Which of the following is not the quality of human resources in any organization?
A. Their behaviour to stimuli is often inconsistent and unpredictable
B. They depreciate with passage of time in terms of skills
C. They are heterogeneous
D. Retaining qualified human resources is a challenge for managers
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The idea that a manager tends to be promoted to the level of his incompetence is referred to as
A. The advancement principle
B. The Parkinson's law
C. The Peter principle
D. The job design principle
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Consider the following statements.
1. Selection is a positive process.
2. Selection ensures that the organisation gets the best among the available.
3. Selection leads to a contract of service between the employer and employee.
Which of the statement(s) given is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 3
D. All of the above
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A social balance sheet shows
A. Social costs
B. Social revenues
C. Value of employees of the organization
D. All of the above
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The function of human resource management is
A. Recruitment and selection of employees
B. Financial planning
C. Planning process
D. Market research
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The last step in the e-selection process is . . . . . . . .
A. Consider how the various new stakeholders and clients will use the system
B. Train the employees that will be responsible for the administration of the process
C. Draw-up a flow chart of the current assessment process
D. Draft the desired flow process that will result from the E-selection process
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Which among the following are parts of a job description?
1. Duties performed
2. Job summary
3. Job identification
4. Supervision given
5. Delegation of authority
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 2, 3, 4 and 5
C. 1, 3, 4 and 5
D. 1, 2, 3 and 5
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Method of merit rating is:
A. Point method
B. Ranking procedure
C. Grading method
D. All of these
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Essentials of a satisfactory wage system do not include
A. Simplicity
B. Fairness
C. Economy
D. Equality for all workers
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The process of evaluating the employees' performance on the job is known as:
A. Job rating
B. Merit rating
C. Induction
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
A. Job rotation facilitates easy promotions, replacements or transfers
B. Selection seeks to attract suitable applicants to apply for available jobs
C. Training is job-oriented process
D. All of the above
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Andragogy
1. Strategies or styles of instructions
b. Pedagogy
2. Ultimate knowledge level with which trainee leaves the training sessions
c. Terminal behaviour
3. Lack of commitment of management and scarcity of resources in training
d. Training impediments
4. Art and science of training the adults
A. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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Successful managers are:
A. Efficient & effective
B. Strict to employees
C. Wrong policy makers
D. Wrong decision makers
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The method of wage payment based on hours of work is:
A. Piece rate
B. Time rate
C. Bonus
D. Incentives
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HRM is an amalgam of
A. Job analysis, Recruitment and Selection
B. Social behaviour and Business ethics
C. Organizational behaviour, Personnel management and Industrial relation
D. Employer and Employees
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Human relations theory focuses on
1. Individuals
2. System
3. Role of individual
4. Organisational structure
5. Informal groups
Select the correct answers:
A. 1, 2 and 5
B. Both 4 and 5
C. Only 3
D. Both 2 and 4
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The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as:
A. Application ratio
B. Recruitment ratio
C. Selection ratio
D. Employment ratio
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The contingency view of management focuses the attention on
A. The relationship between technical and social variables within the system
B. The psychological and social needs of people at work
C. The large number of variables or situations factors which influence organizational design and performance
D. The formal structure, technical requirements of the organization and general set of principles
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It helps the employees acquainted with jobs and also to increase their aptitudes and skills and knowledge:
A. Training
B. Orientation
C. Eliminating
D. Recruiting
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Match the items of
List-I with the items of
List-II .
List-I (Gob Analysis)
List-II (Examples)
a. Task
1. Payroll processing
b. Element
2. Compensation policy administrator
c. Duty
3. Compensation design manager
d. Position
4. Compensation specialist
e. Job
5. Preparing forms
f. Occupation
6. Signing pay-cheques
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4, e-5, f-6
B. a-5, b-6, c-1, d-2, e-3, f-4
C. a-6, b-5, c-4, d-2, e-3, f-1
D. a-6, b-1, c-2, d-3, e-4, f-5
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