HRM Mcqs - Set 6

1)   Successful managers are__________?

a. Efficient & effective
b. Strict to employees
c. Wrong Policy makers
d. Wrong decision makers
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Efficient & effective

Explanation:
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2)   Which of the following statements most accurately defines human resource management?

a. Human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays an important role in the implementation of business strategy
b. Human resource management is an approach to managing people
c. Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using a
d. Human. resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using a

Explanation:
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3)   Which of the following is a key HR role as defined by Ulrich et al (2009)?

a. Personnel administrator
b. Business ally
c. Payroll advisor
d. Organisational geographer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Business ally

Explanation:
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4)   The advantage of external recruiting is that:___________?

a. They ensure consistency from opening to closing
b. They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters
c. They are very inexpensive
d. Time Consuming
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters

Explanation:
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5)   Executive recruiters are also called___________?

a. head hunters
b. staffers
c. alternative staffing companies
d. contract technical recruiters
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: head hunters

Explanation:
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6)   Which of the following is a disadvantage of using an executive recruiter?

a. many contacts in field
b. adept at contacting candidates who are not on the job market
c. unfamiliar with company perceptions of ideal candidate
d. ability to keep identity of firm confidential
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: unfamiliar with company perceptions of ideal candidate

Explanation:
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7)   Which of the following is not true of the activity known as job analysis?

a. The rate of pay for the job is fixed
b. The job elements are rated in terms such as frequency. of use or amount of time involved
c. It aims to describe the purpose of a job and the conditions under which it is performed
d. Jobs are broken into elements such as information required or relations with other people
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The rate of pay for the job is fixed

Explanation:
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8)   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
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Authority

Explanation:
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9)   HR Department maintains _________records.

a. Employee
b. Sales
c. Production
d. Inventory
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Employee

Explanation:
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10)   A Competency consists of____________?

a. The specific tasks a person must do
b. Skills and behaviours
c. A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability
d. Communications and behaviour
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Communications and behaviour

Explanation:
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11)   How often HR planning process is implemented within an Organisation?

a. Continuously
b. Annually
c. Bi-annually
d. Quarterly
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Continuously

Explanation:
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12)   Which of the following emerged when individuals realized the strength they could gain by joining together to negotiate with employers?

a. Trade Unions
b. Human Relation movement
c. Employment Legislations
d. Employee relationship Management
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Trade Unions

Explanation:
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13)   Which of the following functions of HRM deals with ‘Collective Bargaining’?

a. Staffing
b. Forecasting
c. Employee-assistance management
d. Employee relations management
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Employee relations management

Explanation:
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14)   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
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: application form

Explanation:
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15)   Career counseling ‘is part of which of the following functions of HRM?

a. Compensation & benefits
b. Planning & selection
c. Training and Development
d. Maintenance of HRIS
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Training and Development

Explanation:
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16)   In the future, HR managers will have to deal with all of the following workforce changes, except

a. a more racially diverse workforce
b. a skills shortfall among workers
c. an abundance of entry level workers
d. an older workforce
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: an older workforce

Explanation:
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17)   Mr. ‘A’ must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months. What activity is Mr. ‘A’ working on?

a. Recruitment
b. Selection
c. Personnel planning
d. Interviewing
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Personnel planning

Explanation:
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18)   In strategic human resource management, HR strategies are generally aligned with______________?

a. Business Strategy
b. Marketing Strategies
c. Finance strategy
d. Economic strategy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Business Strategy

Explanation:
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19)   The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as________?

a. Application ratio
b. Recruitment ratio
c. Selection ratio
d. Employment ratio
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Selection ratio

Explanation:
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20)   The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as:__________?

a. Reliability
b. Dependability
c. Consistency
d. Trustworthiness
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Reliability

Explanation:
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