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This section includes 1531 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Management knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 801. |
Which of the following is not a typically used procedure to reduce the total number of employees |
| A. | Lay off |
| B. | Terminations |
| C. | Downsizing |
| D. | Early retirement inducements |
| Answer» D. Early retirement inducements | |
| 802. |
The following system is simple, less expensive and less time consuming. |
| A. | Paired comparison |
| B. | Confidential report system |
| C. | Ranking |
| D. | Checklist method |
| Answer» D. Checklist method | |
| 803. |
Which of the following is not a performance factor? |
| A. | Behavior |
| B. | Quality and quantity of work |
| C. | Attitudes |
| D. | Dependability |
| Answer» B. Quality and quantity of work | |
| 804. |
Employee become disable due to disease, illness, accident in such case management may give him the option of retirement. this is an example |
| A. | Forced retirement |
| B. | Premature retirement |
| C. | Compulsory retirement |
| D. | Voluntary retirement |
| Answer» C. Compulsory retirement | |
| 805. |
………………..employment is a system of working for a fixed number of hours with the starting and finishing timings within the agreed limits. |
| A. | Flexitime |
| B. | Temporary |
| C. | Part-time |
| D. | Full-time |
| Answer» B. Temporary | |
| 806. |
Selection is the process of |
| A. | Sourcing manpower |
| B. | Choosing candidate |
| C. | interviewing candidate |
| D. | Assigning job |
| Answer» C. interviewing candidate | |
| 807. |
What are the pre - requisites for successful human resource planning? |
| A. | backing of top management |
| B. | personal records must be complete |
| C. | techniques of planning should be the best |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 808. |
HRM aims to maximize employees’ as well as organizations’ |
| A. | Effectiveness |
| B. | Economy |
| C. | Efficiency |
| D. | Performativity |
| Answer» B. Economy | |
| 809. |
The following is a perquisites. |
| A. | club membership |
| B. | provident fund |
| C. | medical allowance |
| D. | group insurance |
| Answer» B. provident fund | |
| 810. |
Which importance is emphasised by the reinforcement and expectancy theory? |
| A. | person actually experiencing award |
| B. | seeking to restore equality |
| C. | holding identical jobs in the organisation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. seeking to restore equality | |
| 811. |
Fast decisions can be taken when the organization practices |
| A. | SHRM |
| B. | HRD |
| C. | HRM |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 812. |
Which decision in strategy development relates to the methods used in recruitment and selection? |
| A. | sources of recruitment |
| B. | technological sophistication |
| C. | sequencing the activities in the recruitment process |
| D. | make or buy employees |
| Answer» C. sequencing the activities in the recruitment process | |
| 813. |
FLSA status is located in the _____ section of a job description. |
| A. | job summary |
| B. | job identification |
| C. | relationships |
| D. | responsibilities and duties |
| Answer» C. relationships | |
| 814. |
Managers use a(n) _____ to measure the HR function’s effectiveness and efficiency in producing employee behaviors the company needs to achieve its strategic goals. |
| A. | metric |
| B. | HR Scorecard |
| C. | benchmark |
| D. | high performance work system |
| Answer» C. benchmark | |
| 815. |
Job analysis includes |
| A. | Task analysis |
| B. | training |
| C. | Need |
| D. | plan |
| Answer» B. training | |
| 816. |
Which of the following is not a job design technique |
| A. | Job rotation |
| B. | Work simplification |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 817. |
________________is the review of performance by the employee himself |
| A. | Self evaluation |
| B. | Evaluation by other |
| C. | Group evaluation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Evaluation by other | |
| 818. |
The concept of _________________________is to select people out of those who response to the demand of the organization through the various advertising sources |
| A. | Recruitment |
| B. | Selection |
| C. | Induction |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Selection | |
| 819. |
The difference between HRM and Personnel Management is: - |
| A. | Insignificant |
| B. | Marginal |
| C. | Narrow |
| D. | Wide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 820. |
The second 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» C. selecting representative positions | |
| 821. |
Managerial functions of personnel management includes |
| A. | Planning & organizing |
| B. | Directing |
| C. | Both a & b |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 822. |
------------------practices teach individuals team work and adjustment. |
| A. | personnel management |
| B. | effective human resource |
| C. | employee welfare |
| D. | healthy, safety and welfare |
| Answer» C. employee welfare | |
| 823. |
Stress can affect not only your health, but also other aspects of your life. What else can be affected by stress? |
| A. | Family relationships |
| B. | Work performance |
| C. | Your attention to safety |
| D. | All of the given options |
| Answer» E. | |
| 824. |
For which of the following jobs is direct observation not recommended to collect data used in a job analysis? |
| A. | assembly-line worker |
| B. | accounting clerk |
| C. | engineer |
| D. | receptionist |
| Answer» D. receptionist | |
| 825. |
__________________simply means adding a new more motivators to a job to make it more rewarding |
| A. | Job enrichment |
| B. | Job enlargement |
| C. | Job design |
| D. | Job rotation |
| Answer» B. Job enlargement | |
| 826. |
A _____ summarizes the personal qualities, traits, skills, and background required for getting the job done. |
| A. | job specification |
| B. | job analysis |
| C. | job report |
| D. | job description |
| Answer» B. job analysis | |
| 827. |
How the conflicts within employers and employees can be settled or prevented? |
| A. | voluntary method |
| B. | government machinery |
| C. | statutory measures |
| D. | all above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 828. |
________________---refers to moving employees from one job to other |
| A. | Job rotation |
| B. | Job shifting |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job design |
| Answer» B. Job shifting | |
| 829. |
The two types method of training includes |
| A. | On the job |
| B. | Off the job |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 830. |
All formal procedures used in working organization to evaluate personalities and contributionsand potential of group members is |
| A. | job designing |
| B. | Job evaluation |
| C. | Merit rating |
| D. | Job planning |
| Answer» D. Job planning | |
| 831. |
Which of the following comprise the compensation function of HRM? |
| A. | Job evaluation |
| B. | Wage and salary Administration |
| C. | Bonus |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 832. |
Total training cost include |
| A. | Participants on going salaries |
| B. | Overheads during training |
| C. | Cost of R & D in training needs analysis |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 833. |
_______ can be defined as a written record of the duties, responsibilities and conditionsof job. |
| A. | Job description |
| B. | Job specification |
| C. | Job profile |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Job specification | |
| 834. |
Which of the following are the decisions to be made while devising the strategies to hire? |
| A. | geographic distribution of labour markets comprising job seekers |
| B. | make or buy employees |
| C. | sequencing the activities in the recruitment process |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 835. |
Deciding how to use the resulting information is the _____ step in doing a job analysis. |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» B. second | |
| 836. |
leads to horizontal expansion in the job. |
| A. | Job simplification |
| B. | Job rotation |
| C. | Job enlargement |
| D. | Job analysis |
| Answer» D. Job analysis | |
| 837. |
Job Evaluation helps in assessing |
| A. | Number of employees to be hired |
| B. | Relative value of various jobs |
| C. | Performance |
| D. | Safety |
| Answer» C. Performance | |
| 838. |
_____________are usually provided to reduce the no:of accidents |
| A. | Safety training |
| B. | Precaution training |
| C. | Training for improvement |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. Precaution training | |
| 839. |
The name of the facilitator in the HR department. |
| A. | people\s champion |
| B. | supervisor |
| C. | chief executive |
| D. | leader |
| Answer» B. supervisor | |
| 840. |
Off the job training methods are |
| A. | conference |
| B. | class room training |
| C. | internship training |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 841. |
This method is a combination of graphic rating scales, and critical incidents method. Whichmethod |
| A. | BARS |
| B. | MBO |
| C. | paired comparison method |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. MBO | |
| 842. |
competencies refer to key areas of expertise. |
| A. | Organizational |
| B. | Core |
| C. | Technical |
| D. | Formal |
| Answer» C. Technical | |
| 843. |
……………………...popularized the concept of learning organisation through his book ‘The Fifth Discipline. |
| A. | Peter Senge |
| B. | Peter Drucker |
| C. | Philip Kotler |
| D. | F.W. Taylor |
| Answer» B. Peter Drucker | |
| 844. |
Competency Mapping is possible through approaches like – |
| A. | job analysis / workforce skills analysis / supply and demand analysis |
| B. | job analysis / gap analysis / solution analysis |
| C. | gap analysis / solution analysis + (a) |
| D. | both (a) + (b) |
| Answer» D. both (a) + (b) | |
| 845. |
An experienced employee offering guidance and support to a junior employee so that the later learns and advances in the organization is called |
| A. | Mentoring |
| B. | Counseling |
| C. | Coaching |
| D. | job instruction training |
| Answer» D. job instruction training | |
| 846. |
Concept of MBO was first developed by |
| A. | peter drucker |
| B. | douglas mcgregor |
| C. | henry fayol |
| D. | clayton p. alderfer |
| Answer» B. douglas mcgregor | |
| 847. |
Job enrichment can be described as _____. |
| A. | assigning workers additional work at the same level |
| B. | redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility |
| C. | moving workers from one job to another |
| D. | encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions |
| Answer» C. moving workers from one job to another | |
| 848. |
movement of employees in respect of job |
| A. | Promotion |
| B. | Transfer |
| C. | Selection |
| D. | Induction |
| Answer» C. Selection | |
| 849. |
In which of these steps, the HR manager attempts to ascertain the supply of and demandfor various types of human resources? |
| A. | Forecasting |
| B. | Program implementation |
| C. | Evaluation |
| D. | Goal setting |
| Answer» B. Program implementation | |
| 850. |
An experienced employee offering guidance and support to a junior employee so that the later learns and advances in the organization called |
| A. | Mentoring |
| B. | Counseling |
| C. | Coaching |
| D. | Job instruction training |
| Answer» D. Job instruction training | |