C. Human Resource Management
C. Human Resource Management
The term used before the language of modern HRM was ___________?
A. Labour Relations
B. Personnel Management
C. Industrial Management
D. All of the above
A. Accounting
B. Recruitment and Selection
C. Pay and Reward
D. Employee Relations
A. Employee oriented
B. Employer oriented
C. Legally oriented
D. None of the above
A. Personal objectives
B. Functional objectives
C. Organisational and social objectives
D. All of the above
A. Retirement of employees
B. Manpower planning
C. Training of employees
D. Maintenance of accounts
A. positive process
B. negative process
C. positive as well as negative process
D. none of the above processes
A. job specification
B. job analysis
C. job description
D. none of the above
The process of developing the applicant’s pool for job openings in an organization is
called___________?
A. Hiring
B. Recruitment
C. Selection
D. Retention
A. job finding
B. job summary
C. job analysis
D. job specification
A. job analysis
B. job design
C. job description
D. job summary
The division of the total task to be performed into a manageable and efficient unit
is____________?
A. a job design
B. a job specification
C. a job analysis
D. a job description
Which of the following is the area from which applicants can be recruited?
A. Employment Lines
B.Employees’ Association
C. Labour Market
D. Labour Schemes
For forecasting the demand for manpower, the important techniques used
are_____________?
A. Delphi Techniques
B. Statistical Techniques
C. Work Study Techniques
D. All of the above
A. Target population
B. internal sources
C. external sources
D. internal as well as external sources
HRM is considered as____________?
A. a reactive function
B. a proactive function
C. an auxiliary function
D. an auxo-reactive function
A. the design involving maximum acceptable job design qualities to perform a job
B. the division of total task to be performed into manageable and efficient units
C. a systematic way of designing and determination of the worth of a job
D. none of the above
According to Edwin Flippo, the first and immediate product of job analysis is__________?
A. Workflow
B. Autonomy
C. Feedback
D. Diversity
A. Autonomy
B. Diversity
C. Feedback
D. All of the above
A. behavioral factors
B. environmental factors
C. organizational factors
D. all of the above
The procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a job and the kind of
person who should be hired for it is ______________?
A. job analysis
B. job design
C. job recruitment
D. job description
A. job enlargement
B. job design
C. job description
D. job enlistment
A. HR outcomes interest
B. Behavioral interest
C. Stakeholders interest
D. Performance interest
Selection is_________?
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Normative
D. Positive
Recruitment__________________
A. follows selection
B. precedes selection
C. matches selection
D. none of the above
The Job Characteristics Model is one of the most influential attempts to____________?
A. design jobs with increased motivational properties
B. assign jobs with proper motivational properties
C. analyse jobs with increase and proper motivation
D. describe jobs with increase motivation for proper jobs
High job satisfaction is the outcome of which of the following core dimensions described by
the Job Characteristics Model?
A. Task identity
B. Task significance
C. Feedback
D. Autonomy
Low absenteeism and turnover is the outcome of which of the following core dimensions
described by the Job Characteristics Model
A. Autonomy
B. Feedback
C. Task Identity
D. Task Significance
Which of the following factors is one of the environmental factors affecting job description:
A broad, general and written statement of a specific job based on the findings of an
analysis is called as __________?
The Michigan Model emphasis the following functions and their interrelates.
When an interviewer prepares a list of questions in advance and asks those question to the
candidate to obtain the information from him; it is called ___________?
A. a structured interview
B. a well-organized interview
C. a systematic type interview
D. none of the above
When an interviewer asks the questions to the candidate according to the response received
from him and the questions asked are not pre-determined in such an interview, it is called
___________?
A. job specification
B. job design
C. job description
D. job evaluation
systematic and orderly process of determining the worth of a job in relation to other jobs is
____________?
A. job specification
B. job description
C. job analysis
D. job design
A. Task oriented
B. Task analysis
C. performance oriented
D. Credit analysis
A. Upgraded technology
B. Human mind
C. Competitors’ pressure
D. Research & Development
A. Interpersonal role
B. Decisional role
C. Informational role
D. Supportive role’
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Both Positive and Negative
D. Unnecessary
. The best medium to reach a ‘large audience for the process of recruitment
is___________?
A. Casual applicants
B. Advertising
C. Employee referrals
D. Employment agencies
The biggest problem facing e-HR is the___________?
A. rarity of HR
B. diversity of HR
C. security of HR data
D. sustainability of HR
A. Hard HRM
B. Soft HRM
C. Medium HRM
D. Utiliarian approach
A. Internal selection requires few procedures to locate and screen viable job candidate
B. Internal selection presents fewer dangers of inourring legal liability than external selection
C. There is less need to use multiple predictors in assessing internal candidates than. with
external candidates
D. Information about internal candidates tends to be more verifiable than information
about external candidates
A. 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’
Which of the following department is responsible for handling safety & health issues of
employees?
A. HR department
B. Procurement department
C. Finance department
D. Marketing department
What are the ideas underpinning ‘soft, commitment’ or ‘high-road’ HRM practices?
The best hiring occurs when the goals of which of the following should consistent to each
other?
Why does the Resource-based view of SHRM represent a paradigm shift in SHRM
thinking?
Under which of the following authority, an HR manager took the decision to provide
training to its employees regarding the operations of newly installed machine?
A. Staff
B. Functional
C. Line
D. Implied
___________ best defines how well a test or selection procedure measures a person’s
attributes.
A. Reliability
B. Testing
C. Validity
D. Organizational constraint
A. Increases the amount of money employees are paid for completing an unit of work
B. Is a programme through which management seeks greater productivity from workers
C. Means that staff i$ moved periodically from task to task in order to increase variety and
interest
D. Involves giving employees work with a greater degree of responsibility and autonomy
A. Sales desired
B. Production Scheduled
C. Inventory
D. Personnel needs
The HR policy which is based on the philosophy of the utmost good for the greatest
number of people is covered under the_____________?
A. utilitarian approach
B. approach based on rights
C. approach based on justice
D. configurational approach
A. Strategic
B. organisational
C. operational
D. centralized
A. Complex
B. Detailed
C. Mechanical
D. Growth-oriented
Which of the following term is used to identify, “what the job holder does”? “how it is
done”? & “why it is done”?
A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job title
Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological and social factors
on employees’ performance?
A. Scientific approach
B. Rational approach
C. Human relations approach
D. Systematic approach
Which of the following is not a type of information that should be provided by application
forms?
A. Education
B. Experience
C. work stability
D. Applicant’s age
A. Conflicts
B. Misunderstanding
C. Income
D. Morale
Identifying and executing the firm’s mission by matching its capabilities with demands of
its environment is the firm’s:
A. Strategic Management
B. Mission statement
C. Vision
D. SWOT analysis
A. Written
B. Physical
C. Mental
D. Reference
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 executjon
C. HR strategies
D. Strategic implementation
A. Machine
B. Motivation
C. Money
D. Men
Which of the following is closely associated with strategic human resource management?
A. Effectiveness
B. Economy
C. EffiCiency
D. Performativity
A. Price
B. Product
C. People
D. Process
A. Direct
B. Indirect
C. Third-party
D. E-recruitment
A. Hiring
B. Recruitment
C. Selection
D. Retention
Which of the following would likely be the least effective method of recruiting internal job
candidates?
A. Job analysis
B. Job description
C. Job specification
D. Job evaluation
The process of choosing individuals who have re1evant qualifications to fill existing or
projected job openings is__________?
A. Screening process
B. Selection process
C. Interview process
D. Pre-screeninq process
A. Interpersonal role
B. Informational role
C. Supportive role
D. Decisional role
A. Affective component
B. Cognitive component
C. Behavioral component
D. Objective component
Which of the following is not a function normally performed by the HR· department?
A. Employee relation
B. Training and Development
C. Accounting
D. Recruitment and Selection
Which of the following test indicates the person’s inclination towards a particular
occupation that provides satisfaction to that individual?
A. Human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays an important role in
the implementation of business strategy
B. Human resource management is an approach to managing people
C. Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the
strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated
array of cultural, structural and personnel techniques
D. Human. resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage
A. Personnel administrator
B. Business ally
C. Payroll advisor
D. Organisational geographer
A. head hunters
B. staffers
C. alternative staffing companies
D. contract technical recruiters
Which of the following is not true of the activity known as job analysis?
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
A. Employee
B. Sales
C. Production
D. Inventory
A. Continuously
B. Annually
C. Bi-annually
D. Quarterly
Which of the following emerged when individuals realized the strength they could gain by
joining together to negotiate with employers?
A. Trade Unions
B. Human Relation movement
C. Employment Legislations
D. Employee relationship Management
A. Staffing
B. Forecasting
C. Employee-assistance management
D. Employee relations management
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
In the future, HR managers will have to deal with all of the following workforce changes,
except
Mr. ‘A’ must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months. What
activity is Mr. ‘A’ working on?
A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Personnel planning
D. Interviewing
A. Business Strategy
B. Marketing Strategies
C. Finance strategy
D. Economic strategy
The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in
the applicant pool is often expressed as________?
A. Application ratio
B. Recruitment ratio
C. Selection ratio
D. Employment ratio
The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known
as:__________?
A. Reliability
B. Dependability
C. Consistency
D. Trustworthiness
A. Retirement planning’
B. Benefits options
C. Orientation
D. Career planning and management
In which stage of HR intranet site development are multiple sites linked together to create
a seamless experience for the individual?
A. Personalized
B. Integrated
C. Transactional
D. Brochureware
Which approach that seeks the to link strategy, business, performance and HRM policies
and practices, assumes that there are a number of HRM practices that are suitable for all
Organisations?
A. Best Practice
B. Best fit
C. Resource-based view
D. Life cycle models
Job analysis produces which of the following, regardless of the technique used?
A. Benchmarks
B. Individual interview
C. Job specifications
D. Replacement charts
A. Finance department
B. Marketing department
C. Production department
D. Human Resource department
Which Personnel association uses the idea of bundles of integral HRM practices?
Why might there be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach
to HRM in Organisations?
Human resource planning techniques include the use of some or all of the following?
Using a structured interviewing technique would likely achieve all of the following
except___________?
A. internal training
B. Increasing pal skill
C. Managing employee
D. Allowing them to do further studies
Which of the following approach emphasizes the’ effect of psychological &. Social factors
on employees’ performance?
A. Scientific approach
B. Rational approach
C. Human relations approach
D. Systematic approach
A. Job rotation
B. Job enlargement
C. Job enrichment
D. A. and C.
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. Lnteqrated
D. Personalized
A. Homogeneous
B. Heterogeneous
C. Ductility
D. Stable
A. Job design
B. Job classification
C. Job description
D. Job evaluation
The process which best defines the locating and, encouraging potential employees to apply
for jobs is___________?
A. PIanning’
B. Organizing
C. Procurement
D. Controlling
A. ensuring that the ‘human resources possess, adequate capital, tool equipment and material to
perform the job successful
B. helping the Organisation deal with its employees in different stages of employment
C. improving an Organisation’s creditworthiness among financial institutions
D. Ensuring financial & Marketing Stability
The one of the following is the best reason for the reduced use of written tests
is____________?
The field of HRM was founded on the idea that the competitive advantage of the
organisation relies on the following sources of capital:
A. Fair employment
B. Legal compliance
C. Litigation Process
D. Affirmative action
If one were to think of HR as a business, which of the following “product lines” involves
developing effective HR systems that help the Organisation meet its goals for attracting,
keeping and developing people with the skills it needs?
A. Administrative services
B. Business partner services
C. Strategic partner
D. Product quality audit
A. Job classification
B. Job design
C. Job evaluation
D. Job description
Which of the following aptly describes the role of line managers and staff advisors namely
HR professionals?
A. Staff advisers focus more on developing HR programmes while line managers are more
involved in the implementation of those programmes
B. Line managers are concerned more about develop.ing HR programmes whereas staff advisors
are more involved in implementing such programmes
C. Staff advisors are solely responsible for developing, implementIng and evaluating the HR
programmes while line managers are not all involved in any matters concerning HR
D. Line managers alo~e are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR
programmes while staff advisors are not all involved in any matters concerning HR.
A. Procurement
B. Development
C. Organizing
D. performance appraisal
The following are some of the ways that human resources can benefit through electronic
systems, except:_________?
A. online recruiting can eliminate paperwork and speed up the hiring process
B. online learning can slash travel costs and make training available anytime anywhere
C. working online can reduce the resistance sometimes experienced from employees
D. online retirement planning can help employees map out their future while reducing questions
and paperwork for HR
A written statement of policies and principles that guides the behaviour of all employees is
called__________?
A. code of ethics
B. word of ethics
C. ethics/ dilemma
D. Training Manual
The mental process to interpret environment as’ per one’s own understanding is known
as:__________?
A. Perception
B. Attitude
C. Personality
D. Ability
The sixth step of the SHRM application tool is to evaluate the plan against success criteria.
During this stage it is important to note:___________?
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
A. Line
B. Middle
C. Staff
D. Top
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
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
The degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data
over time and alternative measures is best define by__________?
A. Job sampling
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Organisational culture
A. Job rotation
B. Job re-engineering
C. Work mapping
D. Job enrichment
The Statement which best describes the function of Human Resources Planning
is___________?
__________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill?
A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Personnel Planning
D. Interviewing
To address the challenges and opportunities they face organisations engage in a process of
strategic management. Strategic management is:
Which of the following have/has proven to be a particularly good predictor for jobs that
include cognitively complex tasks?
A. intelligence tests
B. integrity evaluations
C. work samplingD) drug tests
E. behavioral assessment
Human resource management is the formal part of an organization responsible for all of
the following aspects of the management of human resources except:
A. Planning
B. Decentralization
C. Restructuring
D. Outsourcing
The system of ranking jobs in a firm on the basis of the relevant characteristics, duties, and
responsibilities is known as__________?
A. Job evaluation
B. Job design
C. Job specification
D. Job description
A. Production
B. Marketing
C. Inventory management
D. Training & Development
Which of the following act represents a situation in which employment decisions are NOT
affected by illegal discrimination?
A. Fair employment
B. Legal compliance
C. Litigation Process
D. Affirmative action
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
A. Informational role
B. Interpersonal role
C. Decisional role
D. Conceptual role
The Mental Process to interpret environment as’ per one’s own understanding is known
as:____________?
A. Perception
B. Personality
C. Attitude
D. Ability