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Human Resource Development and Training

 

Attempted questions and answers:

 

 

Multiple choice single answer:

1)      Combination of Trainee’s level of ability and motivation with his/her perceptions of the work environment:

Ans: Trainability

2) Organisation structures have been typically:

Ans: Hierarchial

3)      What is the main benefit of internet to attract applicant;

Ans: Speedy response

4) Symbolic architectures rely heavily on the notion that human beings process information in the form of:

Ans: Symbols and language

5) A training budget is likely to be made on

Ans: Last year plus inflation basis.

6)      A task which often use motor function typically require the manipulation of

Ans: Instruments and equipments

7) Contrast errors are

Ans: Employees evaluation is affected by the evaluation just previously done,

8)      Program objectives that lack performance, condition and criteria are often

Ans: Ambigious,

Multiple choice multiple answer:

9)      Expected results of a training in a workplace may be seen in  :

Ans: Increased sales and increased profits

Fewer complaints from customers

Fewer rejects at quality inspection stage

10)  What is the most convenient and appropriate method for attracting the attention of the specialist staff:

Ans: Advertisement in the press/media, private employment agencies, professional agencies.

11)  Kolb defined four learning styles:

Ans: Convergent, divergent , assimilation, accommodative.

12)  Immediate benefits of an effective training plan may be seen in the

Ans: Shorter learning time, reduced travel cost, lower costs per participant.

13)  Total training cost include

Ans: Participants ongoing salaries, overheads during training, cost of R&D in training needs analysis.

14)  An employees attitude towards career exploration and job involvement affects

Ans: Learning, applications, overlearning.

15)  In order to structure a training session, the trainer needs to have

Ans: Diagnostic skills, range of technical skills , interpersonal and judgemental skills.

16)  Trait method have

Ans: High potential for errors, not useful for rewards, useful for counseling.

17)  Good QWL creates

Ans: Cordial atmosphere, good understanding, concentration on work.

Select the blank

18)  Prospective participants can be decided upon through

Ans: Evaluation

19)  Halo effect is to assign ---- values to the employees.

Ans:  Excessive

20)  With today’s business of bottomline, a program’s cost effectiveness is ---

Ans: Crucial.

21)  Performance appraisal is the same as-----

Ans: Performance evaluation.

22)  ----- tries to discover the reasons for an employees effective or ineffective performance

Ans: Diagnostic person analysis.

23) A shift in the nature of contract between employer and ---- is also a trend affecting modern HRD.

Ans:  employees.

24)  Both descriptive and judgemental  information is required for an ---- evaluation.

Ans: HRD

True of false

25)  Applicant’s full name, address and telephone number are the most important items of the application form.--False

26)  Performance appraisal is done only by supervisors.—False.

27)  Retention of what is learnt is the final victory of training—True.

28)  Fringe benefits gives a sense of gaining something more. ---True.

29)  Tension related to power imbalance created by the new system is a figment of the imagination. --True

30)  Employees tend to drift from a job which promises growth—False.

31)  Incase of a serious gap between management;s intent  and perceived reality, the audit team should be able to bridge the gap. –True.

Match the following

32)

• Tool for right selection Ans: Job analysis.
• Major cost of selection Ans: employee leaving the organisation before contributing
• Human resource development—Ans: Career planning
1. Major inputs of selection process—Ans: confidential information about candidates

33)

• Performance standards

Ans: derived from job analysis

• Strategic relevance

Ans: standards relating to strategic objectives

• Criterion deficiency

Ans: standards not focusing on all criteria

• Criterion contamination

Ans: standards that are not in the employees control