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851.	Organizations put maximum effort in measuring performance of organization people because ;
A.	It makes procedures cost effective
B.	It helps in detecting the problem
C.	It leads to product innovation
D.	It assists in implementing new technology
Answer» B. It helps in detecting the problem

852.	One of the major barriers to career advancement experiencing by working ladies is;
A.	Difficulty in balancing work and family life
B.	Top management is usually male oriented
C.	Lack of educational opportunities
D.	Common perception that woman cannot be better boss
Answer» A. Difficulty in balancing work and family life

853.	The jobs having challenging assignments, career oriented and having good remuneration increase
A.	Government influence
B.	Recruiting cost
C.	Image of organization
D.	Attractiveness of job
Answer» D. Attractiveness of job

854.	Following are the basic principles or conditions that facilitate learning except
A.	Participation
B.	Relevance
C.	Feedback
D.	Education
Answer» D. Education

855.	The basic skills possessed by the individual that are required to give certain performance are termed as:
A.	Ability
B.	Motivation
C.	Experience
D.	Performance
Answer» A. Ability

856.	System used to collect, record, store, analyze, & retrieve data related to an organization, is termed as_____________
A.	IS (Information System)
B.	MIS (Management Information System)
C.	HRIS (Human Resource Information System)
D.	DBMS (Data Base Management System)
Answer» C. HRIS (Human Resource Information System)

857.	Majority of the disputes in industries is (are) related to the problem of
A.	Wages
B.	Salaries
C.	Benefits
D.	All the above
Answer» D. All the above

858.	Performance development plan is set for the employee by his immediate boss.
A.	Employer
B.	Department Head
C.	Immediate boss
D.	Any of the above
Answer» C. Immediate boss

859.	The following person has suggested the new concept which takes into account various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job.
A.	Elliot Jecques
B.	Fred Luthas
C.	Juran
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Elliot Jecques

860.	The whole process of conducting a 360 – Degree Feedback process in any Organisation could last about ________.
A.	1.5 to 3 months
B.	3 to 6 months
C.	6 to 9 months
D.	9 to 12 months
Answer» A. 1.5 to 3 months

861.	The following system is simple, less expensive and less time consuming.
A.	Paired comparison
B.	Confidential report system
C.	Ranking
D.	Checklist method
Answer» C. Ranking

863.	Which of these is an advantage of the critical incidents methods while performing performance appraisal?
A.	Minimize inventory costs
B.	Negative incidents are generally more noticeable than positive ones
C.	Evaluation is based on actual job behavior
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Evaluation is based on actual job behavior

864.	What is the full form of "BARS"?
A.	Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales
B.	Baseline Accounting and Reporting System
C.	Budgeting Accounting and Reporting System
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales

865.	What do behaviorally anchored scales represent?
A.	The scales are anchored by descriptions of actual job behaviour.
B.	Superiors would feel comfortable to give feedback.
C.	A range of descriptive statements of behavior varying from the least to the most effective.
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. A range of descriptive statements of behavior varying from the least to the most effective.

866.	Who conducts the field review method?
A.	Peers
B.	Supervisor
C.	Subordinates
D.	Someone from corporate office or the HR department
Answer» D. Someone from corporate office or the HR department

862.	Which is not a method of performance appraisal?
A.	Straight ranking method
B.	Man-to-man comparison method
C.	Check list method
D.	None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above

867.	Which of the following activities constitute HRM? i] Human Resource Planning ii] Recruitment and Selection iii] Job Design iv] Campus Design
A.	Both i and ii
B.	Both i and iv
C.	All i, ii, and iii
D.	All the above
Answer» C. All i, ii, and iii

868.	Which of the following is covered under the development function of HRM? i] Employee Training ii] Career Development iii] Organization Development iv] Policy Development
A.	Only i and ii
B.	Only ii and ii
C.	Only iii and iv
D.	All i, ii and iii
Answer» D. All i, ii and iii

869.	What do the following characteristics in an individual indicate? i] Ability to take considerable responsibility ii] Ability to influence and control others iii] Problem solving skills
A.	Search for security
B.	Managerial competence
C.	Dysfunctional competence
D.	Technical-functional competence
Answer» B. Managerial competence

870.	_______ is a methodology to evaluate various elements of HRD.
A.	HRD Audit
B.	HRD Systems
C.	HRD Structures
D.	HR Planning
Answer» A. HRD Audit

871.	The organization prefers people who look for _________ with the company.
A.	A long - term association
B.	Selection
C.	Promotion
D.	Training
Answer» A. A long - term association

872.	The process of forecasting an organizations future demand for, and supply of, the right type of people in the right number is called
A.	Recruitment
B.	Human Resource Planning
C.	Human Capital Management
D.	Human Resource Management
Answer» B. Human Resource Planning

873.	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
A.	Succession planning
B.	Investing in human resources
C.	Highly talented personnel creation
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Succession planning

874.	What is human factor?
A.	Micro and macro issues of socioeconomic factor.
B.	Interrelated Physiological, Psychological and Socio-ethical aspects of human being.
C.	The entire concept of human behaviour
D.	None of the above.
Answer» A. Micro and macro issues of socioeconomic factor.

875.	What are the factors responsible for the growth of HRM?
A.	Development of scientific management and awakened sense of social responsibility.
B.	The problem of how the available human resource could effectively minimise the cost and maximise the production.
C.	Technical factors, awakening amongst workers, attitude of the government, cultural and social system.
D.	All the above.
Answer» C. Technical factors, awakening amongst workers, attitude of the government, cultural and social system.

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Organizations put maximum effort in measuring performance of organization people because ;

One of the major barriers to career advancement experiencing by working ladies is;

The jobs having challenging assignments, career oriented and having good remuneration increase

Following are the basic principles or conditions that facilitate learning except

The basic skills possessed by the individual that are required to give certain performance are termed as:

System used to collect, record, store, analyze, & retrieve data related to an organization, is termed as_____________

Majority of the disputes in industries is (are) related to the problem of

Performance development plan is set for the employee by his immediate boss.

The following person has suggested the new concept which takes into account various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job.

The whole process of conducting a 360 – Degree Feedback process in any Organisation could last about ________.

The following system is simple, less expensive and less time consuming.

Which is not a method of performance appraisal?

Which of these is an advantage of the critical incidents methods while performing performance appraisal?

What is the full form of "BARS"?

What do behaviorally anchored scales represent?

Who conducts the field review method?

Which of the following activities constitute HRM? i] Human Resource Planning ii] Recruitment and Selection iii] Job Design iv] Campus Design

Which of the following is covered under the development function of HRM? i] Employee Training ii] Career Development iii] Organization Development iv] Policy Development

What do the following characteristics in an individual indicate? i] Ability to take considerable responsibility ii] Ability to influence and control others iii] Problem solving skills

_______ is a methodology to evaluate various elements of HRD.

The organization prefers people who look for _________ with the company.

The process of forecasting an organizations future demand for, and supply of, the right type of people in the right number is called

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

What is human factor?

What are the factors responsible for the growth of HRM?

Who has defined personnel management as a field of management which has to do with planning and controlling various operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining and utilising labour force?

Directing is one of the important functions of HRM which comes under___________.

Whom does Human relation approach refer to?

Who laid the foundation of HRM practice?

How HRM has become a highly specialised job?

What is the scope of HRM?

The most popular form of interview is___________

Stress can affect not only your health, but also other aspects of your life. What else can be affected by stress?

Playing the role of ____________ requires designing and delivering efficient and effective HR systems, processes, and practices.

A system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distributed information related to the company's human resources is called a(n) _______________

Which of the following activities constitute HRM?
i] Human Resource Planning
ii] Recruitment and Selection
iii] Job Design
iv] Campus Design

Which of the following is covered under the development function of HRM?
i] Employee Training
ii] Career Development
iii] Organization Development
iv] Policy Development

What do the following characteristics in an individual indicate?
i] Ability to take considerable responsibility
ii] Ability to influence and control others
iii] Problem solving skills

876.	Who has defined personnel management as a field of management which has to do with planning and controlling various operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining and utilising labour force?
A.	Harold Koontz
B.	Glueck
C.	Michael Jucius
D.	Flippo
Answer» C. Michael Jucius

877.	Directing is one of the important functions of HRM which comes under___________.
A.	managerial function
B.	operative function
C.	technical function
D.	behavioral function
Answer» A. managerial function

878.	Whom does Human relation approach refer to?
A.	Worker, who should be given humanly treatment at work.
B.	Mutual cooperation between employer and employee in solving the common problems.
C.	Integration of people into a work situation that motivates them to work together to achieve productivity and also economic, psychological and social satisfaction.
D.	None of the above.
Answer» C. Integration of people into a work situation that motivates them to work together to achieve productivity and also economic, psychological and social satisfaction.

879.	Who laid the foundation of HRM practice?
A.	Elton Mayo
B.	Roethlisberger and Dickinson
C.	Peter Drucker and Douglas McGregor
D.	David C. McClelland.
Answer» C. Peter Drucker and Douglas McGregor

880.	How HRM has become a highly specialised job?
A.	It is concerned with obtaining and maintaining a satisfied work force.
B.	It maximises the output and satisfaction of the employees.
C.	Promote group satisfaction and individual development.
D.	Optimum utilisation of man-power by motivation and improving the efficiency.
Answer» B. It maximises the output and satisfaction of the employees.

881.	What is the scope of HRM?
A.	Training and development of employees for their growth.
B.	Maintenance of good industrial relations and workers’ high morale for higher productivity
C.	Further researches in behavioural science, new ideas in man, management and advances in the field of training and development.
D.	None of the above.
Answer» C. Further researches in behavioural science, new ideas in man, management and advances in the field of training and development.

882.	The most popular form of interview is___________
A.	The situational interview
B.	The competency based interview
C.	The biographical interview
D.	The unstructured interview
Answer» D. The unstructured interview

883.	Stress can affect not only your health, but also other aspects of your life. What else can be affected by stress?
A.	Family relationships
B.	Work performance
C.	Your attention to safety
D.	All of the given options
Answer» D. All of the given options

884.	Playing the role of ____________ requires designing and delivering efficient and effective HR systems, processes, and practices.
A.	Administrative Agent
B.	Change Agent
C.	Strategic Partner
D.	Employee Advocate
Answer» C. Strategic Partner

885.	A system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distributed information related to the company's human resources is called a(n) _______________
A.	HRIS
B.	Progressive discipline system
C.	IRS
D.	Contingent workforce system
Answer» A. HRIS