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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) .
| 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 | |
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