hrm Mcqs
701. A job analysts task is to?
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A. prepare job description

B. develop compensation plans

C. advise management

D. integrate development activities

704. Supply of services by outside vendors that are done previously by in-house employees is?
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A. alternative staffing

B. off shoring

C. outsourcing

D. none of above

705. The kind of arbitration in which parties are committed to accept the award of arbitrator, can be best classified as?
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A. interest arbitration

B. non-binding arbitration

C. binding arbitration

D. rights arbitration

706. The equity theory of motivation includes?
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A. internal equity

B. external equity

C. individual equity

D. all of above
707. What our business is is stated in?
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A. vision statement

B. mission statement

C. all of above

D. strategic goals

708. Opening retail stores, the way Apple has opened , a classic example of?
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A. horizontal integration

B. vertical integration

C. geographic expansion

D. consolidation

709. In the quantitative measure, employees turnover and training hours, called?
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A. evidence based management

B. competitive advantage

C. high performance work system

D. human resource metrics
710. Defining your business means stating?
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A. all of above

B. personnel plan

C. profit figures

D. detail of your market offering
711. The first step in the planning process is to?
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A. Evaluate alternatives

B. none of above

C. Determine strength and weaknesses

D. Set an objective
712. A pay grade is comprised of?
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A. jobs of equal skills

B. jobs of equal pay

C. jobs of equal difficulty

D. jobs of equal incentives

713. On the basis of comparable jobs, the variables such as skills, responsibility and working conditions, considered as?
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A. comprehensive factors

B. intuitive factors

C. compensable factors

D. logical factors

714. The next step after defining the current business is to?
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A. Implement the strategies

B. Formulating a new direction

C. Formulating strategies

D. external and internal audit
715. An Equal Pay Act emphasizes compensable factors are such as?
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A. working conditions

B. skills

C. efforts and responsibility

D. all of above
716. Diversification can be best classified as?
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A. potential threats

B. potential weaknesses

C. potential opportunities

D. potential strengths

717. The company matches its capabilities with environmental demands is?
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A. all of above

B. Corporate plan

C. Strategic planning

D. Strategy

718. The interview in which interviewer writes questions and answers before time is called?
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A. non directive interview

B. directive interview

C. Both A and B

D. none of above

719. The factors contribute to differentiate its market offering from other products is called?
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A. Positioning

B. Competitive advantage

C. Consolidation

D. Both a and b

720. The bottom line of any business plan is?
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A. marketing plan

B. financial plan

C. personnel plan

D. production plan

721. Which factor does not involve in communication to employees?
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A. interviewing

B. counseling

C. disciplining

D. compensating
722. The external and internal audit of a company includes?
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A. competitive trends

B. all of above

C. economic trends

D. political trends

723. The manager who can only issue orders in his own department?
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A. all of above

B. HR managers

C. Staff managers

D. Line managers

725. An assistance needs to manage localized human resources which are provided by?
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A. Centers of expertise

B. Embedded HR group

C. Transactional HR group

D. Corporate HR group

726. The types of third party negotiation, known as arbitration, includes?
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A. all of above

B. non-binding arbitration

C. non-binding arbitration

D. interest arbitration

727. A group interviewer, questions are being asked from group of interviewee, considered as?
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A. mass interview

B. panel interview

C. computer interview

D. personal interview

728. The type of interview in which the employee is informed of his dismissal from the job, is classified as?
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A. outplacement counseling

B. exit interviews

C. termination interview

D. subordination interviews

729. The job grading is another name of?
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A. alternative ranking method

B. aligned reward strategy

C. point method

D. job classification
730. An outline of chain of command and reporting relationships in the form of chart, is stated in?
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A. production unit

B. process chart

C. organization chart

D. process management

731. The employees inability to perform assigned task is classified as?
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A. misconduct

B. lack of qualifications

C. insubordination

D. unsatisfactory satisfaction

732. Downside of management by objectives is?
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A. time consuming

B. large capital is needed

C. large pool of human capital is required

D. both A and B

733. A company Apollo tyres diversifying in entertainment business can be a classic example of?
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A. Conglomerate diversification

B. Related diversification

C. Both A and B

D. none of above

734. The strike called by union labor when illegal practices are to be conducted by the companys employer is classified as?
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A. wildcat strike

B. unfair labor practice strike

C. economic strike

D. sympathy strike

735. The kind of arbitration, which is also known as contract interpretation arbitration is?
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A. binding arbitration

B. interest arbitration

C. non-binding arbitration

D. rights arbitration
736. The term job enlargement means?
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A. none of above

B. moving workers from one job to the other

C. redesigning jobs for workers

D. assigning additional activities for workers
737. The functional strategy can also be considered as?
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A. business strategy

B. departmental strategy

C. business unit

D. company wide strategy

738. The comparison between what salary coworkers are getting for similar jobs is called?
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A. individual equity

B. collective equity

C. procedural equity

D. pay rate equity

740. A manager have line or staff authority is determined by?
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A. type of department

B. person in charge

C. Name of person in charge

D. nature of relationship
741. Which are not related to firms existing business in adding new product lines?
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A. diversification

B. related diversification

C. all of above

D. conglomerate diversification
743. Determining the type of people, which a company needs for job is referred as?
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A. job descriptions

B. job analysis

C. job specifications

D. both A and C

744. The Blue collar workers often get paid on?
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A. extra bonuses

B. discount on fares

C. performance based pay

D. time based pay
745. The new overseas markets can be the best classified as?
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A. Potential Threats

B. Potential Weaknesses

C. Potential Strengths

D. Potential opportunities
747. High performance work system leads to?
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A. less employee turnover rate

B. safer workplaces

C. superior employee performance

D. low labor costs

748. A personnel plan requires forecast of?
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A. personnel needs

B. all of above

C. supply of outside candidates

D. supply of inside candidates

749. The commission that salesmen earns is an example of?
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A. indirect pay

B. direct recruitment

C. direct pay

D. compensation

750. The levels within a pay grade are called?
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A. group of similar jobs

B. pay ranges

C. tuning pay rates

D. grade scales