Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

HR competitve questions with answers, Exams of Human Resource Management

HR competitve questions with answers

Typology: Exams

2018/2019

Uploaded on 05/01/2019

8971887856
8971887856 🇮🇳

1 document

1 / 11

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
For competitive Exams
Prof. Dr.K.Dhamodharan.
Hari Publishing House
172, PTR Nagar Extension, Gandhi Nagar Post
Neyveli Arch Gate 607308, Tamilnadu, India
Mobile : 09486505595
2012
pf3
pf4
pf5
pf8
pf9
pfa

Partial preview of the text

Download HR competitve questions with answers and more Exams Human Resource Management in PDF only on Docsity!

HUMAN RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT

For competitive Exams

Prof. Dr.K.Dhamodharan.

Hari Publishing House

172, PTR Nagar Extension, Gandhi Nagar Post Neyveli Arch Gate 607308, Tamilnadu, India Mobile : 09486505595

HRM FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

  1. Job analysis helps management in evaluating the relative worth of each job, which would be one of the basic inputs in designing the compensation system. The process of job evaluation consists of four steps. Which of the following is the correct sequence of these steps?

I. Developing a job description. II. Developing a job specification. III. Information gathering. IV. Job-specific competency determination.

(a) (I), (III), (IV), (II) (b) (II), (IV), (III), (I) (c) (III), (IV), (I), (II) (d) (III), (II), (IV), (I) (e) (IV), (II), (I), (III).

  1. Responsibility is the obligation of a manager to carry out the duties assigned to him. Which of the following is/are the key principle(s) which need to be considered in delegating responsibility?

I. The delegation should improve organizational working and should contribute positively to the organization. II. No two employees should be assigned the same responsibility. That is, the manager has to ensure that their responsibilities do not overlap. III. The boundaries or limits of the responsibility need not be fixed.

  1. Career development is the process by which employees’ progress through a series of stages, each characterized by a different set of developmental tasks, activities, and relationships. Which of the following is not true regarding maintenance stage of career development?

(a) The employee at this stage strives to maintain a reputation (b) The employee at this stage likes others to perceive him as one who is a major contributor to the organization (c) Employees at this stage have enough job experience (d) Employees at this stage try to update his/her knowledge and skills (e) Employees at this stage try to identify their likes and dislikes

  1. The managerial function which involves establishing an intentional structure of roles for people in an organization is

(a) Leading (b) Controlling (c) Organizing (d) Planning (e) Communicating

  1. The objectives of recruitment are more likely to be achieved if the recruiting sources used are suitable for the kind of position that is to be filled. An organization will have a much greater choice in human resources if it

decides to go in for external recruitment. In this context, which of the following statements is/are true regarding interested applicants? I. Applicants apply not in response to any advertisement or announcement of a vacancy. II. Such candidates can send their applications to the management either through post or e-mail but not in person. III. It is important that these applications are categorized and maintained in a proper way.

(a) Only (I) above (b) Only (II) above (c) Both (I) and (II) above (d) Both (I) and (III) above (e) All (I), (II) and (III) above.

  1. Human Resource Planning (HRP) is done at various levels in the organization to meet the resource requirement. In which of the following levels, planning is done at the strategic business unit level?

(a) Intermediate-level planning (b) Operations planning (c) Corporate-level planning (d) Planning short-term activities (e) Macro level.

  1. International Human Resource Management (IHRM) is the management of the human resources of an organization in the context of international business.
  1. Accountability is the basic concept of delegation. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding accountability?

I. The employee’s answerability on using the authority in discharging a responsibility is termed as accountability.

II. It is from the employee to the manager, in a direction opposite to responsibility and authority which are delegated by the manager to the employee.

III. An employee has to be made accountable to many managers, in the discharge of his responsibilities.

(a) Only (III) above (b) Both (I) and (II) above (c) Both (I) and (III) above (d) Both (II) and (III) above (e) All (I), (II) and (III) above.

  1. Which of the following is the element of a career planning program that is needed for the people entering anunrelated job career due to the reasons such as financial needs, family needs, family background, inadequate knowledge and improper guidance? (a) Individual assessment (b) Organizational assessment (c) Need-Opportunity alignment (d) Career counseling (e) Environmental assessment.
  1. A well-planned and well executed job analysis exercise results in many effective tools for the HR function. Which of the following tools provide the information regarding the location of the job, its physical setting, the degree of supervision required for the job, union jurisdiction, the hazards and discomforts involved in the job?

(a) What a typical worker does (b) Significant characteristics of a job (c) Required personal attributes (d) Job identification (e) Job relationship.

  1. Application forms are evaluated to analyze the information provided by the applicants, and select the suitable candidates. There are two methods for evaluating the application forms. Which of the following is/are false regarding weighted method?

I. In this method of evaluation, all the information furnished by the applicant in the application form is analyzed and inferences are made about the applicant’s personality.

II. It is a statistical technique.

III. In this method, certain points are assigned to each item in the application form.

  1. Which of the following involves identifying and grooming a successor for a vacancy that would arise in the future?

(a) Career planning (b) Training and development (c) Promotion and transfer (d) Compensation management (e) Succession planning.

  1. The model for planned self-development for an individual consists of six different stages. It starts with the assessment of self by the individual to understand his strengths, weaknesses, competencies and aspirations. Which of the following is the second step in the planned self development model? (a) Opportunity analysis (b) Continuous assessment (c) Decision making (d) Leverage network (e) Venturing.
  2. Every year Natural Foods Ltd. share a part of the profit with its employees. This benefit that the employees receive is directly related to the organizations performance. Natural Foods Ltd. feels that it is rewarding its employees every year because they are contributing to its success. Which of the following benefits is Natural Foods Ltd. giving its employees? (a) Fringe benefits (b) Performance appraisal benefits (c) Management development benefits (d) Bonus (e) Incentives

More than 2000 Questions with

answers in different topics

including Industrial Law is

available with the author. Copies

can be obtained from the author.

Contact Number 09486505595

mail d9486505595@gmail.com

With this book one can easily

clear their Competitive exams in

HR Manager Selection Test

/UGC/SLET/NET exam in

Management and related

disciplines

Dr K DHAMODHARAN