HRM mcq
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hrm.docx1. HRM is associated with the management of:
Ø General people
Ø Financial resources
Ø Organizational people
Ø Community members
2. Which of the following management function includes setting standards for everyone in the organization?
Ø Planning
Ø Organizing
Ø Leading
Ø Controlling
3. Motivating the employees is classified as:
Ø Informational role
Ø Interpersonal role
Ø Decisional role
Ø Conceptual role
4. Which of the following is the main responsibility of an HR department?
Ø Attracting candidates for job
Ø Ensure staff development
Ø Keep employees motivated
Ø All of the given options
5. HR managers are generally the _______________ managers:
Ø Line
Ø Middle
Ø Staff
Ø Top
6. Manufacturing was the main concern of personnel department during:
Ø Mechanistic period
Ø Catalytic period
Ø Organistic period
Ø Strategic period
7. Running the organizational activities is called:
Ø Management process
Ø Executive position
Ø Quality management
Ø D. Performance measurement
8. Jobs are identified & grouped while:
Ø Planning
Ø Organizing
Ø Leading
Ø Controlling
9. Effective HRM leads to:
Ø Organizational success
Ø Organizational failure
Ø Organizational complexity
Ø Organizational inefficiency
10. Organizational goals should be:
Ø Achievable
Ø Ambiguous
Ø Random
Ø Vague
11. Customers of an organization fall under which of the following category?
Ø Shareholders
Ø Staff
Ø Partners
Ø Stakeholders
12. What could be the best approach for an organization to sustain in a dynamic environment?
Ø Be stagnant
Ø Responsive to change
Ø Reluctant to change
Ø Merge with others
13. The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is represented by:
Ø Job analysis
Ø Job description
Ø Job specification
Ø Job evaluation
14. A practice used by companies to assign their costly activities to outside providers is known as:
Ø Planning
Ø Decentralization
Ø Restructuring
Ø Outsourcing
15. Organizational behavior depicts the:
Ø Jargons used within the organization
Ø Collective behavior of employees
Ø Effect of society’s behavior on an organization
Ø All of the given options
16. Leaders perform:
Ø Decisional roles
Ø Informal roles
Ø Informational roles
Ø Interpersonal roles
17. Organizations take inputs from:
Ø Rules & policies
Ø Internal environment
Ø External environment
Ø Legislations & litigations
18. Which of the following system represents interrelated activities?
Ø A closed system
Ø An isolated system
Ø An open system
Ø A clogged system
19. Brain drain is one of the:
Ø Organizational threat
Ø Organizational opportunity
Ø Organizational strength
Ø Organizational weakness
20. Shifting from manual to computerized system is resulted due to:
Ø Workforce diversity
Ø Technological advancement
Ø Stake holders involvement
Ø D. Globalization
21. Which of the following statement reflects the 'Age Discrimination Act' for workers?
Ø At the age of 40 to 70, workers can not be retired by force
Ø At the age below 18, workers can never be hired
Ø Having 10 years of experience, workers should be promoted
Ø Workers can never be rehired if retired once
22. Reactive approach to overcome the influence of discriminatory practices occurred
in the past is referred as:
Ø Equal employment opportunity
Ø Affirmative action
Ø HR planning
Ø Litigation process
23. Organizations put maximum effort in measuring performance of organizational
people because:
Ø It makes procedures cost effective
Ø It helps in detecting the problems
Ø It leads to product innovation
Ø D. It assists in implementing new technology
24. In order to promote unbiased management, organizations should develop:
Ø Powerful union
Ø Strategic alliance
Ø Legal compliance
Ø Stakeholder influence
25. Following are all included in 'Statistical Approach' of forecasting, EXCEPT:
Ø Trend analysis
Ø Sensitivity analysis
Ø Ratio analysis
Ø Regression analysis
26. Alternative work arrangements include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Ø Part-time work
Ø Flexible hours
Ø On-site child care
Ø Job sharing
27. How often HR planning process is implemented within an organization?
Ø Continuously
Ø Annually
Ø Bi-annually
Ø Quarterly
28. Which of the following reflects the relationship between MIS & HRIS?
Ø Both are same
Ø MIS is one aspect of HRIS
Ø HRIS is one aspect of MIS
Ø No relationship exists
29. ‘Strengths’ & ‘Weaknesses’ are ____________________ to an organization.
Ø Important
Ø Internal
Ø External
Ø D. Central
30. Which of the following statement best reflects the Job analysis?
Ø Conceptual process
Ø Written statement
Ø Recruitment method
Ø Legal clause
31. Standards are established to:
Ø Achieve desired outcomes
Ø Meet legal compliance
Ø Achieve competitive advantage
Ø Promote goodwill in market
32. Which of the following constraint does NOT affect the recruiting efforts?
Ø Compensation of the job
Ø Image of the organization
Ø Internal organizational policies
Ø D. None of the given options
33. Job evaluation is based on the:
Ø Physical skills required by the job
Ø Relative job worth for an organization
Ø Complexity of the job to perform
Ø Conceptual skill required by the job
34. Who is in the best position to observe and evaluate an employee’s performance for the purposes of a performance appraisal?
Ø Peers
Ø Customers
Ø Top management
Ø Immediate supervisor
35. Which of the following is a stated outcome of 'Job Analysis'?
Ø Job description
Ø Job specification
Ø Job evaluation
Ø All of the given options
36. Which of the following term is used as an indicator of missing information by the applicant while making selection decision?
Ø Red flag
Ø Red alert
Ø High alert
Ø Alarming situation
37. Which of the following best defines recruitment in an organization?
Ø Forecast the supply of outside candidates
Ø Develop an appropriate applicant pool
Ø Determine the importance of job applicants
Ø D. All of the given options
38. Which of the following term is used for choosing the individual who is best suited to a particular position and to the organization from a group of potential applicants?
Ø Recruitment
Ø Staffing
Ø Enrollment
Ø Selection
39. Followings are included in contingent workers, EXCEPT:
Ø Part-timers
Ø Contractors
Ø Directors
Ø Temporaries
40. Which of the following term contains information regarding machines & equipments used at workplace?
Ø Job analysis
Ø Job specification
Ø Job description
Ø Job evaluation
41. HRM is associated with the management of;
Ø General people
Ø Financial resources
Ø Organizational people
Ø Community members
42. Cost of human resources refers to;
Ø Company profits
Ø Employee shares
Ø Salary packages
Ø Earned revenues
43. Top level managers require __________________ skills the most;
Ø Technical
Ø Interpersonal
Ø Conceptual
Ø Mechanical
44. Matching the job description with the individuals’ qualification is an important aspect of;
Ø IS
Ø MIS
Ø HRIS
Ø DBMS
45. HR managers are generally the _______________ managers;
Ø Line
Ø Middle
Ø Staff
Ø Top
46. Manufacturing was the main concern of personnel department during;
Ø Mechanistic period
Ø Catalytic period
Ø Organistic period
Ø Strategic period
47. SWOT Analysis is a tool for;
Ø Determining organization’s mission
Ø Developing organizational goals
Ø Formulating strategies
Ø Environmental scanning
48. Jobs are identified & grouped while;
Ø Planning
Ø Organizing
Ø Leading
Ø Controlling
49. According to the Hawthorne studies, the productivity of employees;
Ø Increased by increasing light
Ø Decreased by decreasing light
Ø Increased by observing them
Ø No change in their productivity
50. Organizational goals should be;
Ø Achievable
Ø Ambiguous
Ø Random
Ø Vague
51. Which one of the following is NOT the source of workforce diversity?
Ø Age
Ø Gender
Ø Education
Ø Resentment
52. To anticipate the human resource needs of the organization based on some previous data or managerial judgment is known as;
Ø Demand forecasting
Ø Supplies forecasting
Ø Financial forecasting
Ø Sales forecasting
53. The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is represented by;
Ø Job analysis
Ø Job description
Ø Job specification
Ø Job evaluation
54. A practice used by companies to assign their costly activities to outside providers, (for the purpose of cost saving), rather than completing it internally is called;
Ø Planning
Ø Decentralization
Ø Restructuring
Ø Outsourcing
55. Organizational behavior depicts the;
Ø Jargons used within the organization
Ø Collective behavior of an organization
Ø Effect of society’s common behavior on an organization
Ø Culture prevails in an organization
56. Leaders perform;
Ø Decisional roles
Ø Informal roles
Ø Informational roles
Ø Interpersonal roles
57. Organizations take inputs from its;
Ø Rules & Policies
Ø Internal Environment
Ø External Environment
Ø Legislations
58. As organizational activities are interrelated, it is said to be;
Ø A closed system
Ø An isolated system
Ø An open system
Ø A clogged system
59. Management sciences department is one of the _______________ of the VU;
Ø System
Ø Subsystem
Ø Board
Ø Structure
60. Shifting from manual to computerized system is resulted due to;
Ø Workforce diversity
Ø Technological advancement
Ø Stake holders involvement
Ø Globalization
61. Rewards offered to labors involved in production, are categorized as;
Ø Salary
Ø Fringe benefits
Ø Wage
Ø D. Commission
62. The goal of pre-retirement educational programs is to;
Ø Improve job satisfaction
Ø Increase employee commitment
Ø Minimize medical claims from retirees
Ø D. Ease the transition from working life to retirement
63. Organizations put maximum effort in measuring performance of organizational people because;
Ø It makes procedures cost effective
Ø It helps in detecting the problems
Ø It leads to product innovation
Ø It assists in implementing new technology
64. Willingness, capacity & opportunity to perform are said to be;
Ø Performance outcomes
Ø Determinants of performance
Ø Performance appraisals
Ø Types of performance standards
65. One of the major barriers to career advancement experiencing by working ladies is;
Ø Difficulty in balancing work and family life
Ø Top management is usually male oriented
Ø Lack of educational opportunities
Ø Common perception that woman can not be better boss
66. Alternative work arrangements include all of the following EXCEPT;
Ø Part-time work
Ø Flexible hours
Ø On-site child care
Ø Job sharing
67. Mr. Ahmed is a cashier and he feels dissatisfied at work. What best justifies this situation?
Ø His job may not be structured to suit his preferences
Ø It involves physical toughness
Ø It requires mental toughness
Ø It involves too much customer interaction
68. The _____ problem occurs when supervisors tend to rate all their subordinates consistently high.
Ø Central tendency
Ø Leniency
Ø Strictness
Ø Halo effect
69. The relationship between critical incident method & BARS (behaviorally anchored rating scale) is;
Ø No relationship exists
Ø Different methods to evaluate performance
Ø Both are similar PA methods
Ø Comparison method is used for PA, while BARS is related to training evaluation
70. What is another term for 360-degree feedback?
Ø Feedback loop
Ø Multi-source assessment
Ø Upward feedback
Ø Circle feedback
71. Standards are established to;
Ø Achieve desired outcomes
Ø Meet legal compliance
Ø Achieve competitive advantage
Ø Promote goodwill in market
72. The point method to evaluate job is an extension of;
Ø Ranking method
Ø Factor comparison method
Ø Classification method
Ø Point factor method
73. Job evaluation is based on the;
Ø Physical skills required by the job
Ø Relative job worth for an organization
Ø Complexity of the job to perform
Ø Conceptual skill required by the job
74. Who is in the best position to observe and evaluate an employee’s performance
for the purposes of a performance appraisal?
Ø Peers
Ø Customers
Ø Top management
Ø Immediate supervisor
75. Groups are called ______________ if jobs are similar.
Ø Classes
Ø Grades
Ø Scales
Ø Roles
76. Train the raters prior to conduct the performance appraisal is an important
responsibility of;
Ø Top management
Ø HR department
Ø Line managers
Ø Production department
77. Currently Organizations are providing benefits to their employees;
Ø To attract new blood in the organization
Ø To create stronger customer relationship
Ø To enhance the market share
Ø All of the above
78. Following are all examples of direct compensation EXCEPT;
Ø Pension
Ø Salary
Ø Bonus
Ø Income
79. One of the main flaws of Classification method to evaluate the jobs is;
Ø It is an expensive method
Ø Only beneficial for small organizations
Ø Maximum probability of biasness
Ø Not useful when jobs are different
80. Which of the following measurement methods rates employee performance relative to other employees?
Ø Graphic rating scale
Ø Comparative method
Ø Essay method
Ø Critical incident method
81. A system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distributed information related to the company's human resources is called a(n) _______________
Ø HRIS
Ø Progressive discipline system
Ø IRS
Ø Contingent workforce system
82.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness?
Ø Compensating human resources
Ø Acquiring and preparing human resources
Ø Managing the human resource environment
Ø All of the given options
83.HRM has primary responsibility for all of these implementation variables except:
Ø Task design
Ø People
Ø Reward systems
Ø Organization structure
84.Which of these is the process of getting detailed information about jobs?
Ø Job design
Ø Job description
Ø Job analysis
Ø Job skills
85.In which of these steps, the HR manager attempts to ascertain the supply of and demand for various types of human resources?
Ø Forecasting
Ø Program implementation
Ø Evaluation
Ø Goal setting
86.Which of these is defined as any practice or activity carried on by the organization with the primary purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees?
Ø A leading indicator analysis
Ø Recruitment
Ø Personnel policies
Ø Selection
87.Scientific management was one of the earliest and best-known statements of the _____________ approach.
Ø Biological
Ø Motivational
Ø Perceptual-Motor
Ø Mechanistic
88.Most HR functions spend very little time on:
Ø Traditional activities
Ø Transactional activities
Ø Transformational activities
Ø Day-to-day operational activities
89.Playing the role of ____________ requires designing and delivering efficient and effective HR systems, processes, and practices.
Ø Administrative Agent
Ø Change Agent
Ø Strategic Partner
Ø Employee Advocate
90.Which of these refers to the degree to which decision-making authority resides at the top of the organizational chart?
Ø Job design
Ø Decentralization
Ø Unity of command
Ø Centralization
