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| 801. |
On basis of comparable jobs, variables such as skills, responsibility and working conditions, considered as |
| A. | logical factors |
| B. | comprehensive factors |
| C. | compensable factors |
| D. | intuitive factors |
| Answer» C. compensable factors | |
| 802. |
The following system is simple, less expensive and less time consuming. |
| A. | Paired comparison |
| B. | Confidential report system |
| C. | Ranking |
| D. | Checklist method |
| Answer» C. Ranking | |
| 803. |
Method in which employer first choose higher and lowest, then secondly choosing highest and lowest is |
| A. | alternation ranking method |
| B. | point method |
| C. | ranking method |
| D. | job classification |
| Answer» A. alternation ranking method | |
| 804. |
The process which is continuous and stops only when the organisation ceases to exist |
| A. | Training |
| B. | Job evaluation |
| C. | Hiring |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Hiring | |
| 805. |
Who among the following propounded the theory of industrial democracy? |
| A. | John T. Dunlop |
| B. | Allan Flanders |
| C. | Neil W. Chamberlain |
| D. | Sydney& Beatrice Webbs |
| Answer» D. Sydney& Beatrice Webbs | |
| 806. |
Which of the following is not a function normally performed by HR department? |
| A. | Accounting |
| B. | Recruitment and Selection |
| C. | Pay and Reward |
| D. | Employee Relations |
| Answer» A. Accounting | |
| 807. |
Kind of union security from employees unions in which company can hire people that are not members of unions is classified as |
| A. | closed shop |
| B. | union shop |
| C. | agency shop |
| D. | preferential shop |
| Answer» B. union shop | |
| 808. |
Voluntarily helping less experienced employees is part of |
| A. | formal mentoring |
| B. | informal mentoring |
| C. | career interests |
| D. | developmental needs |
| Answer» B. informal mentoring | |
| 809. |
Which of the following is a key HR role |
| A. | Personnel administrator |
| B. | Business ally |
| C. | Payroll advisor |
| D. | Organisational geographer |
| Answer» B. Business ally | |
| 810. |
Showing employees their performance graphs and quantitative data is an example of |
| A. | performance feedback |
| B. | performance appraisal |
| C. | appraisal system |
| D. | appraisal feedback |
| Answer» A. performance feedback | |
| 811. |
The following technique(s) is based on the critical incident approach. |
| A. | Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) |
| B. | Critical incident technique |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both (A) and (B) | |
| 812. |
Which of the following types of control involves evaluation of inputs and taking corrective actions before the operation is completed? |
| A. | Feed Forward Control |
| B. | Concurrent Control |
| C. | Feedback Control |
| D. | Forward Control |
| Answer» A. Feed Forward Control | |
| 813. |
The last step in the e-selection process is |
| A. | consider how the various new stakeholders and clients will use the system |
| B. | train the employees that will be responsible for the administration of the process |
| C. | draw-up a flow chart of the current assessment process |
| D. | draft the desired flow process that will result from the E-selection process |
| Answer» B. train the employees that will be responsible for the administration of the process | |
| 814. |
Communications and employs’ participation is part of |
| A. | company’s plan |
| B. | strategic plan |
| C. | vision |
| D. | mission |
| Answer» A. company’s plan | |
| 815. |
Providing step by step training and enlisting job’s basic tasks is |
| A. | job rotation |
| B. | off the job training |
| C. | job instruction training |
| D. | apprenticeship training |
| Answer» C. job instruction training | |
| 816. |
Information about specific salary and wage rate for particular job is part of |
| A. | salary survey |
| B. | market survey |
| C. | equity survey |
| D. | HR survey |
| Answer» A. salary survey | |
| 817. |
Which of the following is not a type of HRM strategy? |
| A. | Task focused strategy |
| B. | Placating HRM strategy |
| C. | Turnaround HRM strategy |
| D. | Development oriented strategy |
| Answer» B. Placating HRM strategy | |
| 818. |
Method of disciplining, which usually involves systems of paid decision-making leaves and oral warnings is classified as |
| A. | punitive discipline |
| B. | distributive discipline |
| C. | descriptive discipline |
| D. | no punitive discipline |
| Answer» D. no punitive discipline | |
| 819. |
‘educational level’ of executive is classified as |
| A. | working capital |
| B. | human capital |
| C. | compensation capital |
| D. | size of working capital |
| Answer» B. human capital | |
| 820. |
A group interviewer, questions are being asked from group of interviewee, considered as |
| A. | panel interview |
| B. | mass interview |
| C. | computer interview |
| D. | personal interview |
| Answer» B. mass interview | |
| 821. |
Human Resource Management (HRM) is a part of the broad Human Resource Development (HRD) System, as this focus to |
| A. | Selection, Induction, Training and Development |
| B. | Operational and Organisational Options |
| C. | (A) and (B) above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. (A) and (B) above | |
| 822. |
Second step in validating a test is |
| A. | analyze the job |
| B. | choose the tests |
| C. | administer the tests |
| D. | relate test scores |
| Answer» B. choose the tests | |
| 823. |
Point system and factor comparison methods are placed under such category |
| A. | Non Non-quantitative job evaluation |
| B. | Quantitative job evaluation |
| C. | Any of the above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Quantitative job evaluation | |
| 824. |
Demonstrable skills, knowledge or behaviors that enable employee’s performance are called |
| A. | competencies |
| B. | job description |
| C. | job specification |
| D. | job evaluation |
| Answer» A. competencies | |
| 825. |
The provides the essential information on which each job is evaluated. |
| A. | Job ranking |
| B. | Job enrichment |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job enlargement |
| Answer» C. Job description | |
| 826. |
Organisational factors affecting job design are ? |
| A. | workforce and cultural factors |
| B. | employee availability and abilities |
| C. | ergonomics and cultural factors |
| D. | feedback and diversity factors |
| Answer» A. workforce and cultural factors | |
| 827. |
An automated end to end process of planning and recruiting employees is called |
| A. | phased retirement |
| B. | pre-retirement counseling |
| C. | talent management |
| D. | modifying selection procedure |
| Answer» C. talent management | |
| 828. |
In which of the following we notice under-employment in a large measure? |
| A. | Coal Industry |
| B. | Textile Industry |
| C. | Banking |
| D. | Agriculture |
| Answer» D. Agriculture | |
| 829. |
Fish bone diagram is also known as |
| A. | Kaizen Diagram |
| B. | Ishikawa Diagram |
| C. | Taguchi Diagram |
| D. | Pareto Diagram |
| Answer» B. Ishikawa Diagram | |
| 830. |
Seeking guidance from experienced people for advising and counseling is called |
| A. | mentoring |
| B. | employee’s performance |
| C. | career interests |
| D. | developmental needs |
| Answer» A. mentoring | |
| 831. |
Increments based on performance is a basis of |
| A. | direct financial payments |
| B. | non direct financial payments |
| C. | direct compensation |
| D. | bonuses |
| Answer» A. direct financial payments | |
| 832. |
Goods used by an organization in producing other goods is called |
| A. | Consumer goods |
| B. | Industrial goods |
| C. | Speciality goods |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Industrial goods | |
| 833. |
People attracted to occupation involving cognitive activities are classified as |
| A. | realistic orientation |
| B. | investigative orientation |
| C. | social orientation |
| D. | artistic orientation |
| Answer» B. investigative orientation | |
| 834. |
An evaluation process of employee’s performance, in comparison to set standards is called |
| A. | performance appraisal |
| B. | compensation |
| C. | counseling |
| D. | design of evaluation |
| Answer» A. performance appraisal | |
| 835. |
Process that enables manager to make comparison between employee’s and his department goals is |
| A. | direction sharing |
| B. | goal alignment |
| C. | rewards and recognition |
| D. | coaching and development support |
| Answer» B. goal alignment | |
| 836. |
Career in Human Resource Management means |
| A. | A status job |
| B. | A respectable consistent occupation |
| C. | A job where a person can earn livelihood |
| D. | The progression of a person in his |
| Answer» D. The progression of a person in his | |
| 837. |
Collective bargaining items that are introduced by any other party must be bargained considered as |
| A. | illegal bargaining items |
| B. | mandatory bargaining items |
| C. | voluntary bargaining items |
| D. | involuntary bargaining items |
| Answer» B. mandatory bargaining items | |
| 838. |
‘performance management’ is always |
| A. | goal oriented |
| B. | performance oriented |
| C. | sales oriented |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. goal oriented | |
| 839. |
Find the machinery which is not method of settlement of industrial dispute: |
| A. | Conciliation |
| B. | Consultation |
| C. | Adjudication |
| D. | Works committee |
| Answer» B. Consultation | |
| 840. |
Which one is a part of performance measurement? |
| A. | Trait |
| B. | Behaviour |
| C. | Outcome |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 841. |
Whistle Blowing is the situation wherein an employee |
| A. | Causes indiscipline in the organization. |
| B. | Discloses other employees’ illegal immoral or illegitimate activities. |
| C. | Discloses the employer’s illegal immoral or illegitimate activities. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» C. Discloses the employer’s illegal immoral or illegitimate activities. | |
| 842. |
Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as which of the following? |
| A. | The relationship or integration between an Organisation’s senior managers |
| B. | The relationship or integration between HR functional policies, for example employee development, employee reward and employee relations |
| C. | The relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation’s business strategy and external market. |
| D. | The relationship or integration between operational functions and policies |
| Answer» C. The relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation’s business strategy and external market. | |
| 843. |
The term used before the language of modern HRM was |
| A. | Labour Relations |
| B. | Personnel Management |
| C. | Industrial Management |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 844. |
Observing CV’s of candidates for rating by order, considered as |
| A. | candidate order error |
| B. | candidate contrast error |
| C. | both A and B |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. both A and B | |
| 845. |
Recruitment policy usually highlights need for establishing ? |
| A. | job specification |
| B. | job analysis |
| C. | job description |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. job specification | |
| 846. |
Establishing company based career centers is a method, relating to |
| A. | career management |
| B. | appraisal management |
| C. | performance management |
| D. | employee development |
| Answer» A. career management | |
| 847. |
‘Hay consulting firm’ emphasizes compensable factors such as |
| A. | skills |
| B. | efforts and responsibility |
| C. | knowledge |
| D. | accountability |
| Answer» D. accountability | |
| 848. |
People having investigative personality often choose profession as |
| A. | physicians |
| B. | psychologists |
| C. | R&D managers |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 849. |
Who has extended the Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of Motivation by suggesting that motivation is not equal to satisfaction and performance and by depicting what happens after performance? |
| A. | Porter and Lawler |
| B. | Edward Tolman |
| C. | Harold Kelly |
| D. | Alderfer |
| Answer» A. Porter and Lawler | |
| 850. |
Which one is not a part of effective organization’s career planning process? |
| A. | Personal Assessment |
| B. | Incentive Management |
| C. | Assessment of Occupational and career choice |
| D. | Annual Appraisal and Development Programme |
| Answer» B. Incentive Management | |
| 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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