MGT501 Solved MCQs (Human Resource Management)

Goal setting is:

Top down process

Bottom up process

A process of top down support and bottom up development

A function of senior management

When the firm changes the way it operates, the

process is known as:

Downsizing

Brain drain

Restructuring

Outsourcing

Organization, where employees are provided with the

opportunity to learn on continuous basis is known as:

Select correct option:

Formal

Informal

Bureaucratic

Learning

Under which of the following no screening of applicant

pool is conducted before making final selection?

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Walk-in applicants

Employee referrals

Employment agency

School placement

Which of the following is NOT a concern of Human

Resource Development

(HRD)?

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Employee training

Employee orientation

Employee rights

Employee appraisals

Employee commitment has suffered in recent years

because of:

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Downsizing

Training issues

Appraisals

Performance standards

Following are the stages of socialization process,

EXCEPT:

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Pre-arrival stage

Encounter stage Metamorphosis stage

Completion stage

Which performance appraisal technique lists traits

and a range of performance?

Select correct option:

Alternation ranking

Graphic rating scale

Management By Objective

Paired comparison

Which of the following is part of an employee’s role in

his or her own career development?

Select correct option:

Providing timely performance feedback

Participating in career development discussions

Establishing goals and career plans

Offering a variety of career options

Decision regarding the delivery medium for training is

made prior to which of the following step?

Select correct option:

Evaluating the training program

Designing the contents of training to be delivered

Identifying whether the training is required or not

Conducting need assessment to identify issues

Unofficial part of an organization formed on the basis

of common interests is known as:

Select correct option:

Formal organization

Informal organization

Bureaucratic organization

Virtual organization

Question #193 The re-arrangement of organizational structure &

change in organizational culture is accomplished during:

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Task analysis

Organizational analysis

Person analysis

Management analysis

Which of the following statement reflects the 'Age

Discrimination Act' for workers?

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At the age of 40 to 70, workers can not be retired by force

At the age below 18, workers can never be hired

Having 10 years of experience, workers should be promoted

Workers can never be rehired if retired once

Which of the following is a process of attracting

individuals on timely basis, in sufficient numbers and with appropriate

qualifications, to apply for jobs with an organization?

Select correct option:

Selection

Recruitment

Staffing

Enrollment

If the workforce of an organization represents true

proportion of the community sectors in all its job classifications, it

represents the _____________________ of its affirmative action.

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Performance

Gaps

Effectiveness

Discrepancies

The cognitive component consists of a person’s:

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Emotions

Knowledge

Attitude

Feelings

Which of the given term is used to represent the

segments of jobs held by an individual throughout his/her life time?

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Responsibility

Career

Occupation

Position

Which of the following information is NOT collected

through observation method while conducting job analysis?

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Who is monitoring the task?

What task has done?

How task has done?

How long a task has taken to complete?

What is another term used for 360-degree

feedback?

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Feedback loop

Multi-source assessment

Upward reporting

Round communication

Which one of the following is an outcome of

'organizing' function of management?

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Organization’s strategy

Motivation & commitment

Organization’s structure

Performance measurement

 Which of the following is a stated outcome of 'Job

Analysis'?

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Job description

Job specification

Job evaluation

All of the given options

Which of the following is MOST important to manage

workforce diversity?

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Lower cohesiveness

Support group

Top-level commitment

Resistance to change

Training to the raters of performance appraisal is an

important responsibility of:

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Top management

HR department

Line managers

Production department

Graphic rating scales are subjected to all of the

following problems, EXCEPT:

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Halo effects

Complexity

Central tendency

Leniency

Which of the following is responsible for

implementing the developed strategies?

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Human resource

Physical resource

Rules & policies

Installed equipment

In which of the following area organizations are

legally bound to maintain consistency in HR policies?

Select correct option:

Compensation system

Training & development

Safety measures

None of the given options

How can companies provide career counseling,

development advice, and therapy for employees seeking to grow in

their careers?

Select correct option:

Provide career coaches

Encourage role reversal

Establish a corporate campus

Offer online career centers

Which ONE of the following is not a part of Human

Resource Development?

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Training

Education

Development

Rewards

What type of screening mode is used to reduce

absenteeism and establish a baseline for future insurance claims?

Select correct option:

Physical examinations

Personality tests

Polygraph tests

Substance abuse screening

Which of the following is part of the organization’s

role in an employee’s career development?

Select correct option:

Communicating the mission, policies, and procedures

Providing timely performance feedback

Participating in career development discussions

Seeking out career information

Which of the following term is said to be a part of

Organizational Structure?

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Goal attainment

Hierarchy level

Performance standards

Supporting staff

Which performance appraisal technique lists traits

and a range of performance?

Select correct option:

Alternation ranking

Graphic rating scale

Management By Objective

Paired comparison

A group comprises of employees who work together to

complete a particular task or project is known as:

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Interest groups

Command group

Task group

Friendship groups

People with which type of personality trait commonly

make poor decisions because they make them too fast?

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Type As

Type Bs

Self-monitors

Extroverts

All of the following are Decision-making styles

EXCEPT:

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Analytical

Conceptual

Ethical

Behavioral

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the

individual perceiver?

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Attitude

Motive

Location

Perception

All are true for internal system approach except:

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Increase rate of product innovation

Cut decision making time

Reduce production costs

Reduce time to market

Factors other than satisfaction that impact one’s

decision to leave a current job include all of the following EXCEPT:

Select correct option:

Labor market conditions

Length of tenure with the organization

Expectations about alternative job opportunities

Organizational citizenship behavior