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| 301. |
People who are ‘public relations executives’ are best classified as |
| A. | enterprising orientation |
| B. | investigative orientation |
| C. | social orientation |
| D. | conventional orientation |
| Answer» A. enterprising orientation | |
| 302. |
Types of ‘diversification’ are |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» A. 2 | |
| 303. |
Types of available union securities are |
| A. | preferential shop |
| B. | agency shop |
| C. | closed shop |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 304. |
Validity test for applicants for a specific job is called |
| A. | concurrent validation |
| B. | predictive validation |
| C. | criterion validity |
| D. | content validity |
| Answer» B. predictive validation | |
| 305. |
‘job rotation’ means |
| A. | redesigning jobs of workers |
| B. | assigning additional activities to workers |
| C. | moving workers from one job to the other |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. moving workers from one job to the other | |
| 306. |
All aspects of the merger need |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Delegating |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | Managing |
| Answer» D. Managing | |
| 307. |
Why are employers interested in employee engagement? |
| A. | To encourage employees to trust their manager |
| B. | To make a quick profit |
| C. | To make employees work harder for less |
| D. | Because engaged employees are more motivated and prepared to give their best to make the firm succeed |
| Answer» D. Because engaged employees are more motivated and prepared to give their best to make the firm succeed | |
| 308. |
Which of the following is not a principle under the “Hot Stove Rule” of Douglas Mc Gregor? |
| A. | Advance Warning |
| B. | Impersonality and Impartiality |
| C. | Consistency |
| D. | Opportunity to defend |
| Answer» D. Opportunity to defend | |
| 309. |
A company’s HR team is responsible for |
| A. | training of supervisors |
| B. | monitor the appraisal system affectivity |
| C. | training the employees |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 310. |
Specific procedure according to which ‘employees of company has legal rights to take part in policy designing’ is classified as |
| A. | sub-determination |
| B. | sub-ordination |
| C. | co-ordination |
| D. | codetermination |
| Answer» D. codetermination | |
| 311. |
Package of salary, incentives and fringe benefits designed in a way to motivate employees is known as |
| A. | HR strategy |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | aligned reward strategy |
| D. | aligned compensating strategy |
| Answer» C. aligned reward strategy | |
| 312. |
The whole process of conducting a 360 - Degree Feedback process in any Organisation could last about |
| A. | 1.5 to 3 months |
| B. | 3 to 6 months |
| C. | 6 to 9 months |
| D. | 9 to 12 months |
| Answer» A. 1.5 to 3 months | |
| 313. |
‘market leadership’ can be best classified as |
| A. | Potential opportunities |
| B. | Potential Threats |
| C. | Potential Strengths |
| D. | Potential Weaknesses |
| Answer» C. Potential Strengths | |
| 314. |
People having ‘social work’ as their careers are classified as |
| A. | realistic orientation |
| B. | investigative orientation |
| C. | social orientation |
| D. | artistic orientation |
| Answer» C. social orientation | |
| 315. |
Defining your business means stating |
| A. | detail of your market offering |
| B. | profit figures |
| C. | personnel plan |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. detail of your market offering | |
| 316. |
‘culture change’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» C. strategic intervention | |
| 317. |
Process of reducing number of employed people in a firm is classified as |
| A. | layoffs |
| B. | downsizing |
| C. | mergers |
| D. | acquisitions |
| Answer» B. downsizing | |
| 318. |
Measure of ‘cost effectiveness’ among employees is part of |
| A. | HRD culture |
| B. | Business linkage score |
| C. | HRD competence score |
| D. | HRD system maturity score |
| Answer» B. Business linkage score | |
| 319. |
First step in training process is |
| A. | need analysis |
| B. | instructional design |
| C. | implement |
| D. | evaluate |
| Answer» A. need analysis | |
| 320. |
An interview, in which you discuss person’s career plans and plan professional development, it is said to be |
| A. | a satisfactory-promotable interview |
| B. | a satisfactory-not promotable interview |
| C. | an unsatisfactory-correctable interview |
| D. | an unsatisfactory-uncorrectable interview |
| Answer» A. a satisfactory-promotable interview | |
| 321. |
Arrange the following steps of training procedure in proper sequence
|
| A. | I, II, III, IV, V, VI |
| B. | II, I, IV, III, V, VI |
| C. | VI, V, IV, III, I, II |
| D. | I, IV, III, V, II, VI |
| Answer» B. II, I, IV, III, V, VI | |
| 322. |
An interview, in which you ask about a candidate’s behavior in a certain given situation is |
| A. | situational interview |
| B. | situational test |
| C. | behavioral tests |
| D. | job related questions |
| Answer» A. situational interview | |
| 323. |
The following is the right process of training: |
| A. | Instructional design, validation, need analysis, implementation and evaluation |
| B. | Instructional design, need analysis, implementation, validation and evaluation |
| C. | Need analysis, instructional design, validation, implementation and evaluation |
| D. | Need analysis, validation, instructional design, implementation and evaluation |
| Answer» C. Need analysis, instructional design, validation, implementation and evaluation | |
| 324. |
In corporation orientation, management style and evaluation criteria of home country is superior to anything that host country offers, known as |
| A. | polycentric |
| B. | geocentric |
| C. | ethnocentric |
| D. | expat-centric |
| Answer» C. ethnocentric | |
| 325. |
People; having social personality type often choose careers as |
| A. | auto sales dealers |
| B. | school administrators |
| C. | lawyers |
| D. | both A and B |
| Answer» D. both A and B | |
| 326. |
Situation; when parties in negotiations are not able to settle negotiations further, classified as |
| A. | impasse |
| B. | intervention |
| C. | arbitration |
| D. | mediation |
| Answer» A. impasse | |
| 327. |
If there is no expectancy, instrumentality and valence then there will be |
| A. | extrinsic rewards |
| B. | intrinsic rewards |
| C. | motivation |
| D. | detraction |
| Answer» C. motivation | |
| 328. |
When planning for employment requirements, what must be forecasted? |
| A. | Sales desired |
| B. | Production Scheduled |
| C. | Inventory |
| D. | Personnel needs |
| Answer» D. Personnel needs | |
| 329. |
People in profession of carpenters can be best classified as |
| A. | realistic |
| B. | non social |
| C. | investigative |
| D. | non realistic |
| Answer» A. realistic | |
| 330. |
Who is associated with the ‘illumination experiment’ of the Hawthorne Experiment? |
| A. | Elton Mayo |
| B. | George A. Pennock |
| C. | F. J. Roethlisberger |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. George A. Pennock | |
| 331. |
When team-building can be attempted by creating artificial teams in which people get opportunity to experiment and learn from their behaviour in a less threatening context, it is based on: |
| A. | Team Role Approach |
| B. | Simulation Approach |
| C. | Action Research Approach |
| D. | Behaviour Modification Approach |
| Answer» B. Simulation Approach | |
| 332. |
HR Department maintains records |
| A. | Employee |
| B. | Sales |
| C. | Production |
| D. | Inventory |
| Answer» A. Employee | |
| 333. |
Lump sum payments given to employees, who move from one assignment to another are classified as |
| A. | ethnocentric allowances |
| B. | mobility premiums |
| C. | hardship allowances |
| D. | Foreign Service premiums |
| Answer» B. mobility premiums | |
| 334. |
Performance development plan is set for the employee by his immediate boss. |
| A. | Employer |
| B. | Department Head |
| C. | Immediate boss |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» C. Immediate boss | |
| 335. |
In a career development, offering and discussing variety of paths for career development, included |
| A. | individual role |
| B. | manager role |
| C. | employer role |
| D. | line manager |
| Answer» C. employer role | |
| 336. |
Strategic management process usually consists of steps. |
| A. | Four |
| B. | Five |
| C. | Six |
| D. | Seven |
| Answer» B. Five | |
| 337. |
Productivity means |
| A. | An act of increasing the knowledge and skill of an employee for doing a particular job. |
| B. | Using the minimum amount of resources need to produce goods and services. |
| C. | One’s skill abilities in meeting the needs of the job which one is holding currently. |
| D. | The ratio of an organisation’s output to its inputs. |
| Answer» C. One’s skill abilities in meeting the needs of the job which one is holding currently. | |
| 338. |
The objectives of HRM are categorized as ? |
| A. | Personal objectives |
| B. | Functional objectives |
| C. | Organisational and social objectives |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 339. |
Top managers’ salaries traditionally depend upon |
| A. | company size |
| B. | company performance |
| C. | company internal equity |
| D. | both A and B |
| Answer» D. both A and B | |
| 340. |
Who has started that “Collective bargaining is essentially a process in which employees act as a group in seeking to shape conditions and relationships in their employment |
| A. | Dale Yoder |
| B. | R. F. Hoxie |
| C. | L. G. Reynolds |
| D. | J. F. Richardson |
| Answer» A. Dale Yoder | |
| 341. |
The best hiring occurs when the goals of which of the following should consistent to each other? |
| A. | HR managers, Finance managers |
| B. | Head office, Brand |
| C. | Organisation, individual |
| D. | Lower managers, Top managers |
| Answer» C. Organisation, individual | |
| 342. |
‘process consultation’ is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» A. human process intervention | |
| 343. |
A pay grade is comprised of |
| A. | jobs of equal difficulty |
| B. | jobs of equal pay |
| C. | jobs of equal incentives |
| D. | jobs of equal skills |
| Answer» A. jobs of equal difficulty | |
| 344. |
The following is (are) the objective(s) of inspection. |
| A. | Quality product |
| B. | Defect free products |
| C. | Customer satisfaction |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 345. |
In management by objectives, goals are set by |
| A. | supervisor and subordinates |
| B. | top management |
| C. | departmental managers |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. supervisor and subordinates | |
| 346. |
What may be called the starting points of the Human Relations theory? |
| A. | Hawthorne experiment |
| B. | Herzberg’s work on motivation |
| C. | Administrative principles of Henry Fayol. |
| D. | Herbert Simon’s work on decision making |
| Answer» A. Hawthorne experiment | |
| 347. |
Formulating and executing HR systems that produce employee competencies and behaviors needed to achieve the company’s strategic aims is (are): |
| A. | Strategic HR Management |
| B. | Strategy execution |
| C. | HR strategies |
| D. | Strategic implementation |
| Answer» A. Strategic HR Management | |
| 348. |
Match the following Question Correct option
|
| A. | A − 3, B − 1, C − 2, D − 4 |
| B. | A − 3, B − 1, C − 4, D − 2 |
| C. | A − 1, B − 3, C − 2, D − 4 |
| D. | A − 3, B − 2, C − 1, D − 4 |
| Answer» A. A − 3, B − 1, C − 2, D − 4 | |
| 349. |
Helping retirees and preparing them for retirement is an aim of |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | preretirement counseling |
| C. | honoring experience |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» B. preretirement counseling | |
| 350. |
.... are authorized to direct the work of subordinates. |
| A. | Line managers |
| B. | Staff managers |
| C. | Leaders |
| D. | Advisory board members |
| Answer» A. Line managers | |
| 351. |
Stage when a person seriously explores occupational alternatives is called |
| A. | the exploration stage |
| B. | trial sub stage |
| C. | establishment stage |
| D. | maintenance stage |
| Answer» A. the exploration stage | |
| 352. |
Employees ‘career hazards’ are dealt in |
| A. | coaching |
| B. | mentoring |
| C. | career management |
| D. | career development |
| Answer» B. mentoring | |
| 353. |
Re-designing a business process, in getting more efficient and effective results, known as |
| A. | redesigning jobs of workers |
| B. | assigning additional activities to workers |
| C. | moving workers from one job to the other |
| D. | reengineering |
| Answer» D. reengineering | |
| 354. |
In traditional focus, ratings or rewards are part of |
| A. | training and development |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | recruiting and placement |
| D. | human resource planning |
| Answer» B. performance appraisal | |
| 355. |
Employee’s general belief that their organisation values their contribution and cares about their well - being is called |
| A. | Behaviour |
| B. | Workplace misbehaviour |
| C. | Organizational behaviour |
| D. | Perceived organizational support |
| Answer» D. Perceived organizational support | |
| 356. |
Work design is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» B. techno structural interventions | |
| 357. |
Personal qualities and traits required for job is stated in |
| A. | job descriptions |
| B. | job analysis |
| C. | job specifications |
| D. | Both A and C |
| Answer» C. job specifications | |
| 358. |
Strategic thinking is a process. |
| A. | Short term |
| B. | Long term |
| C. | Continuous |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Continuous | |
| 359. |
The critical role of the SHRM Application Tool is to: ? |
| A. | Outline techniques, frameworks, and six steps that must be followed to effectively implement change in an organisation. |
| B. | Develop a better strategic management process to deal with the dynamic changing environment today’s organisations face. |
| C. | Identify and assess a narrow group of actions and plan how the organisation can overcome resistance to change. |
| D. | identify if the organisation ‘has enough staff, if the staff heed training, if the compensation practices are appropriate, and if jobs are designed correctly |
| Answer» B. Develop a better strategic management process to deal with the dynamic changing environment today’s organisations face. | |
| 360. |
Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions, give orders& directing work activities of others? |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Influence |
| C. | Authority |
| D. | Command |
| Answer» C. Authority | |
| 361. |
Through test measuring for Checking what we intended to know, is |
| A. | test validity |
| B. | criterion validity |
| C. | content validity |
| D. | reliability |
| Answer» A. test validity | |
| 362. |
Which of the following bargaining is based on workers’ contribution to productivity? |
| A. | Coalition Bargaining |
| B. | Concession Bargaining |
| C. | Productivity Bargaining |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Productivity Bargaining | |
| 363. |
Disadvantage of ‘BARS’ appraisal system is |
| A. | halo effect |
| B. | bias |
| C. | central tendency |
| D. | difficult to develop |
| Answer» D. difficult to develop | |
| 364. |
Induction is viewed as |
| A. | Feel at home |
| B. | Belongingness |
| C. | Socializing process |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 365. |
’corporate strategy’ includes |
| A. | Consolidation |
| B. | Geographic expansion |
| C. | Differentiation |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» D. Both A and B | |
| 366. |
The industrial Disputes Act 1947 provides the following industrial relations machinery for resolution of conflicts except |
| A. | Concelation |
| B. | Arbitration |
| C. | Negotiations |
| D. | Adjudiation |
| Answer» C. Negotiations | |
| 367. |
In which company ‘Six Sigma’ was first experimented? |
| A. | Toyota |
| B. | Motorola |
| C. | Sony |
| D. | Ford |
| Answer» B. Motorola | |
| 368. |
Which of these activities are not included in the scope of human resource management? |
| A. | Job analysis and design |
| B. | Motivation and communication |
| C. | Safety and health |
| D. | Organizational structure and design |
| Answer» D. Organizational structure and design | |
| 369. |
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 | |
| 370. |
‘rate of return on investment’ is classified as |
| A. | long-term shareholder value |
| B. | calculating stock value |
| C. | calculating return on investment |
| D. | calculating working capital |
| Answer» A. long-term shareholder value | |
| 371. |
Performance management includes |
| A. | daily and weekly interactions |
| B. | meeting semiannually |
| C. | yearly meetings |
| D. | never having meeting with subordinates |
| Answer» A. daily and weekly interactions | |
| 372. |
Who had advocated the systems approach model? |
| A. | Talcott Parsons |
| B. | John T. Dunlop |
| C. | Herbert A. Spencer |
| D. | Charles A. Spaulding |
| Answer» B. John T. Dunlop | |
| 373. |
The principle of organisation that no employee should report to more than one superior is called |
| A. | Scalar principle |
| B. | Span of control |
| C. | Unity of command |
| D. | Unity of direction |
| Answer» C. Unity of command | |
| 374. |
A Business Organization deals with product/service and has relationship with stakeholder which is being considered a part of ‘management discipline’ is known as |
| A. | Maximisation of Wealth |
| B. | Business Ethics |
| C. | Relationship Management |
| D. | Optimisation of Profits |
| Answer» B. Business Ethics | |
| 375. |
Management Functions of Personnel Management includes |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Personnel Organisation |
| C. | Personnel Planning |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 376. |
Next step after ‘defining current business’ is to |
| A. | external and internal audit |
| B. | Formulating a new direction |
| C. | Formulating strategies |
| D. | Implement the strategies |
| Answer» A. external and internal audit | |
| 377. |
Justice and fairness of a result of a decision is often classified as |
| A. | descriptive justice |
| B. | procedural justice |
| C. | distributive justice |
| D. | severance justice |
| Answer» C. distributive justice | |
| 378. |
Which of the following is closely associated with strategic human resource management? |
| A. | Inefficient utilisation of human resources |
| B. | Not attracting the best human resources |
| C. | Providing Superficial training |
| D. | Providing Best training methods |
| Answer» D. Providing Best training methods | |
| 379. |
Manpower inventory involves |
| A. | The classification of the inventory of workers in an organisation in addition to the qualities |
| B. | The classification of characteristics of personnel in an organisation, in addition to counting their number |
| C. | The classification of characteristics of managers’ qualities in addition to their number |
| D. | The classification of characteristic features of functions for inventory in addition to the total number of functions |
| Answer» C. The classification of characteristics of managers’ qualities in addition to their number | |
| 380. |
What is meant by the term ’management by objectives’? |
| A. | System of giving the authority to carry out certain jobs by those lower down the management hierarchy |
| B. | The system of management that is based on bringing together experts into a team |
| C. | The setting of objectives to bring about the achievement of the corporate goals |
| D. | The control of the Organisation by those in the ’head office’ |
| Answer» C. The setting of objectives to bring about the achievement of the corporate goals | |
| 381. |
Quality and timeliness of work is classified as |
| A. | “what you are measuring” |
| B. | “how you are measuring” |
| C. | “what are the set standards” |
| D. | “the rules of performance appraisals” |
| Answer» A. “what you are measuring” | |
| 382. |
Who has advanced the Bottom of the Pyramid concept? |
| A. | C.K. Prahlad |
| B. | Peter Drucker |
| C. | Garry Dessler |
| D. | Michael Porter |
| Answer» A. C.K. Prahlad | |
| 383. |
‘employ’s wellness responsibility is an example of |
| A. | human process intervention |
| B. | techno structural interventions |
| C. | strategic intervention |
| D. | HRM interventions |
| Answer» D. HRM interventions | |
| 384. |
Job identification is one of the components of ? |
| A. | job specification |
| B. | job design |
| C. | job description |
| D. | job evaluation |
| Answer» C. job description | |
| 385. |
Who coined the term ‘informal sector’? |
| A. | Keith Davis |
| B. | Amartya Sen |
| C. | Mahabub Ul Haq |
| D. | Keith Hart |
| Answer» D. Keith Hart | |
| 386. |
Which of the following is a Matrix Organization? |
| A. | When projects are geographically dispersed |
| B. | When project structure is independently created |
| C. | When bureaucratic structure is made less hierarchical |
| D. | When project structure is superimposed on bureaucratic structure |
| Answer» D. When project structure is superimposed on bureaucratic structure | |
| 387. |
Which of the following term best represents the individuals who have interests in an Organisation and are influenced by it? |
| A. | Workforce |
| B. | Stakeholders |
| C. | Customers |
| D. | Stockholders |
| Answer» B. Stakeholders | |
| 388. |
Basis of Job Evaluation is |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Job ranking |
| C. | Job analysis |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» C. Job analysis | |
| 389. |
Which of the following is a key HR role as defined by Ulrich et al (2009)? |
| A. | Personnel administrator |
| B. | Business ally |
| C. | Payroll advisor |
| D. | Organisational geographer |
| Answer» B. Business ally | |
| 390. |
In a big five models, ‘openness to experience’ is tendency to be |
| A. | imaginative |
| B. | assertive |
| C. | achievement |
| D. | autonomous |
| Answer» A. imaginative | |
| 391. |
A test’s validity can be demonstrated in |
| A. | Two ways |
| B. | Three ways |
| C. | Four ways |
| D. | Five ways |
| Answer» A. Two ways | |
| 392. |
Term ‘job enlargement’ means |
| A. | redesigning jobs for workers |
| B. | assigning additional activities for workers |
| C. | moving workers from one job to the other |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. assigning additional activities for workers | |
| 393. |
Plan which is firstly discussed in business plan is mostly |
| A. | marketing plan |
| B. | financial plan |
| C. | personnel plan |
| D. | production plan |
| Answer» A. marketing plan | |
| 394. |
Strategy employers follow to vacate a position where employee is no longer needed is included in |
| A. | promotions |
| B. | transfers |
| C. | reality shock |
| D. | formal training |
| Answer» B. transfers | |
| 395. |
Once a firm has a pool of applicants, the first step in Pre-screening is the ? |
| A. | in-person interview |
| B. | on-site visit |
| C. | application form |
| D. | telephone interview |
| Answer» C. application form | |
| 396. |
Types in which benefits are classified are |
| A. | insurance benefits |
| B. | pay for time not worked |
| C. | retirement benefits |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 397. |
‘job grading’ is another name of |
| A. | point method |
| B. | job classification |
| C. | alternative ranking method |
| D. | aligned reward strategy |
| Answer» B. job classification | |
| 398. |
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 | |
| 399. |
How can high potential employees be developed for future positions? |
| A. | internal training |
| B. | Increasing pal skill |
| C. | Managing employee |
| D. | Allowing them to do further studies |
| Answer» A. internal training | |
| 400. |
Assisting managers in HR functions of management, known as |
| A. | line manager |
| B. | First line supervisor |
| C. | staff manager |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» C. staff manager | |
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