Human Resource Management Hrm Big Collection Set 17

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This set of Human Resource Management (HRM) big collection Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Human Resource Management Hrm Big Collection Set 17

Q1 | Which one of the following statements is wrong about OD?
  • It is a diagnostic process
  • It is a punitive mechanism
  • It is a value driven mechanism
  • It is an intervention mechanism
Answer: It is a punitive mechanism
Q2 | Which of the following is a reason forsupporting a wider span of control?
  • To reduce a process of delaying
  • To reduce opportunities for delegations
  • To have tighter control within the organisation
  • To increase contact between managers and employees
Answer: To increase contact between managers and employees
Q3 | Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian labour force?
  • Lack of mobility
  • Homogeneous in nature
  • Low degree of unionization rate
  • High rate of absenteeism and labour turnover
Answer: Homogeneous in nature
Q4 | Straight commission plan pay salespeople for their
  • results
  • experience
  • skills
  • knowledge
Answer: results
Q5 | The right sequence of steps in KurtLewin’s change procedure is
  • Unfreezing - Freezing - Moving
  • Moving - Unfreezing - Freezing
  • Freezing - Moving - Unfreezing
  • Unfreezing - Moving - Freezing
Answer: Unfreezing - Moving - Freezing
Q6 | Consistency of obtained scores in a test is measured by
  • test validity
  • criterion validity
  • content validity
  • reliability
Answer: reliability
Q7 | ‘moving stage’ in Lewin’s organizational change process considers
  • mobilize commitment
  • consolidation of gains
  • monitoring and assessing programs
  • reinforcement of new programs
Answer: consolidation of gains
Q8 | Business plans designed to achieve the organizational objectives is called
  • Human Resource Planning
  • Human Resource Forecasting
  • Strategic plan
  • Corporate Development Plan
Answer: Strategic plan
Q9 | Which of the following is a process of systematically identifying, assessing and developing organisational leadership to enhance performance?
  • Career planning
  • Succession planning
  • Manpower planning
  • Human Resource planning
Answer: Succession planning
Q10 | People who are attracted to career, involving expression of emotions belongs to personality type of
  • enterprising orientation
  • investigative orientation
  • social orientation
  • conventional orientation
Answer: enterprising orientation
Q11 | First step in management by objectives is to
  • set departmental goals
  • set organizational goals
  • set individual goals
  • discuss departmental goals
Answer: set organizational goals
Q12 | Aligning and evaluating employee’s performance with company’s set goals is called
  • appraisal management
  • performance management
  • hierarchy of management
  • off-the-job training
Answer: performance management
Q13 | ‘psychological counseling’ is an example of
  • phased retirement
  • preretirement counseling
  • honoring experience
  • modifying selection procedure
Answer: preretirement counseling
Q14 | Arrange different phases of Hawthorne experiments in their right sequence:I. Relay assembly test room experimentsII. Bank wiring observation testIII. Illumination experimentIV. Personal counsellingV. Mass interviewing programme
  • I, II, III, IV, V
  • III, I, V, II, IV
  • III, II, V, I, IV
  • V, IV, III, II, I
Answer: III, I, V, II, IV
Q15 | Which of the following principles of management was not given by Fayol?
  • Standardisation
  • Unity of direction
  • Stability of tenure
  • Subordination of individual interest
Answer: Standardisation
Q16 | What are the ideas underpinning ‘soft, commitment’ or ‘high-road’ HRM practices?
  • Labour needs to be treated as assets to be invested in.
  • Employees are a cost which should be minimized.
  • A lack of mutuality existing between employee and employer
  • A disregard for unlocking discretionary effort
Answer: Labour needs to be treated as assets to be invested in.
Q17 | A job design is ?
  • the design involving maximum acceptable job design qualities to perform a job
  • the division of total task to be performed into manageable and efficient units
  • a systematic way of designing and determination of the worth of a job
  • none of the above
Answer: the division of total task to be performed into manageable and efficient units
Q18 | ‘B.F Skinner’ proposed motivation model named as
  • behavior modification
  • behavior reinforcement
  • behavior reshaping
  • Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
Q19 | Reduced responsibilities of senior employees on same job is
  • phased retirement
  • flexible work
  • honoring experience
  • modifying selection procedure
Answer: phased retirement
Q20 | The Government of India introduced “The Workers Participation in Management”, Bill in Parliament in
  • 1983
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1981
Answer: 1990
Q21 | Procedure of ranking jobs or grouping inclusters is included in
  • getting job information
  • combining ratings
  • ranking jobs
  • selecting and grouping jobs
Answer: selecting and grouping jobs
Q22 | Organisational factors affecting job design are
  • Workforce and cultural factors
  • Employee availability and abilities
  • Ergonomics and cultural factors
  • Feedback and diversity factors
Answer: Workforce and cultural factors
Q23 | Mentoring is very useful when mentors works for
  • same department
  • different department
  • informal training
  • formal training
Answer: same department
Q24 | If a person finds imbalance between hisservices and paid salary
  • tension is created
  • person is more motivated
  • person is less motivated
  • person is never motivated
Answer: tension is created
Q25 | Engineers and scientists analytical job’s needs
  • creativity
  • problem solving
  • training
  • Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
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