UNIT – IV

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
1. __ is an objective assessment of an individual's performance against well-
defined benchmarks.
a. Performance Appraisal b. HR Planning
c. Information for goal identification d. None of the above
ANSWER: A. Performance Appraisal
2. What is linked with performance appraisal?
a. Job Design b. Development
c. Job analysis d. None of the above
ANSWER: C. Job analysis
3. Which of the following is an alternate term used for performance appraisal?
a. Quality and quantity of output b. Job knowledge
c. Employee assessment d. None of the above
ANSWER: C. Employee assessment
4. Which of these is the main purpose of employee assessment?
a. Making correct decisions
b. To effect promotions based on competence and performanceA
c. Establish job expectations
d. None of the above
ANSWER: B. To effect promotions based on competence and performance
5. How performance appraisal can contribute to a firm's competitive advantage?
a. Ensures legal compliances b. Minimising job
dissatisfaction and turnover
c. Improves performance d. All of the above
ANSWER: D. All of the above
6. From the strategic point of view, in which three categories can an
organisation be grouped?
a. Defender b. Prospectors
c. Analysers d. All of the above
ANSWER: D. All of the above
7. Successful defenders use performance appraisal for identifying ____.
a. Staffing needs b. Job behaviour
c. Training needs d. None of the above
ANSWER: C. Training needs
8. What do successful analysers tend to examine?
a. Division and corporate performance evaluation
b. Current performance with past performance
c. Ideal appraisal process
d. None of the above
ANSWER: B. Current performance with past performance
9. How many components are there in remuneration?
a. 4 b. 5
c. 6 d. 7
ANSWER: B. 5
10. What is the alternate name for incentives?
a. Gratuity b. Paid holidays
c. Payments by result d. None of the above
ANSWER: C. Payments by result
11. Which of the following is not an aim of performance appraisal
a. Personal Development b. work satisfaction
c. Training d. work satisfaction
ANSWER: C. Training
12. First Impression in a performance appraisal bias denotes ________
a. Halo effect b. Primary effect
c. Horn effect d. Stereo Typing
ANSWER: b. Primary effect
13. The corrective actions in Performance include
a. Correct Deviations b. Change Standards
c. Neither a nor b d. Both a & b
ANSWER: D. Both a & b
14. The systematic process of assessing an employee’s job performance is
known as ___
a) Performance Criteria b) Performance Appraisal
c) Bonus d) Discount
ANSWER: B. Performance Appraisal
15. Performance Appraisal is also known as ___ or ____
a) Performance review, Annual review b) Performance review, Loss
review
c) Loss review, Annual review d) Discount review, Loss
review
ANSWER: A. Performance review, Annual review
16. Which of the following is not a subjective performance appraisal factor?
a) Attitude b) Behavior
c) Amount of work d) Friendliness
ANSWER: C. Amount of work
17. _____ can be promoted for the top level job.
A. potential employees B. legal employees
C. skilled employees D. trained employees
ANSWER: A. potential employees
18.Employee training requires to meet
A. job requirement B. job enhancement
C. job analysis D. job enrichment
ANSWER: A. job requirement
19. The actual achievements compared with the objectives of the job is
A. job performance B. job evaluation
C. job description D. none of these
ANSWER: A. job performance
20. The actual performance of an individual is measured in terms of its ______
a. Input and output b. efficiency and effectiveness
c. Returns to the organisation d. Business earned by him
ANSWER: B. efficiency and effectiveness