Human Resource Management - 18

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Question What is Business Process Re-engineering?
Correct Answer The ability of an organisation to step back & rethink the way it does business , Focus on all form business components: strategy, business process, people and technology. , Encouraging enterprenewal adaptation on capabilities with stress on innovative skills & collaborative decision-making
Your Answer Encouraging enterprenewal adaptation on capabilities with stress on innovative skills & collaborative decision-making , The ability of an organisation to step back & rethink the way it does business , Focus on all form business components: strategy, business process, people and technology.

True/False
Question Employees feel frustrated due to low specialisation in the work
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question When employees takes up other occupation & spend more or less 70% of their time & resources for their business or industrial unit. Second job activity to this extent may be called as :
Correct Answer Three quarter Moon Lighting
Your Answer Three quarter Moon Lighting

True/False
Question The first HRD department in the Indian corporate sector was started in 1975 in Larsen & Toubro (L & T).
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question Implementation level deals with the actual conduct of the appraisal process.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question Expenses incurred by a firm on recruitment , training & devlopment of employees are treated as ________
Correct Answer Current costs
Your Answer Current costs

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Question Which practices are service related and human resources related?
Correct Answer Organisational
Your Answer Organisational

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Question At Hewlett Packard, as part of their BPR programme, the ________directs resources from applicants to a centralised employment response centre.
Correct Answer EMS
Your Answer EMS

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Question Name the factors which come under ' Work Planning' that is component systems of HRD:
Correct Answer Performance appraisal , Role analysis , Contextual analysis
Your Answer Performance appraisal , Role analysis , Contextual analysis

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Question ________ of more than 1500 managers in Dr. Odiorne's study were found to be in the Work Horse category
Correct Answer 0.79
Your Answer 0.79

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Question The link between sense of reality and ________ is important for proper understanding of the definition of sense of reality
Correct Answer imagination
Your Answer imagination

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Question Under the point method, key jobs are selected, each sub factor is then defined in the order of importance preferable along a scale, factors generally considered are:
Correct Answer Skill , Efforts , Accountability
Your Answer Skill , Efforts , Accountability

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Question A Managerial Walkabouts presents the students with some basic challenges, such as -
Correct Answer Logical Enquiry , Service , Adventure
Your Answer Logical Enquiry , Service , Adventure

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Question At a US based industrial design firm there is no position as a head or chief, instead, importance is given to hiring the right people for the rights. This policy emulates which concept?
Correct Answer Self actualization at the work place.
Your Answer Self actualization at the work place.

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Question ________ and retaintion of qualified employees is a common goal shared by many employers.
Correct Answer Recruitment
Your Answer Recruitment

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Question What is concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan
Correct Answer Recruitment
Your Answer Recruitment

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Question Name one of the components / elements of the flow of decisions in the employees organisation as a bid to increase union member loyalty :
Correct Answer Providing wrong information about management
Your Answer Providing wrong information about management

Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Concept suggested by Elliot Jecques. It takes into account the various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job. It takes into account the various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job.

Job Factors enumerated as : Effort, responsibility, skill, working conditions Effort, responsibility, skill, working conditions

Wage survey : It places all evaluated jobs according to point in terms of money. It places all evaluated jobs according to point in terms of money.

Designing wage structure : Similar jobs are grouped and treated as a job class. Similar jobs are grouped and treated as a job class.


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Question The concept of 'quality' underwent numerous refinements, which out of the following pioneered such refinements?
Correct Answer Deming , Shewhart , Juran
Your Answer Deming , Shewhart , Juran

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


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Question What are the elements of a quality control system?
Correct Answer A means of measurement of accomplishment , A means of standard. , A comparision of actual results with the standard.
Your Answer A means of measurement of accomplishment , A means of standard. , A comparision of actual results with the standard.

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Question How does the people in the organisation take feedback seriously and try to benefit from the same?
Correct Answer The candidate is desirous to be better , The candidate has an attitude for healthy competition , The candidate is desirous of knowing himself through the eyes of others.
Your Answer The candidate is desirous to be better , The candidate has an attitude for healthy competition , The candidate is desirous of knowing himself through the eyes of others.

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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

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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

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Question ________ manpower plan need the involvement of top management as well as HR exports.
Correct Answer Strategic
Your Answer Strategic

True/False
Question Establishment of trade unions by workers in small industries is not common
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Name the internal operational measures dealing with how well HR practices are designed and delivered:
Correct Answer Cycle time, quality & cost of HR practices , The ratio of HR enpenses , The ratio of HR professionals to employee population.
Your Answer Cycle time, quality & cost of HR practices , The ratio of HR enpenses , The ratio of HR professionals to employee population.

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Question ________ means every employee is an active participant in goal attainment.
Correct Answer Employee involerment
Your Answer Employee involerment

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Question HRD audit can give significant inputs about existing stage of accountability of employees.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question Where the firm pats the proposed changes into practice is called ________ stage.
Correct Answer Implementation
Your Answer Implementation

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Question ________ should reinforce positive behaviour.
Correct Answer Feedback
Your Answer Feedback

True/False
Question Performance development plan is set for the employee by his immediate boss.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question HRD department is also included as an ________ of HRD.
Correct Answer Instruments
Your Answer Instruments

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Question At a certain stage the upword mobility stops for many employees.This phenomenon ideally takes place around the age of
Correct Answer 40
Your Answer 40

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Question Why Companies go for HRD Audit?
Correct Answer Promoting Professionalism
Your Answer Promoting Professionalism

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Question When one's financial & social position is almost entirely determined by the second occupation, the extent of second jobbing may be known as :
Correct Answer Full Moon Lighting
Your Answer Full Moon Lighting

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Question Name the type of questions hindering communication
Correct Answer Testing
Your Answer Testing

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Question Analysis of secondary data can give a lot of insights into the HRD assets & liabilities of the company
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question On the basis of job elements and organisational demand an appropriate ________ of job evaluation should be selected.
Correct Answer method
Your Answer method

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Question Conventionally Personnel Managers & Manpower Development Managers took what form of approach for the development of human resource?
Correct Answer Manufacturing approach
Your Answer Manufacturing approach

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Question What does a Supervisory Skill Level Survey entaial?
Correct Answer Method of measuring training needs of a Co's supervisors through well designed psychometric tests
Your Answer Method of measuring training needs of a Co's supervisors through well designed psychometric tests

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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 There is no assurance of future benefits , people are not owened by the organisation , it may not be recognised by tax laws

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Question According to Ulrich (1994), today's human resource professionals need to move towards effectively fulfilling the multiple roles of -
Correct Answer Employee champions who are able to relate to & meet the needs of employees , Strategic partners , Change agents
Your Answer Employee champions who are able to relate to & meet the needs of employees , Strategic partners , Change agents

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Question In an employees organisation the flow of decisions from the President / Secretary of Branch Union flow to -
Correct Answer President / Secretary & Craft / Unit level Union
Your Answer President / Secretary & Craft / Unit level Union

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Question What is regarded as the preventive tool in case of any differences of opinions among the members of rating committee.
Correct Answer Job specification
Your Answer Job specification

True/False
Question Trade union is a group of two people who come to strengthen their bargaining position.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

True/False
Question Monitoring and Follow-up follows the distribution of questionnaires to all assessors.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True