MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Achieving common goals, helping individuals and maximizing group coherence is the
A)
essence of leadership
B)
behavioral pattern of a leader
C)
quality of a leader
D)
role of a leader
The essence of leadership lies in guiding a team toward achieving common goals, supporting and developing individual members, and maximizing collective coherence and harmony.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
The average height of students in a class of 10 is 105 cm. If 20 more students with an average of 120 cm join the class, what will the average height be.
A)
105
B)
110
C)
112
D)
115
Total height of initial 10 students = 10 × 105 = 1050 cm. Total height of 20 new students = 20 × 120 = 2400 cm. Combined average for all 30 students = (1050 + 2400) / 30 = 3450 / 30 = 115 cm.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
The notion of likening terrorism with crimes committed through war is appropriate because it
A)
stabilizes the laws regulating warfare
B)
promotes the laws regulating warfare
C)
infringes the laws regulating warfare
D)
challenges the laws regulating warfare
In the reading comprehension passage regarding international humanitarian law, equating acts of terrorism with war crimes reinforces accountability and stabilizes the legal framework regulating warfare.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
You are giving dictation to your personal secretary on the arrangement that is to be made on today’s afternoon meeting. The mode of communication employed by you is
A)
Face to face communication
B)
Oral communication
C)
Interpersonal communication
D)
Downward communication
Communication from a superior (you) to a subordinate (secretary) is categorized as downward communication.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
A one rupee coin is placed on plain paper. How many coins of the same size can be placed round it so that one touches the central and adjacent coins?
A)
4
B)
3
C)
7
D)
6
In 2D circle packing geometry (kissing number for identical circles), the centers of identical touching circles arranged around a central circle form an equilateral triangle with the center, subtending an angle of 60° (360° / 60° = 6). Hence, exactly 6 identical coins can touch the central coin and their adjacent neighbors.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Condemnation of terrorism by international community is more likely if it is
A)
Appropriated
B)
Regulated
C)
Incorporated
D)
Segregated
Condemnation is strongest when terrorism is segregated from legitimate political causes (option d).
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
To implicate someone in a crime is to ... him with the crime in such a manner that would lead to his incrimination
A)
charge
B)
connect
C)
victimize
D)
accuse
To 'implicate' someone means to connect or show someone to be involved in a crime or wrongdoing.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Taxonomies of leader behaviors should be inclusive but economical
A)
in order to save assets and stocks
B)
for designing exploration and devising theories
C)
to check leadership behaviour and quality
D)
to develop new taxonomy
In leadership research literature, behavioral taxonomies are advised to be inclusive yet parsimonious (economical) so that they effectively serve as practical frameworks for designing empirical investigations and formulating theoretical models.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
The distinction between tax avoidance and tax planning is blurred so is the demarcation line between
A)
tax avoidance and tax arbitrage
B)
tax avoidance and tax mitigation
C)
tax avoidance and tax neutral
D)
tax avoidance and tax evasion
In taxation principles, the critical legal demarcation lies between lawful tax avoidance and unlawful tax evasion (option d).
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
When it comes to working with others, how does a good leader function
A)
He manages to share the work around equally
B)
He likes to organize all the members of his team
C)
He ended up doing most of the work
D)
He prefers to work on his own
An effective leader fosters teamwork by organizing, motivating, and coordinating team members, leveraging their diverse skills and assigning roles effectively to achieve shared objectives.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
One of your room-mate has the habit of speaking loudly on phone which disturbs you while studying. His habit seems to be getting worse. You
A)
Start speaking loudly when your room-mate is studying to give him a lesson
B)
Fight with your room-mate
C)
Complain about your room-mate to the hostel warden
D)
Having an open discussion with your room-mate about your problem and try to solve it amicably
In interpersonal conflict resolution, communicating openly, directly, and respectfully to reach a mutual understanding is the most appropriate and mature course of action.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Members of a club are gentlemen. Some members are officers. Officers are invited to a party. Therefore, we may deduce that
A)
All members are invited to the party
B)
All gentlemen are invited to the party
C)
Officers who are gentlemen are invited to the party
D)
Some gentlemen are invited to the party
Since all members are gentlemen and some members are officers, it follows that some gentlemen are officers. Because all officers are invited to the party, some gentlemen are invited to the party.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
What is present in tax evasion but not in tax avoidance which is a promising aspect?
A)
Misrepresentation
B)
Non-disclosure
C)
Full-disclosure
D)
All of these
In the distinction between legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion, tax evasion is characterized by deceit, fraudulent misrepresentation of financial facts, and deliberate non-disclosure of taxable income.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Variety of behaviour constructs used for research on leadership behaviour makes it difficult
A)
to enhance leadership behaviour
B)
to find a viable answer
C)
to evaluate leaders
D)
to contrast and integrate results
As established in the passage on leadership research, using diverse and fragmented behavioral constructs makes it difficult for scholars to contrast and integrate empirical research results across studies.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Interpersonal skills include the ability to ………… and manage the emotions, motivations and behaviors of oneself and others during social interactions or in a social-interactive context
A)
Feel
B)
Read
C)
Criticize
D)
View
Interpersonal competence requires the skill to 'read' (accurately perceive and interpret) as well as manage the emotional and behavioral cues of oneself and others.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
A listener is concentrating on the appearance and delivery style of the speaker instead of the subject. In this case, the barrier to listening is
A)
Jumping to conclusions
B)
Pre-judging subject
C)
Gathering only facts
D)
Wrong focus
Focusing on a speaker's outward appearance and mannerisms rather than the substance of their message is a listening barrier termed 'wrong focus'.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
When one is paraphrasing, which of the following is one doing?
A)
recapitulating
B)
elaborating
C)
obscuring
D)
emphasizing
Paraphrasing involves restating the meaning of a text or passage in different words, often for clarity, which is synonymous with recapitulating or summarizing the main points.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Judgment made on a case-by-case basis, which more often is a judgmental issue is
A)
Legitimizing tax avoidance
B)
Mitigating tax avoidance
C)
Delineating tax avoidance
D)
Formulating tax avoidance
Tax avoidance judgment on a case-by-case basis is often referred to as 'delineating'.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
What is ‘context’ in terms of communication?
A)
Effective dialogue
B)
Physical and psychological environment for conversation
C)
An interference with message reception
D)
Verbal and non-verbal responses to messages
In communication theory, 'context' refers to the physical, social, relational, and psychological environment in which communication takes place.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Terrorism today targets non military personnel because of their invulnerability towards
A)
premeditated assault
B)
apposite bother
C)
strategic incursion
D)
coherent raid
In security and terrorism studies, terrorism is characterized as premeditated, politically motivated violence directed against soft, non-military targets who lack military defenses against planned, surprise attacks (premeditated assault).
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
You have been asked to give an explanation for not attending an important official meeting. Your immediate boss who has not informed you about the meeting is now putting pressure on you not to place an allegation against him/her. You would
A)
Send a written reply explaining the fact
B)
Seek an appointment with the top boss to explain the situation
C)
Admit your fault to save the situation
D)
Put the responsibility on the coordinator of the meeting for not informing
Sending a factual, objective written explanation is the legally and administratively sound course of action (option a).
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
You want to change some rules and procedures in the office which will reduce wastage and for which you have discretionary powers. You would
A)
Issue a circular detailing the changes and see that every officer follows directions
B)
Call a meeting of the officers concerned and explain the changes and your reasons for inflicting them and how they will benefit everyone
C)
Call each officer individually to meet you and explain the changes so that you can see their reaction to the information
D)
Introduce the new procedures on an experimental basis to see how they work before you seek the endorsement of your senior officer for them
In administrative ethics and change management, participatory leadership through an open meeting to explain the rationale and collective benefits ensures transparency, mutual understanding, and organizational buy-in.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
Which of the following is an example of interpersonal communication?
A)
more than two persons talking to each other at the same time
B)
two persons interacting with each other in their capacities as individual
C)
two persons talking casually without having any intention of knowing each other
D)
a personal conversation between two persons
Interpersonal communication involves a direct, personal exchange between two or more individuals.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
If a leader asserts his authority on a process which affects performance it can
A)
terminate objectives
B)
identify weak links
C)
better operations
D)
destabilize an organization
According to the passage on leadership, when a leader asserts guidance or direction over processes that determine performance, it serves to improve performance and achieve better operations.
MCSCCE • Paper-II-B
No professional has been successful without effectively leading others. Thus, it is extremely imperative for you to know the qualities of a good leader. These are
A)
authority, command, and domination
B)
trust, motivation and mutual respect
C)
depends on whom you are dealing with
D)
all of these
Effective leadership in modern professional environments relies on positive, collaborative qualities such as building trust, motivating others, and demonstrating mutual respect.
