HRM

MCQ TEST- 1
Dated: 11th March 2014.
1. Recruiting is necessary to _____.

A. forecast the supply of outside

candidates
B. developing an applicant pool
C. determine whether to use inside or
outside candidates
D. develop qualifications inventories
2. How can high potential employees be
developed for future positions?

A. internal training
B. job rotation
C. external training
D. all of the above
3. When constructing the ad, it is
important to consider how to best
_____.

A. attract attention to the

advertisement
B. develop interest in the job
C. create desire for the job
D. all of the above
4. Executive recruiters are also called
_____.

A. head hunters
B. staffers
C. alternative staffing companies
D. contract technical recruiters
5. Once a firm has a pool of applicants,
the first step in pre-screening is the
_____.

A. in-person interview
B. on-site visit
C. application form
D. telephone interview
6. Which of the following is not a type of
information that should be provided
by application forms?

A. Education
B. Experience
C. work stability
D. applicant’s age
7. HRM typically provides which of these
types of training to temporary
employees?

A. Retirement planning ‘
B. Benefits options
C. Orientation
D. Technology Certification
8. Job analysis produces which of the
following, regardless of the technique
used ?

A. Benchmarks
B. Job specifications
C. Replacement charts
D. Ergonomics
9. Why do companies use external job
searches instead of internal searches?

A. Legal requirements
B. It is less expensive
C. Companies can add new talent, new
ideas to the organization
D. Orientation time is reduced
10. The following are some of the ways
that human resources can benefit
through electronic systems, except…
A. online recruiting can eliminate paperwork and
speed up the hiring process
B. online learning can slash travel costs and
make training available anytime, anywhere
C. working online can reduce the resistance
sometimes experienced from employees
D. online retirement planning can help
employees map out their future while
reducing questions and paperwork for HR
11. A number of benefits can be derived
from using E-recruiting, these include:

A. it increases the effectiveness of the

recruitment process by reaching larger
numbers of qualified people
B. it reduces recruitment costs, it decreases
and streamlines the administrative process
cycle times
C. it enables the company to evaluate the
success of its recruitment strategy
D. All of the above
12. The first step in the e-selection
process is ________________.

A. consider how the various new stakeholders

and clients will use the system
B. train the employees that will be responsible
for the administration of the process
C. draw-up a flow chart of the current
assessment process
D. draft the desired flow process that will result
from the E-selection process
13. If one were to think of HR as a business,
which of the following “product lines”
involves developing effective HR systems
that help the organization meet its goals
for attracting, keeping and developing
people with the skills it needs ?

A. Administrative services
B. Business partner services
C. Strategic partner
D. Product quality audit
14. How often HR planning process is
implemented within an organization ?

A. Continuously
B. Annually
C. Bi-annually
D. Quarterly
15. Which of the following term is used to
identify, "what the job holder does"?
"how it is done"? & "why it is done"?

A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job title
16. What was the traditional term used for
HRP and the one often associated
with personnel management?

A. Gap analysis
B. Human Resource Planning
C. Employee Planning
D. Manpower Planning
17. Why is it important to ensure that HR
plans are flexible?

A. To accommodate changes to senior

management teams
B. To adapt to changing skills and
qualifications
C. To accommodate the rapidly changing
environments in which most organizations
operate
D. To ensure a diverse labour force is
maintained at all times
18. The basis for human resource planning
is :

A. The Economic Trends

B. Demand for description
C. Strategic plans of the firm.
D. Budgets
19. HR planning involves …… of
information.

A. Gathering
B. Division
C. Dispersion
D. Planning
20. The organization can have a …………. of
talent at any point of time. :

A. Reserve
B. Reservoir
C. Recession.
D. None of the above
21. Human Resource Planning activities
most directly involve :

A. Assessing external environmental

factors
B. Forecasting labour requirements and
availabilities
C. Generating technological replacements
for labour
D. All the above
22. The process of developing an
applicants’ pool for job openings in an
organization called :

A. Hiring
B. Retention
C. Selection
D. Recruitment
23. Which of the following abilities are
categorized as the Technical skill of an
individual?

A. Judgment & creativity

B. Analysis & communication
C. Knowledge & proficiency
D. Innovation & advancement
24. “ABC Enterprises” top management
refused to consider its female
marketing manager for the post of
Vice President. This action of the
company is representing which of the
following ?

A. Gender discrimination
B. Legal consideration
C. Reverse discrimination
D. Glass ceiling effect
25. HR managers are generally the
_______________ managers:

A. Line
B. Middle
C. Staff
D. Top
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 HRM
MCQ TEST- 2
Dated: 11th March 2014.
1. Organizations are nothing
but…………….

A. People
B. Material
C. Money
D. Machinery
2. It’s the ‘people’ factor that separates
the…..organizations from the
outstanding ones.

A. Undistinguished
B. Mediocre
C. Extraordinary
D. None of the above
3 . The scope of human resource
management includes:

A. Procurement
B. Development
C. Compensation
D. All of the above
4. What is the meaning of the acronym
HRM?

A. Human Resource Management

B. Humane Resource Management
C. Humanistic Resource Management
D. Human Relations Management
5. HRM tries to secure the best from
people by winning their
wholehearted…………..

A. Separation
B. Participation
C. Cooperation
D. Alliance
6. HRM intends to develop the
full……………….of employees.

A. Future
B. Aptitude
C. Potential
D. Competence
7. ……………of human resource
today prevents crises tomorrow.

A. Outlining
B. Devising
C. Planning
D. None of the above
8 ………..consists of motivation and
Leadership

A. Direction
B. Controlling
C. Regulation
D. Supervision
9 The first……….function of human
resource management is
procurement

A. Active
B. Representative
C. Operative
D. None of the above
10. Training is a …………process by
which employees learn skills,
knowledge, abilities and
attitudes to further
organizational and human
resource goals.

A. Halting
B. Continuous
C. Endless
D. Unsteady
11. Organizing tasks and
responsibilities towards having a
productive unit of work is
called………….

A. Job Architecture
B. Job Scheme
C. Job Design
D. Job Evaluation
12. Which is the process of deciding how
employees do their jobs?

A. Performance Appraisal
B. Performance Estimation
C. Performance Decision
D. All of the above
13. …………..administration is the process
of dividing how much an employee
should be paid?

A. Compensation
B. Performance
C. Honorarium
D. Incentive
14. Personnel policies are not easy
to……………..

A. Advertise
B. Disclose
C. Withhold
D. Communicate
15. Which policies are established by top
management deliberately so as to
guide executive thinking at various
levels

A. General Policies
B. Appealed Policies
C. Imposed Policies
D. Originated Policies
16. Which is the psychological and
physical reaction to certain life events
or situations?

A. Weight
B. Stress
C. Distress
D. Dismay
17. What of the following is not one of the
main reasons cited for stress at work?
Increased workloads.

A. Long hours.
B. Bullying.
C. Change at work.
D. Pay increase.
E. Staff cuts.
18. Which of the following role a manager
performs as a Resource allocator ?

A. Interpersonal role
B. Decisional role
C. Informational role
D. Supportive role
19. Which of the following force makes an
individual eligible to make decisions,
give orders & directing work activities of
others?

A. Power
B. Influence
C. Authority
D. Command
20. Which of the following approach
emphasizes the effect of psychological
and social factors on employees’
performance ?

A. Scientific approach
B. Rational approach
C. Human relations approach
D. Systematic approach
21. How often HR planning process is
implemented within an organization ?

A. Continuously
B. Annually
C. Bi-annually
D. Quarterly
22. Which of the following term is used to
identify, "what the job holder does"?
"how it is done"?

A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job title
23. The best hiring occurs when the goals of
which of the following should consistent
to each other?

A. HR managers, Finance managers

B. Head office, Branch
C. Organization, Individual
D. Lower managers, Top managers
24. Why organizations provide attractive
salaries, fringe benefits, career
development opportunities :

A. To retain valuable human resource

B. To be the market leader in the future
C. To attract more and more people
D. To enforce government regulations
25. A practice used by different companies
to reduce costs by transferring portions
of work to outside provider rather than
completing it internally is termed as:

A. Planning
B. Decentralization
C. Restructuring
D. Outsourcing
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