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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) .
| 851. |
How many types of strategies are there in strategic planning? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» A. 3 | |
| 852. |
Psychologist ‘Edwin Locke’ stated that specific and challenging goals lead to |
| A. | higher task performance |
| B. | lower task performance |
| C. | fixed performance rewards |
| D. | variable performance rewards |
| Answer» A. higher task performance | |
| 853. |
In career development focus, matching job and individual competencies is part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | compensation and benefits |
| Answer» C. recruiting and placement | |
| 854. |
A strategy, employees seeking flexibility in workforce, workplace within same company, regarded as |
| A. | promotions |
| B. | transfers |
| C. | reality shock |
| D. | formal training |
| Answer» B. transfers | |
| 855. |
The last stage in a grievance redressal procedure is handled by |
| A. | Union |
| B. | Voluntary Arbitrator |
| C. | H.R. Department |
| D. | Grievance committee |
| Answer» D. Grievance committee | |
| 856. |
What tactic will employers likely have to take to fill openings left by retiring employees? |
| A. | instituting flexible work hours |
| B. | providing elder care |
| C. | hiring more women |
| D. | rehiring retirees |
| Answer» D. rehiring retirees | |
| 857. |
An integral part of feedback process is |
| A. | direction sharing |
| B. | goal alignment |
| C. | ongoing performance monitoring |
| D. | coaching and development support |
| Answer» D. coaching and development support | |
| 858. |
Delphi technique is used in |
| A. | Forecasting |
| B. | Organising |
| C. | Operating |
| D. | Staffing |
| Answer» A. Forecasting | |
| 859. |
In career development focus, employees career interests and aptitudes is part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | human resource planning |
| Answer» C. recruiting and placement | |
| 860. |
Objectives of training is |
| A. | Increased morale |
| B. | Increased productivity |
| C. | Favourable reaction to change |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 861. |
Job analysis includes |
| A. | Job grading |
| B. | Job classification |
| C. | Job standardisation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 862. |
In traditional focus, an analysis of future and present skills and tasks is part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | human resource planning |
| Answer» D. human resource planning | |
| 863. |
First step in establishing pay rates is to |
| A. | conduct salary survey |
| B. | group similar jobs |
| C. | price each pay grade |
| D. | fine-time pay rates |
| Answer» A. conduct salary survey | |
| 864. |
Levels and series of steps based on years of service in pay grades are called |
| A. | pay ranges |
| B. | grade ranges |
| C. | similar jobs grades |
| D. | anchoring pay ratings |
| Answer» A. pay ranges | |
| 865. |
Tests that measure traits, temperament, or disposition are examples of |
| A. | Manual dexterity tests |
| B. | Personality tests |
| C. | Intelligence tests |
| D. | Work sample tests |
| Answer» B. Personality tests | |
| 866. |
According to Herzberg, for creating selfmotivated workforce employers should focus on the |
| A. | motivator factors |
| B. | de-motivator factors |
| C. | intrinsic factors |
| D. | extrinsic factors |
| Answer» A. motivator factors | |
| 867. |
In setting SMART goals, ‘T’ stands for |
| A. | timely |
| B. | tricky |
| C. | transparent policies |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. timely | |
| 868. |
Comparison of employees’ actual performance with set standards is involved in |
| A. | leading |
| B. | organizing |
| C. | controlling |
| D. | staffing |
| Answer» C. controlling | |
| 869. |
Providing continuous learning, training and help to employees for expansion of horizon is |
| A. | job rotation |
| B. | job training |
| C. | lifelong learning |
| D. | programmed learning |
| Answer» C. lifelong learning | |
| 870. |
Easiest performance appraisal interview is |
| A. | satisfactory-promotable interview |
| B. | satisfactory-not promotable interview |
| C. | unsatisfactory-correctable interview |
| D. | unsatisfactory-uncorrectable interview |
| Answer» A. satisfactory-promotable interview | |
| 871. |
Strategic human resource management involves ? |
| A. | Financing project marketing related programming |
| B. | setting employment standards and policies |
| C. | linking human resources with strategic objectives to improve performance |
| D. | Project planning |
| Answer» C. linking human resources with strategic objectives to improve performance | |
| 872. |
Negotiation of labour contract by Union and Management is referred to as |
| A. | Collective Bargaining |
| B. | Industrial Relations |
| C. | Consumerism |
| D. | Trade Union |
| Answer» A. Collective Bargaining | |
| 873. |
The metric can be used as a measurement to show improvements to savings in recruitment and retention costs. |
| A. | absence rate |
| B. | cost per hire |
| C. | HR expense factor |
| D. | human capital ROI |
| Answer» B. cost per hire | |
| 874. |
Which of the following is a force that acts as stimulant for organizational change? |
| A. | Technology |
| B. | Economic Shock |
| C. | Nature of the workforce |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 875. |
While considering promotion of an employee, the following is the most important consideration: |
| A. | Seniority |
| B. | Competence |
| C. | Loyalty |
| D. | Only (A) and (B) |
| Answer» D. Only (A) and (B) | |
| 876. |
Generally in chain of command, no one can issue orders outside their own department is |
| A. | staff managers |
| B. | line managers |
| C. | CEO |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. staff managers | |
| 877. |
Tests are classified on basis of measurement of |
| A. | mental abilities |
| B. | personality and interests |
| C. | physical abilities |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 878. |
‘HRD’ dimension which is measured with help of development of questionnaire is named as |
| A. | HRD culture |
| B. | Business linkage score |
| C. | HRD competence score |
| D. | HRD system maturity score |
| Answer» A. HRD culture | |
| 879. |
For continuous work growth, company’s direct, non-financial and financial payments are being received by employees, categorized as |
| A. | benefits |
| B. | stock ownership |
| C. | loyalty scholarships |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. benefits | |
| 880. |
Changing behavior of employees by rewarding or punishing is called |
| A. | behavior modification |
| B. | behavior modeling |
| C. | behavior reshaping |
| D. | behavior management |
| Answer» A. behavior modification | |
| 881. |
Period in which people act as mentors for younger employees is called |
| A. | exploration stage |
| B. | growth stage |
| C. | midcareer crisis sub stage |
| D. | decline stage |
| Answer» D. decline stage | |
| 882. |
Paired comparison method can be used by |
| A. | Superiors |
| B. | Peers |
| C. | Subordinates |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 883. |
‘HR’ activities lead to |
| A. | Achievement of strategic goals |
| B. | Organizational performance |
| C. | Emergent employee behaviors |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 884. |
The goal of this stage of HR intranet site development is to provide employees with a truly individualized experience based on their individual profiles |
| A. | Brochure ware |
| B. | Transactional |
| C. | Integrated |
| D. | Personalised |
| Answer» D. Personalised | |
| 885. |
Hawthorne experiments were conducted at |
| A. | Hawthorne Electric Company |
| B. | Western Electric Company |
| C. | General Electric Company |
| D. | Eastern Electric Company |
| Answer» B. Western Electric Company | |
| 886. |
occurs when an interviewer judges an applicant’s entire potential for job performance on the basis of a single trait, such as how the applicant dresses or talks. |
| A. | Halo - effect |
| B. | Unstructured |
| C. | Stress producing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Halo - effect | |
| 887. |
In 360-degree feedback, ratings are collected from |
| A. | supervisors |
| B. | subordinates |
| C. | peers |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 888. |
A stage which concludes major career reassessments is called |
| A. | exploration stage |
| B. | growth stage |
| C. | midcareer crisis sub stage |
| D. | maintenance stage |
| Answer» C. midcareer crisis sub stage | |
| 889. |
When an employee harms a third party because of inadequate employee training, it is called |
| A. | training |
| B. | negligent training |
| C. | both A and B |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. negligent training | |
| 890. |
In Vroom’s theory, motivation is a product of |
| A. | expectancy |
| B. | instrumentality |
| C. | valence |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 891. |
Fair procedures perceived for allocation of job pay rates is included in |
| A. | procedural equity |
| B. | pay rate equity |
| C. | primary equity |
| D. | individual equity |
| Answer» A. procedural equity | |
| 892. |
When constructing the ad, it is important to consider how to best ? |
| A. | Attract attention to the advertisement |
| B. | Get right candidate |
| C. | How will be the profit |
| D. | The candidate reach in profit |
| Answer» A. Attract attention to the advertisement | |
| 893. |
Under method, common factors to all the jobs are identified. |
| A. | Point |
| B. | Merit |
| C. | Factor comparison |
| D. | Ranking |
| Answer» A. Point | |
| 894. |
In Factor Comparison method, each factor is ascribed a |
| A. | Money value |
| B. | Ranking |
| C. | Scale |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Money value | |
| 895. |
A personnel plan requires forecast of |
| A. | personnel needs |
| B. | supply of inside candidates |
| C. | supply of outside candidates |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 896. |
Managers subscribing to assumptions attempt to structure, control and closely supervise their employees. |
| A. | Theory ‘X’ |
| B. | Theory ‘Y’ |
| C. | Both Theory ‘X’ and Theory ‘Y’ |
| D. | Neither Theory ‘X’ nor Theory ‘Y’ |
| Answer» A. Theory ‘X’ | |
| 897. |
Which of the following is not a TQM technique? |
| A. | Six Sigma |
| B. | Quality Circles |
| C. | Core Competency |
| D. | Zero Defect Programmes |
| Answer» C. Core Competency | |
| 898. |
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 | |
| 899. |
Salary survey can be conducted through |
| A. | primary data |
| B. | secondary data |
| C. | collective equity |
| D. | both A and B |
| Answer» D. both A and B | |
| 900. |
Opening retail stores, way ‘Apple’ has opened , a classic example of |
| A. | vertical integration |
| B. | horizontal integration |
| C. | consolidation |
| D. | geographic expansion |
| Answer» A. vertical integration | |
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