meet future needs of the organization. • Demand forecasting • Supply forecasting • Environmental forecasting • None of the above • A process that is used for identifying and developing internal people with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company is called ______. • Highly talented personnel creation • Investing in human resources • Succession planning • None of the above • Demand of human resource is created by: • Expansion of industry • Shortage of labor • Abundance of capital • Labor Laws • Determining duties and characteristics of positions to be staffed is • Job descriptions • Job analysis • Job specifications • Both a and c • Determining type of people, which a company needs for job is referred as • Job descriptions • Job analysis • Job specifications • Both a and c • When the employee of one organization are assigned to handle the activities of other organization then this process is known as: • Employee Engagement • HRD • Outsourcing • Re-employment • The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around • Machine • Money • Men • Material • __________ is the process of forecasting an organizations future demand for, and supply of, the right type of people in the right number. a. Human Resource Planning b. Recruitments c. Human Resource Management d. Human Capital Management • An employee is separated from the organization by way of lay off when • He lacks skills • Employer could not employ the employees • When he commits a mistake • None of the above • Relationships section of job description defines whom would you • Supervise • Report to • Work with • All of above • What is the major issue faced while doing manpower planning? a. Type of information which should be used in making forecasts b. Types of people to be hired c. Multiple positions to be filled d. All of the above • A major internal factor that can determine the success of the recruiting program is whether or not the company engages in ______. a. HRP b. Selection c. Induction d. None of the above • Which of the following factors state the importance of the Human Resource Planning? a. Creating highly talented personnel b. International strategies c. Resistance to change and move d. All of the above • A list; consisting job duties and responsibilities is part of • Job descriptions • Job analysis • Job specifications • Both a and c • The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan • Development • Training • Recruitment • All of the above • In an organization initiating career planning, the career path model would essentially form the basis for • Placement • Transfer • Rotation • All of the above • Selection is ______ in its application as much as it seeks to eliminate as many unqualified applications as possible in order to identify the right candidates. • Both negative and positive • Positive • Negative • None of the above • _______ occurs when an interviewer judges an applicant's entire potential for job performance on the basis of a single trait, such as how the applicant dresses or talks. a. Stress producing b. Halo - effect c. Unstructured d. None of the above • An interview, in which you ask about a candidate’s behavior in a certain given situation is • Situational interview • Situational test • Behavioral tests • Job related questions • The systematic process of offering essential information to the new employees is usually called • Orientation • Socialization • Placement • None of the above • An interview which consists of a group of interviewers, asking questions from group of interviewee is called • Panel interview • Mass interview • Computer interview • None of above • The following type of recruitment process is said to be a costly affair. • Internal recruitment • External recruitment • Cost remains same for both types • None of these • In external environmental scanning, tax legislations, social security legislations and tax provisions are classified as • Geographic influences • Government influences • Economic influences • Technological advancement • Which is the least expensive method for recruitments? a. Walk-ins, write-ins and talk-ins b. Campus placements c. Employment exchanges d. Consultants • In __________, the interviewer uses pre-set standardized questions which are put to all applicants. a. Unstructured interview b. Structured interview c. Behavioral interview d. Mixed interview • ___________ is a systematic and planned introduction of employees to their jobs, their co-workers and the organization. a. Job evaluation b. Investiture orientation c. Orientation d. Placement • 6 Which of the following are general costs incurred in the recruitment process? a. Costs of material b. Costs of overtime and outsourcing while the vacancies remain unfilled c. Costs of property d. None of the above • Identifying the right people in rival companies, offering them better terms and luring them away is popularly called as __________. a. Competition b. Acquisition c. Poaching d. None of the above • In career development, providing mentoring opportunities is part of • Individual role • Manager role • Employer role • Line manager • Type of employee selection tests in which abilities such as endurance, muscular movement and strength are measured is classified as • Cognitive ability tests • Physical ability tests • Psychomotor tests • Work sample tests • The process of finding an appropriate fit between the people and the positions in an organization is called • Orientation • Placement • Socialization • None of the above • ______ 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 • Which of the following is not a method of off the job training: • Sensitivity Training • Seminar • Conferences • Under study • 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 • Which of these is an issue while designing an appraisal program? a. Quality b. What methods of appraisal are to be used c. Quantity d. Cost of effectiveness • ____ is any learning, which is directed towards future needs rather than present needs. • Training • Education • Instruction • Development • When appraisals are made by superiors, peers, subordinates and clients then it is called ____. a. 360 degree feedback b. 180 degree feedback c. Self - appraisal d. None of the above • 3 What is linked with performance appraisal? a. Job Design b. Development c. Job analysis d. None of the above • In career development focus, individual goal setting is part of • Training and development • Performance appraisal • Recruitment and placement • Human resource planning • 1 Incentives are also known as: • Gratuity • Payments by result • Paid holidays • None of the above • Payments made to employees without taking hours for which they worked into consideration are known as- • Base pay • Wages • Variable pay • Salaries • The following is paid only at the time of employees exit after serving more than five years- • Perquisites • Claims • Gratuity • Allowances • Payments made to employees for amount of time in which employee has worked are classified as- • Variable pay • Wages • Salaries • Base pay • The following is a perquisites. • Provident fund • Medical allowance • Group insurance • Club membership • Compensations given to employees as salaries or wages are called- • Base pay • Wages • Variable pay • Salaries • The _________ provides the essential information on which each job is evaluated. • Job ranking • Job enrichment • Job description • Job enlargement • Which of the following department has major interest in harmonious industrial relations • HR • Production • Finance • Marketing MCQ • When employees resort to unauthorized strike in violation of the labour contract or agreements, it is called • Pen-down • Tools-down • Sit-in strike • Wild-cat strike • Answer: MCQ • Which of the following dispute settlers cannot make a binding decision? • Arbitrator • Adjudicator • Conciliator • Industrial tribunal member • Answer: