Human Resource Management (HRM) big collection | Set 6
1. Ranking of all employees, measuring a specific trait such as communicating is measured in
Correct : C. alternation ranking method
2. When Human Relations training is given to managers the method adopted is:
Correct : B. Sensitivity Training
3. Improving current and future management performance is called
Correct : D. management development
4. When company offers specific marketing, which is not available by others is strategy of
Correct : A. focusers
5. Cultural Diversity explained by Greet Hofstede has four components. Which of the following is not a part of it?
Correct : D. Quality vs. Quantity of Life
6. Which of the following functions of HRM deals with ‘Collective Bargaining’?
Correct : D. Employee relations management
7. E-recruiting methods include ?
Correct : D. all of the above
8. Job analysis information can be collected
through
Correct : C. Both A and B
9. Fairness of individual’s job pay rates in comparison to employees within firm is included in
Correct : D. individual equity
10. Employees that are to be retired in nearest times are of
Correct : C. Baby Boomers
11. Credit managers tend to be classified as personality oriented of
Correct : B. conventional
12. ‘refreezing stage’ considers
Correct : D. reinforcement of new programs
13. Which of the following is not a cross cultural theory of international HRM?
Correct : B. Jai B.P. Sinha’s Theory
14. A written statement of policies and principles that guides the behavior of all employees is called
Correct : A. code of ethics
15. System which is usually based on information technology, is
Correct : C. talent management
16. The process which best defines the locating and, encouraging potential employees
to apply for jobs is
Correct : C. Recruitment
17. The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around ?
Correct : D. Men
18. According to Edwin Flippo, the first and immediate product of job analysis is
Correct : A. The job description
19. A technique is used for obtaining information from person orally and directly is
called
Correct : A. Interviews
20. The objectives of HRM are categorized as
Correct : D. All of the above
21. Scope of the HRM includes
Correct : D. All of the above
22. Which of the following training programmes is meant for a new employee?
Correct : A. Induction training
23. Recruitment is widely viewed as a process
Correct : A. Positive
24. Competency-based-job-analysis means defining job in terms of
Correct : D. all of above
25. An employee’s salary paid for his skills
and knowledge is called
Correct : A. competency based pay
26. Dimension which measures competency of company’s top management to lower level employees is
Correct : B. HRD competence score
27. Scope of the HRM includes ?
Correct : D. All of the above
28. Employees involuntary separation from a job for a certain time period, known as
Correct : C. layoffs
29. During whose tenure as a union labour minister, the code of Discipline was adopted?
Correct : B. G.L. Nanda
30. The three performance counseling phases are
Correct : A. Rapport building, Exploration, Action planning
31. In arbitration, dispute parties no longer accord with agreement, willing to change existing agreement, known as
Correct : C. interest arbitration
32. Company seeking ethical standard must purport to
Correct : D. Public Disclosure and Publishing
33. Among the best known trait approaches to personality measurement - column A gives Traits and column B states the name of authority defining them. Match the correct combination Column - A (Traits) Column - B (Author) 58
Correct : A. 20 + needs Murray
34. A is a company’s plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats in order to maintain a competitive advantage.
Correct : C. strategy
35. HR Department maintains records.
Correct : A. Employee
36. One of the dimensions included in the Harvard Model is
Correct : B. Behavioral interest
37. The role is to ensure the deserving managers should get appropriate opportunities for job Rotation.
Correct : A. Reviewer
38. Recruitment is widely viewed as a
process?
Correct : A. Positive
39. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
a. An ordinary person does. want to work on his own I. Hierarchy Theory
b. An individual is willing to work on his own II. Hygiene theory
c. Motivational factors III. X theory
d. Esteem Needs IV. Y theory
Correct : D. A − III, B − IV, C − II, D − I
40. Need of food, water and shelter is classified as
Correct : C. physiological needs
41. Which is the Principles of Human Relations?
Correct : D. All of the above
42. The term “Grapevine Communication” is
related to
Correct : B. Informal Communication
43. The main objects of Training Method is
Correct : A. Introduction of New Technology
44. ‘HR’ manager must be familiar with
Correct : D. all of above
45. Which of the following is not the act of Corporate Governance?
Correct : C. Fudging of Accounts
46. The following person has suggested the new concept which takes into account various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job.
Correct : A. Elliot Jecques
47. HRP stands for ?
Correct : B. Human resource planning
48. Advancements in position with increased responsibility is called
Correct : A. promotions
49. Process which consists how and what positions are to be filled is called
Correct : D. all of above
50. The method of collecting money for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by raising prices or following many other unethical ways is often described as:
Correct : B. Reverse Robinhood effect
51. The unstructured interview
Correct : D. Typically biased job performance
52. Which are the factors by which the process of job design can be affected?
Correct : D. All of the above
53. Research and development managers are
classified as
Correct : C. investigative personality
54. ‘total quality management’ is an example of
Correct : B. techno structural interventions
55. Technique of drawing conclusions from a candidate’s hand writing about future performance in a role is
Correct : C. Graphology
56. Term ‘job enrichment’ means
Correct : A. redesigning jobs for workers
57. Effective supervision is an activity of
Correct : D. Direction function
58. Action learning is a training technique in which
Correct : A. trainee is allowed to work full time analyzing and solving problems in other departments.
59. An automated end to end process of managing and compensating employees is called
Correct : C. talent management
60. Under training and development plan, the form is to be prepared in form.
Correct : A. Duplicate
61. The Principle of Equifinality operates
Correct : B. Within the external environment
62. Workers compensation, disability insurance, health and hospitalization costs are all types of
Correct : C. insurance benefits
63. The following are the factors which come under ? Work planning? that is component systems of HRD
Correct : D. All of the above
64. An informal employee-manager refers to
Correct : A. social recognition program
65. ‘Kakinada Experiment’ on achievement motivation was conducted in
Correct : C. Andhra Pradesh
66. Which of the following form for improving workers participation in management was included in the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee report?
Correct : C. Workers’ representation in the Board of Directors and allotment of equity to workers
67. A country in which headquarters of company are located are classified as
Correct : B. home country nationals
68. Job descriptions are also called as ?
Correct : A. Task oriented
69. Duties of ‘HR’ manager and staff functions consist of
Correct : A. Assisting line manager
70. A category, testing learned skills and
principles, known as
Correct : B. measuring learning
71. People who are attracted to career, involving verbal activities rather than physical activities are classified as
Correct : A. enterprising oriented
72. An “Assessment Centre” is
Correct : C. Both (A) and (B)
73. The statement which best describes the function of Human Resources Planning is
Correct : B. The’ process of ensuring that people required running the company are being used as effectively as possible especially in fulfilling developmental needs in order to accomplish the organisation’s goals
74. In career development, establishing selfcareer goals is included in
Correct : A. an individual role
75. An interview conducted at the time of an employee leaving the organisation is called
Correct : A. Exit interview
76. Manager who can only issue orders in his own department
Correct : B. Staff managers
77. Which is the scope of HRM as per Dale Yoder and Robert?
Correct : D. All of the above
78. The following is not a job evaluation method.
Correct : D. Assessment method
79. Companies may use a(n) to provide employees with a single access point or gateway on a company’s intranet to all human resource information.
Correct : B. HR portal
80. The organization’s must be conducive to productivity and quality improvement.
Correct : A. Culture
81. ‘Coaching of employees’ does not include
Correct : D. compensating employees
82. In this technique, personnel specialists and operating managers prepare lists of statements of very effective and very ineffective behavior for an employee.
Correct : A. Critical incident technique
83. Which of the following statement represents ’effectiveness’?
Correct : D. Achieve Organisational goals
84. First step in ‘Job ranking’ evaluation method is to
Correct : A. obtain job information
85. In career development focus, compensations planned for non-job related activities is part of
Correct : D. compensation and benefits
86. Under which of the following authority, an HR manager took the decision to provide training to its employees regarding the operations of newly installed machine?
Correct : B. Functional
87. Counseling employees for second careers inside firm is an example of
Correct : B. preretirement counseling
88. The one of the following is the best reason for the reduced use of written tests is
Correct : B. They are difficult to validate
89. Which of the following strategies requires a company to concentrate its efforts in one or more narrow segments instead of a broad based strategy?
Correct : C. Focus strategy
90. One of the following is not included in job descriptions:
Correct : D. Penal actions
91. Job analysis is must for employees
Correct : D. all of above
92. The multiple-input approach to performance feedback is sometimes called degree assessment.
Correct : D. 360
93. ‘Patents’ can be best classified as
Correct : C. potential strengths
94. Job Enrichment involves
Correct : D. Involves giving employees work with a greater degree of responsibility and autonomy
95. Time and Motion Study was propounded by
Correct : C. Frank B. Gilberth
96. Job schedules in which employees can work for fewer days, but, for longer time in each day are classified as
Correct : B. compressed work week
97. A trade union is an organisation of
Correct : A. Worker who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours and working.
98. Human Resource Management includes
Correct : D. All of the above
99. The classical theorists favoured organisation based on
Correct : A. Military model
100. Three tier framework of industrial relations was proposed by: