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Human Resource Planning and Development | Set 2

1. Reassignment of an employee to a higher level job that involves greater responsibility or status or pay is termed

Correct : D. promotion

2. The process of selecting and developing employees in the organization to occupy key positions in the future is termed

Correct : B. succession planning

3. Evaluation of an employees performance by his colleagues is called

Correct : A. peer appraisal

4. Clear and well defined goals, a definite time plan and an action plan to achieve these goals, combined with timely feedback, are characteristics of

Correct : B. management by objectives

5. Paired comparison of employees is a method of

Correct : A. ranking

6. ______ helps in improving the communication, people management and relationship management skills of the trainees

Correct : C. class room lectures

7. Response, learning, performance and results are four levels of evaluating a management development program. This system of evaluation is called

Correct : B. kirkpatricks system

8. Traditionally, the pay scales in companies were associated with

Correct : B. organizational hierarchy

9. _______ is the systematic process of analyzing and evaluating jobs to determine their relative worth in an organization

Correct : C. job evaluation

10. The process of ranking in which the relative importance of each job is determined in comparison with the representative job is called

Correct : A. relative ranking

11. Performance bonus is an example of a/an

Correct : B. extrinsic reward

12. The process of rewarding employees by giving them a stake in the company, which further enhances their performance is called the

Correct : C. employee stock plan

13. A benefit plan where an employee gets a chance to choose from a lot of benefits is also called

Correct : D. variable/flexible benefit plan

14. As a student, when one is trying to assess ones self and the opportunities available in the market to choose the right career, he/she is said to be in the

Correct : A. exploration stage

15. Virtuous Services Pvt Ltd. believes that it pays quite handsome salaries to its employees. However, the turnover rate has been quite high in the recent past and all the exit interviews point ot one factor - compensation , as the culprit. The company failed to

Correct : C. match the employee expectations

16. The approach that stresses on the fact that individuals should not be treated as mere factors of production is

Correct : A. human relations approach

17. Hawthorne studies gave raise to this approach of human resource management

Correct : B. human relations approach

18. An average sincere employee expects his boss or manager to have all the following characteristics except

Correct : B. ignore all the employees mistakes

19. As an auditor, the HR professional

Correct : A. ensures that all managers of the organization perform their respective roles

20. ________ organizations are characterised by rigid structures , directives and rules and are appropriate for static environments

Correct : A. mechanistic

21. The marketing manager was asked to handle the product re launch of toothpaste by VP marketing. The managers obligations toward the VP is called

Correct : B. accountability

22. The process of ensuring that there are the right number of qualified people in the right jobs for best results is termed

Correct : A. human resource planning

23. The statement of the required set of knowledge, skills and competencies for a job is called the

Correct : A. job specification

24. Adding more responsibility, providing wider scope, greater sequencing and minimizing controls, all constitute

Correct : D. job enrichment

25. If a selection method produces consistent results across different situations and times, it is termed to be

Correct : A. reliable

26. An interview where the interviewer does not chart out the formal structure of the interview but lets it take a natural course is called a

Correct : B. unstructured interview

27. The employee of ABC Corp lose a half days leave if they are late to work even by 15 mins. This is an example of

Correct : A. punitive discipline

28. Soman, the Marketing Manager in a large firm meets the Production Manager, Senior Manager HR and the VP- Operations almost every day in the Officers club. Some topic or the other, related to their organization and business comes up for discussion. This is an example of

Correct : D. rumors

29. Rajani, left her job as a receptionist as she was not happy with the job profile and wanted a more challenging job that would suit her qualification. Her leaving the organization is termed

Correct : C. attrition

30. One of the reasons for over staffing in the government and public sector enterprises is

Correct : A. minimal turnover rates

31. Chand & Sons is a medium sized traditional family business which wants to introduce some modern management practices like performance appraisal. The best suited method for the co is

Correct : C. management by objectives

32. Soumya works in a bank but works from 9 am to 2 ( instead of 9 t0 6) on so that she is back home when her kids are back from school. This is an example of

Correct : B. part time

33. Radiant Technologies is a small 8 yr old co employing around 40 people. The co wants to forecast its manpower requirements for the next 2-3 years/ It can rely on

Correct : C. past experience

34. ADDIE is a methodology applied in the HR function of

Correct : B. training

35. Adult learning Principles applied in T&D activities was developed by

Correct : A. malcolm knowles

36. ___________ is a formal & detailed study of jobs.

Correct : B. job evaluation

37. ____________ is a very flexible type of Organisation.

Correct : B. divisional organisation

38. What was the traditional term used for HRP and the one often associated with personnel management?

Correct : D. manpower planning

39. Why is it important to ensure that HR plans are flexible?

Correct : C. to accommodate the rapidly changing environment in which most organizations operate

40. Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as organizational

Correct : A. effectiveness