MGT501 SOLVED QUIZS (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT QUIZ)

Leaders perform;

A. Decisional roles

B. Informal roles

C. Informational roles

D. Interpersonal roles

Question # 96 Organizations take inputs from its;

A. Rules & Policies

B. Internal Environment

C. External Environment

D. Legislations

Question # 97 As organizational activities are interrelated, it is said

to be;

A. A closed system

B. An isolated system

C. An open system

D. A clogged system

Management sciences department is one of the

_______________ of the VU;

A. System

B. Subsystem

C. Board

D. Structure

Question #99 Shifting from manual to computerized system is

resulted due to;

A. Workforce diversity

B. Technological advancement

C. Stake holder’s involvement

D. Globalization

A large organization is an EEO employer with an

affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part

of the plan?

a. All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past

employee

b. Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are

analyzed

c. Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and

abilities

d. Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board

Which of these items would be in the highest security

category of a typical HRIS?

a. Employee name

b. Former employers

c. Salary

d. Work location

Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the

easiest to predict?

a. Transfers-in

b. Retirements

c. Voluntary quits

d. Prolonged illnesses

Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the

lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________.

a. Functional strategy

b. Competitive advantage

c. Distinctive competence

d. Corporate strategy

__________ is the process of assessing progress

toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed.

a. Strategic management

b. Strategic planning

c. Strategic control

d. Diversification

_________ is the right to make decisions, to direct

the work of others and to give orders.

a. Leadership

b. Authority

c. Delegation

d. Management

Which of the following is considered a qualitative

approach to job analysis?

a. Position analysis questionnaire

b. Interviews

c. Department of Labor approach

d. Functional job analysis

Willingness, capacity & opportunity to perform are

said to be;

A. Performance outcomes

B. Determinants of performance

C. Performance appraisals

D. Types of performance standards

One of the major barriers to career advancement

experiencing by working ladies

is;

A. Difficulty in balancing work and family life

B. Top management is usually male oriented

C. Lack of educational opportunities

D. Common perception that woman can not be better boss

Alternative work arrangements include all of the

following EXCEPT;

A. Part-time work

B. Flexible hours

C. On-site child care

D. Job sharing

Mr. Ahmed is a cashier and he feels dissatisfied at

work. What best justifies this situation?

A. His job may not be structured to suit his preferences

B. It involves physical toughness

C. It requires mental toughness

D. It involves too much customer interaction

A practice used by companies to assign their costly

activities to outside providers, (for the purpose of cost saving), rather

than completing it internally is called;

A. Planning

B. Decentralization

C. Restructuring

D. Outsourcing

The _____ problem occurs when supervisors tend to

rate all their subordinates consistently high.

A. Central tendency

B. Leniency

C. Strictness

D. Halo effect

The relationship between critical incident method &

BARS (behaviorally anchored rating scale) is;

A. No relationship exists

B. Different methods to evaluate performance

C. Both are similar PA methods

D. Comparison method is used for PA, while BARS is related to training

evaluation

What is another term for 360-degree feedback?

A. Feedback loop

B. Multi-source assessment

C. Upward feedback

D. Circle feedback

Standards are established to;

A. Achieve desired outcomes

B. Meet legal compliance

C. Achieve competitive advantage

D. Promote goodwill in market

The point method to evaluate job is an extension of;

A. Ranking method

B. Factor comparison method

C. Classification method

D. Point factor method

Job evaluation is based on the;

A. Physical skills required by the job

B. Relative job worth for an organization

C. Complexity of the job to perform

D. Conceptual skill required by the job

Who is in the best position to observe and evaluate an

employee’s performance for the purposes of a performance appraisal?

A. Peers

B. Customers

C. Top management

D. Immediate supervisor

Groups are called ______________ if jobs are

similar.

A. Classes

B. Grades

C. Scales

D. Roles

Hawthorne studies depict the effects of work

environment on:

a) Human Behavior

b) Human Performance

c) Human Satisfaction

d) All the given options

Train the raters prior to conduct the performance

appraisal is an important responsibility of;

A. Top management

B. HR department

C. Line managers

D. Production department

Currently Organizations are providing benefits to

their employees;

A. To attract new blood in the organization

B. To create stronger customer relationship

C. To enhance the market share

D. All of the above

Rewards offered to labors involved in production, are

categorized as;

A. Salary

B. Fringe benefits

C. Wage

D. Commission

The goal of pre-retirement educational programs is to;

A. Improve job satisfaction

B. Increase employee commitment

C. Minimize medical claims from retirees

D. Ease the transition from working life to retirement

Organizations put maximum effort in measuring

performance of organizational people because;

A. It makes procedures cost effective

B. It helps in detecting the problems

C. It leads to product innovation

D. It assists in implementing new technology

Following are all examples of direct compensation

EXCEPT;

A. Pension

B. Salary

C. Bonus

D. Income

One of the main flaws of Classification method to

evaluate the jobs is;

A. It is an expensive method

B. Only beneficial for small organizations

C. Maximum probability of biasness

D. Not useful when jobs are different

Appraisal of a worker’s performance can be described

as:

a) Planning Activity

b) Organizing Activity

c) Controlling Activity

d) Leading Activity

Which of the following measurement methods rates

employee performance? relative to other employees?

A. Graphic rating scale

B. Comparative method

C. Essay method

D. Critical incident method

Process of working with different resources to

accomplish organizational goals is known as:

a) Strategic management

b) Human Resource management

c) Management

d) Team work

The concept of how a person behaves in a group can be

attributed to:

a) Thermodynamics

b) Group Dynamics

c) MBO (Management by objectives)

d) Group Behavior