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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.
| 1101. |
A/An ______ is a vertical move in rank and responsibility. |
| A. | ncrement |
| B. | ppraisal |
| C. | romotion |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» D. one of the above | |
| 1102. |
a/an ______ is a plan or programmes to motivate individual or group performance. |
| A. | ncentive scheme |
| B. | romotion scheme |
| C. | eward |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» B. romotion scheme | |
| 1103. |
Developing characteristics of people needed to run business in ________ . |
| A. | hort term |
| B. | edium term |
| C. | ong term |
| D. | ny of the above |
| Answer» D. ny of the above | |
| 1104. |
HR professional should apply risk management techniques to the different aspects of ________. |
| A. | R Strategies |
| B. | R Competencies |
| C. | oth (A) and (B) |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» B. R Competencies | |
| 1105. |
Individual level where people are usually motivated to close the gap between their current and desired ______. |
| A. | apabilities |
| B. | kills |
| C. | xpectations |
| D. | erformance |
| Answer» B. kills | |
| 1106. |
________ aims to put a financial measure on an organisation's intellectual capital. |
| A. | nowledge exchange |
| B. | he consortium |
| C. | inancial planning |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» B. he consortium | |
| 1107. |
________ executives take a full part in the strategic planning process. |
| A. | raining & Development |
| B. | uman Resource |
| C. | uality Control |
| D. | roduction |
| Answer» B. uman Resource | |
| 1108. |
Pettigrew & Whipp identified ________ central factors for managing change successfully. |
| A. | hree |
| B. | our |
| C. | ive |
| D. | ix |
| Answer» D. ix | |
| 1109. |
________ suggests Human Resource Strategy in itself may not be effective. |
| A. | eter Drucker |
| B. | ony Groundy |
| C. | ohn Zimmerman |
| D. | nonymous |
| Answer» C. ohn Zimmerman | |
| 1110. |
The scope of HRM does not include |
| A. | etirement of employees |
| B. | anpower planning |
| C. | raining of employees |
| D. | aintenance of accounts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1111. |
The objectives of HRM are categorized as |
| A. | ersonal objectives |
| B. | unctional objectives |
| C. | rganisational and social objectives |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1112. |
Scope of the HRM includes |
| A. | etirement and separation of employees |
| B. | R training and development |
| C. | ndustrial relations |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1113. |
Which of the following is not a function normally performed by HR department? |
| A. | ccounting |
| B. | ecruitment and Selection |
| C. | ay and Reward |
| D. | mployee Relations |
| Answer» B. ecruitment and Selection | |
| 1114. |
The term used before the language of modern HRM was |
| A. | abour Relations |
| B. | ersonnel Management |
| C. | ndustrial Management |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1115. |
HRM is more___________ whereas Personnel Management is slightly narrow |
| A. | omplex |
| B. | etailed |
| C. | echanical |
| D. | rowth-oriented |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1116. |
The following are some of the ways that human resources can benefit through electronic systems, except___________ |
| A. | nline recruiting can eliminate paperwork and speed up the hiring process |
| B. | nline learning can slash travel costs and make training available anytime anywhere |
| C. | orking online can reduce the resistance sometimes experienced from employees |
| D. | nline retirement planning can help employees map out their future while reducing questions and paperwork for HR |
| Answer» D. nline retirement planning can help employees map out their future while reducing questions and paperwork for HR | |
| 1117. |
Moving employees from one job to another in a predetermined way is called ___________ |
| A. | ob rotation |
| B. | ob reengineering |
| C. | ork mapping |
| D. | ob enrichment |
| Answer» B. ob reengineering | |
| 1118. |
Job Enrichment involves___________ |
| A. | ncreases the amount of money employees are paid for completing an unit of work |
| B. | s a programme through which management seeks greater productivity from workers |
| C. | y answer: (that staff is moved periodically from task to task in order to increase variety and interest |
| D. | nvolves giving employees work with a greater degree of responsibility and autonomy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1119. |
___________ best defines how well a test or selection procedure measures a person's attributes. |
| A. | eliability |
| B. | esting |
| C. | alidity |
| D. | rganizational constraint |
| Answer» D. rganizational constraint | |
| 1120. |
The characteristics of human resources are ___________ in nature |
| A. | omogeneous |
| B. | eterogeneous |
| C. | uctility |
| D. | table |
| Answer» C. uctility | |
| 1121. |
Treating employees as precious human resources is the basis of the ___________ approach |
| A. | ard HRM |
| B. | oft HRM |
| C. | edium HRM |
| D. | tiliarian approach |
| Answer» C. edium HRM | |
| 1122. |
Strategic management process usually consists of ______steps. |
| A. | our |
| B. | ive |
| C. | ix |
| D. | even |
| Answer» C. ix | |
| 1123. |
Executive recruiters are also called___________ |
| A. | ead hunters |
| B. | taffers |
| C. | lternative staffing companies |
| D. | ontract technical recruiters |
| Answer» B. taffers | |
| 1124. |
All aspects of the merger need ________. |
| A. | ontrolling |
| B. | elegating |
| C. | taffing |
| D. | anaging |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1125. |
The ________ and control systems should be altered to support the strategic human resource function. |
| A. | ppointment |
| B. | eward |
| C. | ob allotment |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» C. ob allotment | |
| 1126. |
Finding ways to reduce ________ is a key responsibility of management. |
| A. | issatisfaction |
| B. | ncertainty |
| C. | tress |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» C. tress | |
| 1127. |
Campus Recruiting does not have the advantage of___________ |
| A. | igh Intellectual Capacity |
| B. | igher understanding of organization |
| C. | igh level of curiosity |
| D. | igh potential |
| Answer» C. igh level of curiosity | |
| 1128. |
Recruiting is necessary to___________ |
| A. | orecast the supply of outside candidates |
| B. | eveloping an applicant pool |
| C. | etermine whether to use inside or outside candidates |
| D. | evelop qualifications inventories |
| Answer» C. etermine whether to use inside or outside candidates | |
| 1129. |
Using a structured interviewing technique would likely achieve all of the following except___________ |
| A. | ncreased consistency across candidates |
| B. | educed subjectivity on the part of the interviewer |
| C. | nhanced job relatedness |
| D. | ore opportunity to explore areas as they arise during the interview |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1130. |
The following is (are) included in salary survey. |
| A. | verage salary |
| B. | nflation indicators |
| C. | alary budget averages |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1131. |
HRD process variable include |
| A. | ole clarity |
| B. | ork planning |
| C. | etter communication |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1132. |
Under point method, factor(s) generally considered are |
| A. | kill, effort, Accountability |
| B. | kill, job enrichment, accountability |
| C. | age, job enrichment, accountability |
| D. | age effort, accountability |
| Answer» B. kill, job enrichment, accountability | |
| 1133. |
The three types of forecasts are |
| A. | conomic, employee market, company's sales expansion |
| B. | ong, Short, Medium |
| C. | roduction, economic, company's sales expansion |
| D. | roduction, labor, economic |
| Answer» B. ong, Short, Medium | |
| 1134. |
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. | ob analysis |
| B. | ob design |
| C. | ob recruitment |
| D. | ob description |
| Answer» B. ob design | |
| 1135. |
Organisational factors affecting job design are |
| A. | orkforce and cultural factors |
| B. | mployee availability and abilities |
| C. | rgonomics and cultural factors |
| D. | eedback and diversity factors |
| Answer» B. mployee availability and abilities | |
| 1136. |
Factors affecting job design are |
| A. | ehavioral factors |
| B. | nvironmental factors |
| C. | rganizational factors |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1137. |
The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as |
| A. | pplication ratio |
| B. | ecruitment ratio |
| C. | election ratio |
| D. | mployment ratio |
| Answer» D. mployment ratio | |
| 1138. |
Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as Organizational |
| A. | ffectiveness |
| B. | conomy |
| C. | fficiency |
| D. | erformativity |
| Answer» B. conomy | |
| 1139. |
The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around |
| A. | achine |
| B. | otivation |
| C. | oney |
| D. | en |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1140. |
HR's basic challenges in formulating strategies include(s): |
| A. | eed to support corporate productivity and performance improvement efforts. |
| B. | mployees not play any role in performance improvement efforts |
| C. | ot being involved in designing the company's strategic plan |
| D. | anagement agenda's |
| Answer» B. mployees not play any role in performance improvement efforts | |
| 1141. |
HRM typically provides which of these types of training to temporary employees? |
| A. | etirement planning |
| B. | enefits options |
| C. | rientation |
| D. | areer planning and management |
| Answer» D. areer planning and management | |
| 1142. |
Which of the following is not a type of information that should be provided by application forms? |
| A. | ducation |
| B. | xperience |
| C. | ork stability |
| D. | pplicant's age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1143. |
The process of developing an applicants' pool for job openings in an Organisation is called |
| A. | iring |
| B. | ecruitment |
| C. | election |
| D. | etention |
| Answer» C. election | |
| 1144. |
Recruitment is widely viewed as a process |
| A. | ositive |
| B. | egative |
| C. | oth Positive and Negative |
| D. | nnecessary |
| Answer» B. egative | |
| 1145. |
Which approach that seeks 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. | est Practice |
| B. | est fit |
| C. | esource-based view |
| D. | ife cycle models |
| Answer» B. est fit | |
| 1146. |
Why might there be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach to HRM in Organisations? |
| A. | ecause the best-practice approach tends to be resource- intensive |
| B. | ecause there is much variation in the literature and empirical research as to what constitutes best-practice |
| C. | ecause the best-practice approach would not fit the cost-reduction driven strategies favoured by many in short-terms economies. |
| D. | ecause the best-practice approach does not emphasize the individual business context |
| Answer» B. ecause there is much variation in the literature and empirical research as to what constitutes best-practice | |
| 1147. |
Which of the following department of an Organisation performs the managerial function of matching Organisational needs with the skills & abilities of the employees? |
| A. | inance department |
| B. | arketing department |
| C. | roduction department |
| D. | uman Resource department |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1148. |
Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as which of the following? |
| A. | he relationship or integration between an Organisation's senior managers |
| B. | he relationship or integration between HR functional policies, for example employee development, employee reward and employee relations |
| C. | he relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation's business strategy and external market. |
| D. | he relationship or integration between operational functions and policies |
| Answer» D. he relationship or integration between operational functions and policies | |
| 1149. |
Formulating and executing HR systems that produce employee competencies and behaviors needed to achieve the company's strategic aims is (are): |
| A. | trategic HR Management |
| B. | trategy execution |
| C. | R strategies |
| D. | trategic implementation |
| Answer» B. trategy execution | |
| 1150. |
Identifying and executing the firm's mission by matching its capabilities with demands of its environment is the firm's: |
| A. | trategic Management |
| B. | ission statement |
| C. | ision |
| D. | WOT analysis |
| Answer» B. ission statement | |