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?