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This set of Human Resource Management (HRM) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Human Resource Management Set 9

Q1 | Under which of the following role, manager discusses issues and bargainswith other units to gain advantages for their own unit?
  • Negotiator
  • Spokesperson
  • Disseminator
  • Entrepreneur
Q2 | Organization is said to be an open system, because:
  • It operates within an environment
  • It operates in isolation
  • Its activities are random
  • Its activities are independent
Q3 | Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological &social factors on employees’ performance?
  • Scientific approach
  • Rational approach
  • Human relations approach
  • Systematic approach
Q4 | How often HR planning process is implemented within an organization?
  • Continuously
  • Annually
  • Bi-annually
  • Quarterly
Q5 | Why organizations provide attractive salaries, fringe benefits, careerdevelopment opportunities to their employees?
  • To retain valuable human resource
  • To be the market leader in the future
  • To attract more and more people
  • To enforce government regulations
Q6 | An organization posts advertisement in the news paper as: “Approximate Gross salary is Rs. 30,000/ per month. In addition to above salary the candidateon appointment will also be entitled for other attractive benefits/facilities like pick and drop, indoor medical facility, housing subsidy etc”. This represents:
  • The organization’s policy for attracting more potential candidates
  • The organization is creating its positive image in the market
  • The organization is clearly defining the job position
  • The organization’s policy to retain valuable employees
Q7 | A test conducted to ensure the biological fitness of an individual by identifying the presence of any inherited diseases like diabetese, heartdiseases, neurological disorders etc, is termed as:
  • Hereditary testing
  • Gene testing
  • Instinct testing
  • Genetic testing
Q8 | A practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside provider rather than completing it internally istermed as:
  • Planning
  • Decentralization
  • Restructuring
  • Outsourcing
Q9 | People within a group who initiate the work, give new ideas and also collectinformation about the task, are actually performing:
  • Information collector roles
  • Task oriented roles
  • Relationship oriented roles
  • Individual roles
Q10 | Organizations started emphasizing on making rules and regulationsduring:
  • Mechanistic period
  • Legalistic period
  • Catalytic period
  • Strategic period
Q11 | Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions,give orders & directing work activities of others?
  • Power
  • Influence
  • Authority
  • Command
Q12 | SWOT Analysis is a tool for:
  • Determining the mission
  • Dividing missons into goals
  • Scanning the environment
  • Monitoring frequent performances
Q13 | What comes prior to environmental scanning of an organization?
  • Determining organizational mission
  • Monitoring the action plans
  • Developing budgets for plans
  • None of the given options
Q14 | What measure should be needed to ensure effective recruitment?
  • Keep pool of large size to get best out of it
  • Address personnel needs of applicants
  • Meet economies of scale for an organization
  • Clearly understand organizational goals
Q15 | Which of the following is a process of attracting individuals on timely basis, in sufficient numbers and with appropriate qualifications, to apply for jobswith an organization?
  • Selection
  • Recruitment
  • Staffing
  • Enrollment
Q16 | The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistentresults is known as:
  • Reliability
  • Dependability
  • Consistency
  • Trustworthiness
Q17 | Which of the following test can best evaluate the routine productionactivities of job that require coordination & physical strength?
  • Cognitive aptitude test
  • Job knowledge test
  • Vocational interest test
  • Psychomotor abilities test
Q18 | Which of the following source can be used to ensure the authentication ofthe information provided by the job applicant?
  • Reference check
  • Criminal record
  • Application form
  • Credit history
Q19 | Background investigations and reference checks are considered to verifycandidate’s _____________
  • Age
  • Marital status
  • Credentials
  • Gender
Q20 | Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter the territory of Mekkah & Madina, due to this restriction, McDonalds made local hiring for its subsidiaries in these regions. Which hiring approach they have adopted in response to thislimitation?
  • Parent-country national
  • Host-country national
  • Third-country national
  • Headquarter national
Q21 | HRM is said to be effective when ______________ is achieved.
  • Minimization of wastage
  • Cohesive work environment
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Large market share
Q22 | Effectiveness" is represented by:
  • Doing things before time
  • Doing right things right
  • Doing things in minimum time
  • Doing things with minimum resources
Q23 | Which of the following defines the levels of authority to perform theassigned tasks?
  • Labour union
  • Competitor's threat
  • Organizational structure
  • Pressure group
Q24 | The actions of people at work place are studied under which of thefollowing discipline?
  • Psychology
  • Organizational behaviour
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
Q25 | Job specification is a statement that represents:
  • Required skills
  • Specific qualification
  • Personality traits
  • All of the given options