hrm MCQs – Page 2

Practise multiple-choice questions from hrm for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

hrm Mcqs
21. Human Resource Management is______________?
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A. Employer oriented

B. None of the above

C. Employee oriented

D. Legally oriented

22. The procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a job and the kind of person who should be hired for it is ______________?
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A. job description

B. job design

C. job analysis

D. job recruitment

23. The objectives of HRM are categorized as _____________?
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A. Personal objectives

B. Organisational and social objectives

C. All of the above

D. Functional objectives

24. Manpower inventory involves ________________?
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A. the classification of characteristics of personnel in an organisation, in addition to counting their number.

B. the classification of characteristic features of functions for inventory in addition to the total number of functions.

C. the classification of the inventory of workers in an organisation in addition to the qualities.

D. the classification of characteristics of managers qualities in addition to their number.

25. Factors affecting job design are ____________?
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A. environmental factors

B. behavioral factors

C. all of the above

D. organizational factors

26. The Integrated System Model of Strategic Human Resource Manaqement acknowledges the existence within the organisation of _______________?
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A. multiple stakeholders

B. multiple cultural and strategic environment

C. multiple recruitment integrated system

D. multiple structural organisations

27. Although many authors experience difficulty in distinguishing between personnel management and HRM, it can be argued that HRM is the elevation of personnel management to a more___________level.
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A. operational

B. Strategic

C. organisational

D. centralized

28. The best hiring occurs when the goals of which of the following should consistent to each other?
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A. Lower managers, Top managers

B. HR managers, Finance managers

C. Head office, Brand

D. Organisation, individual
29. Recruitment__________________
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A. precedes selection

B. follows selection

C. none of the above

D. matches selection

30. The Michigan Model emphasis the following functions and their interrelates.
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A. appraisal, rewards, promotions and retention

B. selection, recruitment, rewards and promotion

C. selection, appraisal, rewards and human resource development

D. selection, recruitment, induction and promotions

31. HRM is considered as____________?
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A. a reactive function

B. a proactive function

C. an auxo-reactive function

D. an auxiliary function

32. Treating employees as precious human resources is the basis of the__________approach?
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A. Soft HRM

B. Medium HRM

C. Utiliarian approach

D. Hard HRM

33. . The best medium to reach a large audience for the process of recruitment is___________?
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A. Employee referrals

B. Casual applicants

C. Employment agencies

D. Advertising
34. The division of the total task to be performed into a manageable and efficient unit is____________?
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A. a job description

B. a job design

C. a job analysis

D. a job specification

35. Selection is_________?
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A. Normative

B. Objective

C. Positive

D. Subjective
36. The HR policy which is based on the philosophy of the utmost good for the greatest number of people is covered under the_____________?
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A. utilitarian approach

B. approach based on rights

C. approach based on justice

D. configurational approach

37. Which of the following statement represents effectiveness ?
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A. Achieve most output with least input

B. Achieve most output in less time

C. Achieve mass production

D. Achieve Organisational goals
38. The scope of HRM does not include ____________?
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A. Manpower planning

B. Training of employees

C. Maintenance of accounts

D. Retirement of employees

39. The meaning of the acronym HRM is ______________?
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A. Human Relations Management

B. Humanistic Resource Management

C. Human Resource Management

D. Human Resourceful Management

40. Recruitment is widely viewed as a ______________?
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A. negative process

B. none of the above processes

C. positive as well as negative process

D. positive process