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| 1501. |
Arrange the following staffing procedure in the correct sequence
|
| A. | (ii), (i), (iv) and (iii) |
| B. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| C. | (ii), (i), (iii) and (iv) |
| D. | (ii), (iii), (i) and (iv) |
| Answer» A. (ii), (i), (iv) and (iii) | |
| 1502. |
Which of the following is not a contributory factor for HR outsourcing? |
| A. | Competitive Factor |
| B. | Strategic Reasons |
| C. | Financial Reasons |
| D. | Trade Union Hassels |
| Answer» D. Trade Union Hassels | |
| 1503. |
Benefits paid for time not worked are also called |
| A. | compensation law benefits |
| B. | supplemental pay benefits |
| C. | optional pay benefits |
| D. | unemployment pay benefits |
| Answer» B. supplemental pay benefits | |
| 1504. |
Which of the following are covered under the scope of Human Resource Management:
|
| A. | (i), (iii) and (v) |
| B. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| C. | (iii) and (v) |
| D. | (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) |
| Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) | |
| 1505. |
Low cost foreign competition, classified as |
| A. | potential opportunities |
| B. | potential threats |
| C. | potential strengths |
| D. | potential weaknesses |
| Answer» B. potential threats | |
| 1506. |
The process of comparing work and service methods against the best practices and outcomes in industry is known as |
| A. | Benchmarking |
| B. | Kaizens |
| C. | Quality Circles |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Benchmarking | |
| 1507. |
Assertion (A).A Manager delegates authority. Reason (R). The Manager want to shirk his responsibility. |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true. |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (A) is true but (R) is false. | |
| 1508. |
The five basic features of Scanlon plan of incentive payment are |
| A. | cooperation, identity, control, involvement and sharing of profits. |
| B. | control, individuality, competence, involvement and sharing of benefits. |
| C. | cooperation, identity, competence, involvement and sharing of benefits. |
| D. | control, individuality, commitment, involvement , and sharing of benefits. |
| Answer» C. cooperation, identity, competence, involvement and sharing of benefits. | |
| 1509. |
Advantage of ‘BARS’ system is |
| A. | simple to use |
| B. | avoids central tendency and biases |
| C. | ends up with predetermined rating figures |
| D. | providing behavioral anchors |
| Answer» D. providing behavioral anchors | |
| 1510. |
Combination of salary and commission is part of |
| A. | salary plan |
| B. | commission plan |
| C. | combination plan |
| D. | proportionate plan |
| Answer» C. combination plan | |
| 1511. |
The advantage of external recruiting is that |
| A. | They ensure consistency from opening to closing |
| B. | They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters |
| C. | They are very inexpensive |
| D. | Time Consuming |
| Answer» B. They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters | |
| 1512. |
What affective activities are required to make people attracted towards occupations? |
| A. | realistic oriented |
| B. | investigation oriented |
| C. | social oriented |
| D. | artistic oriented |
| Answer» B. investigation oriented | |
| 1513. |
‘self-designing organizations’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» C. strategic intervention | |
| 1514. |
Who has given the ‘expectancy theory’ of Motivation? |
| A. | Abraham Maslow |
| B. | Victor Vroom |
| C. | Frederick Herzberg |
| D. | Clayton Adler |
| Answer» B. Victor Vroom | |
| 1515. |
During which of the following stage, the firm identifies and confirms the overall business direction |
| A. | Clarification |
| B. | Monitoring |
| C. | Assessment |
| D. | Design |
| Answer» A. Clarification | |
| 1516. |
First step in retirement management is to conduct |
| A. | numerical analysis of retirements |
| B. | determination of average retirement age |
| C. | planning pension benefits |
| D. | determine extent of retirement problem |
| Answer» A. numerical analysis of retirements | |
| 1517. |
A company can create ‘superiorsubordinate’ relationship through |
| A. | line authority |
| B. | hiring authority |
| C. | staff authority |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. line authority | |
| 1518. |
Premature evaluation is a type of |
| A. | personal barrier |
| B. | semantic barrier |
| C. | psychological barrier |
| D. | organisational barrier |
| Answer» C. psychological barrier | |
| 1519. |
Rates are placed in percentages in performance categories is followed in |
| A. | graphic rating scale method |
| B. | forced distribution method |
| C. | alternation ranking method |
| D. | paired comparison method |
| Answer» B. forced distribution method | |
| 1520. |
The Concepts of Wages like Minimum Wage, Fair Wage and Living Wages were given by |
| A. | Adarkar Committee |
| B. | Committee on Fair Wages |
| C. | Royal Commission on Labour |
| D. | First National Commission on |
| Answer» B. Committee on Fair Wages | |
| 1521. |
AB Corp streamlined its annual benefits package enrollments by digitizing and aggregating the former paper benefits reports, electronic spreadsheets, and benefit summaries and providing the materials at a single location on the company intranet. AB Corp is using a(n) |
| A. | database |
| B. | HR portal |
| C. | data warehouse |
| D. | customer relationship management |
| Answer» B. HR portal | |
| 1522. |
Method in which teams consisting managers compete on solving problems is called |
| A. | management game |
| B. | action learning |
| C. | lifelong learning |
| D. | case study method |
| Answer» A. management game | |
| 1523. |
‘Team building’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» A. human process intervention | |
| 1524. |
Which of the following is not a path in grapevine chain? |
| A. | Gossip |
| B. | Cluster Chair |
| C. | Single strand |
| D. | Non-profitability |
| Answer» D. Non-profitability | |
| 1525. |
is the personnel activity by means of which the enterprise determines the extent to which the employee is performing the job effectively. |
| A. | Job evaluation |
| B. | Work evaluation |
| C. | Performance evaluation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Performance evaluation | |
| 1526. |
Performance appraisal by all the following parties is called 3600 performance appraisal: |
| A. | Supervisors and Peers |
| B. | Subordinates and Employees themselves |
| C. | Users of Service and Consultants |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 1527. |
Selection of the candidates is done out of ? |
| A. | Target population |
| B. | internal sources |
| C. | external sources |
| D. | internal as well as external sources |
| Answer» A. Target population | |
| 1528. |
A manager have line or staff authority is determined by |
| A. | person in charge |
| B. | Name of person in charge |
| C. | type of department |
| D. | nature of relationship |
| Answer» D. nature of relationship | |
| 1529. |
While writing job description, major functions or activities are written in |
| A. | job summary |
| B. | responsibilities and duties |
| C. | job identification |
| D. | both B and C |
| Answer» A. job summary | |
| 1530. |
Theory, according to which people are motivated in a sequence of hierarchy of needs is called |
| A. | prepotency process principle |
| B. | prepotency process principle |
| C. | process principle |
| D. | hierarchy principle |
| Answer» A. prepotency process principle | |
| 1531. |
HR managers play vital role in |
| A. | Setting production targets |
| B. | Formulating strategies |
| C. | Publishing financial statements |
| D. | Preparing reports to shareholders |
| Answer» A. Setting production targets | |
| 1532. |
Study of different employment needs of company is |
| A. | ratio analysis |
| B. | scatter plot |
| C. | trend analysis |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» C. trend analysis | |
| 1533. |
Which of the following statements most accurately defines human resource management? |
| A. | Human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays an important role in the implementation of business strategy |
| B. | Human resource management is an approach to managing people |
| C. | Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array of cultural, structural and per |
| D. | Human. Resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage |
| Answer» C. Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array of cultural, structural and per | |
| 1534. |
Person’s fixed pay and guaranteed bonus is included in |
| A. | base pay |
| B. | short-term incentives |
| C. | executive benefits |
| D. | long-term incentives |
| Answer» A. base pay | |
| 1535. |
Which of the following tasks related to recruiting and hiring is not typically handled by HR staff? |
| A. | specify necessary job qualifications |
| B. | develop pool of qualified applicants |
| C. | conduct initial screening interviews |
| D. | administer tests e. explain benefits |
| Answer» A. specify necessary job qualifications | |
| 1536. |
Work streams talent management system includes |
| A. | industry leading compensation |
| B. | performance applications |
| C. | knowledge management applications |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1537. |
Which of the below given options are the forecasting techniques used?
|
| A. | I& III |
| B. | II& III |
| C. | I, II& III |
| D. | I& II |
| Answer» D. I& II | |
| 1538. |
HR managers are generally the managers? |
| A. | Line |
| B. | Middle |
| C. | Staff |
| D. | Top |
| Answer» C. Staff | |
| 1539. |
Utility of job analysis includes |
| A. | Selection of employee |
| B. | Work study |
| C. | BARS |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1540. |
executives take a full part in the strategic planning process. |
| A. | Training& Development |
| B. | Human Resource |
| C. | Quality Control |
| D. | Production |
| Answer» A. Training& Development | |
| 1541. |
The biggest problem facing e-HR is the |
| A. | rarity of HR |
| B. | diversity of HR |
| C. | security of HR data |
| D. | substitutability of HR |
| Answer» C. security of HR data | |
| 1542. |
Reduction in size of company size |
| A. | Geographic expansion |
| B. | Consolidation |
| C. | Diversification |
| D. | Horizontal integration |
| Answer» B. Consolidation | |
| 1543. |
The purpose of job evaluation is |
| A. | Fixation of Responsibility |
| B. | Promotion |
| C. | Wage Determination |
| D. | Transfer to better job |
| Answer» C. Wage Determination | |
| 1544. |
In a career development, providing support in employee’s development plans, is regarded as |
| A. | an individual role |
| B. | a managerial role |
| C. | employer role |
| D. | line manager’s role |
| Answer» B. a managerial role | |
| 1545. |
According to which committee should an organization submit regular social reports? |
| A. | Sachchar Committee |
| B. | Kumarmangalam Birla Report |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Sachchar Committee | |
| 1546. |
The advantage of external recruiting is that: ? |
| A. | They ensure consistency from opening to closing |
| B. | They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters |
| C. | They are very inexpensive |
| D. | Time Consuming |
| Answer» B. They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters | |
| 1547. |
In traditional focus, rewards for employees which are based on talent is a part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | compensation and benefits |
| Answer» D. compensation and benefits | |
| 1548. |
Performance appraisal means evaluating an employees performance relative to |
| A. | Establishing goods |
| B. | Fellow employees |
| C. | Job description requirements |
| D. | Performance standards |
| Answer» D. Performance standards | |
| 1549. |
Which of the following factors are included in the calculation of human development index? |
| A. | Adult literacy |
| B. | Life expectancy |
| C. | Decent standard of living |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1550. |
Which of the following is not an element of traditional job design? |
| A. | Formal Organisation charts |
| B. | Clear and precise job descriptions |
| C. | Well-defined mobility (promotion and transfer) paths |
| D. | Employee number chart |
| Answer» D. Employee number chart | |
| 1551. |
Approaches used to compare jobs are |
| A. | intuitive approaches |
| B. | systematic approaches |
| C. | mathematical approaches |
| D. | logical approaches |
| Answer» A. intuitive approaches | |
| 1552. |
Stephen Knauf defined HRA as the measurement& of Human organisational inputs such as recruitment, training experience& commitment |
| A. | Qualification |
| B. | Accounting |
| C. | Development |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Qualification | |
| 1553. |
Which of the following role a manager performs as a Resource allocator? |
| A. | Interpersonal role |
| B. | Decisional role |
| C. | Informational role |
| D. | Supportive role |
| Answer» B. Decisional role | |
| 1554. |
Whistle-Blowers are |
| A. | To be protected since they intend to bring out truth |
| B. | To be rewarded for the organisational enrichment |
| C. | To be removed from the jobs |
| D. | To be promoted |
| Answer» A. To be protected since they intend to bring out truth | |
| 1555. |
In the Grid Seminars, stress is laid on |
| A. | Teaching |
| B. | Professionalism |
| C. | Training& Development |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Teaching | |
| 1556. |
Which of the following statements is false? |
| A. | Organizations are now less hierarchical in nature |
| B. | Organizations are now generally focusing upon domestic rather than international matters |
| C. | Organizations have adopted more flexible norms |
| D. | Organizations have been subject to a raft of organizational change programs |
| Answer» B. Organizations are now generally focusing upon domestic rather than international matters | |
| 1557. |
The training imparted to a new employee to induct him into new social setting of his work, is called |
| A. | Orientation training |
| B. | Job training |
| C. | Corrective training |
| D. | Promotional training |
| Answer» A. Orientation training | |
| 1558. |
Coordination of personnel activities is a crucial part of |
| A. | Functional authority |
| B. | Line function |
| C. | Staff functions |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. Functional authority | |
| 1559. |
An enterprise Incentive Management systems include |
| A. | planning compensation |
| B. | analyzing compensation |
| C. | managing compensation |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1560. |
On which of the following, at the initial stage, the Indian IT companies relying more for getting good IT professionals? |
| A. | Job portals |
| B. | Placement Agencies |
| C. | Campus Placement |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Campus Placement | |
| 1561. |
A corporate wide pay plan that uses a structured formula to allocate a portion of annual company profits to employees is known as: |
| A. | ESOPS sharing |
| B. | Profit sharing |
| C. | Gain sharing |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Profit sharing | |
| 1562. |
‘differentiation and integration’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» B. techno structural interventions | |
| 1563. |
The four systems of Management in terms of Leadership styles are related to |
| A. | Blake and Mouton |
| B. | Philip Kotler |
| C. | Peter F. Drucker |
| D. | Rensis Likert |
| Answer» D. Rensis Likert | |
| 1564. |
Communicating leadership’ involves |
| A. | personal competencies |
| B. | interpersonal competencies |
| C. | business management |
| D. | both A and C |
| Answer» B. interpersonal competencies | |
| 1565. |
Re-assignment of work, related to job in another part of organization, at similar position is called |
| A. | promotions |
| B. | transfers |
| C. | reality shock |
| D. | formal training |
| Answer» B. transfers | |
| 1566. |
A manager reviewing ‘Does employee’s training is adequate is part of |
| A. | antecedents |
| B. | behavior |
| C. | consequences |
| D. | counseling |
| Answer» B. behavior | |
| 1567. |
Which one of the following is not the method of job evaluation? |
| A. | Grading |
| B. | Ranking |
| C. | Point Method |
| D. | Forced Distribution |
| Answer» D. Forced Distribution | |
| 1568. |
A company that controls market by offering same products as of competitors, considered as |
| A. | diversification |
| B. | vertical integration |
| C. | horizontal integration |
| D. | geographic expansion |
| Answer» C. horizontal integration | |
| 1569. |
The meaning of the acronym ‘SHRM’ is ? |
| A. | Short-term Human Resource Management |
| B. | Strategic Human Resource Management |
| C. | Strategestic Human Resource Management |
| D. | Strategic Humane Resource Management |
| Answer» B. Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| 1570. |
Who are not the Actors of Industrial Relations? |
| A. | Workers and their organisations |
| B. | Employers and their organisations |
| C. | Community and cultural associations |
| D. | Government and the role of the State |
| Answer» C. Community and cultural associations | |
| 1571. |
Executive Employee Training Method consists |
| A. | Multiple Management Training Method |
| B. | In Basket Training Method |
| C. | Position Rotation Training |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1572. |
Gender discrimination, lower appraisal rating is an example of |
| A. | lenient/strict tendency |
| B. | bias |
| C. | central tendency |
| D. | different tendencies |
| Answer» B. bias | |
| 1573. |
A marketing concept, holding a society’s long-term interest, belongs to |
| A. | realistic orientation |
| B. | investigation oriented |
| C. | societal orientation |
| D. | art oriented |
| Answer» C. societal orientation | |
| 1574. |
Employee violates the rules of organisation as mentioned in the standing orders becauseof which he has to leave the job, is an example of |
| A. | Premature Retirement |
| B. | Compulsory Retirement |
| C. | Forced Retirement |
| D. | Voluntary Retirement |
| Answer» C. Forced Retirement | |
| 1575. |
Which of the following features characterize the Balance Score Card Method?
|
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | II, III and IV |
| C. | I, II, and IV |
| D. | I, III and IV |
| Answer» C. I, II, and IV | |
| 1576. |
In ‘ABC’ approach, reviewing consequences means |
| A. | reviewing reward system |
| B. | reviewing performance appraisal |
| C. | reviewing line of authority |
| D. | reviewing staff authority |
| Answer» A. reviewing reward system | |
| 1577. |
Training effects that are to be measured consist of |
| A. | reaction |
| B. | learning |
| C. | behavior |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1578. |
Changing and updating benefit plans is performed by |
| A. | Corporate HR group |
| B. | Center of expertise |
| C. | Transactional HR group |
| D. | Embedded HR unit |
| Answer» C. Transactional HR group | |
| 1579. |
Interviews with employees who are leaving firm for any reason are classified as |
| A. | termination interview |
| B. | outplacement counseling |
| C. | exit interviews |
| D. | subordination interviews |
| Answer» C. exit interviews | |
| 1580. |
A graphical tool, used to summarize chain of activities to get “big picture” of performance is |
| A. | HR scorecard |
| B. | HR digital dashboard |
| C. | strategy map |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» C. strategy map | |
| 1581. |
The ‘Managerial Grid’ model was developed by |
| A. | Lawler and Porter |
| B. | Fiedler and Garcia |
| C. | Hersey and Blanchard |
| D. | Robert Blake and Jane S. Mouton |
| Answer» D. Robert Blake and Jane S. Mouton | |
| 1582. |
Cornerstone of any executive salary is |
| A. | salary |
| B. | bonuses |
| C. | commissions |
| D. | stock options for employees |
| Answer» A. salary | |
| 1583. |
‘supply chain management’ is included in |
| A. | personal competencies |
| B. | interpersonal competencies |
| C. | business management |
| D. | Both A and C |
| Answer» C. business management | |
| 1584. |
Reward given to workers whose work exceeds some set standards is called |
| A. | financial incentives |
| B. | non-financial incentives |
| C. | effective incentives |
| D. | ineffective incentives |
| Answer» A. financial incentives | |
| 1585. |
Planning is looking ahead and control is |
| A. | Scanning environment |
| B. | Looking back |
| C. | Setting targets |
| D. | Defining objectives |
| Answer» B. Looking back | |
| 1586. |
Benefits provided in certain industries by employers in unexpected conditions are classified as |
| A. | supplemental unemployment benefits |
| B. | supplemental employment benefits |
| C. | optional employment benefits |
| D. | optional unemployment benefits |
| Answer» A. supplemental unemployment benefits | |
| 1587. |
An advantage of not recalculating piece rate is because of using |
| A. | standard hour plan |
| B. | standard piece rate |
| C. | standard piecework |
| D. | variable hour plan |
| Answer» A. standard hour plan | |
| 1588. |
In ‘ABC’ approach, analyzing behaviors means |
| A. | measuring aptitudes |
| B. | measuring adequacy of tools |
| C. | measuring adequacy of training |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 1589. |
The concept of Human relations was developed by |
| A. | Robert owen |
| B. | V.V. Giri |
| C. | Elton Mayo |
| D. | Edwin B. Filippo |
| Answer» C. Elton Mayo | |
| 1590. |
One of the important organizational factors affecting ’Job Design’ is |
| A. | Workflow |
| B. | Autonomy |
| C. | Feedback |
| D. | Diversity |
| Answer» A. Workflow | |
| 1591. |
The following concept is developed on unitarism, individualism, high commitment and strategic alignment. |
| A. | Industrial Relations |
| B. | Personnel Management |
| C. | Personnel Administration |
| D. | Human Resource Management |
| Answer» D. Human Resource Management | |
| 1592. |
Fairness of process is classified as |
| A. | descriptive justice |
| B. | procedural justice |
| C. | distributive justice |
| D. | severance justice |
| Answer» B. procedural justice | |
| 1593. |
Arrange the following steps of Dispute Settlement Mechanism under the WTO in the systematic order:
|
| A. | III,I,II,IV,V |
| B. | V,IV,III,II,I |
| C. | IV,II,III,V,I |
| D. | I,II,III,IV,V |
| Answer» A. III,I,II,IV,V | |
| 1594. |
Which one of the following is not the operative function of HRM |
| A. | Development |
| B. | Controlling |
| C. | Compensation |
| D. | Integration |
| Answer» B. Controlling | |
| 1595. |
Use of handwriting to determine basic personality traits of writer is known as |
| A. | graphology |
| B. | handwriting test |
| C. | projective personality test |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. graphology | |
| 1596. |
People who choose automobile sales dealers, is best classified as personality type of |
| A. | social |
| B. | non social |
| C. | non artistic |
| D. | non realistic |
| Answer» A. social | |
| 1597. |
Health insurance of employees is included in |
| A. | basic pay |
| B. | short-term benefits |
| C. | executive perks |
| D. | job ranking |
| Answer» C. executive perks | |
| 1598. |
Calculating numerical rating and arranging each job according to skill is called |
| A. | point method |
| B. | job grading |
| C. | factor comparison method |
| D. | alternation ranking method |
| Answer» C. factor comparison method | |
| 1599. |
Who had advanced the ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ approach of HRM? |
| A. | John Storey |
| B. | Lloyd Baind |
| C. | James Niniger |
| D. | Benjamin Schneider |
| Answer» A. John Storey | |
| 1600. |
Which of the following is correct about ‘Grapevine’? |
| A. | It tends to exist when members of formal group know one another well. |
| B. | It is more common in times of high organisational excitement. |
| C. | It is the result of social forces at work place. |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
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