Shifting of an employee from one job to another without special reference to change in responsibility or compensation is known as:
A. Transfer
B. Promotion
C. Demotion
D. Separation
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Which of the following would likely be the least effective method of recruiting internal job candidates?
A. Posting information on organisational bulletin boards
B. Examining HR records of current employees
C. Advertising in national newspapers and journals
D. Internal sources
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An interview conducted at the time of an employee leaving the organisation is called
A. Exit interview
B. Feedback interview
C. Convincing interview
D. Directed interview
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Job analysis produces which of the following, regardless of the technique used?
A. Benchmarks
B. Individual interview
C. Job specifications
D. Replacement charts
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Which of the following is not an analytical method of job evaluation?
A. Point ranking method
B. Factor comparison method
C. Paired comparison
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is not in sequence of personnel training procedure?
1. Instructor Preparation
2. Present the task
3. Try-out performance
4. Training preparation
5. Follow-up
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
C. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
D. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
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The 360-degree emethod relates to
A. Performance appraisal
B. Organization climate
C. Employee morale
D. Retrenchment
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Identify the managerial function out of the following functions of HR managers:
A. Procurement
B. Development
C. Organizing
D. Performance appraisal
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The Job Description Index (JDI) technique is used for measuring which of the following?
A. Job attitudes
B. Job descriptions/definitions
C. Job analysis records
D. Job skill requirements
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Which one of the following is the qualitative method of Demand Forecasting Technique of Human Resource Planning?
A. Delphi Technique
B. Group Brain storming
C. Work Study Technique
D. None of these
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An individual is said to have reached a career plateau when
A. Promotions cease
B. Promotions decrease
C. Demotion takes place
D. Promotions increase
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Which one of the following initiatives is not the strategy for managing shortage of employees in an organisation?
A. Attempt to reduce turnover
B. Offer incentives to postpone retirement
C. Hire temporary employees
D. Employee training
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The intervention of a consultant or change agent is a common feature of
A. Cooperation and negotiation strategies
B. Inclusive culture
C. High levels of management visibility
D. Programme of organization development
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A major distinction between line and staff units concerns:
A. The amount of resources each is allowed to utilize
B. Linkage of their jobs to the goals of the firm
C. Their linkage to the outside world
D. None of these
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Examine the following statements and choose the correct answer.
Assertion (A) Human resource planning must always be seen within the strategy making context.
Reason (R) Human resource planning process removed from the realities of the business will be a waste of time.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct
B. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
D. (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
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Recent trend(s) in foreign trade of India is/are:
A. Increase in volume of trade
B. Changing composition of trade
C. Multidimensional trade
D. All are correct
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. . . . . . . . appraisal is conducted is small units having only a few personnel.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Initial
D. None of these
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Match the items of
List-Il with the items of
List-I relating to Personnel Management (PM) and Human Resource Management (HRM). Select the correct answer.
List-I
List-II
a. Focus of personnel management
1. Development attitude by making people contribute their best
b. Focus of HRM
2. Exercising it as a functional area of management
c. Philosophy of PM
3. Exercising it as humane management
d. Philosophy of HRM
4. Profit maximization by controlling people
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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Which of the following is an on-the-job method of training?
A. Internship
B. Apprenticeship programmes
C. Coaching
D. Lecture
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Under Historical Approach of valuation of human resources, the value of human resources is shown in the financial statement at the:
A. Capitalised value of salary and wages payable in a year by the concern
B. Capitalised value of salary and wages payable in a year by competitive concerns
C. Capitalised value of the amount spent on recruitment, Training and development of employees
D. Capitalised value of security money placed by employees
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