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| 901. |
A job analyst’s task is to |
| A. | prepare job description |
| B. | integrate development activities |
| C. | develop compensation plans |
| D. | advise management |
| Answer» A. prepare job description | |
| 902. |
Which of the following is not a feature of systems approach? |
| A. | A system is a combination of parts |
| B. | System transforms inputs into outputs |
| C. | Parts and sub-parts are related to one another |
| D. | It is not necessary for a system to have a boundary |
| Answer» D. It is not necessary for a system to have a boundary | |
| 903. |
Labour productivity means |
| A. | Output is greater than input |
| B. | Output is less than input |
| C. | Output is equal to input |
| D. | Output is negative |
| Answer» A. Output is greater than input | |
| 904. |
‘Leisure time counseling’ is an example of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | honoring experience |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» B. preretirement counseling | |
| 905. |
Portion of increased salary paid to employee for an individual performance is called |
| A. | merit pay |
| B. | motivators |
| C. | de-merit pay |
| D. | fixed merit pay |
| Answer» A. merit pay | |
| 906. |
Structured interview is also called |
| A. | non directive interview |
| B. | directive interview |
| C. | both A and B |
| D. | collaborative approach |
| Answer» A. non directive interview | |
| 907. |
Porter and Lawler model is related to |
| A. | Perception |
| B. | Attitudes |
| C. | Motivation |
| D. | Leadership |
| Answer» C. Motivation | |
| 908. |
Salary surveys are used for monitoring and maintaining |
| A. | external equity |
| B. | internal equity |
| C. | compensating equity |
| D. | collective equity |
| Answer» A. external equity | |
| 909. |
Types of third party negotiation, known as arbitration, includes |
| A. | non-binding arbitration |
| B. | interest arbitration |
| C. | non-binding arbitration |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 910. |
“Labour is not a commodity” - is the assertion made by |
| A. | The Declaration of Philadelphia adopted by 26th session of ILO |
| B. | The Magna Carta |
| C. | The Constitution of India |
| D. | The International Labour Conference |
| Answer» A. The Declaration of Philadelphia adopted by 26th session of ILO | |
| 911. |
Solving and implementing solutions in empowering employees to review problems can, best classified as |
| A. | action research |
| B. | customer research |
| C. | marketing research |
| D. | human research |
| Answer» A. action research | |
| 912. |
The performance of human resource departments is evaluated based on |
| A. | measurable evidence of efficiency |
| B. | measurable evidence of effectiveness |
| C. | anecdotal evidence |
| D. | both A and B |
| Answer» D. both A and B | |
| 913. |
“Quality Circles in India”, the first book incorporating the process to be adopted in developing, implementing and sustaining quality circles, was authored by |
| A. | T.V. Rao |
| B. | D.M. Pestonzee |
| C. | Udai Pareek |
| D. | S.R. Udpa |
| Answer» D. S.R. Udpa | |
| 914. |
A test which measure, what it is intended to measure is |
| A. | Valid test |
| B. | Reliable test |
| C. | Objective test |
| D. | Standardised test |
| Answer» A. Valid test | |
| 915. |
Position a person has over many years in any occupation is called |
| A. | career |
| B. | career management |
| C. | career planning |
| D. | career development |
| Answer» A. career | |
| 916. |
Which of the following components is not true as a part of unemployment definition? |
| A. | Physically fit to work |
| B. | Mentally fit to work |
| C. | Ability to discharge the work most efficiently |
| D. | But, unable to find work |
| Answer» C. Ability to discharge the work most efficiently | |
| 917. |
Which is the Human Relation Policy? |
| A. | Open communication |
| B. | Common interest |
| C. | Mutual acceptance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Open communication | |
| 918. |
In career development, providing support in developing career is part of |
| A. | individual role |
| B. | managerial role |
| C. | employer role |
| D. | line manager’s role |
| Answer» B. managerial role | |
| 919. |
Which of the following act deals with recruitment and selection? |
| A. | Child labour act |
| B. | The apprentices act |
| C. | Mines act |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 920. |
The problem of industrial discipline was debated by the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) held in India in |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1959 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1957 | |
| 921. |
The first Factory Legislation in India was enacted in |
| A. | 1860 |
| B. | 1881 |
| C. | 1882 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» B. 1881 | |
| 922. |
set guidelines regarding safety practices at work. |
| A. | Equal employment laws |
| B. | Occupational safety and health laws |
| C. | Labor laws |
| D. | Advertising regulations |
| Answer» B. Occupational safety and health laws | |
| 923. |
‘incentives’ given to employees are a part of |
| A. | non direct financial payment |
| B. | direct financial payments |
| C. | compensation |
| D. | pension benefits |
| Answer» B. direct financial payments | |
| 924. |
Which of the following department of an Organisation performs the managerial function of matching Organisational needs with the skills& abilities of the employees? |
| A. | Finance department |
| B. | Marketing department |
| C. | Production department |
| D. | Human Resource department |
| Answer» D. Human Resource department | |
| 925. |
Disadvantage of ‘forced distribution method’ is |
| A. | difficult to develop |
| B. | cause of disagreements |
| C. | time consuming |
| D. | ranking is based on employer’s cutoff points |
| Answer» D. ranking is based on employer’s cutoff points | |
| 926. |
Building blocks of performance management are |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 927. |
Typical simulated tasks include |
| A. | management games |
| B. | leaderless group discussion |
| C. | The in-basket |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 928. |
‘functional strategy’ can also be considered as |
| A. | departmental strategy |
| B. | business unit |
| C. | companywide strategy |
| D. | business strategy |
| Answer» A. departmental strategy | |
| 929. |
An interview, in which supervisor and subordinate review appraisal, called |
| A. | structured interview |
| B. | unstructured interview |
| C. | appraisal interview |
| D. | hiring interview |
| Answer» C. appraisal interview | |
| 930. |
In traditional focus, rewards based on production is part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | compensation and benefits |
| Answer» D. compensation and benefits | |
| 931. |
Job’s pay rate in comparison with one’s own firm is an example of |
| A. | external equity |
| B. | primary equity |
| C. | secondary equity |
| D. | collective equity |
| Answer» A. external equity | |
| 932. |
is defined as disputes between parties submitted and decided by a neutral third party. |
| A. | Collective Bargaining |
| B. | Affirmation Action |
| C. | Arbitration |
| D. | Negotiation |
| Answer» C. Arbitration | |
| 933. |
Which of the following statements is not true about benchmarking strategy of TQM? |
| A. | It is a people driven activity. |
| B. | It is related to the efforts of Kaizen. |
| C. | It is related to the raising of criteria for selection. |
| D. | It is raising the performance standards of the organization. |
| Answer» C. It is related to the raising of criteria for selection. | |
| 934. |
Workers with manual jobs are mostly paid as |
| A. | pay plan based on knowledge |
| B. | pay plan based on skills |
| C. | pay plan based on tenure |
| D. | pay plan based on performance |
| Answer» B. pay plan based on skills | |
| 935. |
Making a fit between company’s competitive aims and each department’s plan is |
| A. | Strategic planning |
| B. | Strategic fit |
| C. | Corporate strategy |
| D. | Competitive strategy |
| Answer» B. Strategic fit | |
| 936. |
Which of the following is the internal sources of recruitment? |
| A. | Promotion |
| B. | Trainees |
| C. | Transfer |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 937. |
One of the dimensions included in the Harvard Model is ? |
| A. | HR outcomes interest |
| B. | Behavioral interest |
| C. | Stakeholders interest |
| D. | Performance interest |
| Answer» C. Stakeholders interest | |
| 938. |
Second step in ranking method of job evaluation is to |
| A. | combine ratings |
| B. | rank jobs |
| C. | selecting compensable factors |
| D. | grouping jobs |
| Answer» D. grouping jobs | |
| 939. |
Appraisals of employees must be discussed in context of |
| A. | employees’ career aspirations |
| B. | performance applications |
| C. | industry leading compensation |
| D. | employee training |
| Answer» A. employees’ career aspirations | |
| 940. |
Lean production aims at: |
| A. | Continuous improvement |
| B. | Aim at zero defects |
| C. | Just-in-time inventory system |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 941. |
‘Talent Management’ automated end to end process involves |
| A. | recruiting and hiring |
| B. | managing employees |
| C. | compensating employees |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 942. |
Which one of the following is not in sequence of personnel training procedure
|
| A. | (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) |
| B. | (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) and (v) |
| C. | (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) and (v) |
| D. | (iii), (i), (ii), (v) and (iv) |
| Answer» C. (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) and (v) | |
| 943. |
In which personality type we can include accountants? |
| A. | realistic |
| B. | investigative |
| C. | social |
| D. | conventional |
| Answer» D. conventional | |
| 944. |
Anchoring jobs and slotting other jobs accordingly is called |
| A. | benchmarking jobs |
| B. | evaluating pay scales |
| C. | evaluating pay grades |
| D. | evaluating internal equity |
| Answer» A. benchmarking jobs | |
| 945. |
Management guru, Edward Deming argues that employee’s performance is result of |
| A. | training communication |
| B. | quality management |
| C. | own motivation |
| D. | both A and B |
| Answer» D. both A and B | |
| 946. |
What term refers to the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s workers? |
| A. | human resources |
| B. | human capital |
| C. | intangible assets |
| D. | knowledge assets |
| Answer» B. human capital | |
| 947. |
Which of the following statements about Organizational Behaviour is wrong? |
| A. | It is an inter-disciplinary subject. |
| B. | It believes that individual, group and organization are subsystems of OB. |
| C. | Its explanation finds roots in systems as well as contingency theories. |
| D. | It deals only with prediction of human behaviour at work. |
| Answer» D. It deals only with prediction of human behaviour at work. | |
| 948. |
Standard of ‘output’ for a job is called |
| A. | fair day’s work |
| B. | unfair day’s work |
| C. | incentive rate |
| D. | systematic soldiering |
| Answer» A. fair day’s work | |
| 949. |
Recruitment |
| A. | follows selection |
| B. | precedes selection |
| C. | matches selection |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. precedes selection | |
| 950. |
Which of the following theories of wages was propounded by Karl Marx? |
| A. | Wage Fund Theory |
| B. | Subsistence Theory |
| C. | Surplus Value Theory |
| D. | Residual Claimant Theory |
| Answer» C. Surplus Value Theory | |
| 951. |
Which of the following is not a field of industrial relations? |
| A. | State and their institutions |
| B. | Management and their associations |
| C. | Study of workers and their trade unions |
| D. | Study of consumers and their associations |
| Answer» D. Study of consumers and their associations | |
| 952. |
Career counseling is part of which of the following functions of HRM? |
| A. | Compensation& benefits |
| B. | Planning& selection |
| C. | Training and Development |
| D. | Maintenance of HRIS |
| Answer» C. Training and Development | |
| 953. |
“Poverty is an artificial creation. It does not belong to human civilization and we can change that and can make people come out of poverty through redesigning our institutions and policies.” This preamble refers to |
| A. | Women Entrepreneurship |
| B. | Corporate Entrepreneurship |
| C. | Social Entrepreneurship |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Social Entrepreneurship | |
| 954. |
Relationship between two variables can be identified with help of |
| A. | ratio analysis |
| B. | scatter plot |
| C. | trend analysis |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» B. scatter plot | |
| 955. |
Expectancy Theory of Motivation was propounded by |
| A. | Porter and Lawler |
| B. | McGregor |
| C. | Vroom |
| D. | J. Stacy Adams |
| Answer» C. Vroom | |
| 956. |
“We must maintain in good order the property, we are privileged to use, protecting the environment and natural resources” is known as |
| A. | Protecting business environment |
| B. | Social responsibility of business |
| C. | Maintaining good property |
| D. | Protect natural resources |
| Answer» B. Social responsibility of business | |
| 957. |
Managers and executives are often paid in form of |
| A. | salaries |
| B. | bonuses |
| C. | promotion |
| D. | shopping discounts |
| Answer» A. salaries | |
| 958. |
Who is not associated with development of human development index? |
| A. | Sudhir Anand |
| B. | Meghnad Desai |
| C. | Mahabub-ul-Haq |
| D. | Manmohan Singh |
| Answer» D. Manmohan Singh | |
| 959. |
One of the acceptable methods for obtaining feedback of training is called |
| A. | Structured Interview |
| B. | Performance after Training |
| C. | Improvement after Training |
| D. | Employee Turnover Rate |
| Answer» A. Structured Interview | |
| 960. |
In how many dimensions HRD maturity level in an organization is measured? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 961. |
“Navigating office politics” needs |
| A. | mentoring |
| B. | employee’s performance |
| C. | career interests |
| D. | developmental needs |
| Answer» A. mentoring | |
| 962. |
Which of the following relates to training works? |
| A. | Job rotation |
| B. | Induction |
| C. | Vestibule |
| D. | Task |
| Answer» A. Job rotation | |
| 963. |
Which of the following is method of Union recognition? |
| A. | Secret Ballot |
| B. | Check-off System |
| C. | Membership Verification |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 964. |
Who has advanced the Goal setting theory of Performance Management? |
| A. | E.A. Locke& Gary Lutham |
| B. | F. Trompenaavs and Charles Hamp |
| C. | R. Tung and Arthur Anderson |
| D. | J.C. Usunier and P.N. Gharvi |
| Answer» A. E.A. Locke& Gary Lutham | |
| 965. |
To address the challenges and opportunities they face organisations engage in a process of strategic management. Strategic management is: |
| A. | short-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation |
| B. | short-term focused and composed of the organisation’s mission, vision and value statements |
| C. | long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation |
| D. | long-term focused and composed of the organisation’s mission, vision and value statements |
| Answer» C. long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation | |
| 966. |
The process of grouping of similar types of works together is known as |
| A. | Job classification |
| B. | Job design |
| C. | Job evaluation |
| D. | Job description |
| Answer» A. Job classification | |
| 967. |
A job design is |
| A. | The design involving maximum acceptable job design qualities to perform a job |
| B. | The division of total task to be performed into manageable and efficient units |
| C. | A systematic way of designing and determination of the worth of a job |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The division of total task to be performed into manageable and efficient units | |
| 968. |
When an organization outsources the responsibilities for the end-to-end delivery of the recruitment/selection process covering all vacancies is |
| A. | Recruitment process and screening |
| B. | Business process and screening |
| C. | Knowledge process and screening |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 969. |
Wage and Salary Administration consists of |
| A. | Representative Role |
| B. | Rate Determination |
| C. | Creation of Post |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 970. |
Which one of the following is the advantage of team-based pay for performance plans? |
| A. | Financial incentives can shape a person’s goals. |
| B. | Can help the firm to attain individual equity. |
| C. | Fit an individualistic culture. |
| D. | Aids performance measurement. |
| Answer» D. Aids performance measurement. | |
| 971. |
appraisal done separately will provide feedback on the potential of these managers. |
| A. | Potential |
| B. | Managerial |
| C. | General |
| D. | Administrative |
| Answer» A. Potential | |
| 972. |
An advantage of ‘alternation ranking method’ is that it |
| A. | is simple to use |
| B. | avoids central tendency and biases |
| C. | ends up with predetermined rating figures |
| D. | provides behavioral anchors |
| Answer» B. avoids central tendency and biases | |
| 973. |
Equity theory of motivation includes |
| A. | external equity |
| B. | internal equity |
| C. | individual equity |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 974. |
Career planning and development is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» D. HRM interventions | |
| 975. |
Corporate business ethics is norms and pattern that spring from organizational view of good and bad, right and wrong. |
| A. | Social |
| B. | Behavioural |
| C. | Institutional |
| D. | Individual |
| Answer» B. Behavioural | |
| 976. |
Second step in planning process is to |
| A. | Set an objective |
| B. | Evaluate alternatives |
| C. | Determine strength and weaknesses |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. Determine strength and weaknesses | |
| 977. |
is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others, and to give orders. |
| A. | Leadership |
| B. | Authority |
| C. | Delegation |
| D. | Management |
| Answer» B. Authority | |
| 978. |
What composes the ‘SMART’ goals? |
| A. | Simple, Monetary, Achieved, Reliable, Total |
| B. | Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time Bound |
| C. | Strategic, Measurable, Analytical, Reportable, Technical |
| D. | Strategic, Market oriented, Analytical, Reportable, Technical |
| Answer» B. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time Bound | |
| 979. |
According to Fredrick Herzberg, person’s “higher-level” needs are |
| A. | accomplishment and recognition |
| B. | food and shelter |
| C. | friendships |
| D. | secure income |
| Answer» A. accomplishment and recognition | |
| 980. |
In the future, HR managers will have to deal with all of the following workforce changes, except |
| A. | a more racially diverse workforce |
| B. | a skills shortfall among workers |
| C. | an abundance of entry level workers |
| D. | an older workforce |
| Answer» C. an abundance of entry level workers | |
| 981. |
Off the Job Training Method consists |
| A. | Role Playing Method |
| B. | Case Study Method |
| C. | Programmed Training |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 982. |
A brief write-up of what the job is all about is |
| A. | Job finding |
| B. | Job summary |
| C. | Job analysis |
| D. | Job specification |
| Answer» B. Job summary | |
| 983. |
How many stages does the recruitment process comprise of? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 984. |
The first step in the e-selection process is ? |
| A. | consider how the various new stakeholders and clients will use the system |
| B. | train the employees that will be responsible for the administration of the process |
| C. | draw-up a flow chart of the current assessment process |
| D. | draft the desired flow process that will result from the E-selection process |
| Answer» C. draw-up a flow chart of the current assessment process | |
| 985. |
In employees pension plan, a portion of employees earnings contribution into fund, classified as |
| A. | cash balance plans |
| B. | early retirement window |
| C. | deferred profit sharing plan |
| D. | savings and thrift plan |
| Answer» D. savings and thrift plan | |
| 986. |
The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around |
| A. | Machine |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Money |
| D. | Men |
| Answer» D. Men | |
| 987. |
is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill? |
| A. | Recruitment |
| B. | Selection |
| C. | Personnel Planning |
| D. | Interviewing |
| Answer» C. Personnel Planning | |
| 988. |
An employee can be laid off when the organization has |
| A. | Acquired labour more than the required. |
| B. | Purchased raw material more than the immediate required. |
| C. | Breakdown of machinery. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» C. Breakdown of machinery. | |
| 989. |
‘survey research’ is an example is |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic interventions |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» A. human process intervention | |
| 990. |
Employee morale relates to |
| A. | productivity |
| B. | Attitude |
| C. | Empathy |
| D. | Skills |
| Answer» B. Attitude | |
| 991. |
Job identification is one of the components of |
| A. | Job specification |
| B. | Job design |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job evaluation |
| Answer» B. Job design | |
| 992. |
Which of the following are most closely interconnected? |
| A. | Leadership and organization structure |
| B. | Leadership and motivation |
| C. | Leadership and planning |
| D. | Leadership and performance appraisal |
| Answer» B. Leadership and motivation | |
| 993. |
Performance Appraisal is a double edged tool to |
| A. | Offering challenges for promotion |
| B. | Accompanying the course of Demotion |
| C. | Create space for the employee to organisationally survive |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 994. |
Providing personal development opportunities, shifting of an employee from one job to another, without altering their job designation, considered as a |
| A. | promotion |
| B. | transfer |
| C. | reality shock |
| D. | formal training |
| Answer» B. transfer | |
| 995. |
Hawthorne Experiment is related to the |
| A. | Systems theory |
| B. | Classical theory |
| C. | Human relations theory |
| D. | Scientific management theory |
| Answer» C. Human relations theory | |
| 996. |
Operating profit margin is included in |
| A. | short-term of shareholder value |
| B. | long-term shareholder value |
| C. | economic value added |
| D. | managerial job evaluation |
| Answer» A. short-term of shareholder value | |
| 997. |
Finding ways to reduce is a key responsibility of management. |
| A. | Dissatisfaction |
| B. | Uncertainty |
| C. | Stress |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Uncertainty | |
| 998. |
Management of performance ensures |
| A. | continuous improvement |
| B. | discontinue improvement |
| C. | performance reviews |
| D. | both A and C |
| Answer» D. both A and C | |
| 999. |
Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as Organizational |
| A. | Effectiveness |
| B. | Economy |
| C. | efficiency |
| D. | Performativity |
| Answer» A. Effectiveness | |
| 1000. |
Public recognition such as an award in organized function is best classified as an example of |
| A. | financial awards |
| B. | non-financial rewards |
| C. | proportional award |
| D. | fixed award |
| Answer» B. non-financial rewards | |
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