Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Management.

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1401.

_In the Grid Seminars, stress is laid on _______.$?

A. Teaching
B. Professionalism
C. Training & Development
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Professionalism
1402.

Finding ways to reduce ________ is a key responsibility of management.$?

A. Dissatisfaction
B. Uncertainty
C. Stress
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Stress
1403.

Factors affecting job design are$?

A. Behavioral factors
B. Environmental factors
C. Organizational factors
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1404.

College Professors are generally evaluated on the following Work function(s)$?

A. Teaching
B. Service
C. Research
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1405.

Tests that measure traits, temperament, or disposition are examples of$?

A. Manual dexterity tests
B. Personality tests
C. Intelligence tests
D. Work sample tests
Answer» C. Intelligence tests
1406.

The process which best defines the locating and, encouraging potential employees to apply for jobs is$?

A. Human resource planning
B. Selection
C. Recruitment
D. Job Analysis
Answer» D. Job Analysis
1407.

The term procurement stands for$?

A. recruitment and selection
B. training and development
C. pay and benefits
D. health and safety
Answer» B. training and development
1408.

The field of HRM was founded on the idea that the competitive advantage of the organisation relies on the following sources of capital:$?

A. cultural, human and system capital
B. social, cultural and human capital
C. organisation relies on the ,following sources of capital
D. cultural, human and source capital
Answer» C. organisation relies on the ,following sources of capital
1409.

Which of the following act represents a situation in which employment decisions are NOT affected by illegal discrimination?$?

A. Fair employment
B. Legal compliance
C. Litigation Process
D. Affirmative action
Answer» B. Legal compliance
1410.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of HRM?$?

A. Integration of HRM with the corporate strategy of the Organization
B. Producing the desired human behavior that helps to achieve Organisations goals
C. Creation of a flexible environment that can easily adopt change
D. To endure proper delivery of products
Answer» E.
1411.

Human resource planning techniques include the use of some or all of the following$?

A. Size of organizational structure
B. Infrastructure Plan
C. Control and evaluation
D. Employee Management
Answer» D. Employee Management
1412.

The goal of this stage of HR intranet site development is to provide employees with a truly individualized experience based on their individual profiles$?

A. Brochure ware
B. Transactional
C. Integrated
D. Personalised
Answer» E.
1413.

The primary aim of recruitment and selection process is to$?

A. Meet the high labour turnover
B. Hire the best individuals at optimum cost
C. Ensure the availability of surplus in the case of sickness and absence
D. Hire Excess manpower for the future
Answer» C. Ensure the availability of surplus in the case of sickness and absence
1414.

Career counseling is part of which of the following functions of HRM?$?

A. Compensation & benefits
B. Planning & selection
C. Training and Development
D. Maintenance of HRIS
Answer» D. Maintenance of HRIS
1415.

The system of ranking jobs in a firm on the basis of the relevant characteristics, duties, and responsibilities is known as$?

A. Job evaluation
B. Job design
C. Job specification
D. Job description
Answer» B. Job design
1416.

Why Organisations provide, attractive salaries, fringe benefits, career development opportunities:$?

A. To retain valuable human resources
B. To be the market leader in the future
C. To attract more and more people
D. To enforce government regulations
Answer» B. To be the market leader in the future
1417.

Which of the following term is used to identify, "what the job holder does"? "How it is done"? & "why it is done"?$?

A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job title
Answer» D. Job title
1418.

Once a firm has a pool of applicants, the first step in pre-screening is the$?

A. in-person interview
B. on-site visit
C. application form
D. telephone interview
Answer» D. telephone interview
1419.

Which of the following would likely be the least effective method of recruiting internal job candidates?$?

A. Posting information on Organisational bulletin boards
B. Examining HR records of current employees
C. Advertising in national newspapers and journals
D. Internal Sources
Answer» D. Internal Sources
1420.

The process of choosing individuals who have re1evant qualifications to fill existing or projected job openings is$?

A. Screening process
B. Selection process
C. Interview process
D. Pre-screening process
Answer» C. Interview process
1421.

Which of the following is not a function normally performed by the HR department?$?

A. Employee relation
B. Training and Development
C. Accounting
D. Recruitment and Selection
Answer» D. Recruitment and Selection
1422.

Which of the following statements most accurately defines human resource management?$?

A. Human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays an important role in the implementation of business strategy
B. Human resource management is an approach to managing people
C. Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array of cultural, structural and per
D. Human. Resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage
Answer» D. Human. Resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage
1423.

Job Characteristics Model is proposed by$?

A. Hockman and Coldham
B. Hockman and Oldcham
C. Hackman and Oldham
D. Horkman and Olatham
Answer» D. Horkman and Olatham
1424.

Recruitment$?

A. Follows selection
B. Precedes selection
C. Matches selection
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Precedes selection
1425.

Which of the following factors is one of the environmental factors affecting job description:$?

A. Workflow and culture
B. Autonomy and feedback
C. Employee availability and abilities
D. Culture and diversity
Answer» C. Employee availability and abilities
1426.

When an interviewer prepares a list of questions in advance and asks those question to the candidate to obtain the information from him; it is called$?

A. A structured interview
B. A well-organized interview
C. A systematic type interview
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
1427.

Selection of the candidates is done out of$?

A. Target population
B. Internal sources
C. External sources
D. Internal as well as external sources
Answer» B. Internal sources
1428.

Which pay is one of the most crucial pay given to the employee & also shown in the pay structure?$?

A. Performance
B. Strategic
C. Bonus
D. Commission
Answer» B. Strategic
1429.

The process of the feedback is made up of __ phases.$?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» C. 6
1430.

A brief write-up of what the job is all about is$?

A. Job finding
B. Job summary
C. Job analysis
D. Job specification
Answer» C. Job analysis
1431.

The following technique(s) is based on the critical incident approach.$?

A. Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS)
B. Critical incident technique
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1432.

The technique that have been used to evaluate an employee in comparison with other employees$?

A. Ranking
B. Forced choice
C. Essay evaluation
D. Critical incident technique
Answer» B. Forced choice
1433.

The important objectives of a job evaluation programme$?

A. Establishment of sound wage differentials between jobs.
B. Maintenance of a consistent wage policy.
C. Installation of an effective means of wage control.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1434.

Point method is suitable for$?

A. Small size organization
B. Mid size organization
C. Large organization
D. Both (B) and (C)
Answer» E.
1435.

The following factor would be relatively low if supply of labour is higher than demand.$?

A. production
B. labour cost
C. wage
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
1436.

The three types of forecasts are$?

A. Economic, employee market, company's sales expansion
B. Long, Short, Medium
C. Production, economic, company's sales expansion
D. Production, labor, economic
Answer» B. Long, Short, Medium
1437.

Which pay is one of the most crucial pay given to the employee & also shown in the pay structure??

A. Performance
B. Strategic
C. Bonus
D. Commission
Answer» B. Strategic
1438.

The process of the feedback is made up of __ phases.?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» C. 6
1439.

A brief write-up of what the job is all about is?

A. Job finding
B. Job summary
C. Job analysis
D. Job specification
Answer» C. Job analysis
1440.

Selection of the candidates is done out of?

A. Target population
B. Internal sources
C. External sources
D. Internal as well as external sources
Answer» B. Internal sources
1441.

________ suggests Human Resource Strategy in itself may not be effective.?

A. Peter Drucker
B. Tony Groundy
C. John Zimmerman
D. Anonymous
Answer» C. John Zimmerman
1442.

HRM is?

A. Employee oriented
B. Employer oriented
C. Legally oriented
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Employer oriented
1443.

The following factor would be relatively low if supply of labour is higher than demand.?

A. production
B. labour cost
C. wage
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
1444.

Point method is suitable for?

A. Small size organization
B. Mid size organization
C. Large organization
D. Both (B) and (C)
Answer» E.
1445.

The technique that have been used to evaluate an employee in comparison with other employees?

A. Ranking
B. Forced choice
C. Essay evaluation
D. Critical incident technique
Answer» B. Forced choice
1446.

The important objectives of a job evaluation programme?

A. Establishment of sound wage differentials between jobs.
B. Maintenance of a consistent wage policy.
C. Installation of an effective means of wage control.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1447.

The following technique(s) is based on the critical incident approach.?

A. Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS)
B. Critical incident technique
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1448.

The three types of forecasts are?

A. Economic, employee market, company's sales expansion
B. Long, Short, Medium
C. Production, economic, company's sales expansion
D. Production, labor, economic
Answer» B. Long, Short, Medium
1449.

Strategic human resource management aims to achieve competitive advantage in the market through

A. Price
B. Product
C. People
D. Process
Answer» D. Process
1450.

Which of the following is closely associated with strategic human resource management?

A. Inefficient utilisation of human resources
B. Not attracting the best human resources
C. Providing Superficial training
D. Providing Best training methods
Answer» E.