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Human Resource Management (HRM) big collection | Set 2

1. The interview is used as a method for determining :

Correct : B. The degree ’of fit between the applicant and the demands of the job.

2. A company’s ‘HR’ department can create an advisory relationship through

Correct : B. staff authority

3. Types of strikes include

Correct : D. all of above

4. For an occupation of farming, best classified personality orientation can be

Correct : A. realistic orientation

5. ‘praise’ and ‘expression of approvals’ in form of program are best classified as

Correct : A. social recognition program

6. The Ranking method is best suited for

Correct : C. Small organizations

7. Meaning of ‘direction sharing’ is

Correct : C. communicating company’s higherlevel goals

8. The thorough& detailed study regarding jobs within an Organisation is represented by;

Correct : A. Job analysis

9. Comparison of fairness between sales manager and production manager job pay rates, is an example of

Correct : D. internal equity

10. Situation, subordinates collude to rate high with each other, known as

Correct : A. logrolling

11. Quantitative performance measures used by human resource managers to assess operations are called

Correct : C. metrics

12. are a useful tool for determining why employees are leaving an organization.

Correct : B. Exit interviews

13. Adding ‘incentives’ to job is included in

Correct : B. extrinsic motivation

14. Involuntary termination of job of employee is classified as

Correct : B. dismissal

15. Which of the following decreases group cohesiveness?

Correct : A. Large group size

16. Recruitment and selection involves the following except

Correct : C. Reduction of the work force

17. Who advocated the theory Z?

Correct : C. William Ouchi and Price

18. The field of HRM was founded on the idea that the competitive advantage of the organisation relies on the following sources of capital:

Correct : B. social, cultural and human capital

19. Arrange the following steps involved in establishing a career development system in proper sequence: I. Vision II. Needs III. Action plan IV. Results

Correct : B. II, I, III, IV

20. ‘piecework’ pay plan is often called

Correct : A. individual pay plan

21. Lawyers are tend to be classified as personality type of

Correct : D. enterprising

22. New performance ‘appraisal systems’ and incentives usage is part of

Correct : D. reinforcement of new programs

23. An employee is rated high in performance appraisal because of ‘religion’, is an example of

Correct : B. bias

24. The Integrated System Model of Strategic Human Resource Manaqement acknowledges the existence within the organisation of ?

Correct : B. multiple stakeholders

25. Which of the following factors connected with working conditions?

Correct : D. All of the above

26. ‘market saturation’ can be best classified as

Correct : B. potential Threats

27. An availability of new talent management information system is a key driver of

Correct : C. talent management

28. Large inventories can be best classified as

Correct : D. potential Weaknesses

29. Strategy to understand problem and to formulate hypothesis is called

Correct : A. planning

30. An ‘Equal Pay Act’ emphasizes compensable factors are such as

Correct : D. all of above

31. The goal of HRD system is to develop

Correct : D. All of the above

32. a/an is a plan or programmes to motivate individual or group performance.

Correct : A. Incentive scheme

33. Strategy employees use to seek, for personal enrichment and greater convenience is

Correct : B. transfers

34. From employer’s point of view, talent management is also known as

Correct : B. career management

35. Behavioral factors affecting job design are ?

Correct : D. All of the above

36. According to business perspective, employees carrying sign language in depicting their concerns, regarded as

Correct : B. picketing

37. Distributive bargaining may be explained as

Correct : B. Bargaining that focuses on convincing the other party that the cost of disagreeing with the proposed terms would be very high.

38. Identify the correct sequence of the steps of grievance procedure required to be followed for the grievance handling 1. Departmental Manager 2. Immediate Supervisor 3. Arbitration 4. Trade Union’s intervention

Correct : C. 2, 1, 4& 3

39. The process of determining the tasks that make-up a job and the skills, abilities and responsibilities needed to perform the job is called

Correct : A. Job Analysis

40. Neutral party who negotiates issues in agreement dispute, makes a reasonable settlement by giving public recommendation is classified as

Correct : C. fact finder

41. Bankers are best classified in a personality type of

Correct : D. conventional orientation

42. Unstructured interview is also called

Correct : B. directive interview

43. People who chosen careers having more structured activities is classified as

Correct : D. conventional orientation

44. Which principle of management is violated by matrix organisation structure?

Correct : C. Unity of Command

45. An integrated group of activities to bring about a change is known as

Correct : A. Organisation development

46. Comparing quite dissimilar jobs such as nurses to technicians is best classified as

Correct : A. comparable worth

47. Consider the following punishments in disciplinary actions: I. Warning II. Demotion III. Censure IV. Dismissal Which of the above fall under minor punishment?

Correct : C. I and III

48. The first step in the e-selection process is

Correct : C. draw-up a flow chart of the current assessment process

49. The following is (are) the key components of a business process Re-engineering programme?

Correct : D. All of the above

50. ‘cooperative union-management projects’ is an example of

Correct : B. techno structural interventions

51. Grouping of jobs on basis of skills and physical efforts is called

Correct : C. classes

52. Loyalty awards given to employees, for completing several years is an example of

Correct : B. non-financial rewards

53. Exit Policy primarily emphasises in the broad sense, for policy makers as

Correct : A. Retiring people and rehabilitating them

54. A broad statement of the purpose, scope, duties and responsibilities of a particular job is

Correct : C. Job analysis

55. Validity of structured interviews is

Correct : A. high

56. Ten ‘C’ model of HRM architect was advanced by

Correct : B. Alan Price

57. An enquiry that is conducted afresh because of the objections raised by alleged employee is called

Correct : A. De-novo enquiry

58. Stage, in career management that spans roughly between 24 to 44 and heart of people’s career is

Correct : C. establishment stage

59. Competitive strategy is for

Correct : B. business unit

60. Use of data, facts, analytics and evaluated research for making decision is

Correct : A. Evidence based HRM

61. People who are often executives of chamber of commerce, are classified in personality type of

Correct : B. enterprising

62. In a career development, establishing career plans is a/an

Correct : A. individual role

63. Which of the following labour legislations in USA made unions more powerful than management?

Correct : A. Wagner Act

64. The interview in which pressure is deliberately put on the applicant is known as

Correct : D. None of the above

65. Model for organizational is introduced by

Correct : C. Kurt Lewin

66. Creating an environment that facilitates a continuous and. Two-way exchange of information between the superiors and the subordinates is the core of

Correct : A. High involvement management model

67. Human resource managers generally exert within the human resources department and outside the human resources department.

Correct : A. line authority; implied authority

68. In a career development focus, addition of development plans is a part of

Correct : B. performance appraisal

69. In surveying market, a way to know what others are paying, known as

Correct : A. salary survey

70. The number of subordinates a superior can effectively handle is called

Correct : B. Span of control

71. The measures the rate at which employees leave the company.

Correct : B. turnover rate

72. In career development focus, an individual development plan is part of

Correct : A. training and development

73. The term procurement stands for

Correct : A. recruitment and selection

74. The other name of Sensitivity Training is

Correct : B. T-Group Training

75. People who choose medical profession is an example of

Correct : C. investigative personality

76. Recruitment is concerned with

Correct : C. Developing a pool of job candidates

77. In job classification, group which contains similar jobs is called

Correct : A. classes

78. Developing characteristics of people needed to run business in .

Correct : C. Long term

79. Moving employees from one job to another in a predetermined way is called

Correct : A. Job rotation

80. “Work-Diversity” by nature, does not go against Ethics. But an executive assistant while getting transferred from “stores” to “dispatch” section created turmoil in the office. He is

Correct : B. Fully against work ethics

81. Pay plan is based on influence-able competencies for companies to focus on

Correct : A. performance management process

82. Advertisements through newspapers, TV, radio, professional journals and magazines are methods of recruitment

Correct : B. Indirect

83. Focus on career development, tuition reimbursement plans are part of

Correct : D. compensation and benefits

84. is defined as the record of outcomes produced on a specific job function or activity during a specific time period.

Correct : A. Performance

85. Negotiations are an important aspect of the collective-bargaining process. What do they ensure?

Correct : D. That conflict is contained within manageable boundaries.

86. According to Herzberg, job salary and incentives are classified as

Correct : C. hygiene factor

87. Which of the following is not a traditional method of organisational development?

Correct : D. Process consultation

88. In , the interviewer uses pre-set standardised questions which are put to all applicants.

Correct : C. Structured interview

89. An Edward Deci’s motivation theory explains the

Correct : A. extrinsic rewards causes detraction

90. The Managerial Grid was given by

Correct : C. Blake and Mouton

91. The human resource management functions aims at ?

Correct : B. helping the Organisation deal with its employees in different stages of employment

92. Which of the following is (are) the HRD score card?

Correct : D. All of the above

93. The following system combines the superior and self evaluation systems?

Correct : D. Management by Objective

94. Aligning of skills, training and performance to have a successful career is also known as

Correct : C. talent management

95. The first step in the human resource planning process is

Correct : B. Forecasting future human resource needs

96. The three important components in aligning business strategy with HR practice:

Correct : A. Business Strategy, Human Resource Practices, Organisational Capabilities

97. The area from which applicants can be recruited is

Correct : B. Labour markets

98. Process of attracting, selecting, training and promoting employees through a particular firm is called

Correct : C. talent management

99. Which pay is one of the most crucial pay given to the employee& also shown in the pay structure?

Correct : A. Performance

100. Which one is not of Michael Porters five force model of industry analysis?

Correct : D. Cost leadership