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| 1201. |
Which are not the characteristics of grievances? |
| A. | Factual |
| B. | Fabricated |
| C. | Disguised |
| D. | Imaginary |
| Answer» B. Fabricated | |
| 1202. |
A “Strategic plan” is also called |
| A. | long term plan |
| B. | short term plan |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. long term plan | |
| 1203. |
The shifts that have been taking place in the collective bargaining front in India in the post-liberalisation period include
|
| A. | only I |
| B. | I and II |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» D. I, II, III and IV | |
| 1204. |
Transactional Analysis (TA) is related to |
| A. | Attitudes |
| B. | Learning |
| C. | Personality |
| D. | Perception |
| Answer» C. Personality | |
| 1205. |
Manpower inventory is ? |
| A. | to find out how manpower is to be utilized |
| B. | to prepare inventory for scheduling manpower |
| C. | the data collected about the present employees of an organization |
| D. | the data as calculated by demand forecast and compared with inventory in respect of manpower |
| Answer» C. the data collected about the present employees of an organization | |
| 1206. |
An elimination of direct comparison in ranking method of job evaluation is included in |
| A. | combine ratings |
| B. | rank jobs |
| C. | selecting compensable factors |
| D. | select and group jobs |
| Answer» D. select and group jobs | |
| 1207. |
refers to the tendency of firms to extend their sales, ownership, and/or manufacturing to new markets abroad. |
| A. | Expansion |
| B. | Market development |
| C. | Globalization |
| D. | Export growth |
| Answer» C. Globalization | |
| 1208. |
Which one of the following is not Human Resource requirement estimation method? |
| A. | Regression Analysis |
| B. | Ratio Analysis |
| C. | Top-down Approach |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1209. |
Stage, age from birth to 14 year is called |
| A. | exploration stage |
| B. | growth stage |
| C. | establishment stage |
| D. | maintenance stage |
| Answer» B. growth stage | |
| 1210. |
Consider the following phases of Organisational Development (OD):
|
| A. | I → III → II → IV → V |
| B. | I → II → III → IV → V |
| C. | III → II → I → V → IV |
| D. | I → III → IV → V → II |
| Answer» D. I → III → IV → V → II | |
| 1211. |
The characteristics of human resources are in nature |
| A. | Homogeneous |
| B. | Heterogeneous |
| C. | Ductility |
| D. | Stable |
| Answer» B. Heterogeneous | |
| 1212. |
Centers of expertise provide special assistance in |
| A. | updates regarding appraisal |
| B. | production department |
| C. | organizational change |
| D. | long term strategic plan |
| Answer» C. organizational change | |
| 1213. |
‘third-party intervention’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» A. human process intervention | |
| 1214. |
“Organizational learning” and “Learning organization” are |
| A. | Same |
| B. | Different |
| C. | Reverse to each other |
| D. | Complementary to each other |
| Answer» A. Same | |
| 1215. |
Successful managers are ? |
| A. | Efficient& effective |
| B. | Strict to employees |
| C. | Wrong Policy makers |
| D. | Wrong decision makers |
| Answer» A. Efficient& effective | |
| 1216. |
In career development focus, providing information about career path is futile part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | compensation and benefits |
| Answer» A. training and development | |
| 1217. |
Coordination between workforce development and retention is part of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | talent management |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» C. talent management | |
| 1218. |
People, who are more attracted towards career, involving in organizational understanding are said to be |
| A. | realistic oriented |
| B. | investigative oriented |
| C. | social oriented |
| D. | artistic oriented |
| Answer» B. investigative oriented | |
| 1219. |
Series of lifetime activities contributing in establishment, fulfillment and success of a person’s career is called |
| A. | career |
| B. | career management |
| C. | career planning |
| D. | career development |
| Answer» D. career development | |
| 1220. |
Medical organization, consisting of surgeons and specialists that provides routine medical services to employees in exchange of paying nominal fee is called |
| A. | preferred health organization |
| B. | health maintenance organization |
| C. | preferred provider organizations |
| D. | preferred maintenance organizations |
| Answer» B. health maintenance organization | |
| 1221. |
A cycle that starts from first job to promotion until retirement is called |
| A. | career management |
| B. | career management life cycle |
| C. | on boarding |
| D. | performance management |
| Answer» B. career management life cycle | |
| 1222. |
In career development, providing mentoring opportunities is part of |
| A. | individual role |
| B. | manager role |
| C. | employer role |
| D. | line manager |
| Answer» C. employer role | |
| 1223. |
Time study refers to |
| A. | Value analysis |
| B. | Value engineering |
| C. | Improving work methods |
| D. | Developing a standard time to do a particular task |
| Answer» D. Developing a standard time to do a particular task | |
| 1224. |
The basic role of policy is |
| A. | To provide guidelines for action |
| B. | To set procedures |
| C. | To give direction for motivation |
| D. | To prescribe methods |
| Answer» A. To provide guidelines for action | |
| 1225. |
“Third Party intervention” as “Conflict Resolution” is |
| A. | Often required |
| B. | Seldom required |
| C. | Required as a mandate, when conflict remains unresolved |
| D. | Not at all considered as an option |
| Answer» C. Required as a mandate, when conflict remains unresolved | |
| 1226. |
A high ranking organizational official (e.g. general counsellor or vice president) who is expected to provide strategies for ensuring ethical conduct throughout the organization is known as |
| A. | Ethics Manager |
| B. | Ethics Officer |
| C. | Ethics Controller |
| D. | Ethics Counsellor |
| Answer» B. Ethics Officer | |
| 1227. |
Supply of services by outside vendors that are done previously by in-house employees is |
| A. | outsourcing |
| B. | off shoring |
| C. | alternative staffing |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. outsourcing | |
| 1228. |
Basis of ‘organizational development’ is |
| A. | action research |
| B. | customer research |
| C. | marketing research |
| D. | human research |
| Answer» A. action research | |
| 1229. |
An availability of information systems to integrate succession planning with recruitment is part of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | talent management |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» C. talent management | |
| 1230. |
suggests Human Resource Strategy in itself may not be effective. |
| A. | Peter Drucker |
| B. | Tony Groundy |
| C. | John Zimmerman |
| D. | Anonymous |
| Answer» B. Tony Groundy | |
| 1231. |
When effort to earn additional income through a second job does not bear fruit, such type of efforts& the consequent results may be called as |
| A. | Red moon lighting |
| B. | Blue moon lighting |
| C. | Yellow moon lighting |
| D. | Silver moon lighting |
| Answer» B. Blue moon lighting | |
| 1232. |
An employee’s aspirations and plans are linked to |
| A. | appraisal feedback |
| B. | appraisal performance |
| C. | employee training |
| D. | employee development |
| Answer» A. appraisal feedback | |
| 1233. |
Find out the characteristics of collective bargaining which is not applicable; |
| A. | It is a flexible process. |
| B. | It is a collective process. |
| C. | It is not a bipartile process. |
| D. | It is interdisciplinary system. |
| Answer» C. It is not a bipartile process. | |
| 1234. |
In group interview, questions are being asked from interviewee, known as |
| A. | panel interview |
| B. | mass interview |
| C. | computer interview |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. panel interview | |
| 1235. |
To keep on track employees’ performance, building block to be used is |
| A. | direction sharing |
| B. | goal alignment |
| C. | rewards and recognition |
| D. | coaching and development support |
| Answer» C. rewards and recognition | |
| 1236. |
Training refers to |
| A. | An act of increasing the knowledge and skill of an employee for doing a particular job |
| B. | It bridges the differences between job requirements and employee’s present specifications |
| C. | A short term educational process and utilizing systematic and organized procedure by which employees learn technical knowledge and skills for a definite purpose |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1237. |
The word “Tactic” is the most likely to be associated with |
| A. | Corporate strategy |
| B. | Business strategy |
| C. | Operational strategy |
| D. | Behavioural strategy |
| Answer» C. Operational strategy | |
| 1238. |
Factors affecting job design are ? |
| A. | behavioral factors |
| B. | environmental factors |
| C. | organizational factors |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 1239. |
HRM is |
| A. | A staff functions |
| B. | A line function |
| C. | A staff function, line function and accounting function |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. A staff functions | |
| 1240. |
The three types of forecasts are |
| A. | Economic, employee market, company’s sales expansion |
| B. | Long, Short, Medium |
| C. | Production, economic, company’s sales expansion |
| D. | Production, labor, economic |
| Answer» A. Economic, employee market, company’s sales expansion | |
| 1241. |
Which of the following are tripartite bodies?
|
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» C. I, II and III | |
| 1242. |
Strategic human resource management aims to achieve competitive advantage in the market through |
| A. | Price |
| B. | Product |
| C. | People |
| D. | Process |
| Answer» C. People | |
| 1243. |
Increasing the number and variety of tasks assigned to a job is called |
| A. | Job rotation |
| B. | Job enlargement |
| C. | Job enrichment |
| D. | (A) and (c) |
| Answer» B. Job enlargement | |
| 1244. |
Best. Defines how. Well a test or selection procedure measures a person’s attributes. |
| A. | Reliability |
| B. | Testing |
| C. | Validity |
| D. | Organizational constraint |
| Answer» C. Validity | |
| 1245. |
In traditional focus, providing opportunities for learning is part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | human resource planning |
| Answer» A. training and development | |
| 1246. |
An employee compares his pay with other’s pay in company at same position is called |
| A. | internal equity |
| B. | external equity |
| C. | collective equity |
| D. | individual equity |
| Answer» B. external equity | |
| 1247. |
Feedback and counselling involves |
| A. | Discuss the steps the employee can take for improvement |
| B. | Provide support |
| C. | Give critical and supporting feedback |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1248. |
Which of the following is a type of nontraditional worker?
|
| A. | I, II& III |
| B. | I, II& IV |
| C. | II, III& IV |
| D. | I, II, III& IV |
| Answer» D. I, II, III& IV | |
| 1249. |
Introduction Training Method is provided to the |
| A. | Present Employees |
| B. | Ex-Employees |
| C. | Retired Employees |
| D. | Freshers |
| Answer» D. Freshers | |
| 1250. |
For current markets, development of improved products is part of |
| A. | Market penetration |
| B. | Market development |
| C. | Product development |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. Product development | |
| 1251. |
In big five model, ‘extraversion’ is tendency to be |
| A. | assertive |
| B. | unconventional |
| C. | autonomous |
| D. | achievement |
| Answer» A. assertive | |
| 1252. |
involves conscious efforts to organise tasks, duties and responsibilities into a unit of work to achieve certain objectives. |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Job analysis |
| C. | Training needs analysis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Job analysis | |
| 1253. |
The following factor would be relatively low if supply of labour is higher than demand. |
| A. | production |
| B. | labour cost |
| C. | wage |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. wage | |
| 1254. |
A Competency consists of |
| A. | The specific tasks a person must do |
| B. | Skills and behaviors |
| C. | A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability |
| D. | Communications and behavior |
| Answer» D. Communications and behavior | |
| 1255. |
A performance appraisal system can be used for the following except |
| A. | Human resource planning |
| B. | Tone up performance |
| C. | Identify individual with high potential |
| D. | Discipline employees |
| Answer» D. Discipline employees | |
| 1256. |
Job analysis provides information used for writing |
| A. | Organisation chart |
| B. | Policy |
| C. | Job Description |
| D. | Procedure |
| Answer» C. Job Description | |
| 1257. |
can be defined as a written record of the duties, responsibilities and conditions of job. |
| A. | Job description |
| B. | Job specification |
| C. | Job profile |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Job description | |
| 1258. |
Which of the following is not a segment of David McClleland’s Theory of Needs? |
| A. | Need for Power |
| B. | Need for Affiliation |
| C. | Need for Achievement |
| D. | Need for Self Actualization |
| Answer» D. Need for Self Actualization | |
| 1259. |
In a learning organisation |
| A. | Vision is provided by top management |
| B. | Conflicts are resolved through power and hierarchical influence |
| C. | Formulation and implementation of ideas takes place at all levels of organisation |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Formulation and implementation of ideas takes place at all levels of organisation | |
| 1260. |
‘HR’ plans of any organization does not include |
| A. | personnel plans |
| B. | production plans |
| C. | compensation plans |
| D. | training and development plans |
| Answer» B. production plans | |
| 1261. |
In career development, discussing your career with your manager is part of |
| A. | individual role |
| B. | manager role |
| C. | employer role |
| D. | line manager |
| Answer» A. individual role | |
| 1262. |
The written statement of the findings of job analysis is called |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Job classification |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job evaluation |
| Answer» C. Job description | |
| 1263. |
An interview in which, candidate is asked about behavior in past for given situation is |
| A. | situational interview |
| B. | situational test |
| C. | behavioral tests |
| D. | job related questions |
| Answer» C. behavioral tests | |
| 1264. |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is looked as the organised network of making long economic and social relationship of the corporate with the society. But a business of which type, as mentioned below, cannot afford for it, at the first instance? |
| A. | Large Business |
| B. | Medium Business |
| C. | Small Business |
| D. | A Business Start-up |
| Answer» D. A Business Start-up | |
| 1265. |
Stage in which manager makes sure that past practices are still in continuation or not is |
| A. | unfreezing stage |
| B. | moving stage |
| C. | refreezing stage |
| D. | nonmoving stage |
| Answer» C. refreezing stage | |
| 1266. |
Employers generally use feedback to |
| A. | employee development |
| B. | avoid central tendency and biases |
| C. | rank someone |
| D. | hire the employee |
| Answer» A. employee development | |
| 1267. |
Mentoring by employees deals with |
| A. | longer span of time |
| B. | shorter span of time |
| C. | resetting salary schedules |
| D. | self-managing teams |
| Answer» A. longer span of time | |
| 1268. |
Union security, in which union members are given preferences in hiring, classified as |
| A. | closed shop |
| B. | union shop |
| C. | agency shop |
| D. | preferential shop |
| Answer» D. preferential shop | |
| 1269. |
‘explanation of Social Security benefits’ is an example of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | honoring experience |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» B. preretirement counseling | |
| 1270. |
‘commonsense’ observations are part of |
| A. | Maslow’s motivation theory |
| B. | Victor Vroom expectancy theory |
| C. | Fredrick Herzberg motivation theory |
| D. | Edward Deci motivation theory |
| Answer» B. Victor Vroom expectancy theory | |
| 1271. |
Job is defined as |
| A. | Set of activities performed in the organization. |
| B. | Set of activities similar as to kind of work. |
| C. | Set of position similar as to nature and kind of work. |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» C. Set of position similar as to nature and kind of work. | |
| 1272. |
Under Alderfer’s ERG theory, the three core needs are |
| A. | Existence, Relatedness and Growth |
| B. | Emotional, Relational, and Growth |
| C. | Emotional, Rational and Growth |
| D. | Existence, Reliability and Gain |
| Answer» A. Existence, Relatedness and Growth | |
| 1273. |
Which of the following test indicates the person’s inclination towards a particular occupation that provides satisfaction to that individual? |
| A. | Vocational interest test |
| B. | Cognitive aptitude test |
| C. | Personality test |
| D. | psychomotor abilities test |
| Answer» A. Vocational interest test | |
| 1274. |
An underlying talent management components in software suites are |
| A. | e-recruiting |
| B. | e-training |
| C. | performance reviews and rewards |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1275. |
Portfolio of business that comprises business is identified in |
| A. | competitive strategy |
| B. | corporate level strategy |
| C. | functional strategy |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» B. corporate level strategy | |
| 1276. |
Kind of pension plan in which employer’s contribution is specified in employees retirement savings funds is classified as |
| A. | defined benefit pension plan |
| B. | defined contribution pension plan |
| C. | defined noncontributory pension plan |
| D. | deferred contribution pension plan |
| Answer» B. defined contribution pension plan | |
| 1277. |
Occupations involving strength and coordination belong to personality orientation of |
| A. | realistic orientation |
| B. | investigative orientation |
| C. | social orientation |
| D. | artistic orientation |
| Answer» A. realistic orientation | |
| 1278. |
Which of the following is not necessary for promotion from with in? |
| A. | Job posting |
| B. | Advertisements |
| C. | Personal Record |
| D. | Performance Appraisal Form |
| Answer» B. Advertisements | |
| 1279. |
A job that helps employers to arrange job in relative worth is called |
| A. | benchmark jobs |
| B. | salary survey |
| C. | permanent job |
| D. | temporary job |
| Answer» A. benchmark jobs | |
| 1280. |
A combined refusal in buying products of employers, union members as well as employees, known as |
| A. | boycott |
| B. | impasse boycott |
| C. | strike |
| D. | picketing |
| Answer» A. boycott | |
| 1281. |
Under point method, factor(s) generally considered are |
| A. | Skill, effort, Accountability |
| B. | Skill, job enrichment, accountability |
| C. | Wage, job enrichment, accountability |
| D. | Wage effort, accountability |
| Answer» A. Skill, effort, Accountability | |
| 1282. |
In which evaluation method, the evaluator is asked to describe the strong and weak aspects of the employee’s behavior. |
| A. | Graphic rating scale |
| B. | Forced choice |
| C. | Essay evaluation |
| D. | Management by Objective |
| Answer» C. Essay evaluation | |
| 1283. |
Job description involves |
| A. | Condition of work |
| B. | Machine tools |
| C. | Accident hazards |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1284. |
Reward of performance must have some value for employee, an example of |
| A. | expectancy |
| B. | instrumentality |
| C. | valence |
| D. | de-expectancy |
| Answer» C. valence | |
| 1285. |
Changes in population characteristics such as age, gender, race, marital status, income and education are examples of change: |
| A. | Demographic |
| B. | Cultural |
| C. | Geographic |
| D. | Diversity |
| Answer» A. Demographic | |
| 1286. |
A plan, accommodate employees preferences of planning for benefit, classified as |
| A. | cafeteria benefit plans |
| B. | fixed benefit plans |
| C. | flexible benefit plans |
| D. | both A and C |
| Answer» C. flexible benefit plans | |
| 1287. |
is considered as a strategic activity. |
| A. | Recruitment |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | Productivity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Recruitment | |
| 1288. |
Reducing in work hours is an example of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | flexible work |
| C. | honoring experience |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» A. phased retirement | |
| 1289. |
Determining job’s worth in comparison of other job is called |
| A. | job description |
| B. | job specification |
| C. | job evaluation |
| D. | job analysis |
| Answer» C. job evaluation | |
| 1290. |
The degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data over time and alternative measures is best define by |
| A. | Job sampling |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Validity |
| D. | Organisational culture |
| Answer» B. Reliability | |
| 1291. |
Which of the following is not a determinant factor of industrial relations? |
| A. | Social stratification factors |
| B. | Technological factors |
| C. | Institutional factors |
| D. | Economic factors |
| Answer» A. Social stratification factors | |
| 1292. |
A is a written record of the duties, responsibilities and conditions of the job. |
| A. | Job ranking |
| B. | Job enrichment |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job enlargement |
| Answer» C. Job description | |
| 1293. |
Section of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, states that an employer should only retrench employees who have been most recently hired |
| A. | 24-F |
| B. | 24-G |
| C. | 25-F |
| D. | 25-G |
| Answer» D. 25-G | |
| 1294. |
Comparison of fairness of job’s pay rate to other jobs in company is called |
| A. | external equity |
| B. | collective equity |
| C. | individual equity |
| D. | internal equity |
| Answer» D. internal equity | |
| 1295. |
Which one of the following is not an interpersonal role identified by Henry Mintzberg? |
| A. | The Liason role |
| B. | The Leader role |
| C. | The Figure head role |
| D. | The Resource - allocator role |
| Answer» D. The Resource - allocator role | |
| 1296. |
The theory that categorized needs being concerned with survival, relationships and desire for personal development is popularly known as |
| A. | Need Hierarchy Theory |
| B. | Two Factor Theory |
| C. | ERG Theory |
| D. | Contingency Theory |
| Answer» C. ERG Theory | |
| 1297. |
A tax deductible bonus plan according to which employers contribute to a trust for later use for employees is classified as |
| A. | early retirement window plan |
| B. | employee stock ownership plan |
| C. | cash balance plan |
| D. | severance pay plan |
| Answer» B. employee stock ownership plan | |
| 1298. |
An alternation ranking method is often classified as |
| A. | “What you are measuring?” |
| B. | “how you are measuring performance” |
| C. | “what are the set standards” |
| D. | “the rules of performance appraisals” |
| Answer» B. “how you are measuring performance” | |
| 1299. |
Disadvantage of graphic rating scale is |
| A. | halo effect |
| B. | bias |
| C. | central tendency |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1300. |
Coordination of several human resource activities is required in |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | talent management |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» C. talent management | |
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