Human Resource Management (HRM) big collection | Set 14
1. The proportion of women in the workforce is projected to
Correct : C. stop growing
2. What is the role of a Human Capital Manager?
I. Unlearn old skills and acquire new skills
II. He or she seeks to fine-tune HR policies and practices to fir the culture
III. It is the responsibility of a centralised or a decentralised department.
Correct : C. Both I& II
3. In ‘ABC’ approach which is used in formulating hypothesis, “C” stands for
Correct : D. consequences
4. Action research, as a methodology for behavioural science was proposed by
Correct : C. Kurt Lewin
5. A is a collection of duties, tasks and responsibilities which are assigned to an individual and which is different from the assignment.
Correct : A. Job
6. Assertion (A). In exitable the firm must go to the external sources for lower entry jobs. Reason (R). For positions where required qualification / experiences are not met.
Correct : D. Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
7. An employer’s refusal to provide work opportunities, is classified as
Correct : B. lock out
8. Which of the following approach emphasizes the’ effect of psychological&. Social factors on employees’ performance?
Correct : C. Human relations approach
9. Selection means
Correct : D. None of the above
10. The unstructured interview: ?
Correct : D. Typically biased job performance
11. Human Relations Theory focuses on
Correct : B. Role of Individuals
12. HRM is considered as
Correct : B. A proactive function
13. The primary aim of recruitment and selection process is to ?
Correct : B. Hire the best individuals at optimum cost
14. Occupation of forestry and agriculture is
an example of
Correct : A. realistic orientation
15. A written statement of the human qualification, education and experience needed to perform a job is referred to as
Correct : A. Job design
16. College Professors are generally evaluated on the following Work function(s)
Correct : D. All of the above
17. Training which focuses on person’s psychology is included in
Correct : B. mentoring
18. Assistance to top level management for
strategic plans is provided by
Correct : B. corporate HR group
19. During the lay off period, the employer has to pay of the basic wages.
Correct : B. Half
20. In formulating of hypothesis, reviewing antecedents means
Correct : A. things before the employee’s job
21. In ‘job grading method’, group of jobs
that are different is called
Correct : B. rank jobs
22. 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.
23. In career development, assessing your own career interests is included in
Correct : A. individual role
24. In order of court, compelling parties either to desist a certain action or to resume
a particular action classified as
Correct : C. injunction
25. Which one of the following is not a step in planning?
Correct : D. Identifying needs of employees
26. Why Organisations provide, attractive
salaries, fringe benefits, career development opportunities:
Correct : A. To retain valuable human resources
27. The meaning of the acronym HRM is ?
Correct : C. Human Resource Management
28. Compensation given to expatriates for exceptionally hard working and living conditions at certain locations is classified as
Correct : C. hardship allowances
29. Taylor differential piece rate system is related to
Correct : C. Incentive wage system
30. Which statement is true?
Correct : B. A promotion is the advancement of an employee to a better job better in terms of greater responsibilities, more prestige or status, greater skill and especially, increase rate of pay or salary.
31. An idea of instituting ‘HR’ policies to support and encourage senior workers is part of
Correct : D. managing retirements
32. A pension plan, an employer’s acknowledgement of financial standing of employee’s account, placing percentage on basis of annual compensation and interest, regarded as
Correct : A. cash balance plan
33. ‘controlled experimentation’ is a technique, use for
Correct : A. designing of evaluation
34. In traditional focus, reward is based on
Correct : D. compensation and benefits
35. Sensitivity training is also known as:
Correct : C. T - group training
36. Manager reviewing and evaluating reward system is part of
Correct : C. consequences
37. Voluntary withdrawal of labor of company is classified as
Correct : A. strike
38. The most popular method of recruiting applicants to jobs is
Correct : B. Corporate website
39. Who among the following advocated
the principles of Labour Legislation?
Correct : C. R.K. Dash
40. An incentive plan may consist of
Correct : C. Both monetary and nonmonetary
41. Systematic and orderly process of determining the worth of a job in relation to other jobs is
Correct : C. Job evaluation
42. A process that is used for identifying and developing internal people with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company is called
Correct : A. Succession planning
43. The basic managerial skill(s) is(are)
Correct : D. All of the above
44. People belongs to profession of college professors are tend to be
Correct : B. investigative oriented
45. Recruiting employees, selecting right one for job and giving them training leads to
Correct : C. Staffing
46. The group to which a person would like to belong is known as
Correct : B. Reference Group
47. Which of the following is not a tripartite body?
Correct : C. Works Committee
48. HRM is
Correct : A. Employee oriented
49. ESI Act applies to
Correct : B. Seasonal Factory Workers
50. Who has called the scientific management a ‘rabble hypotheses?
Correct : B. Peter F. Drucker
51. In which of the following methods Jobs can be arranged according to the relative difficulty in performing them.
Correct : A. Ranking method
52. Top management works on
Correct : A. strategic plan
53. Which is non-monetary incentives?
Correct : D. All of the above
54. Bankers and accountants are mostly having a specific personality type, known as
Correct : D. conventional
55. Job pay rate depends on
Correct : A. the job itself
56. Which of the following is not correct about Organisation Development?
Correct : A. It is not a top management led and supported process.
57. A test, examinees respond to situations representing jobs, known as
Correct : A. situational test
58. The Workmen’s compensation Act came into force in which year?
Correct : D. 1924
59. People having ‘foreign services’ as profession are best classified as
Correct : C. social orientation
60. issues tend to be well disguised.
Correct : B. Territorial
61. The nation wide consumer councils formed by the Government comprise of representatives of
Correct : D. All of the above
62. Wage determination is mostly done through tools which are
Correct : C. Both of (A)& (B)
63. The Human Resource System covers
Correct : D. All of the above
64. Large recruitment problematic and vice-versa.
Correct : A. Less
65. Human resource planning system includes
Correct : D. All of the above
66. An equal rating of all employees such as ‘good’ is called
Correct : D. central tendency
67. When person’s performance is satisfactory and ranked for promotion, interview would be
Correct : A. satisfactory-promotable interview
68. Outsourcing stands for
Correct : D. Contracting out the work to other organisations
69. The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan
Correct : C. Recruitment
70. Tool used to present manager with performance graphs and charts is
Correct : B. digital dashboard
71. External sources of recruitment consists
Correct : D. All of the above
72. United States citizen work in China, in subsidiary of company whose headquarter is located in United States, an example of
Correct : C. home country nationals
73. The important objectives of a job evaluation programme
Correct : D. All of the above
74. Standard Performance - Actual performance = Training& Development
Correct : A. Need
75. Second step in pay rate establishment is
to ensure the
Correct : A. internal equity
76. Third step in ‘ranking method’ of evaluating job method is to
Correct : D. select and group jobs
77. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of having expatriate employees to staff international subsidiaries?
Correct : C. Attempts to establish a foreign culture to the company.
78. Company top executives compensation include
Correct : D. all of above
79. Dismissal of employee, who violates law of contractual arrangements stated, by employer is classified as
Correct : C. wrongful discharge
80. The scope of HRM does not include
Correct : D. Maintenance of accounts
81. Point method is suitable for
Correct : D. Both (B) and (C)
82. Few career programs for women is concluded as
Correct : A. bias
83. Who has given the concept of ‘Core competence’?
Correct : C. C.K. Prahalad and G. Hamel
84. Situation’ when third neutral party helps in negotiation of agreement is classified as
Correct : B. mediation
85. ‘Benchmarking’ of jobs is included in
Correct : D. salary survey
86. Managers use a(n) to measure the HR function’s effectiveness and efficiency in producing employee behaviors the company needs to achieve its strategic goals.
Correct : B. HR Scorecard
87. Rearrange the following steps of recruitment.
I. Searching
II. Evaluation and control
III. Planning
IV. Screening
V. Strategy development
Correct : B. III, V, I, IV, II
88. Mechanism of Human Resource Development includes
Correct : D. All of the above
89. In traditional focus, managing attitudes related to job are included in
Correct : A. training and development
90. Scale is used in ‘HRD’ scorecard consists of
Correct : B. 10-point scale
91. Mostly employees’ promotion decision
is based on
Correct : A. performance appraisal
92. A company ‘Apollo’ tyres diversifying in entertainment business can be a classic example of
Correct : A. Conglomerate diversification
93. An advantage of ‘forced distribution method’ is
Correct : D. end up with predetermined rating
94. An event, employees participation in
skills practice sessions, known as
Correct : D. career planning workshops
95. Ethical Management is
Correct : A. A Compromise
96. Which of these is a consequence of pay dissatisfaction?
Correct : D. Job dissatisfaction
97. Although many authors experience difficulty in distinguishing between personnel management and HRM, it can be argued that HRM is the elevation of personnel management to a more Level.
Correct : B. organisational
98. Recruitment means
Correct : D. Total number of applications received
99. People attracted to occupations that require physical activities are best classified as
Correct : A. realistic orientation
100. Financial and investment counseling is an example of