SCDL Assignment Paper : HR Management 7

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Question Name the Integrative framework that identifies three paths through which HR practices can
contribute to business performance:
Correct Answer By building organisational capabilities , By improving employees satisfaction , By
shaping customers and shareholders satisfaction
Your Answer By building organisational capabilities , By improving employees satisfaction , By
shaping customers and shareholders satisfaction

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Question Every employee also has a succession plan to him, which is also known as -
Correct Answer Shadow planning
Your Answer Shadow planning

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Question In the career development cycle, which stage ideally starts when a new emploee joins an
organisation and finds a big gap between what the ideal organisation should be and what it is?
Correct Answer Exporatory stage
Your Answer Exporatory stage

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Question Ulrich (1994) says:The idea of utilising human resource as aa strategic business partner is
still at a level of ________ rather than reality.
Correct Answer Rhetoric
Your Answer Rhetoric

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Question Experience has shown HRD audit has tremendous impact on business in areas like:
Correct Answer strategic Planning , role clarity , Streamlining practices
Your Answer strategic Planning , role clarity , Streamlining practices

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Question Such a first attempt was made by the Congrece Government, but who was the main person
behind such a revolution in policies?
Correct Answer Narasinha Rao
Your Answer P. Chidarambaram

True/False
Question Long range planning are beyond eight years
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question 360 -Degree Feedback enhances the quality of ________ decisions.
Correct Answer HR
Your Answer HR
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Question In order to attain the support of Line Managers many organisations have formulated Training
Committees or Management Development Committee, membership consists of -
Correct Answer Mostly of Line Managers , The Chief Executive or a very senior managers take up the
role of Chairman , Training Managers is the member-Secretary in such committee.
Your Answer Mostly of Line Managers , The Chief Executive or a very senior managers take up the
role of Chairman , Training Managers is the member-Secretary in such committee.

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Question One of the importance of HRD is
Correct Answer Role clarity
Your Answer Role clarity

True/False
Question HRD audit is a comprehensive evaluation of the current HRD strategies, structures etc.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question The differences in which kind of faiths among the people is hurdle in the HRD
Correct Answer Religious
Your Answer Social

True/False
Question Career planning is essentially the process of aligning the career needs of the employee with
the organisational career opportunities
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question ________ assignment can also be recommended for career development.
Correct Answer Rotational
Your Answer Rotational

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Question What are judgments of characteristics, traits of employees & impact of these characteristics
& traits on their performance.
Correct Answer Appraisals
Your Answer Appraisals

True/False
Question Workers and trade unions never praticipate in the management of human resources
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

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Question Some organisations use ________ & committee management as techniques of training &
devlopment for flexitime systems
Correct Answer Job rotation
Your Answer Job enrichment

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Question During the pre-reform period what was the industrial growth during the 1950-60 period
essentially
Correct Answer 7% to 9%
Your Answer 7% to 9%

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Question Through the BPR Programme an experience a sense of ownership in a company only if the
organisation believes in :
Correct Answer Caring ( honest & open communication & mutual support) , Sharing (with teams
having a common objectives) , Daring (encouraging enterpreneuial adaptation capabilities)
Your Answer Caring ( honest & open communication & mutual support) , Sharing (with teams having
a common objectives) , Daring (encouraging enterpreneuial adaptation capabilities)

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Question 360 - Degree Appraisal is to get a broad assessment of an individual from different sources,
following factors need to be watched at this stage -
Correct Answer Individual learning , Organisational learning , Improved Individual behaviour
Your Answer Individual learning , Improved Individual behaviour , Improved Action planning

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Question Ranking system measures each job in comparison with other jobs in terms of the relative
importance of the following factors:
Correct Answer Supervision & leadership , Co-operation & association outside the line of authority ,
Probability & consequences of errors
Your Answer Supervision & leadership , Leadership & management , Co-operation & association
outside the line of authority

True/False
Question Potential refers to the likelihood of the job holder making a future contribution to the
employing organisation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question What are the major advantages of a Generic Benchmarking Technique?
Correct Answer It is readily transferable , New practices, earlier implemented in an entire industry can
be brought in, giving an organisation an edge over its rivals. , Proven systems can be implemented with
minimal modification
Your Answer It is readily transferable , New practices, earlier implemented in an entire industry can be
brought in, giving an organisation an edge over its rivals. , Proven systems can be implemented with
minimal modification

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Question The HRD outcomes can influence the organisation's business goals which may be in terms of
-
Correct Answer Higher productivity , Satisfied customers , Satisfied stockholders
Your Answer Higher productivity , Satisfied customers , Satisfied stockholders

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Question What are the objectives of a quality control programme?
Correct Answer Improvement in standard of goods with very little increase in cost of production ,
Improvement in minimizing wastages. , Conformance with desired standards.
Your Answer An effective inspection & control system. , Conformance with desired standards. ,
Improvement in minimizing wastages.

Question Trade union is a group of two people who come to strengthen their bargaining position.

Correct Answer False

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Question What is the concept of groups of employees working towards different goals with little knowledge of

other functions or understanding of overall goals of the organisation?

Correct Answer Compartmentalisation

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Question Most HRD audit are due to failures of ________.

Correct Answer Implementation

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Question Which system emphasis a lot on the need to motivate people

Correct Answer Human Resourse Development

True/False

Question The human resource department should move out from routine transactional activities and let IT take

care of their activities.

Correct Answer True

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Question Whose development plays an integral part in a Company today.

Correct Answer Employee

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Question While evaluating ________ jobs, where nature of work is difficult to be expressed in quantifiable

numbers.

Correct Answer manegerial

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Question A major reason for resistance to re-engineering is a challenge to the existing ________.

Correct Answer hierarchy

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Question What are the prerequisites for the perfect functioning of management participation in trade unions

Correct Answer The union should be well organised with sounds rules , the coverage of items for discussion &

participation should be pre -set , both parties should have implicit faith in information supplied by the other

True/False

Question The modern HR function has HRD at its core.

Correct Answer True

Match The Following

Question -- Correct Answer

Job analysis -- It is one of the job evaluation process which finds out relevant facts

Non-quantitative job evaluation category -- Simple ranking and grading are palced under such category

Quantitative job evaluation -- Point system and factor comparison methods are placed under such category

The beneficiaries to business firms by job evaluation -- It enables Cos. to get data in local wage surveys to

establish job classification

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Question The major issue to be resolved while framing ________ philosophy is whether to promote largely from

whithin the organisation or to hire people from outside at all levels.

Correct Answer Recruitment

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Question A programme that allows flexible entering & learning (the organisation) times for the employees is

known as -

Correct Answer Flexitime

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Question A strong ________ can have a lasting effect and provide sustenance to an organisation.

Correct Answer Culture

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Question Name the process in the development of managerial personnel.

Correct Answer Performance planning , Performance appraisal , Coaching

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Question Name the basic appraisal qualities:

Correct Answer Action , Judgement , Alertness

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Question The "Zero defects" concept defined TQM as -

Correct Answer The system to be used is prevention.

True/False

Question After the world War II, 'Made in Japan' became a synonym for shoddy goods, but the TQM concept put it

on the map.

Correct Answer False

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Question What is that describes the duties of the job, authority relationship, skills requirement, conditions of work

etc.

Correct Answer Job analysis

True/False
Question Politician as the custodian of the nation has the responsibility to protect the interest of all the parties

envolved in the process of organisation

Correct Answer False

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Question What is concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan

Correct Answer Recruitment

True/False

Question The final step in manpower planning is to ensure that the supply will match the demand in future.

Correct Answer False

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Question Under ________ method jobs are arranged from highest to lowest, in order of their value to the

organisation.

Correct Answer ranking

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Question The belief that a human resource, when put through different management development programmes, is

converted into a good management resources is supported by which common approach?

Correct Answer Manufacturing approach

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Question In indian since the liberalisation process in 19991, FDI flows have developed each year & exports are up

by more than ________

Correct Answer 0.5

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Question Job performance refers to :-

Correct Answer The actual achievements compaired with the objectives of the job.

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Question What are the limitations of HRD Audits?

Correct Answer Becoming more of a political game than a genuine effort for improvement. , Failures of

implementations , Does not give evaluation of indiveduals but focuses on unit & systems

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Question Union leaders at different levels & at federatoins are elected on ________

Correct Answer democratic principle

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Question What was the key essential objective of the changed economic policy at the global level

Correct Answer to integrate the Indian economy with the world economy,

True/False

Question The degree to which an individual possess the innate quality of breath of mind is the most direct

indication of the individual's ultimate potential.

Correct Answer True

True/False

Question Eight members is considered to be the norm as to the no. of members constituting a QC-

Correct Answer True

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Question Name the first three phases that make up the process of the feedback exercise -

Correct Answer Participants orientation , Questionnaire distribution , Monitoring & follow up

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Question The Finance Minister also expressed the government's intention to eventually raise total resource
allocation for education to how much percent of the GDP in a phased manner?
Correct Answer 0.05

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Question Name the Integrative framework that identifies three paths through which HR practices can contribute to
business performance:
Correct Answer By building organisational capabilities , By improving employees satisfaction , By shaping
customers and shareholders satisfaction

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question Every employee also has a succession plan to him, which is also known as -
Correct Answer Shadow planning

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In the career development cycle, which stage ideally starts when a new emploee joins an organisation
and finds a big gap between what the ideal organisation should be and what it is?
Correct Answer Exporatory stage

Select The Blank

Question Ulrich (1994) says:The idea of utilising human resource as aa strategic business partner is still at a level
of ________ rather than reality.
Correct Answer Rhetoric

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question Experience has shown HRD audit has tremendous impact on business in areas like:
Correct Answer strategic Planning , role clarity , Streamlining practices