Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Human Resource Management

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question What are judgments of characteristics, traits of employees &
impact of these characteristics & traits on their performance.
Correct Answer Appraisals
Your Answer Appraisals


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question The belief that a human resource, when put through different
management development programmes, is converted into a good management
resources is supported by which common approach?
Correct Answer Manufacturing approach
Your Answer Walk about approach


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question Name the steps that develop strategic framework for HRD
Correct Answer Realistic employee development , Measurable employee
development , Well costed employee development
Your Answer Realistic employee development , Measurable employee
development , Well costed employee development


True/False
Question Human resource management is responsible for getting the
best people, training and providing mechanism.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question Under HRD, name the factors that act as motivating forces
Correct Answer Job enrichment , Informal organisation ,
Participative management
Your Answer Employee enrichment , Job enrichment , Participative
management


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question On the basis of the relative work in the organisation, what
is the primary purpose of job evaluation?
Correct Answer To set wages
Your Answer To set wages


True/False
Question Through consumers participation in management, consumer will
lose their rights through served technique
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question Every HRD system developed by an organisation should be
based on the following elements of HRM. Those are:
Correct Answer Suitable compensation plan , Selection of the right
people , Good performance appraisal system
Your Answer Suitable compensation plan , Selection of the right people ,
Good performance appraisal system


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question According to shroff (1995) the government needs to foucs on
three areas which are likely to inpute the effective implementation of the
economic policy, they are
Correct Answer Inadequate institutional reform , the speed and
sequence of reform measures , Inadequacies in the communication & political
management of there measures
Your Answer Inadequate institutional reform , lack of directional
support , Inadequacies in the communication & political management of there
measures


Select The Blank
Question People take ________ supportively and use it for
development.
Correct Answer Feedback
Your Answer Feedback


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Under the pre-Interview preparation it is useful to note the
key points
Correct Answer Paper
Your Answer Paper


True/False
Question The HRD programmes fail due to poverty, social injustice.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Name the method where common factors to all the jobs are
identified.
Correct Answer Point
Your Answer Point


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Name the technique used by the point system and factor
comparison system to list the job.
Correct Answer Quantitative
Your Answer Quantitative


Select The Blank
Question ________ is route to be followed in order to realise vision
and overall purpose.
Correct Answer Strategy
Your Answer Strategy


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Name the system which is simple, less expensive & less time
consuming.
Correct Answer Ranking
Your Answer Ranking


Select The Blank
Question In ________ company, there is no sophisticated or detailed
manpower planning done covering the current and future needs of the entire
organisation.
Correct Answer LARSEN & TUBRO LTD.
Your Answer LARSEN & TUBRO LTD.


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question what are the common objections against the treatment of
people as assets in a HRM system
Correct Answer There is no assurance of future benefits , people
are not owened by the organisation , it may not be recognised by tax laws
Your Answer it does not recognise the human side human side to mgmt side
to side to mgt of human resources , it may not be recognised by tax laws ,
There is no assurance of future benefits


Select The Blank
Question ________ should reinforce positive behaviour.
Correct Answer Feedback
Your Answer Feedback


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Almost all organisations train employees either in their own
training colleges or in the training colleges of other organisations.
Employees may spend many years at various educational institutes before
joining their organisation as employees, which may extend upto -
Correct Answer 15 years
Your Answer 5 years


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question There are companies where the HR department lists out the
raters by choosing randomly from the participant's list of work related
employees. Each rater receives an envelop having the following :-
Correct Answer Letter from the administrator , Letter from the
participant soliciting feedback , Self addressed envelope from the
administrator
Your Answer Letter from the administrator , Letter from the participant
soliciting feedback , Self addressed envelope from the administrator


True/False
Question Abraham has identified seven practices of successful
organisations.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question What are the main issues stressed out throughout the
workshop?
Correct Answer Openness to feedback , Developmental attitude
Your Answer Openness to feedback , Developmental attitude


Select The Blank
Question ________ is known not to hold overly one-sided views.
Correct Answer Judgement
Your Answer Judgement


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question What is that describes the duties of the job, authority
relationship, skills requirement, conditions of work etc.
Correct Answer Job analysis
Your Answer Job evaluation


True/False
Question A major beneficiary of liberalization and consequently
competition not been the consumer ... But the inustry
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question The liberalization swept through the nation bringing in a
new era which compelled Indian business to value up from shumber & reassess
its assumption. The characterstics were that of
Correct Answer a complete or perish situation
Your Answer a complete or perish situation


True/False
Question Organisations presently are taking measures to satisfy the
workers through various methods including the schemes of worker &
participation in management
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question What are the needs for Quality Audit?
Correct Answer It provides a benchmarkas to the performance of the
quality system. , It constitutes a permanent record of the progress in
achieving the goals of quality. , It facilitates and encourages supplier
quality certificationsystems.
Your Answer It provides a benchmarkas to the performance of the quality
system. , It constitutes a permanent record of the progress in achieving the
goals of quality. , It facilitates and encourages supplier quality
certificationsystems.


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Name the system where the required competencies are
available through training, councelling etc.:
Correct Answer Development
Your Answer Development


Select The Blank
Question The process of analysing jobs from which job descriptions
are developed are called ________.
Correct Answer Job Analysis
Your Answer Job Analysis


Select The Blank
Question No worker employed in any industry who has been in
continuous service for more than ________ , can be retrenched until prior
permission from the govt. to retrench in undertakings employing more than
100 people
Correct Answer 1 year
Your Answer 1 year


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question In the stage of career development cycle which out of the
following approach should be adopted to bridge the gap? Alternatives for the
training should include a -
Correct Answer "Swim or Sink approach"
Your Answer "Swim or Sink approach"


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question While Trade Unions have their own approach to the problem;
what is the role played by management in fostering a close understanding
between each other?
Correct Answer It's own approach to problem solving technique
Your Answer Open - ended discussion


Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

"Working on your liabilities" Life long mission Life long mission

Assignment to some important task force or committee Offsetting
Plateauing effect Offsetting Plateauing effect

Need-opportunity Alignment Crucial role played by HRD Crucial role
played by HRD

Continued self development A leadership quality A leadership quality



Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question HR managers to gurantee their viability need to think
themselves as -
Correct Answer Strategic partners
Your Answer Strategic partners


Select The Blank
Question While evaluating ________ jobs, where nature of work is
difficult to be expressed in quantifiable numbers.
Correct Answer manegerial
Your Answer manegerial


True/False
Question Counselling involves a one to one discussion between the
participant and administrator.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question Within the establishment stage of the career development
cycle, what are very important occasions for a young employee?
Correct Answer The first promotion , Successfully completed
asignment , The first performance appraisal
Your Answer The first promotion , Successfully completed asignment , The
first performance appraisal


Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Long range Beyond 5 years Beyond 5 years

Business plans Data from within the organization Data from within the
organization

Immediate Within 1 year Within 1 year

Intermediate 1 year to 5 years 1 year to 5 years



Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question How can management representatives essentially help
employees' organisations?
Correct Answer Formulation of plans & providing information
Your Answer Formulation of plans & providing information


Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question Name one of the processes of job evaluation
Correct Answer Select the method
Your Answer Point method


True/False
Question It is very easy to write grade description, as the number of
jobs increases.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False


Select The Blank
Question The national renewal fund is administered by the department
of industrial development. The NRF was proposed to have a corpus of ________
which would be contributed from budgetory support
Correct Answer Rs. 2000 crores
Your Answer Rs. 2000 crores


Select The Blank
Question For closure , if there is no response ( from government )
within ________ permission is deemed to have been granted
Correct Answer 60
Your Answer 60


Select The Blank
Question Financial difficulties , accumulation of stock , expiry of
license or lease & exhaustion of natural resources are not considered valid
reasons for closure as there are ________
Correct Answer avoidable circumstances
Your Answer avoidable circumstances