable
C. There are no classrooms
D. It teaches only English
Answer: A
44. Division of labor in an organization ensures:
A. One person does all the work
B. Everyone works together at once
C. Tasks are shared based on skills
D. No one works
Answer: C
45. In schools, formal organizations operate through:
A. Jokes and games
B. Unwritten norms
C. Timetables and staff meetings
D. Arguments
Answer: C
46. Which of these is an example of a resource a headteacher may mobilize?
A. Video games
B. School building materials
C. Rumors
D. Gifts for friends
Answer: B
47. What kind of communication is mostly found in informal organizations?
A. Formal letters
B. Staff circulars
C. Personal conversations
D. Board meetings
Answer: C
48. The headteacher's responsibility for managing staff includes:
A. Hiring PTA members
B. Supervising and appraising teachers
C. Playing music
D. Conducting elections
Answer: B
49. One function of school culture is to:
A. Remove rules
B. Create confusion
C. Influence members’ behavior
D. Raise school fees
Answer: C
50. Which of the following is true about informal organizations?
A. They operate under strict government control
B. They do not exist in schools
C. They influence formal organizations
D. They have no impact at all
Answer: C
51. An organization must have a clear structure and set goals.
Answer: True
52. Headteachers are not responsible for the learning outcomes of students.
Answer: False
53. Formal communication in schools can include memos and meeting minutes.
Answer: True
54. Informal organizations always follow official reporting lines.
Answer: False
55. The school’s environment and community can influence its performance.
Answer: True
56. ________ organizations develop naturally and are based on personal relationships.
Answer: Informal
57. A ________ is the person responsible for leading a Junior High School.
Answer: Headteacher
58. The official flow of information in a school is called ________ communication.
Answer: Formal
59. The division of work among members of an organization is called ________.
Answer: Division of labor
60. ________ refers to the shared values and beliefs in an organization.
Answer: Culture
61. Who is known as the father of Scientific Management?
A. Max Weber
B. Henri Fayol
C. Frederick W. Taylor
D. Elton Mayo
Answer: C
62. Scientific management mainly focuses on:
A. Flexibility and creativity
B. Rules and authority
C. Efficiency and productivity
D. Student-centered learning
Answer: C
63. The principle of “division of labor” in scientific management leads to:
A. Team teaching
B. Specialization of roles
C. Free time
D. Reduced teacher-student ratio
Answer: B
64. Who proposed the Administrative Management theory?
A. Taylor
B. Weber
C. Fayol
D. Mayo
Answer: C
65. Which of the following is a principle of Administrative Management?
A. Impersonal relations
B. Time and motion study
C. Scalar chain
D. Decentralization
Answer: C
66. The scalar chain in school administration refers to:
A. Communication between students
B. Levels of hierarchy and authority
C. School building layout
D. Curriculum planning
Answer: B
67. Which theory promotes impersonal relationships and rule-based decision-making?
A. Scientific management
B. Administrative management
C. Bureaucratic management
D. Human relations theory
Answer: C
68. Max Weber is associated with:
A. Democratic management
B. Bureaucratic management
C. Social management
D. Charismatic leadership only
Answer: B
69. Bureaucratic management encourages:
A. Emotional decision-making
B. Rule-based, structured systems
C. Random leadership
D. Personal favoritism
Answer: B
70. Merit-based selection is a characteristic of which management approach?
A. Scientific
B. Administrative
C. Bureaucratic
D. Human Relations
Answer: C
71. Formal rules and procedures are emphasized in:
A. Scientific management only
B. Administrative management only
C. Bureaucratic management only
D. All of the above
Answer: D
72. Time and motion studies are associated with:
A. Fayol
B. Weber
C. Taylor
D. Mayo
Answer: C
73. Unity of command means:
A. Teachers report to many leaders
B. Students lead the school
C. Every worker reports to one superior
D. All teachers teach the same subject
Answer: C
74. Which management approach emphasizes training and specialization?
A. Bureaucratic
B. Administrative
C. Scientific
D. Modern
Answer: C
75. The goal of bureaucratic management is to ensure:
A. Informality
B. Emotional management
C. Rationality and efficiency
D. Flexibility
Answer: C
76. Standardized curriculum is an example of which principle?
A. Efficiency
B. Centralization
C. Standardization
D. Human relations
Answer: C
77. Centralized decision-making is mostly associated with:
A. Bureaucratic management
B. Democratic leadership
C. Scientific approach
D. Humanistic approach
Answer: A
78. Which theory promotes clear job descriptions and chain of command?
A. Scientific
B. Administrative
C. Bureaucratic
D. All of the above
Answer: D
79. One weakness of scientific management in schools is:
A. It promotes creativity
B. It focuses too much on feelings
C. It may ignore student differences
D. It supports collaboration
Answer: C
80. A school that rewards teachers based on test performance is applying:
A. Bureaucratic principles
B. Scientific management
C. Democratic practices
D. Human relations theory
Answer: B
81. Scientific management discourages data-based decision-making.
Answer: False
82. Henri Fayol developed the Bureaucratic Theory.
Answer: False
83. Administrative management encourages unity of command and proper organization.
Answer: True
84. Bureaucratic management discourages formal rules.
Answer: False
85. Scientific management supports using standardized testing in schools.
Answer: True
86. The founder of bureaucratic management is __________________.
Answer: Max Weber
87. The principle of assigning each worker one task to master is called ________________.
Answer: Division of Labor
88. In administrative management, a clear line of authority from top to bottom is called ________________.
Answer: Scalar Chain
89. In scientific management, the use of data and analysis in decision-making is known as ________________.
Answer: Scientific decision-making
90. The management theory that promotes merit-based hiring and promotion is ________________.
Answer: Bureaucratic management.
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