hrm Mcqs
101. Increasing the number and variety of tasks assigned to a job is called__________?
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A. Job enlargement

B. A. and C.

C. Job enrichment

D. Job rotation

102. Advertisements through newspapers, TV, radio, professional journals and magazines are___________methods of recruitment.
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A. Third-party

B. Direct

C. E-recruitment

D. Indirect
103. _____________examination may protect the company against unwarranted claims under workers compensation laws?
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A. Written

B. Reference

C. Physical

D. Mental

104. The types of pension plans include?
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A. defined contribution versus defined benefit

B. qualified versus non-qualified

C. all of above

D. contributory versus noncontributory

105. Which of the following is a key HR role as defined by Ulrich et al (2009)?
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A. Organisational geographer

B. Payroll advisor

C. Business ally

D. Personnel administrator

106. A cycle that starts from first job to promotion until retirement is called?
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A. on boarding

B. career management life cycle

C. performance management

D. career management

107. The British bank exchanged psychometric test with role playing exercises, an example of?
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A. flexible work

B. modifying selection procedure

C. phased retirement

D. honoring experience

108. The process of instituting policies to enable employees to get their accumulated pension plans with ease after leaving the organization is classified as?
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A. portability

B. durability

C. profitability

D. compatibility

109. The employees who are more committed and loyal to employer more likely to?
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A. never encouraged by employers

B. leave before retirement age

C. stay beyond than retirement age

D. never leave the firm

110. The aligning of skills, training and performance to have a successful career is also known as
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A. phased retirement

B. career management

C. talent management

D. modifying selection procedure

111. E-operations cover Web-based initiatives that:
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A. improve ways to address an identified set of customer needs

B. improve the marketing of existing products

C. improve the creation of existing products

D. improve the selling process

112. A manager reviewing Does employees training is adequate is the part of?
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A. counseling

B. consequences

C. behavior

D. antecedents

113. People choosing career as a managers belongs to?
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A. investigative orientation

B. social orientation

C. conventional orientation

D. enterprising orientation
114. A written statement of policies and principles that guides the behaviour of all employees is called__________?
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A. code of ethics

B. ethics/ dilemma

C. word of ethics

D. Training Manual

115. Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological and social factors on employees performance?
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A. Human relations approach

B. Rational approach

C. Systematic approach

D. Scientific approach

116. Navigating office politics needs?
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A. employees performance

B. developmental needs

C. career interests

D. mentoring
117. Human resource planning techniques include the use of some or all of the following?
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A. Employee Management

B. Infrastructure Plan

C. Size of organizational structure

D. Control and evaluation
118. In a career development, accepting responsibility for your own career is included in?
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A. a employer role

B. a line managers role

C. a manager role

D. an individual role
119. The kind of pension plan in which employers contribution is specified in employees retirement savings funds is classified as?
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A. defined contribution pension plan

B. defined noncontributory pension plan

C. deferred contribution pension plan

D. defined benefit pension plan

120. The term procurement stands for__________?
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A. training and development

B. recruitment and selection

C. health and safety

D. pay and benefits

121. Strategic human resource management involves____________?
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A. Financing project marketing related programming

B. Project planning

C. linking human resources with strategic objectives to improve performance

D. setting employment standards and policies

122. In career development focus, the employees career interests and aptitudes is the part of?
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A. training and development

B. performance appraisal

C. recruiting and placement

D. human resource planning

123. The main key in supervisory skills is?
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A. coaching

B. mentoring

C. appraisal performance

D. both A and B
124. Human resource management is the formal part of an organization responsible for all of the following aspects of the management of human resources except:
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A. strategy development and analysis

B. systems, processes, and procedures

C. policy making, implementation, and enforcement

D. management of the Organisations finances
125. Financial and investment counseling is an example of?
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A. preretirement counseling

B. phased retirement

C. modifying selection procedure

D. honoring experience

126. The people having social work as their careers are classified as?
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A. artistic orientation

B. realistic orientation

C. investigative orientation

D. social orientation
127. The advancements in position with the increased responsibility is called?
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A. transfers

B. reality shock

C. formal training

D. promotions
128. The people belongs to profession of college professors are tend to be?
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A. investigative oriented

B. social oriented

C. realistic oriented

D. artistic oriented

129. Which of the following would likely be the least effective method of recruiting internal job candidates?
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A. Advertising in national newspapers and journals

B. Examining HR records of current employees

C. Posting information on Organisational bulletin boards

D. Internal Sources

130. Reduced responsibilities of senior employees on the same job is?
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A. modifying selection procedure

B. honoring experience

C. flexible work

D. phased retirement
131. Which of the following is not an elements of traditional job design?
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A. Employee number chart

B. Well-defined mobility (promotion and transfer) paths

C. Clear and precise job descriptions

D. Formal Organisation charts

132. Relationship between HRM & Management?
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A. Both are same .

B. Management is one aspect of HRM

C. HRM is one aspect of Management

D. No relationship exists

133. The workers compensation, disability insurance, health and hospitalization costs are all types of?
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A. optional benefits

B. unemployment benefits

C. insurance benefits

D. employment benefits

134. The process of grouping of similar types of works together is known as____________?
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A. Job design

B. Job description

C. Job evaluation

D. Job classification
135. Which of the following act represents a situation in which employment decisions are NOT affected by illegal-discrimination?
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A. Litigation Process

B. Fair employment

C. Legal compliance

D. Affirmative action

136. The strategy employers follow to vacate a position where the employee is no longer needed is included in?
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A. promotions

B. formal training

C. transfers

D. reality shock

137. Which personality type involves in individualistic activities to make people attracted towards careers?
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A. enterprising orientation

B. conventional orientation

C. investigative orientation

D. social orientation

138. The critical role of the SHRM Application Tool is to:_____________?
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A. Outline techniques, frameworks, and six steps that must be followed to effectively implement change in an organisation.

B. Identify and assess a narrow group of actions and plan how the organisation can overcome resistance to change.

C. Develop a better strategic management process to deal with the dynamic changing environment todays organisations face.

D. identify if the organisation has enough staff, if the staff heed training, if the compensation practices are appropriate, and if jobs are designed correctly

139. Which of the following aptly describes the role of line managers and staff advisors namely HR professionals?
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A. Line managers are concerned more about develop.ing HR programmes whereas staff advisors are more involved in implementing such programmes

B. Staff advisers focus more on developing HR programmes while line managers are more involved in the implementation of those programmes

C. Staff advisors are solely responsible for developing, implementIng and evaluating the HR programmes while line managers are not all involved in any matters concerning HR

D. Line managers alo~e are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR programmes while staff advisors are not all involved in any matters concerning HR.

140. Which of the following act represents a situation in which employment decisions are NOT affected by illegal discrimination?
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A. Legal compliance

B. Litigation Process

C. Fair employment

D. Affirmative action

141. An event, employees participation in skills practice sessions, known as?
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A. performance appraisal

B. career planning workshops

C. recruiting and placement

D. training and development

142. In traditional focus, the rewards for employees which are based on talent is a part of?
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A. performance appraisal

B. training and development

C. recruiting and placement

D. compensation and benefits
143. Why might there be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach to HRM in Organisations?
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A. Because the best-practice approach tends to be resource- intensive

B. Because there is much variation in the literature and empirical research as to what constitutes best-practice

C. Because the best-practice approach does not emphasize the individual business context

D. Because the best-practice approach would not fit the cost-reduction driven strategies favoured by many in short-termist economies.

144. In career development process, utilization of development opportunities is included in?
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A. individual role

B. employer role

C. manager role

D. line manager

145. A strategy, employees seeking flexibility in workforce, workplace within the same company, regarded as?
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A. promotions

B. reality shock

C. transfers

D. formal training

146. The position a person has over many years in any occupation is called?
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A. career planning

B. career development

C. career

D. career management

147. Less career plans and benefits for people of color are concluded in?
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A. reality shock

B. bias

C. promotion

D. transfer

148. The people with the career of lawyer can be classified under?
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A. conventional orientation

B. investigative orientation

C. enterprising orientation

D. social orientation

149. Formulating and executing HR systems that produce employee competencies and behaviors needed to achieve the companys strategic aims is/are_____________?
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A. HR strategies

B. Strategic HR Management

C. Strategy executjon

D. Strategic implementation

150. Mr. A must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months. What activity is Mr. A working on?
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A. Selection

B. Personnel planning

C. Interviewing

D. Recruitment