Human Resource Management Principles and Functions | Set 1
1. The basic managerial skill(s) is (are)
Correct : D. all of these
2. The actual achievements compared with the objectives of the job is
Correct : A. job performance
3. HR Planning involves four distinct phases ONE of these stages is
Correct : B. forecasting human resource records
4. Strategic Human Resource management is
Correct : C. both
5. Job evaluation is based on the:
Correct : A. complexity of the job to perform
6. ______________ is a performance measure of both efficiency and effectiveness.
Correct : C. employee productivity
7. Which performance appraisal methods consumes a lot of time?
Correct : A. essay method
8. Which of the following is a benefit of employee training?
Correct : B. helps people identify with organisational goals
9. Which of the following is a method used in group or organisational training needs assessment?
Correct : D. questionnaires
10. Which of these is a hindrance to effective training?
Correct : B. aggregate spending on training is inadequate
11. Which of the forecasting technique is the fastest?
Correct : C. ratio trend analysis
12. When appraisals are made by superiors, peers, subordinates and clients then it is called
______________.
Correct : A. 360 degree feedback
13. degree feedback
13. The human resource Manangement helps toi improve the ______________
Correct : B. productivity
14. The solution to many so-called 'people problems' is often associated with improving the
effectiveness of the recruitment process by:
Correct : A. having a robust hr department to carry out the process
15. e-HRM stands for
Correct : A. electronic
16. One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is
______________.
Correct : C. work teams
17. What are the main aims of Employee Assistance Programmes?
Correct : D. to establish effective methods of care and support for everyone in an organization.
18. Which of these is the benefit of needs assessment?
Correct : A. assessment makes training department more accountable
19. What techniques are used while analysing the internal supply?
Correct : D. all of the these
20. Which of these is one of the seven criteria for assessing performance?
Correct : D. all of these
21. Recruitment and selection must be effective to ensure it:
Correct : B. delivers the highest calibre of individuals at optimum most
22. Performance appraisals are designed to motivate workers by providing them with feedback,
recognition, and what?
Correct : D. praise
23. What do you understand "S" in the defining SMART Goals
Correct : B. specific
24. Training increases the employees
Correct : B. earning power
25. Full form of HRD is
Correct : A. human resource development
26. Which of the following is a need that motivates human behaviour as per the achievement
motivation theory?
Correct : D. all of these
27. ______________ refers to the learning opportunities designed to help employees grow.
Correct : D. all of these
28. The ______________ refers incentives to variable pay.
Correct : D. none of the above
29. Which of the following is a barrier while doing human resource planning?
Correct : A. hr information often is incompatible with the information used in strategy formulation
30. The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human
resources plan
Correct : C. recruitment
31. The voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from an organisation is called
______________.
Correct : A. turnover
32. How does training and development offer competitive advantage to an organisation?
Correct : A. removing performance decencies
33. ______________ seeks to examine the goals of the organisation and the trends that are likely to
affect these goals.
Correct : D. key skill abilities analysis
34. What are the pre - requisites for successful human resource planning?
Correct : D. all of these
35. Performance development plan is set for the employee by his immediate boss.
Correct : C. immediate boss
36. ______________ is a formal & detailed study of jobs
Correct : B. job evaluation
37. The process of gathering information about job ______________
Correct : A. job analysis
38. ______________ Act prohibits the employment of child below 14 years of age
Correct : A. child labour
39. The promotion criteria is always based on ______________
Correct : D. recommendations
40. The process of providing the trainees the information about their performance
Correct : A. feedback
41. Forces affecting organisational behaviour are
Correct : D. all of the above
42. A portrayal of replacing the employees is
Correct : B. replacement chart
43. HRM is ______________ in nature
Correct : A. pervasive
44. The effect of ______________ on the emergence of aggressive behavior patterns is as yet up
proven.
Correct : C. ethological factors
45. In depth description of a particular situation ______________
Correct : C. case
46. The test which compare employee performance with job requirements ______________
Correct : B. preference test
47. The role in which a manager lead his subordinates and motivating them for willing
cooperation is called as ______________.
Correct : D. leader role.
48. Which is the scientific method in accumulating knowledge about mans social behavior?
Correct : C. sociology.
49. Job enlargement expands ______________
Correct : C. horizontally
50. Job analysis is a formal and detailed study of ______________.
Correct : D. jobs
51. Job description is helpful in ______________ grading and classification.
Correct : C. job
52. ______________ interview is conducted by a group of interviewers.
Correct : C. panel
53. Many colleges and universities have arranged for students to work part-time in a special
training program as part of their education. This training is called ______________
Correct : D. an internship
54. Which test is conducted to measure the likes, dislikes & habits?
Correct : C. skills test.
55. Which of the following helps the employee to improve their efficiency?
Correct : B. training.
56. Identify the personnel management functions from the following ______________.
Correct : D. compensation.
57. The way of action which are accepted as legitimate by group members is called ______________
Correct : B. norms
58. Group established by the organisation to do its work and usually identifiable on an
organisation chart ______________.
Correct : C. formal group.
59. The process of efficiently achieving the objectives of the organisation with and through
people
Correct : A. management
60. The objective of salary administration is to offer ______________.
Correct : D. fair wages
61. Breaking down of job into smaller parts covering few operations ______________
Correct : D. job simplification
62. WAB's Refers to ______________
Correct : B. weighted application blanks
63. In the time organization, the authority flow and from ______________.
Correct : D. right to left.
64. Halo Effect is related with ______________.
Correct : C. selection.
65. Whatever an individual does, there is always some amount of ______________ on him
Correct : B. stress.
66. Adding more responsibilities, autonomy and control of a job ______________
Correct : A. job enrichment
67. Movement of an employee from a low level to the higher level is ______________
Correct : B. promotion
68. A kind of future oriented training ______________
Correct : B. employee development
69. Picking up suitable candidates by rejecting the unsuitable ______________
Correct : C. selection
70. Violation of established rules ______________
Correct : A. misconduct
71. ______________ is a worker oriented job analysis.
Correct : A. functional job analysis
72. Manager represents his organization or unit while interacting with outsiders is called as
______________.
Correct : B. spokes person
73. A test interprets problems or situations for employees is ______________
Correct : A. projective tests
74. Oral examination of candidates for employment is ______________
Correct : C. interview
75. HR plans should be ______________ with the corporate plans of the enterprise.
Correct : A. balanced
76. ______________ interview is a type of interview which is pre planned and is held in a formal
atmosphere.
Correct : B. patterned
77. ______________ method of job evaluation is otherwise called classification method
Correct : C. grading
78. When the organization gives option to its employees to retire even before superannuation it
is called ______________.
Correct : A. forced retirement.
79. What helps for the exchange of ideas, facts, opinions or emotions between two or more
persons?
Correct : A. communication
80. Businessmen could get an opportunity to earn huge profits as the cost of ______________.
Correct : A. employee.
81. It is intended to reveal what is actually done opposed to what should be done.what is this?
Correct : C. job description.
82. A group of persons in an organization for making or recommending certain decisions is
______________ termed as ______________.
Correct : A. committee.
83. When expectation about a persons role in the group contradict one another, it becomes?
Correct : C. role conflict
84. A group created by management to accomplish certain organizational goal is called as
______________.
Correct : B. task group.
85. Human Resource Planning is ______________ Looking function
Correct : A. forward
86. A lateral movement within the same grade from one job to another
Correct : B. transfer
87. Employees can be appraisal against ______________.
Correct : A. relative standards
88. Traditional and direct method of instruction ______________
Correct : C. lecture
89. ______________ is the tendency of highly cohesive groups to value consensus at the price of
decision quality:
Correct : A. group think
90. It refers to an employee general attitude towards his job ______________
Correct : A. job specification
91. Position Analysis Questionnaire is
Correct : A. quantitative approach
92. What are the types of industrial action a union is most likely to engage in?
Correct : C. action short of a strike
93. Informing vacancies of employees internally ______________
Correct : B. internal advertising
94. Temporary closure of a unit ______________
Correct : B. lockout
95. An activity carried out for a specific purpose ______________
Correct : C. task
96. The physical environment of a job is ______________
Correct : A. working condition
97. Division of work to take the advantage of ______________.
Correct : B. specialization.
98. Motivational devices used to encourage special workers ______________
Correct : D. incentives
99. Frequency of ______________ can be reduced by training the people.
Correct : A. production
100. Which test is conducted to develop the skills & abilities of the candidate?