Consider the following statements about planning and controlling:
(A) Planning is basically an intellectual process involving thinking, articulation and analysis.
(B) Controlling checks whether decisions have been translated into desired action.
(C) Planning seeks to compel events to conform to plans.
(D) Planning initiates the process of management and controlling completes the process.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Planning is basically an intellectual process involving thinking, articulation and analysis. — Correct. Planning involves thinking, articulation and analysis to choose a course of action.
(B) Controlling checks whether decisions have been translated into desired action. — Correct. Controlling checks whether decisions have been turned into the desired action, so it is evaluative.
(C) Planning seeks to compel events to conform to plans. — Incorrect. It is controlling that seeks to compel events to conform to plans. Planning seeks consistent, integrated and articulated programmes.
(D) Planning initiates the process of management and controlling completes the process. — Correct. Planning starts the process of management and controlling completes it.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Relationship between Planning and Controlling … Planning is clearly a prerequisite for controlling. It is utterly foolish to think that controlling could be accomplished without planning. Without planning there is no predetermined understanding of the desired performance. Planning seeks consistent, integrated and articulated programmes while controlling seeks to compel events to conform to plans. …” “Relationship between Planning and Controlling … Planning is basically an intellectual process involving thinking, articulation and analysis to discover and prescribe an appropriate course of action for achieving objectives. Controlling, on the other hand, checks whether decisions have been translated into desired action. Planning is thus, prescriptive whereas, controlling is evaluative. …” “Summary … • Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management. Planning initiates the process of management and controlling completes the process. Plans are the basis of control and without control the best laid plans may go astray.” |