HRM Objective Questions
1-While planning for surplus, the following are the option(s):
(A) Reduce work hours
(B) Redesign the jobs
(C) Reassign the jobs
(D) All of the above
2- In the career development cycle, which stage ideally starts when a new employee joins an organization and finds a big gap between what the ideal organization should be and what it is?
(A) Exporatory stage
(B) Establishment stage
(C) Primary stage
(D) None of the above
3- The capacity to take considerable responsibility, ability to influence and control others and skills in problem solving primarily show :
(A) Managerial competence
(B) Disfunctional competence
(C) Core competence
(D) Functional competence
4-Name the recruitment process which is said to be a costly affair.
(A) Internal
(B) External
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
5- Under the appraisal panel which are the qualities that can achieve good results despite the difficulties inherent in the potential appraisal:
(A) Creative imagination
(B) Sense of reality
(C) Effective leadership
(D) All of the above
6- Stephen Knauf defined HRA as ” the measurement & ________ of Human organizational inputs such as recruitment , training experience & commitment
(A) work experience
(B) Qualification
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
7- One of the feature HRD goals are, ________ is a perishable commodity.
(A) Labor
(B) Training
(C) Recruitment
(D) All of the above
8- ___ assignment can also be recommended for career development.
(A) Mandatory
(B) Rotational
(C) Temporary
(D) Permanent
9- Succession planning is done in three time frames, those are-
(A) Immediate , Intermediate , Long range
(B) Short range , Intermediate , Long range
(C) Immediate , Medium range , Long range
(D) Short range , Medium range , Long range
10- Name the important component(s) in aligning business strategy with HR practice:
(A) Organizational Capabilities
(B) Business Strategy
(C) Human Resource Practices
(D) All of the above
11- The audit has forced which level of Management to share their plans across their organization resulting in increased involvement of employees.
(A) Top
(B) Middle
(C) Lower
(D) All of the above
12- Some organizations use ________ & committee management as techniques of training & development for flexitime systems.
(A) Job enrichment
(B) Job enlargement
(C) Job rotation
(D) All of the above
13- On the basis of job elements and organizational demand an appropriate ________ of job evaluation should be selected.
(A) behavior
(B) method
(C) category
(D) decision
14- Name the factor(s) which come under ‘ Career System’ that is component system of HRD:
(A) Career development
(B) Potential appraisals
(C) Career planning
(D) All of the above
15-The three phases of recruitment process are:
(A) Planning, Implementing, Evaluating
(B) Planning, Evaluating, Screening
(C) Planning, implementing, screening
(D) None of the above
16- Name the system where the required competencies are available through training, counseling etc.:
(A) Recruitment
(B) Development
(C) Management
(D) All of the above
17- What is that describes the duties of the job, authority relationship, skills requirement, conditions of work etc.
(A) Job analysis
(B) Job evaluation
(C) Job design
(D) Job rotation
18- Name the system which is simple, less expensive & less time consuming.
(A) Point
(B) Ranking
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
19- On the basis of the relative work in the organization, what is the primary purpose of job evaluation?
(A) To assign jobs
(B) To set wages
(C) To assign responsibility
(D) All of the above
20- Under HRD, name the factor(s) that act as motivating force(s).
(A) Job enrichment
(B) Informal organization
(C) Participative management
(D) All of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(A), 3-(A), 4-(B), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(A), 8-(B), 9-(A), 10-(D), 11-(A), 12-(C), 13-(B), 14-(D), 15-(A), 16-(B), 17-(A), 18-(B), 19-(B), 20-(D)