Industrial Relations Set 2 MCQs

Q1 | Which of the following term is used as an indicator of missing information by the applicantwhile making selection decision?

red flag.

red alert.

high alert.

alarming situation

Q2 | Mr. Ahmed is a cashier and he feels dissatisfied at work. What best justifies thissituation?

his job may not be structured to suit his preferences

it involves physical toughness.

it requires mental toughness.

it involves too much customer interaction.

Q3 | Currently Organizations are providing benefits to their employees;

to attract new blood in the organization.

to create stronger customer relationship

to enhance the market share.

all of the above

Q4 | All of the following types of organizations are covered by the Occupational Safety andHealth Act except __________

hospitals.

schools.

self-employed persons.

manufacturing facilities.

Q5 | There is fairly strong evidence that traits can predict _________ more accurately thanleadership effectiveness

leadership emergence

extraversion in leaders

leadership awareness.

leadership competence

Q6 | The conflict-handling intention of accommodating is ________

assertive and uncooperative.

assertive and cooperative

. unassertive and uncooperative

unassertive and cooperative.

Q7 | Family issues, economic problems, and personality characteristics are examples of the__________ factor of potential stress

social.

environmental

personnel.

personal.

Q8 | Appraisal of a worker’s performance can be described as

planning activity

organizing activity.

controlling activity.

leading activity

Q9 | Process of working with different resources to accomplish organizational goals is knownas:

strategic management

human resource management.

management

team work.

Q10 | Virtual teams can contribute to better coordination among the team members because:

technology brings them together on a forum

team members meet physically with each other

team members share views among themselves via communication links.

team members have the real time environment for interaction.

Q11 | Realistic job preview is a

technique for listing elements of job before selecting someone to perform it

performance appraisal technique

a selection device that enables the candidates to learn both the negative and positive information about the job and organization

none of the given options

Q12 | Organizational efficiency is expressed as

planning for long-run goals.

making the best use of scarce resources

goal attainment

meeting deadlines

Q13 | When the firm changes the way it operates, the process is known as:

downsizing

brain drain.

restructuring

outsourcing

Q14 | Extents of individual freedom and discretion employees have in performing their jobs isKnown as

capitation

flextime.

empowerment

autonomy

Q15 | A process that significantly affects organizational success by having managers andemployees work together to set expectations, review results, and reward performance

management by objectives

performance appraisal

performance management

organizational planning

Q16 | Office environment that contain harmful airborne chemicals, asbestos, or indoor pollutionis referred to

homicide.

sick building

green environment.

environment pollution.

Q17 | Recognition, positive reinforcement and employees’ empowerment can be used to avoidthe

turnover

conflict.

accident.

frustration.

Q18 | .Which is a common law of doctrine stating that employers have the right to hire, fire,demote, or promote whomever they choose, unless there is a law or contract to the contrary.

management rights.

employment at will.

statutory rights

contractual rights.

Q19 | A worker surplus forecasted results in

creative recruiting

special training programs

reduced hours.

succession planning.

Q20 | Reduced hours technique is used to

increase layoffs

cope with surplus.

initiate creative recruiting.

provide training.

Q21 | The purpose of overtime is to

restrict recruiting.

increase working hours.

reduce variable cost.

provide contingent workers

Q22 | ___________are programs designed to help employees whose job performance is sufferingbecause of physical, mental, or emotional problems.

employee assistance programs

wellness programs.

safety programs

managed health.

Q23 | The 360 degree appraisal

. works best in large organizations

provides feedback from a verity of individuals

aids in developing competitive intelligence.

diminishes the effect of development in the appraisal process.

Q24 | Upward appraisal is done by

immediate supervisor.

peers.

subordinates.

none of the given options.

Q25 | ____________ exists when individuals performing similar jobs for the same firm are paidaccording to factors unique to the employee

employee equity.

team equity.

internal equity.

all of the given options.