CD-UM: Final Online Test

Final Test Course Unit 1: «Framework»

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[For the following Multiple Choice Questions, please notice the following advice: most of the questions require MORE THAN ONE answer to be fully correct solved (Multiple Choice). Some questions with “Radiobuttons" (the round ones) are single choice questions - here, only one answer is possible.]

Q1: The building blocks of a sound Water Sector Framework include...

National Policy

Benchmarking Strategy

Development Strategy

Legal Framework

Regulatory Regime

Sector Organization

Q2: Private sector organisations may include...

Corporations

Federal Government

Companies

Partnerships

Q3: Common characteristics of agreements in an Organisational Frame work are...

The purpose of the organization

License Fees

Roles and responsibilities

Asset owners

Rules for decision-making

Dissolution of the organization

Q4: What avenue does the Board of Directors use to communicate to Management of the Organization?

Delegation

Policy

Planning

Budgeting

Oversight

Q5: Which of the following statements is true about the term policy?

Although policies permeate and dominate all aspects of organizational life, they present just a small lever for the exercise of leadership.

Policies focus on the most detailed functions of the organization.

Policies express the personal wants and needs of staff.

Policy-making stops at whatever point the board is willing to allow the Chief Executive Officer to make further decisions.

Q6: Which of the following statements is true?

Governance refers to the laws and regulations of a country including the rules that organizations establish.

A Utility Manager does not necessarily need to understand the water sector framework.

We can see governance at work only in very complex ways.

Poorly functioning sectors usually lack good governance.

Q7: Sector reforms usually involve the following...

Efficiency

Environment

Equity

Engagement

Q8: Which of the following are governance indicators?

Transparency

Accountability

Public Participation

Divergence in Opinions

Development Approach

Q9: What happens when you have achieved good governance?

You know what people expect of you

You know the actions you can take and the decisions you can make

When you take authorized action, you are not punished

Whether you work or not, you are entitled to a reward

You get recognition based upon your shrewdness

Q10: In terms of Efficiency, Equity and Environment, reform efforts will focus on...

Improve the National Water Policy

Development Strategy to implement the policy

Revise the standards

Economic challenges

Q11: A governing body for an organisation takes over leadership by...

Setting policy

Implementation of operations

Delegation of authority

Directing management to do what it wants

Q12: Which of the following statements will you hear from a good leader?

Ok. You have got that done. You can stay in the company.

Thanks to me, we achieved this goal.

Let’s go and get this done.

I will make all the decisions here.

How do we solve this problem?

A title will make me the leader whom people will follow.

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