2. INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP
• Leadership has been described as "a
process of social influence in which one
person can enlist the aid and support of
others in the accomplishment of a
common task".
• Leadership is basically organizing a group
of people to achieve a common goal.
• Good leaders develop through never-ending
process of self-study, education,
training and experience.
3. DEFINITION
• “Good Leadership consists of showing average
people how to do the work of superior people.”
- J. Rockfeller
5. RULES
• There will be 2 teams formed; namely A and B.
• There will be 10 Multiple Choice Questions’s based on
Leadership.
• Correct answer will reward 10 points and incorrect
answer will be given no points.
• The question shall be asked one by one. In case a team
fails to answer the question it will be passed to the next
team.
• No chorus answers shall be entertained. Also, While
one team answers the question please see to it that you
respect them and maintain the decorum of behavior and
discipline.
6. Q1) Important concepts in small group
communication are leadership and leader.
Leadership relates to a _____,
while a leader is a _____.
A) Concept; Theory
B) Cultural trait; Behavior
C) Process; person D) All of the above
7. Correct Answer for Q) 1
C) Process; Person
Explanation:
Leadership is a process involving interpersonal
influence. A leader is the individual who exerts
interpersonal influence.
8. Q2) Human communication that
modifies the attitudes and behaviors of
others in order to meet group goals and
needs is the definition of:
A) Leadership
B) A Leader
C) Group Goals D) Group Dynamics
9. Answer for Q2)
B) A leader
Explanation:
This is the definition of leadership, which
emphasizes the importance of
communication in the leadership
process.
10. Q3) Which of the following is
a leadership trait?
A) Dominance
B) Energy
** C) Cognitive ability D) All of the above
**Meaning of Cognitive ability:
brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to the most
complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how we learn,
remember, problem-solve, and pay attention rather than with any actual
knowledge.
11. Answer for Q3)
B) Energy
Explanation:
A summary of a leader described by the traits could read:
“Leaders are bright, honest, self-confident, high-energy people
who know something about the situation they are trying to
affect, and take control when they must.”
12. Q4) Which of the following is not a
leader exempler?
A) Narayan Murthy
B) Sulajja Firodia Motwani
D) C) G.R Gopinath Durga Shakti Nagpal
13. Answer for Q) 4
D) Durga Shakti
Nagpal
Explanation:
Durga Shakti Nagpal is a civil servant and not a
leader. She came into public view after launching a
massive drive against corruption and illegal sand
mining within her jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh.
14. Q 5) Each of these are one of the s
competency characteristics of
effective leaders, EXCEPT:
A) Intelligence
B) Self-confidence
D) Emotional C) Authority intelligence
15. Answer to q5)
C) Authority
Explanation:
The seven competency characteristics of an effective
leader are: Emotional Intelligence, Integrity, Drive ,
Leadership Motivation , Self-Confidence, Intelligence
and knowledge of the business.
16. Q6) Leadership is the ability to:
A) Dominate others
B) Persuade others
C) Pressurize others D) All of the above
17. Answer to q6)
B) Persuade others
Explanation:
A good leader will never dominate or pressurize their
employees or seekers.
18. Q 7) A person in a group that is elected
or appointed to a leadership position is
called a:
A) Leader
B) Designated Leader
C) Referent Leader D) Expert Leader
19. Answer to q7)
B) Designated Leader
Explanation:
A Designated leader is defined as a
person who is appointed or assigned by
someone to something, or to indicate or
signify something.
20. Q8) Which of these is not a
style of leadership?
A) Servant Leadership Style
D) Spiritual C) Coordinating Leadership Leadership Style
Style
B) Laissez- Faire Leadership
Style
21. Answer to q8)
C) Coordinating Leadership
Style
Explanation:
The various types of leadership styles are:
1.Autocratic,
2.Democratic
3.Servant
4.Laissez faire
5.Transactional
6.Transformational
7.Spiritual
22. Q9) Appropriate leader behaviors in
a group are shaped by the
___________ of the group.
A) Traits
B) Needs
C) Behavior D)Style
23. Answer to q9)
B) Needs
Explanation:
Appropriate leader behaviors in a group are
shaped by the needs of the group. A person
with the ability to respond flexibly, whether as
a trait or behavior, will likely be influential in a
group.
24. Q10) Which of these personalities
is referred to as “The world’s most
dangerous leader 2012”?
A) Pope Francis, Spiritual Leader
of Rome
B) Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister
of Russia
D) Angellina Joulie,
C) Allan Mulally, CEO Ford Motors **Humanitarian, USA.
**Humanitarian: A person who works for the welfare of others.
25. Answer to q10)
B) Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister
of Russia
Explanation:
Vlamidir Putin became a prime
minister of Russia in 1999. He is
been referred to as THE MOST
DANGEROUS LEADER
because he transformed the
declining nuclear power of
Russia into a promising and
threatening World Force.