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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management (BBA HRM) .
| 101. |
Reassignment of an employee to a higher level job that involves greater responsibility or status or pay is termed |
| A. | transfer |
| B. | cross functional transfer |
| C. | demotion |
| D. | promotion |
| Answer» D. promotion | |
| 102. |
The process of selecting and developing employees in the organization to occupy key positions in the future is termed |
| A. | career planning |
| B. | succession planning |
| C. | career development |
| D. | human resource enhancement |
| Answer» B. succession planning | |
| 103. |
Evaluation of an employees performance by his colleagues is called |
| A. | peer appraisal |
| B. | management by objectives |
| C. | formal appraisal |
| D. | group appraisal |
| Answer» A. peer appraisal | |
| 104. |
Clear and well defined goals, a definite time plan and an action plan to achieve these goals, combined with timely feedback, are characteristics of |
| A. | work standards approach |
| B. | management by objectives |
| C. | bars |
| D. | balanced score card method |
| Answer» B. management by objectives | |
| 105. |
Paired comparison of employees is a method of |
| A. | ranking |
| B. | checklist |
| C. | point allocation |
| D. | forced choice rating |
| Answer» A. ranking | |
| 106. |
______ helps in improving the communication, people management and relationship management skills of the trainees |
| A. | computer modeling |
| B. | role playing |
| C. | class room lectures |
| D. | vestibule training |
| Answer» C. class room lectures | |
| 107. |
Response, learning, performance and results are four levels of evaluating a management development program. This system of evaluation is called |
| A. | taylors system |
| B. | kirkpatricks system |
| C. | werther & davis method |
| D. | armstrong method |
| Answer» B. kirkpatricks system | |
| 108. |
Traditionally, the pay scales in companies were associated with |
| A. | employee performance |
| B. | organizational hierarchy |
| C. | worth hierarchy |
| D. | charm of the employee |
| Answer» B. organizational hierarchy | |
| 109. |
_______ is the systematic process of analyzing and evaluating jobs to determine their relative worth in an organization |
| A. | job analysis |
| B. | job design |
| C. | job evaluation |
| D. | job enrichment |
| Answer» C. job evaluation | |
| 110. |
The process of ranking in which the relative importance of each job is determined in comparison with the representative job is called |
| A. | relative ranking |
| B. | comparative ranking |
| C. | paired comparison |
| D. | single factor ranking |
| Answer» A. relative ranking | |
| 111. |
Performance bonus is an example of a/an |
| A. | intrinsic reward |
| B. | extrinsic reward |
| C. | intrinsic wage payment |
| D. | extrinsic wage payment |
| Answer» B. extrinsic reward | |
| 112. |
The process of rewarding employees by giving them a stake in the company, which further enhances their performance is called the |
| A. | gain sharing |
| B. | annual bonus |
| C. | employee stock plan |
| D. | profit sharing |
| Answer» C. employee stock plan | |
| 113. |
A benefit plan where an employee gets a chance to choose from a lot of benefits is also called |
| A. | holiday benefit plan |
| B. | restaurant benefit plan |
| C. | cafeteria benefit plan |
| D. | variable/flexible benefit plan |
| Answer» D. variable/flexible benefit plan | |
| 114. |
As a student, when one is trying to assess ones self and the opportunities available in the market to choose the right career, he/she is said to be in the |
| A. | exploration stage |
| B. | establishment stage |
| C. | maintenance stage |
| D. | disengagement stage |
| Answer» A. exploration stage | |
| 115. |
Virtuous Services Pvt Ltd. believes that it pays quite handsome salaries to its employees. However, the turnover rate has been quite high in the recent past and all the exit interviews point ot one factor - compensation , as the culprit. The company failed to |
| A. | meet the legal requirement |
| B. | follow the principle of equanimity |
| C. | match the employee expectations |
| D. | match the pay scaled abroad |
| Answer» C. match the employee expectations | |
| 116. |
The approach that stresses on the fact that individuals should not be treated as mere factors of production is |
| A. | human relations approach |
| B. | scientific management approach |
| C. | humanistic approach |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. human relations approach | |
| 117. |
Hawthorne studies gave raise to this approach of human resource management |
| A. | mathematical approach |
| B. | human relations approach |
| C. | human resources approach |
| D. | contingent approach |
| Answer» B. human relations approach | |
| 118. |
An average sincere employee expects his boss or manager to have all the following characteristics except |
| A. | be genuinely interested in the employee and the work |
| B. | ignore all the employees mistakes |
| C. | be fair and frank in his dealings with the employee |
| D. | recognize and reward the employee and his contributions |
| Answer» B. ignore all the employees mistakes | |
| 119. |
As an auditor, the HR professional |
| A. | ensures that all managers of the organization perform their respective roles |
| B. | conducts training and development activities |
| C. | solve employee grievances |
| D. | provides support to other departments in conducting appraisals |
| Answer» A. ensures that all managers of the organization perform their respective roles | |
| 120. |
________ organizations are characterised by rigid structures , directives and rules and are appropriate for static environments |
| A. | mechanistic |
| B. | organic |
| C. | flat |
| D. | decentralised |
| Answer» A. mechanistic | |
| 121. |
The marketing manager was asked to handle the product re launch of toothpaste by VP marketing. The managers obligations toward the VP is called |
| A. | responsibility |
| B. | accountability |
| C. | authority |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. accountability | |
| 122. |
The process of ensuring that there are the right number of qualified people in the right jobs for best results is termed |
| A. | human resource planning |
| B. | recruitment |
| C. | retrenchment |
| D. | downsizing |
| Answer» A. human resource planning | |
| 123. |
The statement of the required set of knowledge, skills and competencies for a job is called the |
| A. | job specification |
| B. | job description |
| C. | job classification |
| D. | job analysis |
| Answer» A. job specification | |
| 124. |
Adding more responsibility, providing wider scope, greater sequencing and minimizing controls, all constitute |
| A. | job enlargement |
| B. | job expansion |
| C. | job design |
| D. | job enrichment |
| Answer» D. job enrichment | |
| 125. |
If a selection method produces consistent results across different situations and times, it is termed to be |
| A. | reliable |
| B. | valid |
| C. | legal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. reliable | |
| 126. |
An interview where the interviewer does not chart out the formal structure of the interview but lets it take a natural course is called a |
| A. | formal interview |
| B. | unstructured interview |
| C. | group interview |
| D. | stress interview |
| Answer» B. unstructured interview | |
| 127. |
The employee of ABC Corp lose a half days leave if they are late to work even by 15 mins. This is an example of |
| A. | punitive discipline |
| B. | preventive discipline |
| C. | positive discipline |
| D. | precautionary discipline |
| Answer» A. punitive discipline | |
| 128. |
Soman, the Marketing Manager in a large firm meets the Production Manager, Senior Manager HR and the VP- Operations almost every day in the Officers club. Some topic or the other, related to their organization and business comes up for discussion. This is an example of |
| A. | formal organization |
| B. | informal organization |
| C. | conference |
| D. | rumors |
| Answer» D. rumors | |
| 129. |
Rajani, left her job as a receptionist as she was not happy with the job profile and wanted a more challenging job that would suit her qualification. Her leaving the organization is termed |
| A. | layoff |
| B. | outplacement |
| C. | attrition |
| D. | loaning |
| Answer» C. attrition | |
| 130. |
One of the reasons for over staffing in the government and public sector enterprises is |
| A. | minimal turnover rates |
| B. | long term planning |
| C. | continuous assessment |
| D. | highly qualified employees |
| Answer» A. minimal turnover rates | |
| 131. |
Chand & Sons is a medium sized traditional family business which wants to introduce some modern management practices like performance appraisal. The best suited method for the co is |
| A. | 360 degree performance appraisal |
| B. | bars |
| C. | management by objectives |
| D. | balanced score card method |
| Answer» C. management by objectives | |
| 132. |
Soumya works in a bank but works from 9 am to 2 ( instead of 9 t0 6) on so that she is back home when her kids are back from school. This is an example of |
| A. | flextime |
| B. | part time |
| C. | compressed work week |
| D. | telecommuting |
| Answer» B. part time | |
| 133. |
Radiant Technologies is a small 8 yr old co employing around 40 people. The co wants to forecast its manpower requirements for the next 2-3 years/ It can rely on |
| A. | time series analysis |
| B. | regression analysis |
| C. | past experience |
| D. | delphi technique |
| Answer» C. past experience | |
| 134. |
ADDIE is a methodology applied in the HR function of |
| A. | recruitment |
| B. | training |
| C. | performance appraisal |
| D. | grievance handling |
| Answer» B. training | |
| 135. |
Adult learning Principles applied in T&D activities was developed by |
| A. | malcolm knowles |
| B. | peter drucker |
| C. | steve jobs |
| D. | kirk patrick |
| Answer» A. malcolm knowles | |
| 136. |
___________ is a formal & detailed study of jobs. |
| A. | job enrichment |
| B. | job evaluation |
| C. | job classification |
| D. | job analysis |
| Answer» B. job evaluation | |
| 137. |
____________ is a very flexible type of Organisation. |
| A. | staff organisation |
| B. | divisional organisation |
| C. | line organisation |
| D. | matrix organisation |
| Answer» B. divisional organisation | |
| 138. |
What was the traditional term used for HRP and the one often associated with personnel management? |
| A. | gap analysis |
| B. | human resource planning |
| C. | employee planning |
| D. | manpower planning |
| Answer» D. manpower planning | |
| 139. |
Why is it important to ensure that HR plans are flexible? |
| A. | to accommodate changes to senior management teams |
| B. | to adapt to changing skills and qualifications |
| C. | to accommodate the rapidly changing environment in which most organizations operate |
| D. | to ensure a diverse labour force is maintained at all times |
| Answer» C. to accommodate the rapidly changing environment in which most organizations operate | |
| 140. |
Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as organizational |
| A. | effectiveness |
| B. | economy |
| C. | efficiency |
| D. | planning |
| Answer» A. effectiveness | |
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