Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Management.

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251.

Types of the unemployment includes

A. Voluntary
B. Involuntary
C. Both a and b
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
252.

__________ gives an opportunity to an employee to showcase his talent to the fullest and make his reach to other department also

A. Job rotation
B. Vestibule training
C. Coaching
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vestibule training
253.

The job specification takes the job description and answers the question, _____?

A. What human traits and experience are required to do this job well
B. When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker’s work
C. What are the four main activities making up this job
D. How many other employees are available to perform job functions
Answer» B. When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker’s work
254.

The following are the factors which come under ‘Work planning’ that iscomponent systems of HRD

A. Contextual analysis
B. Role analysis
C. Performance appraisal
D. All the above
Answer» E.
255.

What are the objectives of personnel management

A. Enterprise
B. Social
C. Personnel
D. All of these
Answer» E.
256.

Methods for forecasting Human resource needs can be classified as either

A. Based on judgment or contingency
B. Based on situation or mathematics
C. Based on judgment or mathematics
D. None of these
Answer» E.
257.

Management development training program provides

A. Wide awareness
B. Enlarged conceptual skills
C. Latest technological skills
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
258.

Which of the following cannot be considered as the objectives of performance appraisal

A. To provide feedback to the employees regarding their past performance
B. To take decisions related to increments
C. To take decisions related to overall objectives of the organization
D. To judge the effectiveness of the other human resource functions such as recruitment selection, training and development
Answer» D. To judge the effectiveness of the other human resource functions such as recruitment selection, training and development
259.

The test which compare employee performance with job requirements ______________.

A. selection test
B. preference test
C. achievement test
D. simulation
Answer» C. achievement test
260.

…………………………….is the another name of performance appraisal

A. Performance evaluation
B. Motivation
C. Performance controlling
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Motivation
261.

This method is a combination of graphic rating scales, and critical incidents method.

A. MBO
B. BARS
C. assessment centers
D. none of these
Answer» B. BARS
262.

Grievance procedures are based on the principle of natural justice

A. Justice
B. principle
C. Procedure
D. commitment
Answer» B. principle
263.

means reducing the size of manpower in the organization.

A. Degrading
B. Downsizing
C. Outsourcing
D. Recruiting
Answer» C. Outsourcing
264.

A dispute or disagreement about any terms and conditions of employment is called

A. Grievance
B. Discipline
C. Punishment
D. none of t hese
Answer» B. Discipline
265.

To anticipate the human resource needs of the organization based on some previous dataor managerial judgment is known as;

A. Demand forecasting
B. Supplies forecasting
C. Financial forecasting
D. Sales forecasting
Answer» B. Supplies forecasting
266.

_______ is when an employee feels that the task assigned to him is worthwhile and hecares to do so.

A. Impact
B. Competence
C. Meaningfulness
D. Choice
Answer» D. Choice
267.

Job Enlargement means: -

A. Horizontal expansion
B. Vertical expansion
C. Diagonal expansion
D. Circular
Answer» B. Vertical expansion
268.

Innovative culture is the work…………….that managers encourage to nurture and develop to generate innovative ideas.

A. problem
B. environment
C. rules
D. issues
Answer» C. rules
269.

How many stages does the recruitment process comprise of?

A. 2
B. 6
C. 9
D. 5
Answer» E.
270.

Which of these is a hindrance to effective training?

A. career planning workshop
B. aggregate spending on training is inadequate
C. mentoring
D. career counselling
Answer» C. mentoring
271.

The primary goal of HRM is to _________

A. facilitate organizational performance
B. influence internal constituency
C. based on the judgment or mathematics
D. none of these
Answer» B. influence internal constituency
272.

…………. Are involved with efforts to improve productivity through changes in employee rotations

A. Human resource department
B. Cultural department
C. Social awareness department
D. None of these
Answer» B. Cultural department
273.

__________ involves periodic assignment of an employee to completely different sets of job activities

A. Job rotation
B. Vestibule training
C. Coaching
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vestibule training
274.

According to Taylor’s Differential plan, the worker is paid according to his?

A. degree of efficiency
B. degree of understanding
C. degree of flexibility
D. degree of loyality
Answer» B. degree of understanding
275.

Grievance arises out of disagreement related to

A. Terms of employment
B. wage rate
C. group work
D. all of these.
Answer» E.
276.

HRM aims at maximizing employees as well as organizational

A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Economy
D. Performance
Answer» B. Efficiency
277.

The main barriers of communications are –

A. organisational + semantic
B. personal + psychological + resistance to new ideas
C. both (a) + (b)
D. organisational / psychological
Answer» D. organisational / psychological
278.

This type of training is conducted by the organization with in the premises or by externalagencies.

A. Off the job training
B. on the job training
C. remedial training
D. none of these.
Answer» B. on the job training
279.

Forecast requirements, besides demand, essentially take into account

A. Processes
B. Consumers
C. Supply of labor
D. Products
Answer» D. Products
280.

The welfare provision under factors Act 1948 was

A. Washing facilities
B. Facilities for storing and drying cloths
C. Facilities for sitting
D. All of these
Answer» E.
281.

_______________implies increasing the content of a job or the deliberate upgrading of responsibility scope and exchange of work

A. Job simplification
B. Job enrichment
C. Job rotation
D. All of these
Answer» C. Job rotation
282.

Learning by observing and actually doing the job

A. On the job training
B. off the job training
C. in depth training
D. coaching
Answer» B. off the job training
283.

Whom does Human relation approach refer to?

A. Worker, who should be given humanly treatment at work.
B. Mutual cooperation between employer and employee in solving the common problems.
C. Integration of people into a work situation that motivates them to work together to achieve productivity and also economic, psychological and social satisfaction.
D. None of the above.
Answer» D. None of the above.
284.

Social factor having a potent bearing on HRM practices in India includes

A. caste system
B. doctrine of karma
C. customs and traditions
D. all of the above
Answer» B. doctrine of karma
285.

Who takes an active role on HRM?

A. CEOs
B. Employees
C. HR Staff
D. Senior Manager
Answer» C. HR Staff
286.

Career ………………has been defined as the interaction of psychological, sociological, economic,and physical and chance factors that shape the sequence of jobs, occupations or careers that a person may engage in throughout a life time.

A. Planning
B. development
C. selection
D. none of these.
Answer» C. selection
287.

Which of the following are the important characteristic of effective trainees

A. Involvement and participation
B. Well adroit with their task
C. Open communication
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
288.

The alignment of the HRM function with organizational goals is referred to as:

A. an hr balanced scorecard
B. strategic human resources management (strategic hrm)
C. concreteness or congruence
D. human resources program evaluation
Answer» C. concreteness or congruence
289.

Which of these is one of the seven criteria for assessing performance?

A. community service
B. interpersonal contact
C. need for supervision
D. all of these
Answer» E.
290.

Sensitivity training method was developed by __________________

A. Bill gates
B. Kuet lewrin
C. Henry fayol
D. F W Taylor
Answer» C. Henry fayol
291.

Remuneration paid for services of the labor in production is

A. Wage increment
B. Bonus
C. Wage
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
292.

Quality oriented organization primary concern centers around

A. Coordination
B. Communication
C. Human resources
D. Discipline
Answer» D. Discipline
293.

HRM function does not include

A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Training
D. Cost-control
Answer» E.
294.

Effective human resource management could include all of the following responsibilitiesexcept _____.

A. placing the right person in the right job
B. training employees
C. controlling labor costs
D. all are responsibilities necessary for effective human resource management
Answer» E.
295.

Work participation in management means

A. Duty
B. employee involvement
C. security
D. risk
Answer» C. security
296.

-------Management is concerned worth the peoples dimension in organizations.

A. Human resource
B. Business
C. Banking
D. none of these
Answer» B. Business
297.

It helps the employees acquainted with jobs and also to increase their aptitudes and skills andknowledge.

A. Training
B. Orientation
C. Eliminating
D. recruiting
Answer» B. Orientation
298.

A _____ is a company’s plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats in order to maintain a competitive advantage.

A. SWOT analysis
B. mission statement
C. strategy
D. tactic
Answer» D. tactic
299.

Human resource managers generally exert _____ within the human resources departmentand _____ outside the human resources department.

A. line authority; implied authority
B. staff authority; line authority
C. line authority; staff authority
D. functional control; authoritarian control
Answer» B. staff authority; line authority
300.

Which of the following is the meaning of ‘Golden handshake’?

A. It is a bribe.
B. It is a gift.
C. It is a gratis.
D. It is a compensation.
Answer» E.