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Consider these statements about leadership styles. I: An autocratic leader takes decisions alone and expects subordinates to comply. II: A laissez-faire leader gives employees almost complete freedom to decide and act. Which is correct?

Both statements are correct. An autocratic leader centralises authority and decides alone, expecting compliance, while a laissez-faire or free-rein leader delegates decision-making almost entirely to subordinates and intervenes minimally. These are standard descriptions of the two leadership styles.

  1. AOnly I is correct
  2. BOnly II is correct
  3. CBoth I and II are correctCorrect
  4. DNeither I nor II is correct

Explanation

Autocratic leadership centralises decision-making in the leader, who issues orders to be followed. Laissez-faire (free-rein) leadership leaves decisions largely to the group with minimal leader interference. Both statements describe the styles accurately.

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