MANAGEMENT OBHRM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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1. The most commonly used system of job evaluation is:- (a) Job grading (b) Point method (c) Factor comparison (d) Ranking method (e) Job classification 2. Which of ... the following is not offered in a job analysis? (a) Job descriptions (b) Worker attributes (c) Performance appraisals (d) Job specifications (e) Working conditions 3. Job descriptions should be reviewed by: - (a) Supervisors (b) Job incumbents (c) HRD (d) All of the above (e) None of the above 4. Job analysis questionnaire should include all, but the following: - (a) Job status (b) Job duties (c) Working conditions (d) Performance standards (e) Job evaluation 5. Which of the following is not an environmental challenge facing human resources? (a) Environmental activities (b) Global competition (c) Competition for scarce resources (d) Govt. policies (e) Changing workers 6. Human resource professionals: - (a) Should concentrate on developing expertise in HRM (b) Should follow a businesslike approach (c) Insists on the primacy of HR policies (d) Realize that Line Managers share their point of view (e) Try to get more authority over Line Managers 1. The basis for performance standards is: - (a) HR plans (b) Employees (c) Managers (d) Compensation plans (e) Job analysis 2. Which of the following is a future oriented appraisal technique? (a) BARS (b) Checklist (c) MBO – Managing by Objectiveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_by_objectives (d) Field review method (e) Rating scale 3. Which of the following technique is least susceptible to personal bias? (a) BARS – Behaviorally Anchored Rating Style (b) Forced choice (c) Rating scales (d) Checklists (e) Critical incidents 4. Which of the following is an example of indirect compensation? (a) Incentives (b) Profit sharing (c) Wages (d) Pensions (e) Salary Page 2 11. During a recession, organizations should not:- (a) Consult the HR dept. (b) Change their strategy and lose sight of objectives (c) Cut managerial perquisites (d) Consider cutting wages (e) Lay-off workers immediately 12. Senior positions in foreign branches are generally filled up by:- (a) Foreign nationals (b) Failures from headquarters (c) Those with the best technical ability (d) Expatriates (e) Locals with political clout 13. A formal research effort to evaluate the current state of personnel management in an organization is known as: - (a) Personnel audit (b) Personnel research (c) Personnel database (d) Personnel records (e) None of the above 14. Which of the following is a type of a personnel record? (a) HR surveys (b) HR audit (c) Research projects (d) Attendance records (e) None of the above 15. HRIS stands for the following: - (a) Human Resource Information System (b) Human Resource Induction System (c) Human Recurring Inclination Set-up (d) All of the above (e) None of the above 16. What is voluntary arbitration? (a) Voluntary give up (b) Decision always taken in favour of the workers (c) Use of third party for settling disputes (d) Self-imposed obligations (e) A collective stoppage of work Page 4 17. The major objective of industrial relations is:- (a) To maintain industrial democracy (b) To exploit workers (c) To combat govt. rules and regulations (d) All of the above (e) None of the above 18. Memberships in employee associations is:- (a) Involuntary (b) Unskilled voluntary (c) Voluntary (d) Semi-voluntary (e) None of the above 19. What is a Quality circle? (a) Quality statistical tool (b) Circles in the circumference of the corporations (c) A small group of employees who meet periodically to solve quality related programmes (d) Participation (e) None of the above 20. Job enrichment: - (a) Reduces stress (b) Increases motivation (c) Increases job satisfaction (d) Increases leadership qualities (e) Increases job evaluation 21. Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective appraisal system? (a) Rating scales (b) Reliability and validity (c) Stereotyping (d) Horn effect (e) MBO 22. ESOP is:- (a) Deposit linked insurance (b) Gratuity (c) Pensions (d) Employees can buy the stock of the company (e) None of the above Page 5 23. KAIZEN is:- (a) Fringe benefits (b) Increase the time of work (c) Quality circles (d) Huge sales (e) Continuous improvement 24. Following is one of the methods of job evaluation: - (a) Critical incident (b) Factor comparison method (c) MBO (d) BARS (e) None of the above 25. How many types of career anchors are there? (a) Four (b) Three (c) Five (d) Two (e) One 26. What are the components of pay structure in India? (a) Sum paid for employee's expenses (b) Basic wages + dearness allowances (c) Premiums (d) Free gifts (e) None of the above 27. The amount of remuneration for a unit of time excluding overtime pay is known as:- (a) Wage policy (b) Wage rate (c) Minimum wage (d) Wage structure (e) All of the above 28. A method involving the creation of training facilities separate from the regular production area with the same equipment is termed as:- (a) Counseling (b) Role playing (c) Vestibule training (d) In-basket exercise (e) None of the above Page 6 29. Job rotation is defined as:- (a) Moving an employee from job to job (b) Traveling in factories during rest hours (c) 360* rotation of the employee (d) Job in a IT industry (e) None of the above 30. Retrenchment is:- (a) A normal separation of people from an organization (b) A permanent lay-off for reasons others than punishment (c) No separation (d) Voluntary separation initiated by the employee (e) None of the above 31. The way the tasks are combined to form a complete job is known as:- (a) Job loyalty (b) Job design (c) Job sharing (d) Job enlargement (e) None of the above 32. MPDQ stands for:- (a) Management Position Description Questionnaire (b) Managers Post Delegation Questionnaire (c) Man Placement Design Questionnaire (d) Making Personnel Delight Questionnaire (e) None of the above 33. Human resource planning is a critical function for an organization pursuing what strategy? (a) Stability (b) Retrenchment (c) Growth (d) Differentiation 34. The following act is adopted generally when parties fail to arrive at a settlement through voluntary methods:- (a) Adjudication (b) Conciliation (c) Board of conciliation (d) Arbitration 35. Minimum number of members required to form a trade union is:- (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20 Page 7 36. Job evaluation tries to evaluate:- (a) Persons (b) Jobs (c) All of the above (d) None of the above 37. Under the following act, the calculation of piece rated employee is 15 days wages and for every completed year on an average is 3 months wages. (a) ESI Act (b) Gratuity Act (c) Equal Remuneration Act (d) Provident Act 38. What is management's version of a union's threat to strike? (a) Boycott (b) Lock-out (c) Lay-off (d) Close-down 39. A onetime payment some employers provide when terminating an employee is known as:- (a) Damages (b) Severance pay (c) Final settlement (d) Compensation 40. A method for increasing employee's insights into their own behavior by candid discussion in groups led by special trainers is known as:- (a) Self analysis training (b) Sensitivity training (c) Self awareness training [Show More]

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