Human Resource management and Organizational behavior | Set 1
1. . The process of locating and encouraging potential applicants to apply for an
existing or an anticipated job openings is called_________.
Correct : C. recruitment
2. . Who said “Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees
and stimulating them to apply for jobs in organisation”?
Correct : D. edwin b. flippo
3. . Employee referral is______________ .
Correct : A. an internal method of recruitment
4. . Advertisements, television, radio ad.s, and newspaper ad.s
are_______________ method of recruitment
Correct : B. an indirect method of recruitment
5. . _____________ is an extended work sample.
Correct : B. assessment centre
6. . Attributing characteristics to individuals based on their inclusion or
membership in a particular group is called____________ .
Correct : B. stereotyping
7. . Assigning a specific rank and responsibility to an employee is known
as__________.
Correct : C. placement
8. . Inputs to the selection process include all but_____________.
Correct : B. supervision
9. . Which among the following tests measure self-confidence, motivation,
emotional balance etc.?
Correct : C. personality test
10. . Positive features and benefits offered by an organisation to attract job
applicants is known as ___________.
Correct : A. inducement
11. . Job posting is______________ .
Correct : B. a method of recruitment
12. . In which method of recruitment, the organisation publicises job openings
on bulletin boards, electronic media and similar outlets?
Correct : B. job posting
13. . Compensation will be perceived as fair if it is comprised of a system of
components developed to maintain ______________.
Correct : C. both internal and external equity
14. . Health insurance, retirement pension, payment for overtime, etc., are
__________.
Correct : C. benefits
15. . Wage and salary survey ensures about_______________ .
Correct : B. external equity
16. . Which among all the three wages, minimum wage, fair wage and living
wage is the highest kind of wage?
Correct : C. living wage
17. . Under which plan if a worker reaches the standards, he will be paid time
wage plus a bonus at fixed percentage (20%) of normal time wage?
Correct : A. gantt task and bonus plan
18. . Deciding how much an employee should be paid observing internal as well
as external equity is called _________.
Correct : D. compensation administration
19. _____ can be focus on the strategic dimension of their function.
Correct : B. human resource management
20. Learning styles may be –
Correct : D. all of the above
21. _______ is the attempt to build in to jobs a higher sense of chal-lenge and
achievement.
Correct : B. job enrichment
22. Under_______ method usually employees are put on different jobs turn by
turn where they learn all sorts of jobs of various departments.
Correct : A. job rotation
23. Motivation can be –
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
24. CRR Stands for –
Correct : B. cash reserve ratio
25. ______________ is a verbal lecture presentation by an instructor to a large
audience.
Correct : A. classroom lecture
26. Which pair represents the quantitative methods of job evaluation?
Correct : C. factor comparison and point methods
27. The method of settling industrial disputes with direct state intervention
does not include
Correct : C. collective bargaining
28. Which area does not require much attention in international HRM?
Correct : A. concepts of wages
29. A detailed and systematic statement of physical and mental attributes of an
individual who is to fill a job is called
Correct : C. job specification
30. . The rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders and to expect the
orders to be obeyed is known as___________.
Correct : A. responsibility
31. . Authority should be commensurate with____________.
Correct : B. position in the hierarchy
32. Wages are paid to ___________.
Correct : A. blue collar worker
33. . Salary paid to _________.
Correct : A. blue collar worker
34. . Who has propounded Differential Piece Rate Plan?
Correct : A. henry gantt
35. . The progression of jobs in an organisation’s specific occupational fields
ranked from lowest to highest in the hierarchical structure is called__________.
Correct : A. career development
36. . Which represent the lower limit of fair wages?
Correct : A. minimum wage
37. Wages come under ____________.
Correct : A. direct compensation
38. According to the Committee of Fair Wages ___________ is the highest level
of wage.
Correct : B. living wage,
39. . Who propounded Task and Bonus System?
Correct : A. henry gantt
40. Organization structure primarily refers to
Correct : A. how activities are coordinated & controlled
41. The purpose of job enrichment is to
Correct : B. increase job efficiency
42. Strategic planning as a broad concept consists of
Correct : B. strategy formulation and strategy implementation
43. A major problem with a task force type of management is
Correct : B. its status is too inflexible
44. Individuals such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Land and Steven Jobs lead through
which type of power?
Correct : C. expert
45. Policies are sometimes defined as a(n)
Correct : D. substitute for management authority
46. The problem-solving process begins with
Correct : C. identification of the difficulty
47. A study of the culture and practices in different societies is called
Correct : B. anthropology
48. ____________ is known as “the father of scientific management.”
Correct : A. fredrick w. taylor
49. ___________ a young Welsh factory owner was one of the first to emphasise
the human needs of employees: He refused to employ young children
Correct : C. robert owen
50. Contribution/s of human relations movement is/are
Correct : D. all of these
51. Edward Tolman is related to
Correct : B. cognitive approach
52. Forces affecting organisational behaviour are
Correct : D. all of the above
53. Hawthorne Studies is related to which stage of the organisational behaviour
evolution
Correct : D. human relations movement
54. In present context, challenges for OB are
Correct : D. all of the above
55. Meso organisation behaviour is related with
Correct : B. group behaviour
56. Organisational behaviour is a field of study backed by a body of associated
with growing concern for people at workplace
Correct : D. all of the above
57. Organisational behaviour is
Correct : C. a science as well as an art
58. The term ‘psychology’ is derived from the word ‘psyche’, which means ‘soul’
or ‘spirit’
Correct : C. greek
59. The field of organisational behaviour is primarily concerned with
Correct : D. both a and c.
60. Fringe Benefits are______________ .
Correct : A. supplementary compensation
61. Remuneration to blue collar workers is called______________ .
Correct : A. wage
62. When efficiency of a worker reaches____________ he gets bonus under
Emerson’s Efficiency Plan?
Correct : A. efficiency reaches 67%
63. A dyadic relationship between a manager who is offering help and an
employee to whom such help is given. This is known as____________.
Correct : B. counselling
64. The range of destructive stress or Distress is from______________ .
Correct : B. moderate to high
65. The belief that conflict is a natural and inevitable outcome in any group is a
____________ .
Correct : B. human relation view
66. Job enlargement, Job enrichment, Job rotation and Job simplifications are
the various techniques used in an exercise.
Correct : A. job analysis
67. Job Characteristics model was developed by_______________ .
Correct : A. hackman and oldham
68. _________ helps to develop Job design.
Correct : A. job analysis
69. Which of the following is a written statement of the skills, knowledge,
abilities, and other characteristics needed to perform a job effectively?
Correct : B. job specification
70. The job characteristics approach was popularised by_____________ .
Correct : B. hackman and oldham
71. Which one of the following is not an approach to work design?
Correct : D. scientific approach
72. The method that depends mainly on the ability and experience of the
supervisors for gathering relevant information about the job is called the
Correct : D. technical conference method
73. Who has given “Hierarchy of Needs” theory?
Correct : A. abraham maslow
74. Who proposed ERG Theory?
Correct : D. clayton alderfer
75. MBO Stands for____________ .
Correct : A. management by objectives
76. ESOP stands for_____________ .
Correct : A. employee stock ownership plans
77. Compensation based on some established formula designed around a
company’s profitability is known as____________ .
Correct : A. profit sharing plan
78. Reinforcement Theory has an impressive record of
predicting______________ .
Correct : C. absenteeism
79. Who proposed “Theory X and Theory Y”?
Correct : C. douglas mcgregor
80. Works council and board representative are forms of______________ .
Correct : B. employee involvement
81. Company-established benefits plans in which employees acquire stock as
part of their benefits is known as,____________.
Correct : D. esop
82. Emotional Intelligence____________.
Correct : A. is genetic
83. Recognizing and rewarding success form part of the ______________
process of motivating and inspiring.
Correct : A. leadership
84. A democratic leadership style has which of the following characteristics?
Correct : A. split power
85. Performance appraisal is conducted for_______________ .
Correct : B. employees
86. The rater gives greater weightage to recent occurrence than earlier
performance, this type of judgmental error is known as____________ .
Correct : D. recency effect
87. Essay evaluation method is______________ .
Correct : A. subjective
88. The management information system (MIS) responds to the need
for___________ .
Correct : B. managerial information
89. PERT and CPM are
Correct : C. network techniques
90. A system must be composed of more than one______________ .
Correct : B. element
91. Inventory is also referred to as_______________ .
Correct : A. stock
92. A long-range management information system plan provides __________
for the development.
Correct : A. direction
93. Job rotation and multiple management method of training is helpful in
enhancing ___________.
Correct : D. organisational knowledge
94. Training Evaluation methods include all but _____________.
Correct : D. checklist
95. All are simulation methods of training except one______________ .
Correct : B. decision games
96. On-the-job experiences, coaching and understudy methods of training is
helpful in enhancing ______________.
Correct : B. job knowledge
97. Trade Union Act was passed in the year______________ .
Correct : A. 1926
98. Rules and regulations which govern the conditions of employment of
workers is stated in ______________ .
Correct : A. standing orders
99. Out of provocation, workers may go on strike without notice or at a very
short notice, such strike is called ________________.