Question

Match the principle of management given in Column – I with its explanation given in Column – II :

Column – I	Column – II
(a) Discipline	(i) There should be one and only one boss for every individual employee in the organisation.
(b) Unity of direction	(ii) There should be a place for everything (everyone) and everything (everyone) should be in its (his/her) place.
(c) Order	(iii) There should be obedience to organisational rules and employment agreement which is necessary for the working of the organisation.
(d) Unity of command	(iv) Each group of activities having the same objective must have one head and one plan.

Choose the correct option from the following :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

• A. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
• B. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
• C. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
• D. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

Hint:

Recall each principle of Fayol. Discipline is obedience to rules, unity of direction is one head one plan, order is a place for everything, unity of command is one boss.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the task:
Four principles of Fayol have to be matched with their meaning. They are discipline, unity of direction, order and unity of command.
The key is to recall the meaning of each principle first, and then to compare the four options.

Step 2: Match (a) Discipline:
Discipline means obedience to organisational rules and the employment agreement. Without it, the organisation cannot work smoothly.
So (a) goes with (iii).

Step 3: Match (b) Unity of direction:
Unity of direction means one head and one plan for each group of activities with the same objective.
So (b) goes with (iv).

Step 4: Match (c) Order:
Order means a place for everything and everything in its place. For people it means the right person on the right job.
So (c) goes with (ii).

Step 5: Match (d) Unity of command:
Unity of command means every employee should get orders from one boss only and report to that boss only.
So (d) goes with (i).

Step 6: Check the options:
The correct pairing is (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i).
Option (1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) is wrong because order and unity of command are swapped.
Option (2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) is wrong because discipline and unity of direction are swapped.
Option (3) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) is wrong because it gets all four pairs wrong.
Option (4) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) agrees with all four matches, so it is right.

Final Answer:
The correct matching is (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i). This is option (4).