Which of the following is not an individual level independent variable?
A. Marital status
B. Gender
C. Productivity
D. Age
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Which of the following statement is correct?
I. Induction is designed to give new comer necessary information about the latest trends in fashion and to discuss current politcal issues.
II. Induction helps to build up a two-way channel of communication between management and workers.
A. Both statements are correct
B. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
C. Statement II is correct and Statement I is incorrect
D. Both statements are incorrect
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Which of the following statements regarding stress related factors is/are true and false?
1. Burnout Stress Syndrome (BOSS) is a debilirating psychological condition brought about by unrelieved work stress.
2. 'Good' and 'bad' stresses are also referred to as 'Distress' and 'Eustress' respectively.
3. It is natural and healthy to maintain optimal level of stress.
4. Rustout Stress Syndrome (ROSS) is indicative of stress overload.
5. Anxiety is a state of emotional tension characterised by Apprehension, fearfulness, and psychic pain.
A. 1, 2 and 4 are true, 3 and 5 are false
B. 2, 3 and 4 are true, 1 and 5 are false
C. 1, 3 and 5 are true, 2 and 4 are false
D. 2, 4 and 5 are true, 1 and 3 are false
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Match the following effects
List-I with their meanings given in
List-II .
List-I
List-II
a. Placebo effect
1. Self fulfilled prophecy
b. Hawthorne effect
2. Rating error due to attribution to single trait
c. Pygmallion effect
3. Belief system
d. Halo effect
4. Controlled behaviour under observation
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Advantage of 'graphic rating scale method' is that; it is
A. simple to use
B. avoids central tendency and biases
C. ends up with predetermined rating figures
D. an on-going basis evaluation
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Which of the following is a method used in group or organisational training needs assessment?
A. Consideration of current and projected changes
B. Rating scales
C. Interviews
D. Questionnaires
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Which of the following is a significant environmental factor that can influence organisational climate?
A. Markets and competition
B. Organisational structure
C. Management philosophies
D. An individual's peers
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Match the items of
List-I with the items of
List-II and choose the correct answer.
List-I (Type of Personality)
List-II (Suitability to Job)
a. Sensation-thinking personality
1. Fit for human resource development job
b. Intuition-thinking personality
2. Fit for production and management position
c. Sensation-feeling personality
3. Fit for research and development position
d. Intuition-feeling personality
4. Fit for science and techonology field
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
D. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
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Which of the following is correct order of hierarchial model of personality?
A. Trait, Super trait, Specific response, Habitual
B. Super trait, Specific response, Trait, Habitual
C. Specific response, Habitual, Trait, Super trait
D. Habitual, Trait, Super trait, Specific response
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Who is defined as a whistle-blower?
A. A worker who divulges confidential information about their employer
B. A worker who acts as a union representative
C. An employee who has worked for their employer for 5 years or more
D. A worker who represents employees at an employment tribunal
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Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
A. In such type of training, a master worker or trainer is appointed who guides the worker or learner regarding the skill of job-Apprenticeship programme
B. Training is conducted away from the actual work place-Vestibule training
C. This kind of training involves shifting the trainee from one department to another or from one job to another-Internship
D. None of the above
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Identical twins are more similar in personality than fraternal twins even, when they are reared apart. But they are not as similar as when they are reared together. This indicates that
A. biological heredity determines personality
B. social environment determines personality
C. both heredity and environment determine personality
D. heredity set limits, which environment cannot transcend
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Situation, subordinates collude to rate high with each other, known as
A. logrolling
B. dialog rolling
C. up rating
D. lenient/strict tendency
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A cross training cultural training program might include which of the following?
A. Business etiquette
B. Negotiation styles
C. Communication techniques
D. All of the above
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Consider the following statements.
1. Monotony arises out of repetitive work.
2. Fatigue arises out of continuous work.
3. Positive stress is called eustress and negative stress is called as distress.
4. Morale differs from job satisfaction on the strength of it being a group behaviour.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
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Deliberately refusing to hire, train or promote an individual on the basis of age is an example of
A. unintentional discrimination
B. intentional/direct discrimination
C. discrimination on the basis of association
D. intentional indirect discrimination
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The goal of relaxation skills is to enable the individual to relax throughout the day and during times of stress. Which three phases is relaxation best learnt through?
A. Learning complex relaxation skills, blunting tension in daily life and using relaxation at times of stress
B. Learning basic relaxation skills, monitoring tension in daily life and using relaxation at times of stress
C. Learning basic relaxation skills, monitoring tension in daily life arid using relaxation at times of eustress
D. Learning basic relaxation skills and using them to take 'time-out' for relaxation
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The . . . . . . . . was designated to receive public interest disclosures since 2004 through a government resolution.
A. Central Vigilance Commission
B. Central Visionary Commission
C. Corporate Vendetta Committee
D. Central Veteran Committee
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The model for evaluating training efforts given by . . . . . . . .
A. Drucker
B. Mayo
C. Kirkpatrick
D. Shein
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Which one of the following statements explain the incidental learning?
A. Learning without actually trying to attain a goal
B. Learning in the absence of ostensible reinforcement
C. Learning without the knowledge of the relationship between the response and the reinforcement
D. Learning in the absence of changes in the perception or discriminations
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