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Reg. No. :
MAHENDRA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
B.E/ B.Tech. Degree Examinations- Apr. / May. – 2020
Eighth Semester
15ME10001 – Human Resource Management
PART - A
(Each question carries one mark; Answer all the questions and maximum
20 correct answers will be considered for results)
I. Choose the best Answer
1.
2.
3.
BTL
Establishing goals and standards is a
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a) Organizing
b) Planning
a)
c) Staffing
d) Leading
b)
HRM is a process of
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a) Acquiring
b) Training
a)
c) Appraising
d) All the above
b)
The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line
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with the human resources plan
4.
a) Development
b) Training
a)
c) Recruitment
d) All of the above
b)
Stephen Knauf defined HRA as “the measurement & _____________ of Human
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organizational inputs such as recruitment, training experience & commitment.
5.
a) Qualification
b) Accounting
a)
c) Development
d) None of the above
b)
Training information system included
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a) Training aids
b) Internal and external faculty
a)
c) Training resources
d) Training needs
b)
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6.
7.
Training information system included
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a) Training aids
b) Internal and external faculty
c)
c) Training resources
d) Training needs
d)
On the Job Training Methods is based on
a) Demonstration Method
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b) Apprenticeship Training
a)
Method
c) Informal Training
8.
9.
10.
d) All of the above
The Workmen's compensation Act came into force in which year?
b)
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a) 1930
b) 1921
a)
c) 1944
d) 1924
b)
Which is the Human Relation Policy?
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a) Open communication
b) Common interest
a)
c) Mutual acceptance
d) All of the above
b)
The role of the organization in career planning is to introduce & strengthen
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systems to ensure ________ of employees.
11.
a) Career progression
b) Self development
a)
c) Economical Development
d) Skill enhancement
b)
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HRIS stands for ______________.
a) High Resolution Information
b) Human Report Information
System
System
c) Human Resource Information
d) Human Reward Information
System
12.
c)
d)
System
An effective HR _________ helps in identifying the need for improvement and
enhancement of the HR function.
a) Policy
b) Compliance
c)
c) Strategy
d) Audit
c)
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13.
The organization has to monitor how HR contributes to the creation of tangible
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value in the form of __________ based outputs.
14.
a) Knowledge
b) Production
c) Productivity
d) Material
Close ________ often play a critical role in the lives of successful individuals in
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academia, employment and business.
15.
a) Mentor-Protégé Relationships
b) Association
c) Friendship
d) Family bonding
Feedback is the way of assessment of work done or processes and is an _______
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part of the HR department.
16.
a) Secondary
b) Integral
c) Extraneous
d) Extrinsic
A__________work system is an integrated set of human resource management
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policies and practices that together produce superior employee performance
17.
a) High-performance
b) Low-performance
a)
c) Medium –performance
d) None of the above
b)
HR manager uses often uses HR___________to facilitate the measurement
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process.
18.
19.
a) Management cards
b) Measurable cards
a)
c) Score cards
d) None of the above
b)
During the lay off period, the employer has to pay ____ of the basic wages.
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a) One fourth
b) Half
a)
c) Three fourth
d) One third
b)
_________ involves a one to one discussion between the participant and
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administrator.
a) Counseling
b) Training
a)
c) Motivation
d) All of the above
b)
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20.
A __________ is a collection of duties, tasks and responsibilities which are
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assigned to an individual and which is different from the assignment.
21.
a) Job
b) Human Resource Planning
a)
c) Industrial Relations
d) Responsibility
b)
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Statements:
(i) Fringe benefits nowadays are a significant component of 'compensation'.
(ii) Under· piece rate plan employees are paid at a stipulated rate per hour of
work done by them.
a) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
b) Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect.
a)
c) (i) is incorrect and (ii) is correct.
d) (i) is correct and (ii) is
b)
incorrect.
22.
Safety and accident prevention should concern managers for all the following
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reasons except
a) Criminal Liability
b) Human suffering of the
a)
injured workers
c) Retaliatory actions by workers
d) Work-related accident figures
b)
are staggering
23.
For closure, every worker is to be compensated with ________ average pay for
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every year of service completed.
24.
a) 15 days
b) 20 days
a)
c) 25 days
d) 30 days
b)
Personal development plan may include ___________ leading to improve
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qualification and the contribution to the organization.
a) self-learning and participation in
internships
activities
c) formal education and project work
25.
b) distance learning and work
d) All the Above
____________ is a dynamic, system wide training program that's designed to
enhance and strengthen employee’s leadership capabilities.
a) Management Development
b) Customer Development
Programme
Programme
c) Supplier Development Programme
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d) Adhoc Development
Programme
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PART - B
(Each question carries two marks; Answer all the questions and maximum 10 correct
answers will be considered for results)
26.
27.
In off-the-job training, the employees are trained _______ the work environment.
a) Out Side
b) With in
c) In Side
d) Either (b) or (c)
_______ is the realization or fulfilment of one's talents and potentialities,
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especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone.
28.
a) External Realization
b) Self-Realization
c) Other’s Actualization
d) Self-Actualization
_______________ action is a policy initiative in which a person's nationality, sex,
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religion, and caste are taken into account by a company
29.
a) Affirmative
b) Irregular
c) Regular
d) Adhoc
Measuring Human Resource costs (HR costs also called Human Resource
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costing), is a key component of __________.
30.
a) HR Accounting
b) HR Decomposing
a)
c) HR Mapping
d) HR Deployment
c)
An effective __________ ensures that new staff can quickly learn the Company's
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policies, processes and practices.
31.
a) Induction
b) Recruitment
a)
c) Selection
d) Training
c)
___________ is process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, language,
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social skills, and value to conform to the norms and roles required for
integration into a group or department of a Company.
a) Selection
b) Socialization
a)
c) Recruitment
d) Strategic
c)
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32.
__________management is the process through which employees; become aware
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of their own interests, values, strengths, and weaknesses.
33.
34.
a) Career
b) Self
a)
c) Group
d) Time
c)
__________ is an internal drive for success or sense of purpose.
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a) Extrinsic
b) Intrinsic
a)
c) Family support
d) Friend Circle
c)
In _________, the employee is shifted to a job lower in status, grade and
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responsibilities.
35.
36.
37.
a) Promotion
b) Transfer
a)
c) Demotion
d) Admission
c)
Changes in the structure of the organization involving ___________.
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a) Job Redesign
b) Job Regrouping
a)
c) Job Reallocation
d) All the above
c)
Employee separation is a / an_________ issue for any organization.
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a) External
b) Extraneous
a)
c) Sensitive
d) Insensitive
c)
The primary purpose of providing employees with feedback during a
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performance appraisal is to motivate employees to
a) apply for managerial positions
b) revise their performance
a)
standards
c) enroll in work-related training
programs
38.
d) remove any performance
c)
deficiencies
Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended guidelines for setting
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effective employee goals?
a) assigning specific goals
b) assigning challenging but
a)
doable goals
c) administering consequences for
failure to meet goals
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d) assigning measurable goals
c)
39.
40.
Which of these is an internal factor influencing remuneration?
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a) Business strategy
b) Legislations
a)
c) Society
d) Cost of living
c)
Under which conditions does skill - based pay system work well?
a) Employee turnover is relatively
high
b) To set minimum wages for
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a)
workers whose bargaining
position is weak
c) To abolish malpractices and
c)
abuses in wage and salary
d) None of the above
payments
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