HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

1…………………. is the process of forecasting an organizations future demand for, and supply of, the
right type of people in the right number.

a. Human Resource Planning

b. Recruitments
c. Human Resource Management
d. Human Capital Management
2……………….. is the process of estimating future quantity and quality of manpower available internally
and externally to an organisation.
a. Demand forecasting
b. Supply forecast
c. Environmental forecasting
d. None of the above
3……………....means getting work done in a different country.
a. Outsourcing
b. off shoring
c. Environmental forecasting
d. None of the above
4……………..refers to contracting work out to an external organization.
a. Outsourcing
b. off shoring
c. alternative staffing
d. None of the above
5. Responsibility of HRP
a. Top management
b. functional managers
c. HRD
d. All of the above
6. Which one is not external environmental situation?
a. economical
b. ecological
c. Environmental forecasting
d. legal
7. Which one is external environmental situation?
a. Outsourcing
b. off shoring
c. Environmental forecasting
d. expansion
8. A personnel plan requires forecast of
a. personnel need
b. supply of inside candidates
c. supply of outside candidates
d. All of the above
9. The first step of HRP is
a. forecasting future HR need
b. implementation of HR plan
c. HRD
d. All of the above
10. The HRP is done based on the……
a. HRM function
b. Organizational plan
c. market plan
d. scope
11. Which one is not of the steps in the HR planning process?
a. trend analysis
b. ratio analysis
c. market plan
d. scatter plan
12. Which one is of the steps in the HR planning process?
a. supply plan
b. market analysis
c. market plan
d. scatter plan
13. Which one is not of the organizational objectives and policies?
a. merger
b. market analysis
c. expansion
d. training
14. Which one is of the organizational objectives and policies?
a. merger
b. market analysis
c. scatter
d. market plan
15. Which one is the objectives of the session?
a. merger
b. market analysis
c. to know various stages of HRP
d. market plan
16. Which one is not the objectives of the session?
a. to know various steps of HRP
b. to know barriers for HRP
c. to understand objectives behind HRP
d. market plan
17. Surplus or shortage is under control and evaluation, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
18. Ratio analysis is a form of financial statement analysis, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
19. What is another name of scatter plat?
a. HR diagram
b. employee diagram
c. market diagram
d. scatter diagram

20. Scatter plat is a type mathematical diagram, is it true or false?

a. true
b. false

21. “Managerial judgement” is a process of HRP, is it true or false?

a. true
b. false

22. How many steps are in HRP?

a. 8
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
23. Matching demand and supply is a steps of HRP, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
24. Market analysis is a steps of HRP, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
25. How many types of HRP?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
26. HRP is based on quantitative analysis, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
27. HR planning helps in skills searching, recruiting and hiring, training, and preparing, this statement is
true or false?
a. true
b. false
28. The main purpose of HRP is to set the goals and objectives of the company, this statement true or
false?
a. true
b. false
29. “Time consuming activity” is one of the limitations of human resource planning, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
30. “The future is uncertain” this statement is one of the limitations of human resource planning, is it true
or false?
a. true
b. false
31. “Expensive process” is the disadvantage of HRP, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
32. "Ensuring that the right people are hired" This statement is advantage of HRP, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
33. "Facilitating expansion programs" This statement is disadvantage of HRP, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
34. An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time, is
it true or false?
a. true
b. false
35. HR forecasting is the process of predicting demand and supply, is it true or false?
a. true
b. false
36…………………… is the process of estimating the future quantity and quality of people required.
a. merger
b. market analysis
c. HR demand forecasting
d. market plan
37. HR supply forecast covers
a. existing HR policies
b. internal source
c. external sources of supply
d. all of the above
38. Which of the following factors state the importance of the Human Resource Planning?
a. Creating highly talented personnel
b. International strategies
c. Resistance to change and move
d. All of the above

39. What is the major issue faced while doing personal planning?
a. labour turnover
b. market analysis
c. HR demand forecasting
d. market plan
40. What are the challenges of human resource planning?
a. leadership development
b. management changes
c. compensation
d. all of the above
41. “Understanding benefits packages” is the challenges of human resource planning, yes or no?
a. yes
b. no
42. “Recruiting talented employee” is not the challenges of human resource planning, yes or no?
a. yes
b. no
43. “Recruiting via internal” is it process of HRP, yes or no?
a. yes
b. no
44. “Informal recruiting” is the process of HRP, true or false?
a. true
b. false
45. On demand recruiting is a recruiting service provided on an hourly or project basis. Statement is true or false?
a. true
b. false
46. “Management development”- benefit of HRP, true or false?
a. true
b. false
47. The forecasting the supply for human resource are……… types?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
48. The forecasting the internal supply for human resource are……… types?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
49. The forecasting the external supply for human resource are……… types?
a. Eight
b. Nine
c. Eleven
d. Ten
50. Which one is internal factor?
a. production level
b. law
c. technology
d. economic conditions
ANSWERS

1A 2B 3B 4A 5D 6C 7D 8D 9A 10B

11C 12D 13B 14A 15C 16D 17A 18A 19D 20A

21A 22C 23A 24B 25A 26A 27A 28A 29A 30A

31A 32A 33B 34A 35A 36C 37D 38D 39A 40D

41A 42B 43A 44A 45A 46A 47A 48C 49C 50A