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Human Resource Management Principles and Functions | Set 2
1. Sources of recruitment & methods, procedures, techniques for ______________
A. selection.
B. promotion.
C. transfer.
D. training.
Correct : A. selection.
2. A ______________ takes place when an employee moves to a position higher than the one formerly occupied.
A. transfer
B. demotion.
C. punishment.
D. promotion
Correct : D. promotion
3. The anxiety a person experiences when two sets of knowledge are contradictory or incongruent lead to ______________.
A. cognitive dissonance
B. negative attitude.
C. stress.
D. perception disorder.
Correct : A. cognitive dissonance
4. Failure to report work is called ______________.
A. lack of commitment.
B. absenteeism.
C. burnout
D. immoral activity.
Correct : B. absenteeism.
5. Rotation is otherwise called as ______________.
A. replacement transfer
B. shift transfer
C. versatility transfer
D. remedial transfer
Correct : C. versatility transfer
6. Movement of an employee from one job to another
A. job enlargement
B. retrenchment
C. job rotation
D. job design
Correct : C. job rotation
7. Non-financial motivator is ______________.
A. bonus
B. job security
C. medical reimbursement
D. leave with pay
Correct : A. bonus
8. Method of copying someone else's behaviour ______________
A. education
B. training
C. mentoring
D. modelling
Correct : D. modelling
9. ______________ are the rules of pattern and behaviour that are expected from all team members.
A. norms.
B. policies.
C. procedures.
D. role
Correct : A. norms.
10. Set of proposals and actions for managers dealing with the employees ______________
A. personnel policies
B. personnel procedure
C. personnel duties
D. personnel roles
Correct : A. personnel policies
11. Apart from pay what is the second most common reason for an employee to join a trade union?
A. group solidarity
B. friendship groups
C. political reasons
D. wide range of personal benefits.
Correct : D. wide range of personal benefits.
12. Employees hired for limited time to a specific job ______________
A. permanent employees
B. temporary employees
C. contract employees
D. employee hiring
Correct : B. temporary employees
13. A written statement of what the job holder does ______________
A. job description
B. job cycle
C. job seeking
D. job sharing
Correct : A. job description
14. psyche means ______________.
A. biology.
B. spirit.
C. behaviour.
D. attitude.
Correct : B. spirit.
15. Flexitime work system is a ______________ system.
A. operational
B. logical
C. functional
D. scheduling
Correct : D. scheduling
16. Job analysis is the outcome of Job description and ______________.
A. job design
B. job specification
C. job evaluation
D. job content
Correct : B. job specification
17. A human relation seeks to emphasis employee aspects of work rather than ______________
A. technical aspects
B. economic aspects.
C. technical or economic aspects.
D. workers aspects.
Correct : C. technical or economic aspects.
18. ______________ training seeks to adjust newly appointed employees to the work environment.
A. production
B. induction
C. safety
D. refresher
Correct : B. induction
19. Employees general attitude is referred to as ______________.
A. job satisfaction
B. job analysis
C. job description.
D. job evaluation.
Correct : A. job satisfaction
20. Education brought the changes in the attitude of labour towards their______________.
A. work.
B. interest.
C. labour.
D. job.
Correct : A. work.
21. An organization may choose to do all of the following to motivate a plateaued worker, except ______________
A. lateral moves
B. promotion
C. temporary assignments
D. committee assignments
Correct : B. promotion
22. The process by which older members of a society transmit to younger members the social skilled is termed as ______________.
A. literature.
B. norms
C. values.
D. socialization.
Correct : D. socialization.
23. The process of identifying human resource needs and formulating plans to meet these needs
A. hr planning
B. man power planning
C. it planning
D. production planning
Correct : A. hr planning
24. Job satisfaction is high when there is ______________
A. low morale
B. high wage.
C. low wage
D. high morale.
Correct : D. high morale.
25. PAQ stands for ______________
A. position alteration quotient
B. position analysis questionnaire
C. position activity question
D. program analytical questionnaire
Correct : B. position analysis questionnaire
26. Activities that prepare employee for future responsibility ______________
A. inducement
B. development
C. education
D. motivation
Correct : B. development
27. It is the tendency of a superior to rate people lower than their performance ______________
A. horns effect.
B. central tendency
C. halo effect
D. static.
Correct : C. halo effect
28. What did the whitely councils establish?
A. tripartite employee relations
B. collective bargaining framework
C. trade union
D. employer associations.
Correct : A. tripartite employee relations
29. Audit done by employees within is
A. external
B. internal
C. inter branch
D. inter units
Correct : B. internal
30. Prohibiting an employee from attending work ______________
A. suspension
B. dismissal
C. exit
D. retrenchment
Correct : A. suspension
31. A test which measures employees honesty ______________
A. simulator tests
B. integrity tests
C. polygraph tests
D. graph tests
Correct : B. integrity tests
32. ______________ is a discontent or dissatisfaction.
A. punishment
B. grievance
C. discipline
D. suspension
Correct : B. grievance
33. Job specification is otherwise called as ______________ specification.
A. position
B. role
C. content
D. physical
Correct : A. position
34. deals with the contents & characteristics of each job?
A. job analysis
B. job rating.
C. job evaluation.
D. job description.
Correct : A. job analysis
35. Problems of unemployment & wage fixation had their direct link with the
A. population
B. value of labour
C. attitude of management.
D. co-ordination.
Correct : A. population
36. The downward movement of employee in organizational hierarchy with lower pay status responsibilities means ______________.
A. demotion.
B. job change
C. promotion.
D. transfer
Correct : A. demotion.
37. Authority being conferred based on technical knowledge or skill of ______________.
A. technical power
B. competence authority.
C. machiavellianism
D. power distribution.
Correct : B. competence authority.
38. A situation that occurs when it is unclear or uncertain what behaviour is expected of role occupants ______________
A. role conflict
B. role ambiquity.
C. role analysis
D. role overload.
Correct : B. role ambiquity.
39. Psychology oriented factor of production is ______________.
A. land.
B. finance.
C. machine
D. labour.
Correct : D. labour.
40. Direct compensation towards the contribution of labour is ______________.
A. money
B. pay
C. reward
D. wagers
Correct : A. money
41. Collective bargaining is an action of ______________.
A. an individual
B. manager
C. state
D. group
Correct : D. group
42. Training received directly on the job ______________
A. job instruction training
B. job intimation
C. job application
D. job intelligence training
Correct : A. job instruction training
43. Systematic method of determining value / worth of a job
A. job description
B. job design
C. job evaluation
D. job simplification
Correct : C. job evaluation
44. More difficult jobs are paid more are ensured by
A. internal equity
B. external equity
C. equity
D. factor
Correct : A. internal equity
45. The skills available within the company ______________
A. human resource inventory
B. human planning inventory
C. manpower inventory
D. employee inventory
Correct : A. human resource inventory
46. Method of predicting organisation future demand for employees ______________
A. hr forecast
B. labour forecast
C. manpower forecast
D. job forecast
Correct : A. hr forecast
47. A collection of several tasks in sequence ______________
A. group
B. duty
C. position
D. sharing
Correct : B. duty
48. The systems model of training contains three phases ______________,
A. preparation
B. assessment.
C. introduction
D. organizing
Correct : B. assessment.
49. The test which measures individual potential to learn is ______________
A. aptitude tests
B. attitude tests
C. personality tests
D. intelligence tests
Correct : A. aptitude tests
50. Amount of remuneration received during a period is ______________
A. wages
B. earnings
C. minimum wage
D. wage structure
Correct : B. earnings
51. ______________ implies jobs of a similar nature.
A. job family
B. job status
C. job enrichment
D. job design
Correct : A. job family
52. Majority of the grievances in industries is related to the problem of ______________.
A. wages
B. salaries
C. benefits
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
53. Training helps to improve and give higher ______________.
A. productivity
B. mobility
C. viability
D. vitality
Correct : A. productivity
54. Voluntary retirement is also known as ______________
A. silver hand shake
B. golden hand shake
C. diamond hand shake
D. crystal hand shake
Correct : C. diamond hand shake
55. Industrial revolution played an important role in the development of ______________
A. industries.
B. production.
C. sales.
D. finished goods.
Correct : A. industries.
56. The modern term for personnel management is ______________
A. hrd.
B. hrp.
C. hrm.
D. hsm.
Correct : C. hrm.
57. The degree of attachment of the members to their group is known as ______________
A. group cohesiveness
B. group conformity
C. group attachment
D. group loyalty.
Correct : A. group cohesiveness
58. A statement containing the details of works to be performed & responsibilities involved is known as ______________.
A. job analysis
B. job evaluation
C. job specification
D. job description
Correct : A. job analysis
59. ______________ Test is a mental ability test
A. intelligence
B. aptitude
C. personality
D. interest
Correct : A. intelligence
60. ______________ is the ideal or target to achieve through higher productivity
A. fair wages
B. minimum wages
C. living wages
D. normal wages
Correct : D. normal wages
61. Method of job evaluation which ranks the employees from highest to the lowest levels ______________
A. ranking method
B. scoring method
C. analytical method
D. average method
Correct : A. ranking method
62. The employment contract provides a set of rights, responsibilities and obligations that structure the behavior of whom?
A. both parties
B. the employee.
C. the employer
D. trade unions
Correct : A. both parties
63. Enriching jobs create
A. halo effect
B. snowball effect
C. negative effect
D. positive effect
Correct : B. snowball effect
64. timescale for performance appraisals are usuall ______________:
A. one year.
B. biannually.
C. 3 monthly.
D. at irregular intervals.
Correct : A. one year.
65. ______________ indicates type of people required.
A. training plan
B. recruitment plan
C. retention plan
D. deployment plan
Correct : B. recruitment plan
66. ______________ interview in which the candidate is allowed to speak his mind freely.
A. non directed
B. structured
C. formal
D. depth
Correct : A. non directed
67. Industrial relation include ______________.
A. labour relation.
B. public relation.
C. customer relation.
D. labour, customer & public relation.
Correct : B. public relation.
68. what creates an advancement with an organization?
A. demotion.
B. promotion.
C. transfer.
D. redemote.
Correct : B. promotion.
69. Identify the retirement benefit form the following?
A. wages
B. bonus.
C. incentive.
D. gratuity
Correct : D. gratuity
70. The origin of personnel management was an outcome of
A. welfare workers
B. legislation relating factory reform
C. the govt. notification
D. the work of 19th century social reformers and employee
Correct : A. welfare workers
71. ______________ is prepared on the basis of job description
A. job specification
B. job description
C. both \a\ and \b\
D. none of these
Correct : A. job specification
72. Experience, education, skills and knowledge are the main components of ______________, which need to be specified
A. job specification
B. job analysis
C. job description
D. none of these
Correct : A. job specification
73. Total training cost include
A. participants on going salaries
B. overheads during training
C. cost of r & d in training needs analysis
D. all of above
Correct : D. all of above
74. ______________ are usually provided to reduce the no:of accidents
A. safety training
B. precaution training
C. training for improvement
D. none of above
Correct : A. safety training