Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Management.

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551.

Which of the following is not an objective of modern performance appraisal system?

A. Salary increase
B. Indentifying training needs
C. Punishing the employees
D. Promotion decision
Answer» D. Promotion decision
552.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of training evaluation?

A. Reaction, learning, behavior and results
B. Learning, reaction, behavior and results
C. Learning, behavior, reaction and results
D. Reaction, learning, results and behavior
Answer» B. Learning, reaction, behavior and results
553.

Which of the following performance appraisal method, rates the appraise on various parameters on point scale

A. Critical incident method
B. MBO method
C. Graphic rating scale
D. Bell curve methods
Answer» D. Bell curve methods
554.

What did the Hawthorne experiments discover?

A. That people need to belong to a 'social group'
B. That people need heat and good lighting to work well
C. Money is a motivator
D. It makes no difference how you treat people at work in relation to their behaviour
Answer» B. That people need heat and good lighting to work well
555.

Conferences and Seminars are               method of training and development.

A. On the Job
B. Off the Job
C. Personal
D. Public
Answer» C. Personal
556.

__________ practices will help to overcome the HR promotions.

A. employment
B. economic
C. innovative
D. cultural changes
Answer» D. cultural changes
557.

Flexible working practices include

A. no job sharing
B. Fixed hours
C. Work from home
D. Work at office only
Answer» D. Work at office only
558.

HRD is related to

A. Work improvement
B. error
C. PROFIT
D. pricing
Answer» B. error
559.

____________________evaluates the job and not the job holder

A. Job evaluation
B. Job description
C. Job specification
D. None of these
Answer» B. Job description
560.

Which of the following is a method used in group or organisational training needs assessment?

A. consideration of current and projected changes
B. rating scales
C. interviews
D. questionnaires
Answer» E.
561.

_________ is used to weekly and monthly rates paid to clerical, administrative, and professional employees

A. Wage
B. Wage fund
C. Salary
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
562.

_________ employees make companies more competitive.

A. Motivated
B. Empowered
C. Qualified
D. Skilled
Answer» C. Qualified
563.

______ is used to payment to hourly production and services

A. Wage
B. Wage fund
C. Salary
D. All of these
Answer» B. Wage fund
564.

Who does not play a key role in the process of training and not entrusted with any responsibility in the entire process

A. Top management personnel
B. HR department/ supervisors
C. Supervisors/ employees
D. Customers/ vendors
Answer» E.
565.

Which of the following is the objective of wage and salary administration

A. To establish to fair and equitable compensation
B. To attract qualified and competent personnel
C. To improve motivation and morale of employees
D. All of these
Answer» E.
566.

Which is/are type of test?

A. Interest test
B. aptitude test
C. personality test
D. all of these
Answer» E.
567.

Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS?

A. Employee name
B. Former employers
C. Salary
D. Work location
Answer» D. Work location
568.

Wide range of abilities and attributes possessed by people are called as

A. Management
B. Human resources
C. Entrepreneur
D. Intreprenur
Answer» C. Entrepreneur
569.

HRM policy is

A. place of action
B. a decision making
C. is a mission
D. all the above
Answer» B. a decision making
570.

Which of the below given options is a pre - requisite for an effective incentive system?

A. increased need for planning
B. co-operation of workers
C. management\s commitment to the cost and time necessary to administer incentive schemes
D. all of the these
Answer» E.
571.

style of leadership gets work done by offering rewards & punishments

A. Laissez Faire
B. Paternalistic
C. Transformational
D. Transactional
Answer» E.
572.

Sensitivity training is a part of

A. In-house development
B. Behavior modeling
C. Organizational development
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
573.

_______________is an attempt to create a match between job requirement and human attribute

A. Job description
B. Job specification
C. Job design
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
574.

The process of forecasting, developing and controlling human resource in an organisation is called as .

A. Human Resource planning
B. Human Resource Development
C. Human Resource Management
D. Strategic Human Resource Management
Answer» B. Human Resource Development
575.

____________________is the best method to improve inter personnel skills, ability to comprehended and present himself efficiency in short period of time

A. Group discussion
B. Seminar
C. Coaching
D. None of these
Answer» B. Seminar
576.

Collecting data on job activities, required employee behaviors, working conditions, and human traits and abilities needed to perform the job is the _____ step in the job analysis process.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Answer» E.
577.

______________refers to expansion of the no:of different tasks performed by an employee in a single job

A. Job enlargement
B. Job enrichment
C. Job rotation
D. Job design
Answer» B. Job enrichment
578.

The first step in conducting a job analysis is _____.

A. deciding how to use the information
B. reviewing relevant background information
C. selecting representative positions
D. collecting data on job activities
Answer» B. reviewing relevant background information
579.

Experience ,education, skills and knowledge are the main components of ____________, which need to be specified

A. Job specification
B. Job analysis
C. Job description
D. None of these
Answer» B. Job analysis
580.

In which of the following kinds of interview the questions are predetermined

A. Panel
B. Stress
C. Group
D. Structured
Answer» E.
581.

An employee terminated due to Alcoholism, dishonesty or inefficiency is called as

A. Discharge
B. Dismissal
C. Suspend
D. Layoff
Answer» B. Dismissal
582.

Certain jobs require planning activities projecting 1 or 2 even more years in future. These jobs are:

A. Unskilled jobs
B. Semi skilled jobs
C. High skilled jobs
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
583.

The major defect is that the ………….. Method tends to irritate raters, who feel they are not beingtrusted.

A. forced-choice
B. ranking
C. checklist
D. none of these
Answer» B. ranking
584.

………….. Is the first stage in career planning?

A. Career development
B. career planning
C. Self-assessment
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
585.

The perspective for the need of HR is

A. select the legal employee
B. promote the skill employee
C. distinguishing the features of employees
D. to right person for the right job
Answer» E.
586.

What is Harmonious relationship at workplace?

A. friendly in nature
B. pleasing and consistent
C. cordial and available
D. all the above
Answer» E.
587.

The third step in conducting a job analysis is _____.

A. deciding how to use the information
B. reviewing relevant background information
C. selecting representative positions
D. collecting data on job activities
Answer» D. collecting data on job activities
588.

What influences the bank employees’ attitude on work culture?

A. educational qualification
B. ownership of bank
C. location of the branch
D. all above
Answer» E.
589.

Union function arises as a result of employee

A. Problem of communication
B. belonging
C. Dissatisfaction
D. Change in technology
Answer» D. Change in technology
590.

What techniques are used while analysing the internal supply?

A. inflows and outflows
B. turnover rate
C. conditions of work and absenteeism
D. all of these
Answer» E.
591.

Workforce has created new challenges for human resource management

A. Uniformity
B. Diversity
C. Equality
D. Regularity
Answer» C. Equality
592.

HRM has primary responsibility for all of these implementation variables except:

A. Task design
B. People
C. Reward systems
D. Organization structure
Answer» E.
593.

The origin of personnel management was an outcome of

A. Welfare workers
B. Legislation relating factory Reform
C. The govt. notification
D. The work of 19th century social reformers and employee
Answer» B. Legislation relating factory Reform
594.

Which of the following is not a stage in the systematic training cycle?

A. Evaluation
B. Assessing training needs
C. Planning the training
D. Job instruction on a one to one bias
Answer» E.
595.

‘A behaviour which has rewarding experience is likely to be repeated’ is postulated by

A. reinforcement and expectancy theory
B. equity theory
C. agency theory
D. none of the above
Answer» B. equity theory
596.

The task of assigning duties and fixing the responsibilities will be concerned with

A. Planning
B. organizing
C. coordinating
D. staffing
Answer» C. coordinating
597.

…………………gave the different aspects to quality of work life.

A. Richard Walton
B. Charles Babbage
C. Bill Gates
D. None of these
Answer» B. Charles Babbage
598.

The …………………gives an opportunity to an employee to showcase his talent to the fullest and make his reach to the other departments also.

A. Job rotation
B. Vestibule training
C. Coaching
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vestibule training
599.

The loss of employees who quit the organization for various reasons

A. Careers
B. Attrition
C. BARS
D. All of these
Answer» C. BARS
600.

Participation can be in the form of

A. Collective bargaining
B. Risk
C. wages
D. rating
Answer» B. Risk