List of top Business Studies Questions on Motivation – Meaning and Concept asked in CUET (UG)

Arrange the following as per Maslow's hierarchy of needs:
(A) It refers to the drive to become what one is capable of becoming.
(B) Hunger, thirst, shelter, and sleep are some examples of these needs.
(C) Job security, stability of income, Pension plans etc.
(D) These include factors such as self-respect, autonomy status, recognition and attention.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is a financial incentive provided to employees?
Which of the following is a monetary incentive provided to employees?
According to Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory, which need appears at the highest level of the hierarchy?
Which of the following is a process of incitement or inducing subordinates to act in a desired manner to achieve organisational goals?
Arrange the right order in which process of Motivation takes place:
• [(A)] Drives
• [(B)] Tension
• [(C)] Unsatisfied need
• [(D)] Search behaviour
• [(E)] Satisfied need Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
State, which of the following combinations are correct for “Non-financial incentives”:
  • [A.] Job enrichment; status
  • [B.] Organisational climate; career advancement opportunities
  • [C.] Retirement benefits; perquisites
  • [D.] Stock options; employee recognition programmes
  • [E.] Bonus; perquisites
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
It implies a desire to accomplish something difficult.

Maslow's hierarchy includes all except:

Motivating is highly complex process. Many researches have studied about motivation for several dimensions and developed some theories. One of them was John Abraham Maslow. He believed that human needs can be arranged in a sequential order as below :
A. Esteem needs
B. Self actualisation needs
C. Security needs
D. Belonging needs
E. Basic physiological needs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :