Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Management.

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351.

Responding to employees and involving them in decision making referred to as

A. Quality of wok life
B. Autonomy
C. Empowerment
D. Pre action
Answer» B. Autonomy
352.

Selection is a _____________process

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Behavioral
D. None of these
Answer» C. Behavioral
353.

Identifying the job is a basic part of

A. Job analysis
B. group
C. Range
D. Problem
Answer» B. group
354.

Competency analysis focuses on _____.

A. what is accomplished
B. how work is accomplished
C. when work is accomplished
D. who accomplishes the work
Answer» C. when work is accomplished
355.

The object of executive development is enhancing

A. Job skills
B. communication skills
C. Managerial skills
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
356.

………………….is also called as T-group training and laboratory training

A. Stress training
B. Sensitive training
C. Job orientation training
D. None of these
Answer» C. Job orientation training
357.

The concept of Learning Organizations was introduced by:-

A. Peter Senge
B. Peter F Drucker
C. Robert Owen
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Peter F Drucker
358.

Jobs are ranked through

A. Job simplification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job rotation
D. All of these
Answer» C. Job rotation
359.

A key HR role in the firm will be multidisciplinary consulting around.

A. individual
B. team
C. business unit
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
360.

……………….involves periodic assignment of the employee to completely different set of job activities

A. Job rotation
B. Vestibule training
C. Coaching
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vestibule training
361.

The following steps are involved in developing an HRIS: -(i) Systems design(ii) System testing and implementation(iii) Preliminary system analysis(iv) System monitoring and evaluation(v) System engineering

A. i, ii, iii, iv and v
B. iii, i, v, ii and iv
C. iii, v, i, ii and iv
D. iii, i, ii, v and iv
Answer» C. iii, v, i, ii and iv
362.

HRD can be

A. A platform for organizational transformation
B. A vehicle for global knowledge transfer
C. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
D. Neither ‘a’ or ‘b’
Answer» D. Neither ‘a’ or ‘b’
363.

The primary goal of Human resource management is to

A. Facilitate organizational performance
B. Influence internal constituencies
C. Eliminate non-automated operative positions
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Influence internal constituencies
364.

Which of the following is not the main objective of Human resource development

A. To provide suitable need based training programmes
B. To evaluate the job and set the wages or salaries
C. To contribute towards the excellence of technical and management education
D. To motivate the employees in order to show better performance
Answer» C. To contribute towards the excellence of technical and management education
365.

Several ways in which HR activities can be done or practiced may be termed as: -

A. HR Practices
B. HR Planning
C. HR Department
D. HR Roles
Answer» B. HR Planning
366.

Wage fund theory is given by

A. David Richard
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith/J.S mill
D. Clark
Answer» D. Clark
367.

Value of Job, employees’ contribution, and performance form the basis for

A. Demotion
B. Rewards
C. Transfer
D. Dismissal
Answer» D. Dismissal
368.

Formal appraisal of an individual’s performance has begun in

A. India
B. China
C. USA
D. Japan
Answer» C. USA
369.

Some of the most popular methods of attracting applicants include:

A. Radio and TV advertisement
B. Press advertising
C. Employee referral schemes
D. Commercial job boards
Answer» C. Employee referral schemes
370.

The term industrial relations means –

A. relationship between management and labour
B. relationship between organisation and employees
C. relationship that grows out of employment
D. all above
Answer» E.
371.

An effective HR Report is not: -

A. Subjective
B. Understandable
C. Reader-oriented
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Understandable
372.

Several factors radical change attitudes towards Human Resource information systemduring

A. During the 1960s and 1970s
B. During the 1970s and 1980s
C. During the 1990s and 2000s
D. During the 1950s and 1960s
Answer» C. During the 1990s and 2000s
373.

Manpower planning is a __________________process because it not only analyze the current human resource but also makes manpower forecasts to draw employment programme

A. One phased
B. Two phased
C. Three phased
D. Four phased
Answer» D. Four phased
374.

To achieve goals organizations require employees

A. Control
B. Direction
C. Commitment
D. Corporation
Answer» D. Corporation
375.

Recreation is more closed to

A. Fringe benefits
B. Group
C. Bank
D. Nature
Answer» B. Group
376.

Process of manpower planning consists

A. Forecasting
B. Development implementation
C. Controlling
D. All of these
Answer» E.
377.

Non financial motivation is

A. Job rotation
B. Promotion
C. Work
D. separation
Answer» B. Promotion
378.

Choose the odd man out.

A. acquisitions and mergers
B. radio and television
C. former employees
D. advertisements
Answer» D. advertisements
379.

The formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to wages, salary, andother forms of employees compensation.

A. Compensation
B. supplementary compensation
C. salary administration
D. none of these
Answer» C. salary administration
380.

Which of the following can be considered as HRD functions

A. Identify and imparting training needs
B. Identifying and selecting the best candidates
C. Methods, rates the appraise on various parameters on point scale
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
381.

It is a sequence of separate but related work activities that provide continuity order and meaningto a person’s life.

A. Career
B. career development
C. career planning
D. none of the above
Answer» B. career development
382.

is an element of Emotional Quotient

A. Self awareness
B. Self management
C. relationship management
D. All of these
Answer» E.
383.

What did the whitely councils establish?

A. tripartite employee relations
B. collective bargaining framework
C. trade union
D. employer associations
Answer» B. collective bargaining framework
384.

Dispute between employees at different levels in an organization is known as ______________.

A. horizontal conflict
B. over all conflict.
C. vertical conflict
D. organizational conflict.
Answer» D. organizational conflict.
385.

Standard performance – actual performance = training and development

A. Objective
B. Drawback
C. Motive
D. Need
Answer» E.
386.

Principles of training evaluation are

A. Clarity
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. All of these
Answer» E.
387.

Which of the following Procurement function of HRM?

A. Job analysis
B. HRP
C. Placement
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
388.

Which of the following are the operative function human resource management

A. Organizing
B. Directing
C. Coordinating
D. All of these
Answer» E.
389.

Promotion is basically a reward for –

A. efficiency
B. seniority
C. physical fitness
D. retention
Answer» B. seniority
390.

1970s represent the evolution of new discipline under the name of _____.

A. Personnel management
B. HRM
C. Industrial sociology
D. Organizational sociology
Answer» C. Industrial sociology
391.

Which of the following techniques related to T and D

A. Observation
B. Interview
C. Questionnaire
D. All of these
Answer» E.
392.

The term _____ means contributing in a measurable way to achieving the company’sstrategic goals.

A. competitive advantage
B. achievement success
C. value creation
D. success metric
Answer» D. success metric
393.

…………………are usually provided to reduce the number of accidents

A. Safety training
B. Precaution training
C. Training for improvement
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Precaution training
394.

People cast in the role of contributors to production are called

A. Capitalist
B. Land owners
C. Human resources
D. Consumers
Answer» D. Consumers
395.

It is useful to look up on Human resource department as providing three types of assistance

A. Specific services, management development and employee evaluation
B. Advice, management development and organizational maintenance
C. Specific services, advice and coordination
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
396.

Methods related to on the job training includes

A. Position rotation
B. Committee assignment
C. Apprenticeship
D. All of these
Answer» E.
397.

Competency ………………...is a process of identifying key competencies required for undertaking organisational tasks.

A. Mapping
B. Scaling
C. Tasking
D. Learning
Answer» B. Scaling
398.

In a 360 degree of appraisal of the employee, his performance is rated by

A. Superiors only
B. superiors and subordinated
C. superiors and peers
D. superiors, Peers and subordinates
Answer» E.
399.

__________ involves using a selection test during selection process and then identifying the successful candidate

A. Predictive validity
B. Synthetic validity
C. Standard validity
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Synthetic validity
400.

A _____ shows the flow of inputs to and outputs from the job being analyzed.

A. organization chart
B. process chart
C. value chain
D. job preview
Answer» C. value chain