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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) .

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
I. Preparing the trainee
II. Preparing the instructor
III. Presenting the operation
IV. Getting ready to teach
V. Tryout the trainee’s performance
VI. Follow up

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. The monitoring stage 1. The firm identifies and confirms the overall business direction.
B.The clarification stage 2. Investment on the human capital and the value placed by employees on this investment.
C. The assessment stage 3. The firm checks the new system against strategy.
D. The design stage 4. The firm plans the proposed changes into practice. The correct order is

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

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