FINALTERM EXAMINATION

Spring 2010
HRM627- Human Resource Development (Session - 1)
Time: 90 min
Marks: 69
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OPKST

ExamDate:

07 Aug 2010

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Question No: 1

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Between 1960 and 1980, the total world enrollment of children in all levels of
formal education:
Halved
Increased 4 times
Remained same
Doubled
Question No: 2

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The senses which are more commonly used to define things are:
Taste, auditory and vision
Vision, smell and taste
Vision, auditory and touch
Vision, auditory and smell
Question No: 3

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The following conversation is the example of which transaction?

Stimulus: It looks like rain
Response: Yes, that is the forecast
Child-Child Transaction
Adult-Adult Transaction
Parent-Parent Transaction
Parent-Child Transaction
Question No: 4

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the followings is part of the attitude that refers to the beliefs, opinions,
knowledge or information held by a person?
Cognitive component
Behavioral component
Affective component
Environmental component
Question No: 5

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The statement Married people are stable employees can be an example of

which of the following?
Halo effect
Stereotyping
Assumed similarity
Selectivity

Question No: 6

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

A need that is satisfied when a person is recognized by the boss for doing a good
job is __________.
Safety need
Esteem need
Self-actualization need
Social need
Question No: 7

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

When I say, I am going to put a stop to this once and for all, I am in which ego
state?
Child state
Parent state
Adult state
Transaction state
Question No: 8

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

I want is a verbal response of a:

Parent
Child
Adult
Transaction
Question No: 9

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Selling is the leadership style that is ________ on task and _______ on

relationship.

Low, high
High, low
Low, low
High, high

Question No: 10

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is excluded from the threads of corporate excellence?

Strategic orientation
Top management leadership style
Organizational design
Corporate vision
Question No: 11

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

A HDI (Human Development Index) _____________ is considered to represent

low development.
Below 0.5
0.8 or more
Between 0 and 1
Below 0
Question No: 12

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Doing an activity or behavior voluntarily for its own sake, for the inherent
satisfaction and pleasure derived from participation well defines:
Intrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic Motivation
Conscientiousness
Machiavellianism
Question No: 13

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Freedom House generally uses ______ criteria for its reports.

Economic growth measure
Standard geographic regions
Developed and underdeveloped countries measure
High / low GNP measure
Question No: 14

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which concept in Human Resource Development clearly elaborates quality of

life?

GNP
GDP
GNH
Gini coefficient
Question No: 15

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All of the following are the implementation methodologies for HRD strategies,
EXCEPT:
Reducing unemployment
Involvement of NGOs

 Mobilization of resources
Professional governance
Question No: 16

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Nongovernmental organizations are :

Homogenous group
Target group
Heterogeneous group
Diversified group
Question No: 17

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

BINGO stands for:

Business-oriented industrial NGO
Best operated international NGO
Business-oriented international NGO
Biggest international NGO
Question No: 18

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The major concern of adult literacy rate is about:

Motivating the parents
Motivating the learners
Motivating the friends
Motivating the children
Question No: 19

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which approach emphasizes general mobilization of the public?

The general literacy approach
The mass campaign approach
The conscientisation approach
Functional literacy approach
Question No: 20

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

According to __________ of the firm, a firms competitive strategies and

performance depend significantly on its organizational resources and capabilities.
Competitive view

 Resource-based view
Isolating mechanism
Developmental view
Question No: 21

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is an alternative term used for Self-help organizations?

Non-governmental organization
Economic forum
Social forum
Trade organization
Question No: 22

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Environmental degradation has a direct impact on:

Poverty
Human misery
Income level
Human health
Question No: 23

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The country having the highest HDI percentage change amongst the Middle
Eastern countries is:
Oman
Algeria
Kuwait
UAE
Question No: 24

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Disclosure to partners of all relevant information and strict adherence to the

important principles of cooperation relates to:
Successful Negotiation Process
Openness and Binding Commitment
Mutual Trust
Suitability of the Resources
Question No: 25

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of Professionalism?

Job is technically defined
Corruption is minimized

 Peer involvement in development

Adherence to a set of professional norms
Question No: 26

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is the dimension of HRD profile that studies computer and
mobile phone users?
Health
Education and Communication
Income
Disparity
Question No: 27

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

_________ implies the consolidation and concentration of activities under a

single authority.
Coordination
Integration
Participation
Centralization
Question No: 28

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which country of South Asia tops the list in terms of the Human development
Index?

Sri Lanka
Zambia
Bangladesh
India

Question No: 29

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The root cause of health and nutrition problems is which of the following?
Low malnutrition rate
Technology
Lack of education
Poverty
Question No: 30

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The idea of mass production was given in the book Wealth of Nations by which
of the following?
Neil Armstrong

 Adam Smith
Fredric Taylor
Philips Kotler
Question No: 31

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is included in basic sciences?

Agriculture
Earth sciences
Minerals exploitation
Chemistry
Question No: 32

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The potential providers of service were required to bid a cash value to acquire
the franchising of train services in Great Britain after which of the following?
Centralization
Decentralization
Nationalization
Denationalization
Question No: 33

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is often impeded by a lack of trained personnel?

Devolution
Good governance
Deconcentration
Participation
Question No: 34

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which countrys HDI for women was 69% of that of men in 1991?
Kenya
Korea
Taiwan
Singapore
Question No: 35

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

According to estimates, how much of the worlds population goes hungry every
night?
One forth
One fifth
One third
One tenth

Question No: 36

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Most of the Commonwealth countries have invested heavily in which of the

following to increase their human capital potential?
Infrastructure
Education
Health sector
Population growth
Question No: 37

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Hertzberg suggested that performance can be improved by:

Emphasising instrumentality
Stressing higher-order needs
Adding satisfiers to peoples jobs
Adding hygienes to peoples jobs
Question No: 38

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The _____________layer has allowed many ultra violet rays to directly enter the
earth which causes many skin and other diseases.
Depletion of ozone
Reduction of forests
Pollution of water
None of the above
Question No: 39

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Angel investors generally seek returns of

20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Question No: 40

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Pakistan still spends about 1.3 - 1.4 percent of its _________ on PPP projects
GDP
GNP
GNI

 None of the above

Question No: 41

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

The ___________ of both the Govt. and private organizations have a very important
role to play for the success or the failure of the Public Private Partnership.

Culture
Funding
Personnel
None of the above
Question No: 42

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

In any of the PPP, once the agreement has been made, it is very important that the
project should be closely __________
Monitored
Funded
Handled
None of the above
Question No: 43

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following gives NO useful information about the level of income of a
country?
None of the above
Real GDP per capita
Annual growth rate
Inflation
Question No: 44

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT included in the domain of Education?

Adult literacy
Primary enrollment ratio
Primary drop-out ratio
Inflation
Question No: 45

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Access to health, Access to education, Access to water and Access to sanitation are
all included in ____________ disparities.
Male-Female

 Rural-Urban
Elder-Younger
None of the above
Question No: 46

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

________ is a form of decentralization in which authority is delegated to field

personnel of central government departments and other agencies.
Deconcentration
Devolution
Centralization
None of the above
Question No: 47

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

It is the top responsibility of the government to provide __________ to the people where
HRD can take place and flourish.
Democracy
Environment
Constitution
None of the above
Question No: 48

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

For which of the following NGOs, INGO stands for:

International NGO
Environmental NGO
Business-oriented NGO
None of the above
Question No: 49

( Marks: 3 )

Narrate the purpose of coordination specfically with reference to HRD.

Question No: 50

( Marks: 3 )

What are those three questions which need to be answered before investing money
in the Private Partnership?
Question No: 51

( Marks: 5 )

Explain how educating girls and women is beneficial for women

empowerment.

Question No: 52

( Marks: 5 )

Explain Franchising with reference to Public-private partnership.

Question No: 53

( Marks: 5 )

Describe benefits of debt relief in relation to mobilizing resources.