A statement containing items such as job title, location, summary, duties, materials used, working conditions, etc., is called
A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job analysis
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The . . . . . . . . is choosing a few from those who applied.
A. morale
B. man
C. selection
D. plan
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Which among the following is simple form of penalty for indiscipline?
A. Transfer
B. Warning
C. Suspension
D. Dismissal
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The process of receiving and welcoming an employee when he first joins a company and giving him the basic information, he needs to settle down quickly and happily and starts working is referred to as
A. Placement
B. Orientation
C. Job rotation
D. Counselling
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Greiner (1972) identified five stages in the life cycle of an organization; each stage ends in a particular type of crisis. Which phase of Greiner's organization growth model ends in a crisis of red tape?
A. Growth through creativity phase
B. Growth through direction phase
C. Growth through delegation phase
D. Growth through coordination phase
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The technique of transaction analysis was developed by
A. Elton Mayo
B. Peter Drucker
C. Eric Berne
D. Adam Smith
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Arrange the following steps of human resource planning in correct order.
1. Supply forecasting.
2. Analysing the organisational plans.
3. Estimating the net human resource requirement.
4. Forecasting the overall human resource requirement.
A. 4, 3, 2, 1
B. 2, 4, 1, 3
C. 3, 1, 4, 2
D. 1, 3, 2, 4
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Match the items of
List-I with the items of
List-II regarding the evaluation of the project application and suggest the correct answer.
List-I
List-II
a. Managerial Appraisal
1. Analysis of working results
b. Economic Appraisal
2. Disposal of factory effluents
c. Financial Appraisal
3. Analysis of the traits of an entrepreneur
d. Technical Appraisal
4. Analysis of employment potential
A. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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Which of the following is not the operative function of HRM?
A. Development
B. Controlling
C. Compensation
D. Integration
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The process of narrowing a large number of candidates to a smaller group is called-
A. Rushing
B. Recruitment
C. Selection
D. Enrolment
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Rowan plan is a:
A. Incentive plan
B. Motivation
C. Task
D. Work
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Why do companies use external job searches instead of internal searches?
A. Legal requirements
B. It is less expensive
C. Companies can add new talent, new ideas to the organization
D. Orientation time is reduced
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Control involves all except-
A. Measuring results
B. Establishing goals
C. Taking corrective action
D. Selecting Human Resource
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Who is not associated with HRM?
A. Michael J. Jucius
B. Dale Yodar
C. Edvoin B. Flippo
D. K. K. Dewett
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Selection tests that fail to produce similar results over time when taken by the same candidate are
A. Contradictory
B. Unreliable
C. Too general
D. Unstable
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Which of the following is not true?
A. Material resources are subject to laws of mechanics, and they cannot have an output greater than the input
B. Human resources are capable of exponential growth and development
C. Human resources cannot yield an output that may be far greater than the value of their input warrants
D. In the current scenario, gradually, the emphasis has shifted from muscle power to use of mind power
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Which four factors influence the human resource management of an organization?
(i) Size of workforce
(ii) Employee expectations
(iii) Composition of workforce
(iv) Political influence
(v) Changes in technology
A. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
B. (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
C. (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)
D. (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)
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What are the ideas underpinning 'soft, commitment' or high-road HRM practices?
A. Labour needs to be treated as assets to be invested in
B. Employees are a cost which should be minimized
C. A lack of mutuality existing between employee and employer
D. A disregard for unlocking discretionary effort
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When each job is compared individually with every other in the organization, it is called
A. Ranking method
B. Paired comparison method
C. Point ranking method
D. Factor comparison method
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The major provisions for employee's health and safety are contained in
A. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
B. The Factories Act, 1948
C. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
D. The Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
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