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Course Sem2.Human Resource Management
Test MBCH732D-Human Resource Management-Jan20-Assignment2
Started 11/05/20 12:10
Submitted 11/05/20 16:18
Due Date 15/05/20 23:59
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Instructions Center for Continuing Education - UPES
Human Resource Management
Assignment 2

Total Questions: 56
Total Marks: 100

Assignment Information :

The examination will consist of only Objective type (multiple choice) questions
requiring candidates to Mouse-click their correct choice of alternatives against the
related question number. The questions would carry 1 to 5 marks each depending on
the difficulty level of the question as indicated in the table below:

Difficulty Level of Questions:

1 Mark - Direct, Memory based

2 Marks - Memory & Conceptual
3 Marks - Conceptual & Analytical
4 Marks - Analytical based on understanding of concepts
5 Marks - Application based on understanding of concepts

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The question paper will be for 100 marks and considering marks allotted to
each question, the total number of questions would be around 56.
There will not be negative marking for wrong answers.
In case candidate does not want to attempt the question he I she should not
mouse-click any option.
The students are allowed to save the responses and come back later to
resume, complete and "Save and Submit" the assignment. However, if the
Due Date has expired, then the assignment will not be accessible and will be
marked as zero. In such cases, the student can re-attempt the assignment
allocated after enrolling in the subsequent Semester.
Once submitted, that answer sheet cannot be retreieved for any editing. The
student has to initiate a new attempt (if allowed), if he has submitted the
assignment by mistake.
The students are normally allowed 3 chances to attempt and submit the
assignment. The number of attempts availed is displayed under the "Test
Information".
The Highest Grade of the 3 attempts shall be considered for grading.
The assignments are auto evaluated, and hence no chance of re-
evaluation/re-totalling is allowed to the student.

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Question 1

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An expert forecasting technique used in environmental scanning where individual ideas, round
robin listing and ranking occurs is known as:

Question 2

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Succession planning is a very important exercise because it minimizes the impact of ------- in
these key ranks and gives a branch or department early warning of any skill shortages or likely
difficulties in finding suitable candidates.

Question 3

State whether the given statement is true or false

Manpower requirement may change due to change in input volume or mix, which calls for
analysis of performance.

Question 4

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Can the assessment and selection of applicants be carried out in such a way that the 'best' or
'right' person will always be identified?

Question 5

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Select the most appropriate option

What is meant by the acronym NVQ?

Question 6

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Frederick Winslow Taylor is best known for the introduction of which approach to job design?

Question 7

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
The basic characteristics of a systematic promotion policy are :

Question 8

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Learning principles include all but :

Question 9

State whether the given statement is true or false

Organizations, to identify the true potentiality of an employee, in such cases, make provision for
long-term placement, during which phase, employees are allowed to work on different jobs,
through a systematic job rotation programme.

Question 10

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Employers use a(n) ------- to ensure that employees are working toward organizational goals.

Question 11

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------- has a definite responsibility to see that employees become familiar with any policies that
affect them.

Question 12

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Guild System marked the beginning of Human Resource Management for :

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Question 13

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The HR policy which is based on the philosophy of the utmost good for the greatest number of
people is covered under the ------- .

Question 14

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------- help the organisation in terms of attainment of organisational goals, increasing the
efficiency, adaptability and achieving of long-run results.

Question 15

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------ can be defined as advancement of an employee in an organization to another job, which
commands better pay/wages, better status/prestige and higher opportunities/ challenges and
responsibilities, a better working environment, hours of work and facilities, etc.

Question 16

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The objectives of MDP vary for various levels of management. Their commonality for all levels is
to infuse:

Question 17

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
HR Department, as an internal agency, plays a crucial role in manpower planning. Its
responsibilities in regard to manpower planning can be :

Question 18

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Which of the following is / are correct step of Succession Planning?

Question 19

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Steve is hired to manage the human resources department of a local manufacturing company.
This company has the reputation of being the firm “where you work until you find your next job.”
Employee turnover is high and morale is low. Steve is determined to change the situation and
make the organization’s human resources a competitive advantage and source of pride for the

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firm. Steve believes that part of the reason for the high turnover is that individual jobs are very
poorly defined. Employees are not sure of what is expected of them and that performance
standards are unequal between regions and functions. Steve conducts a -------- for each
position, defining all the jobs and behaviors necessary to perform them. a. job description b. job
specification c. job analysis d. job satisfaction analysis

Question 20

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Before engaging HRD consultants, which of the following point(s) is / are necessary to consider?

Question 21

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
Which of the following can be considered as characteristics of Management Development?

Question 22

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
Which of the following is / are advantage(s) of Induction?

Question 23

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
Using the Socio-technical approach, which of the following guiidelines have been developed for
designing jobs?

Question 24

Choose the right option-The question may have more than one correct answer.
After listening to several complaints from employees about their highly specialised jobs, Walker
and Guest indicated which of the following problems with job specialisation?

Question 25

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-------- is the lateral movement of employees from one position, division, department or unit to
another.

Question 26

State whether the given statement is true or false

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The dot-jobs domain is primarily used by HR managers for succession planning purposes.

Question 27

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Which of the following techniques are not connected with human resource planning?

Question 28

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The first factor in deciding the supply of labour is:

Question 29

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Which of the following is not a forecasting technique to assess the human resource requirements
of an organization?

Question 30

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Managers never own complete responsibility for the all the decisions made by them since they
are not the owners of the business is the assumption of ------- .

Question 31

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[var0] or orientation programme of an organization is a process to guide and counsel the
employees to familiarize them with the job and the organization.

Question 32

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Which best defines the process of locating and encouraging potential employees to apply for
jobs?

Question 33

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------- is a productivity improvement step, which helps to produce same output using less
resources or enables to produce more with a proportionately less increase in the inputs.

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Question 34

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Employee [var0] etymologically means an extension of employee participation vis-à-vis
involvement.

Question 35

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Ensuring a fair balance between an employee’s contributions to the job and the rewards received
in return from that job is the essence of ------- .

Question 36

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Which one of the following does not fall under qualitative forecasting method?

Question 37

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------- generally exists between a superior and a subordinate.

Question 38

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A ------- requires employees to change the work group, workplace or unit.

Question 39

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The objective of ------- is to find better ways of doing things and to contribute to the improved
efficiency by eliminating unnecessary work, avoidable delays and other forms of waste.

Question 40

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Which of the following terms is not associated with job analysis?

Question 41

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Select the most appropriate option

When low expectations on the trainer’s part translate into poor trainee performance, this is called
the ------- .

Question 42

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The process of developing an applicants’ pool for job openings in an organization is called :

Question 43

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A ------- is a predetermined established guideline towards the attainment of accepted goals and
objectives.

Question 44

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Employee orientation and induction is also called employee ------- process.

Question 45

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The ------- form of promotion, contrarily, ensures objective evaluation of the responsibilities and
duties vis-à-vis different levels of an organization.

Question 46

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Which of the following best explains why employers frequently use Internet recruiting methods to
find outside candidates for jobs?

Question 47

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Which of the following has the highest influence on organizational effectiveness?

Question 48

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Insurance schemes, retirement benefits and leave travel concession are examples of

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Question 49

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Which of the following is not an organizational development intervention programme?

Question 50

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Career pathing, personnel skills inventories, career information systems and career counselling
are different ------- activities in an organization.

Question 51

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------- is a relatively permanent a body formed by workers with the objective of countering
exploitation and harassment.

Question 52

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Orientation typically includes information on ------ .

Question 53

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Which of the following is not a reason for demotion?

Question 54

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------- strives towards providing economic and social benefits to the labour community.

Question 55

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Which of the following is not a consideration when designing a training program that motivates
the trainees?

Question 56

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In which sector are the performance-based and competency tests most used?
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