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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.
| 1351. |
_ The ________ and control systems should be altered to support the strategic human resource function.$? |
| A. | Appointment |
| B. | Reward |
| C. | Job allotment |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Job allotment | |
| 1352. |
_ Organisational factors affecting job design are$? |
| A. | Workforce and cultural factors |
| B. | Employee availability and abilities |
| C. | Ergonomics and cultural factors |
| D. | Feedback and diversity factors |
| Answer» B. Employee availability and abilities | |
| 1353. |
_ In which evaluation method, the evaluator is asked to describe the strong and weak aspects of the employee's behavior.$? |
| A. | Graphic rating scale |
| B. | Forced choice |
| C. | Essay evaluation |
| D. | Management by Objective |
| Answer» D. Management by Objective | |
| 1354. |
_ Which one of the following is NOT the advantage of Workforce Diversity?$? |
| A. | Increased creativity and flexibility |
| B. | Decreased problem-solving skills |
| C. | Multiple perspectives |
| D. | Greater openness to new ideas |
| Answer» C. Multiple perspectives | |
| 1355. |
_ The scope of human resource management includes$? |
| A. | Production |
| B. | Marketing |
| C. | Inventory management |
| D. | Training & Development |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1356. |
_ To address the challenges and opportunities they face organisations engage in a process of strategic management. Strategic management is:$? |
| A. | short-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation |
| B. | short-term focused and composed of the organisation's mission, vision and value statements |
| C. | long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation |
| D. | long-term focused and composed of the organisation's mission, vision and value statements |
| Answer» D. long-term focused and composed of the organisation's mission, vision and value statements | |
| 1357. |
_ The mental process to interpret environment as' per one's own understanding is known as:$? |
| A. | Perception |
| B. | Personality |
| C. | Attitude |
| D. | Ability |
| Answer» B. Personality | |
| 1358. |
_ The first step in the e-selection process is$? |
| 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 |
| Answer» D. draft the desired flow process that will result from the E-selection process | |
| 1359. |
_ HRP stands for$? |
| A. | Human resource project |
| B. | Human resource planning |
| C. | Human recruitment planning |
| D. | Human recruitment procedure |
| Answer» C. Human recruitment planning | |
| 1360. |
_ Increasing the number and variety of tasks assigned to a job is called$? |
| A. | Job rotation |
| B. | Job enlargement |
| C. | Job enrichment |
| D. | (a) and (c) |
| Answer» C. Job enrichment | |
| 1361. |
_ Is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill$? |
| A. | Recruitment |
| B. | Selection |
| C. | Personnel planning |
| D. | Interviewing |
| Answer» D. Interviewing | |
| 1362. |
_ The written statement of the findings of job analysis is called$? |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Job classification |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job evaluation |
| Answer» D. Job evaluation | |
| 1363. |
_ Motivating the employees is classified as$? |
| A. | Informational role |
| B. | Interpersonal role |
| C. | Decisional role |
| D. | Conceptual role |
| Answer» C. Decisional role | |
| 1364. |
_ A practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside provider rather than completing it internally is termed as:$? |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Decentralization |
| C. | Restructuring |
| D. | Outsourcing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1365. |
_ A Competency consists of$? |
| A. | The specific tasks a person must do |
| B. | Skills and behaviors |
| C. | A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability |
| D. | Communications and behavior |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1366. |
_ HR managers play vital role in$? |
| A. | Setting production targets |
| B. | Formulating strategies |
| C. | Publishing financial statements |
| D. | Preparing reports to shareholders |
| Answer» B. Formulating strategies | |
| 1367. |
__The interview is used as a method for determining :__ |
| A. | The personality of the candidate. |
| B. | The degree 'of fit between the applicant and the demands of the job. |
| C. | His/her age. |
| D. | Physical attributes |
| Answer» C. His/her age. | |
| 1368. |
__Why are employers interested in employee engagement?__ |
| A. | To encourage employees to trust their manager |
| B. | To make a quick profit |
| C. | To make employees work harder for less |
| D. | Because engaged employees are more motivated and prepared to give their best to make the firm succeed |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1369. |
__Which of the following test indicates the person's inclination towards a particular occupation that provides satisfaction to that individual?__ |
| A. | Vocational interest test |
| B. | Cognitive aptitude test |
| C. | Personality test |
| D. | psychomotor abilities test |
| Answer» B. Cognitive aptitude test | |
| 1370. |
__Which of the following is a key HR role__ |
| A. | Personnel administrator |
| B. | Business ally |
| C. | Payroll advisor |
| D. | Organisational geographer |
| Answer» C. Payroll advisor | |
| 1371. |
__One of the dimensions included in the Harvard Model is__ |
| A. | HR outcomes interest |
| B. | Behavioral interest |
| C. | Stakeholders interest |
| D. | Performance interest |
| Answer» C. Stakeholders interest | |
| 1372. |
__Manpower inventory is__ |
| A. | To find out how manpower is to be utilized |
| B. | To prepare inventory for scheduling manpower |
| C. | The data collected about the present employees of an organization |
| D. | The data as calculated by demand forecast and compared with inventory in respect of manpower |
| Answer» C. The data collected about the present employees of an organization | |
| 1373. |
__A broad, general and written statement of a specific job based on the findings of an analysis is called as__ |
| A. | Specific Job Design |
| B. | Job Identification |
| C. | Specific Particular Analysis |
| D. | Job Description |
| Answer» D. Job Description | |
| 1374. |
__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. | Unprepared type of interview |
| B. | Unstructured interview |
| C. | Unconditional interview |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Unstructured interview | |
| 1375. |
__Which of the following is (are) the HRD score card?__ |
| A. | HRD systems maturity score |
| B. | Competency score |
| C. | HRD competencies systems maturity score |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1376. |
__The three phases of recruitment process are__ |
| A. | Planning, Implementing, Evaluating |
| B. | Planning, Implementing, Screening |
| C. | Planning, Implementing, Enrichment |
| D. | Planning, Screening, Evaluating |
| Answer» B. Planning, Implementing, Screening | |
| 1377. |
__A job specification is one of the areas of__ |
| A. | Job analysis |
| B. | Job design |
| C. | Job description |
| D. | Job summary |
| Answer» B. Job design | |
| 1378. |
__HRM is considered as__ |
| A. | A reactive function |
| B. | A proactive function |
| C. | An auxiliary function |
| D. | An auto-reactive function |
| Answer» C. An auxiliary function | |
| 1379. |
_Pettigrew & Whipp identified ________ central factors for managing change successfully.$? |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Four |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Six |
| Answer» D. Six | |
| 1380. |
_The nation wide consumer councils formed by the Government comprise of representatives of$? |
| A. | Cost account and consumer |
| B. | Various ministries |
| C. | Manufactures of commerce |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1381. |
_In Factor Comparison method, each factor is ascribed a$? |
| A. | Money value |
| B. | Ranking |
| C. | Scale |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Ranking | |
| 1382. |
_The Recognition may be shown in the form of$? |
| A. | A pat on the back of employee |
| B. | Promotion |
| C. | Assignment of more interesting tasks |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1383. |
_The following is not a job evaluation method.$? |
| A. | Factor comparison method |
| B. | Point Method |
| C. | Ranking method |
| D. | Assessment method |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1384. |
_Paired comparison method can be used by$? |
| A. | Superiors |
| B. | Peers |
| C. | Subordinates |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1385. |
_Under point method, factor(s) generally considered are$? |
| A. | Skill, effort, Accountability |
| B. | Skill, job enrichment, accountability |
| C. | Wage, job enrichment, accountability |
| D. | Wage effort, accountability |
| Answer» B. Skill, job enrichment, accountability | |
| 1386. |
_Which of the following is not a type of information that should be provided by application forms?$? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Experience |
| C. | work stability |
| D. | Applicant's age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1387. |
_The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around$? |
| A. | Machine |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Money |
| D. | Men |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1388. |
_Which approach that seeks to link strategy, business, performance and HRM policies and practices, assumes that there are a number of HRM practices that are suitable for all Organisations?$? |
| A. | Best Practice |
| B. | Best fit |
| C. | Resource-based view |
| D. | Life cycle models |
| Answer» B. Best fit | |
| 1389. |
_In which stage of HR intranet site development are multiple sites linked together to create a seamless experience for the individual?$? |
| A. | Personalised |
| B. | Integrated |
| C. | Transactional |
| D. | Brochure ware |
| Answer» C. Transactional | |
| 1390. |
_Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as which of the following?$? |
| A. | The relationship or integration between an Organisation's senior managers |
| B. | The relationship or integration between HR functional policies, for example employee development, employee reward and employee relations |
| C. | The relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation's business strategy and external market. |
| D. | The relationship or integration between operational functions and policies |
| Answer» D. The relationship or integration between operational functions and policies | |
| 1391. |
_Executive recruiters are also called___________$? |
| A. | head hunters |
| B. | staffers |
| C. | alternative staffing companies |
| D. | contract technical recruiters |
| Answer» B. staffers | |
| 1392. |
_Using a structured interviewing technique would likely achieve all of the following except___________$? |
| A. | Increased consistency across candidates |
| B. | Reduced subjectivity on the part of the interviewer |
| C. | Enhanced job relatedness |
| D. | More opportunity to explore areas as they arise during the interview |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1393. |
_Job Enrichment involves___________$? |
| A. | Increases the amount of money employees are paid for completing an unit of work |
| B. | Is a programme through which management seeks greater productivity from workers |
| C. | my answer: (that staff is moved periodically from task to task in order to increase variety and interest |
| D. | Involves giving employees work with a greater degree of responsibility and autonomy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1394. |
_HRM is more___________ whereas Personnel Management is slightly narrow$? |
| A. | Complex |
| B. | Detailed |
| C. | Mechanical |
| D. | Growth-oriented |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1395. |
_Scope of the HRM includes$? |
| A. | Retirement and separation of employees |
| B. | HR training and development |
| C. | Industrial relations |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1396. |
_______ is the simple act of comparison & learning for organisational improvement$? |
| A. | Benchmarking |
| B. | Feedback |
| C. | Ranking |
| D. | Job evaluation |
| Answer» B. Feedback | |
| 1397. |
_The ________ programme once installed must be continued on a permanent basis.$? |
| A. | Job evaluation |
| B. | Training & Development |
| C. | Recruitment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Training & Development | |
| 1398. |
_a/an ______ is a plan or programmes to motivate individual or group performance.$? |
| A. | Incentive scheme |
| B. | Promotion scheme |
| C. | Reward |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Promotion scheme | |
| 1399. |
_Individual level where people are usually motivated to close the gap between their current and desired ______.$? |
| A. | Capabilities |
| B. | Skills |
| C. | Expectations |
| D. | Performance |
| Answer» B. Skills | |
| 1400. |
_________ of management is likely to be another key agenda item.$? |
| A. | Performance |
| B. | Quality |
| C. | Expansion |
| D. | Decision |
| Answer» C. Expansion | |