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1630+ Human Resource Management (HRM) big collection Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) .

1151.

The process through which individuals attempt to determine the causes behind others’ behaviour is known as

A. Perception
B. Attitude
C. Attribution
D. Social identity theory
Answer» C. Attribution
1152.

On-the-job training methods are not based on

A. Demonstration methods
B. Interactive methods
C. Vestibule Training methods
D. Apprentice training method
Answer» B. Interactive methods
1153.

Job description includes information about

A. Job responsibilities, duties and working conditions.
B. Job responsibilities and qualifications for performance.
C. Job responsibilities, duties and qualifications for performance.
D. Job responsibilities, duties and worth in terms of wage and salary.
Answer» A. Job responsibilities, duties and working conditions.
1154.

Which of the following is not an OD technique?

A. Grid Training
B. Delphi Technique
C. Survey Feedback
D. Sensitivity Training
Answer» B. Delphi Technique
1155.

Converting of strategies into actions is meant by

A. Formulate strategies
B. Implement the strategies
C. Evaluate performance
D. all of above
Answer» B. Implement the strategies
1156.

In which stage of HR intranet site development are multiple sites linked together to create a seamless experience for the individual?

A. Personalised
B. Integrated
C. Transactional
D. Brochure ware
Answer» B. Integrated
1157.

Which is methods of collection information for Job analysis?

A. Questionnaire Method
B. Interview Method
C. Observation Method
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
1158.

An availability of information systems to integrate learning with employee pay is part of

A. phased retirement
B. preretirement counseling
C. talent management
D. modifying selection procedure
Answer» C. talent management
1159.

In career development, seeking out career resources is included in

A. individual role
B. manager role
C. employer role
D. line manager
Answer» A. individual role
1160.

Internal recruitment has the potentiality to increase the of the employees.

A. Conflicts
B. Misunderstanding
C. Income
D. Morale
Answer» B. Misunderstanding
1161.

Transition to independent contracts status is an example of

A. phased retirement
B. flexible work
C. honoring experience
D. modifying selection procedure
Answer» A. phased retirement
1162.

Which of the following responsibilities do human resource managers fulfill in their role as employee advocates?

A. establish guidelines for how management should be treating employees
B. provide support for employees contesting unfair practices
C. represent employees’ interests as appropriate
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
1163.

E-recruiting methods include

A. Internet job boards
B. Career websites
C. Employer websites
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Employer websites
1164.

Which of the following demographic issues represents a challenge for human resource managers?

A. increasingly diverse workforce
B. aging workforce
C. increasing use of contingent workers
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
1165.

Providing employees development budget is a method relating to

A. career management
B. appraisal management
C. performance management
D. employee development
Answer» A. career management
1166.

Pay based on piecework is an example of

A. time based pay
B. performance based pay
C. bonuses
D. promotion
Answer» B. performance based pay
1167.

Affective competence, Intellectual competence and Action-oriented competence as components of key competencies of managers was proposed by

A. Rabi Kanungo and Sashi B. Mishra
B. Robert Katz
C. Henry Mintzberg
D. Thomas Durand
Answer» A. Rabi Kanungo and Sashi B. Mishra
1168.

Levels within a ‘pay grade’ are called

A. pay ranges
B. grade scales
C. group of similar jobs
D. tuning pay rates
Answer» A. pay ranges
1169.

The four systems of Management in terms of Leadership styles are related to

A. Philip Kotler
B. Rensis Likert
C. Peter F. Drucker
D. Blake and Mouton
Answer» B. Rensis Likert
1170.

Which one is not a part of HRD system?

A. Training
B. Career Planning
C. Manpower Planning
D. Organizational Development
Answer» C. Manpower Planning
1171.

Measuring performance on basis of job tasks actually done is called

A. sampling technique
B. work sampling technique
C. work sample
D. all of above
Answer» B. work sampling technique
1172.

Redressal of employees’ grievances covers

A. Positive attitude towards employees’ grievances and readiness to help
B. Expediting machinery for resolving employees’ grievances
C. Equitable salary system for all
D. Both (A) and (B)
Answer» D. Both (A) and (B)
1173.

Which of the following is not a central Trade union in India?

A. BHS
B. ILO
C. INTIC
D. AITUC
Answer» B. ILO
1174.

An ‘Equity theory of Motivation’ does not include

A. internal equity
B. external equity
C. collective equity
D. individual equity
Answer» C. collective equity
1175.

When managers use metrics to assess performance and then develop strategies for corrective action, they are performing the function of management.

A. planning
B. leading
C. staffing
D. controlling
Answer» D. controlling
1176.

Determining type of people, which a company needs for job is referred as

A. job descriptions
B. job analysis
C. job specifications
D. both A and C
Answer» C. job specifications
1177.

Type of interview in which employee is informed of his dismissal from job, is classified as

A. termination interview
B. outplacement counseling
C. exit interviews
D. subordination interviews
Answer» A. termination interview
1178.

‘new overseas markets’ can be best classified as

A. Potential opportunities
B. Potential Threats
C. Potential Strengths
D. Potential Weaknesses
Answer» A. Potential opportunities
1179.

Pension plan, in which specific amount of profit is transferred to employees account, that are payable at time of retirement or death is classified as

A. deferred profit sharing plan
B. savings and thrift plan
C. cash balance plans
D. early retirement window
Answer» A. deferred profit sharing plan
1180.

Recruitment is widely viewed as a

A. Positive process
B. Negative process
C. Positive as well as negative process
D. None of the above processes
Answer» A. Positive process
1181.

‘coherent career’ plan links

A. employee’s performance
B. career interests
C. developmental needs
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
1182.

Paid employees insurance by employers is futile part of

A. direct financial payments
B. salary increments
C. paid counseling
D. non direct financial payment
Answer» D. non direct financial payment
1183.

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» B. To prepare inventory for scheduling manpower
1184.

The categories of human process, techno structural, human resources management and strategic applications are related to:

A. Change management
B. O. D. application
C. Training
D. Action research
Answer» B. O. D. application
1185.

HR professionals has to be skilled in the art of

A. Clarifying
B. Handling people
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both (A) and (B)
1186.

A stage in which employees slide from stabilization stage is called

A. stabilization sub stage
B. trial sub stage
C. establishment stage
D. maintenance stage
Answer» D. maintenance stage
1187.

Creating a package of rewards for employees is called

A. HR strategy
B. performance appraisal
C. aligned reward strategy
D. aligned compensating strategy
Answer» C. aligned reward strategy
1188.

Firing the non-performing employees, HR manager is said to perform the

A. Interpersonal role
B. Informational role
C. Supportive role
D. Decisional role
Answer» D. Decisional role
1189.

Example of ‘general competency’ related to job is included

A. strategic thinking
B. mathematical reasoning
C. reading and writing
D. both B and C
Answer» D. both B and C
1190.

Lewin’s process consists of

A. unfreezing stage
B. moving stage
C. refreezing stage
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
1191.

The HR policy which is based on the philosophy of the utmost good for the greatest number of people is covered under the

A. utilitarian approach
B. approach based on rights
C. approach based on justice
D. configurational approach
Answer» A. utilitarian approach
1192.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of HRM?

A. Integration of HRM with the corporate strategy of the Organization
B. Producing the desired human behavior that helps to achieve Organisations goals
C. Creation of a flexible environment that can easily adopt change
D. To endure proper delivery of products
Answer» D. To endure proper delivery of products
1193.

In a career development, accepting responsibility for your own career is included in

A. an individual role
B. a manager role
C. a employer role
D. a line manager’s role
Answer» A. an individual role
1194.

Ranking of all employees measuring a specific trait by making pairs of employees is called

A. graphic rating scale method
B. management by objectives
C. alternation ranking method
D. paired comparison method
Answer» D. paired comparison method
1195.

Which metric views employees as capital rather than as an expense?

A. time to fill
B. training investment
C. HR expense factor
D. revenue factor
Answer» D. revenue factor
1196.

‘formal structural change’ is an example of

A. human process intervention
B. techno structural interventions
C. strategic intervention
D. HRM interventions
Answer» B. techno structural interventions
1197.

People that are attracted to occupations involving interpersonal skills more than physical activities are said to be

A. realistic orientation
B. investigative orientation
C. social orientation
D. artistic orientation
Answer» C. social orientation
1198.

British bank exchanged psychometric test with role playing exercises, an example of

A. phased retirement
B. flexible work
C. honoring experience
D. modifying selection procedure
Answer» D. modifying selection procedure
1199.

‘expectancy chart’ is a graph to show relationship between

A. tasks performed and time utilized
B. test scores and job performance
C. both A and B
D. none of above
Answer» B. test scores and job performance
1200.

Promoting organizational effectiveness through ‘HR’ policies and practices is known as

A. human resource metrics
B. evidence based management
C. high performance work system
D. none of above
Answer» C. high performance work system

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