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Human Resources Management (MGT-501)
Q1. HRMis associatedwiththe management of;
A. General people
B. Financial resources
C. Organizational people
D. Communitymembers
Q2. Cost of human resources refers to;
A. Companyprofits
B. Employeeshares
C. Salary packages
D. Earned revenues
Q3. Top level managers require__________________ skills the most;
A. Technical
B. Interpersonal
C. Conceptual
D. Mechanical
Q4. Matching the jobdescriptionwiththe individuals qualification is animportant aspectof;
A. IS
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B. MIS
C. HRIS
D. DBMS
Q5. HR managers aregenerally the _______________ managers;
A. Line
B. Middle
C. Staff
D. Top
Q6. Manufacturingwas the mainconcern of personnel department during;
A. Mechanistic period
B. Catalytic period
C. Organistperiod
D. Strategic period
Q7. SWOT Analysis is a tool for;
A. Determining organizations mission
B. Developingorganizational goals
C. Formulatingstrategies
D. Environmental scanning
Q8. J obs areidentified&groupedwhile;
A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading
D. Controlling
Q9. Accordingto the Hawthorne studies, the productivityof employees;
A. Increased byincreasing light
B. Decreasedbydecreasing light
C. Increased by observing them
D. Nochangeintheir productivity
Q10. Organizational goals shouldbe;
A. Achievable
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B. Ambiguous
C. Random
D. Vague
Q11. Which one of the following is NOT the source of workforce diversity?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Education
D. Resentment
Q12. To anticipatethe human resource needs of the organization based onsomeprevious dataor managerial judgmentis known
as;
A. Demand forecasting
B. Supplies forecasting
C. Financial forecasting
D. Sales forecasting
Q13. The thorough&detailedstudyregarding jobs within anorganization is representedby;
A. Job analysis
B. J obdescription
C. J obspecification
D. J obevaluation
Q14. A practice usedbycompanies to assign their costlyactivities to outside providers,
(for the purposeof cost saving), rather thancompletingit internallyis called;
A. Planning
B. Decentralization
C. Restructuring
D. Outsourcing
Q15. Organizational behavior depicts the;
A. J argons usedwithin the organization
B. Collective behavior of an organization
C. Effect of societys commonbehavior onanorganization
D. Culture prevails inanorganization
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Q16. Leaders perform;
A. Decisional roles
B. Informal roles
C. Informational roles
D. Interpersonal roles
Q17. Organizations take inputs fromits;
A. Rules &Policies
B. Internal Environment
C. External Environment
D. Legislations
Q18. As organizational activities areinterrelated, it is saidto be;
A. A closed system
B. An isolatedsystem
C. An open system
D. A cloggedsystem
Q19. Management sciences department is one of the _______________ of the VU;
A. System
B. Subsystem
C. Board
D. Structure
Q20. Shiftingfrommanual to computerizedsystemis resulted due to;
A. Workforce diversity
B. Technological advancement
C. Stake holders involvement
D. Globalization

Human Resources Management (MGT-501)
MCQ 5
1. _________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising andcompensating employees, attendingto their labor relations,
health andsafetyandfairness concerns.
a. Labor Relations
b. Organizational Behavior
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c. Human Resource Management
d. Organizational Health andSafetyManagement
2. Which of theserefers to the temporary, part-time andself-employedworkers?
a. Internal labor force
b. Contingent work force
c. High-performanceworksystems
d. Downsized employees
3. Which basic functionof management includes delegating authorityto subordinates andestablishing channels of communication?
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Leading
d. Staffing
4. Over the past 25years, all of theseareas of legal environment have influenced HRMexcept:
a. Equal employmentopportunitylegislation
b. Employees payandbenefits
c. Employee competition legislation
d. J obsecurity
5. One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibilityandcontrol is _______.
a. Outsourcing
b. "Militarymodel"of management
c. HRIS
d. Work teams
6. Which of theseis a major dimension of HRMpractices contributingto companycompetitiveness?
a. Compensating human resources
b. Acquiringandpreparing human resources
c. Managing the human resource environment
d. All of the given options
7. Howhas technologychangedHRMpractices?
a. Recruitingusing the webgenerates smaller, morefocusedapplicant pools.
b. Employeetrainingis offeredthrough scheduled classes rather thanondemand.
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c. Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes.
d. None of the given options.
8. Howdocompanies facilitate workforce diversity?
a. Relyonexternal support systems for minorityworkers.
b. Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs andvalues of other employees.
c. Build in accountability through surveys and audits.
d. Reinforcetraditional values.
9. Employeeinvolvement requires extensive additional HRMactivityinwhich of theseareas?
a. Training
b. Benefits
c. Labor negotiation
d. Marketing
10. Managers who meet designated goals are_______.
a. Assertive
b. Efficient
c. Effective
d. Entitled
11. David conducts newemployee orientationfor a large organization. His workis within which basic HRMfunction?
a. Management
b. Motivation
c. Career planning
d. Training and development
12. Employeerelations specialists areinvolvedinwhich of theseactivities?
a. Handling employee complaints
b. Workingwithpositioncontrol specialists incompensation
c. Negotiating benefits packages
d. Coordinatinginterviewschedules
13. The father of scientific management is ________.
a. Deming
b. Burns
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c. Taylor
d. Hawthorne
14. A large organization is anEEOemployer withanaffirmativeactionplan. Which of theseactivities is performed as part of the
plan?
a. All jobapplicants must have a recommendation fromcurrentor past employee
b. Insurance premiums fromformer employers of all applicants areanalyzed
c. Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities
d. J obannouncements arepostedonthe companybulletinboard
15. Which of theseitems wouldbeinthe highest securitycategoryof a typical HRIS?
a. Employeename
b. Former employers
c. Salary
d. Worklocation
16. Which of thesedecreases inthe labor supplyis the easiest to predict?
a. Transfers-in
b. Retirements
c. Voluntaryquits
d. Prolonged illnesses
17. Wal-Mart differentiates its business byofferingthe lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Marts _________.
a. Functional strategy
b. Competitive advantage
c. Distinctive competence
d. Corporatestrategy
18. __________ is the process of assessingprogress towardstrategic goals andtakingcorrective actionas needed.
a. Strategic management
b. Strategic planning
c. Strategic control
d. Diversification
19. _________ is the rightto makedecisions, to directthe workof others andto give orders.
a. Leadership
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b. Authority
c. Delegation
d. Management
20. Which of the following is considered a qualitative approachto jobanalysis?
a. Position analysis questionnaire
b. Interviews
c. Department of Labor approach
d. Functional jobanalysis


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