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MGT501 - Human Resource Management mcq’s solved mcqs, short and long questions for mid and final term exam papers
Which of the following employee benefits are
legally imposed on organizations?
► Social security
► Stock options
► Care centers
► Flexible hours
Question No: 2 -
Leadership will mostly be considered failed if:
► Leaders are appointed by top management
► Leader established high goals to be achieved
► Leader also plays the role of a manager in an
organization
► Followers stop sharing their issues with a
leader
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Usually it is observed that after becoming the
team’s captain the player’s own performance
declines. What could be the reason behind it?
► Unable to handle extra pressure
► Absence of task related knowledge
► Lack of high energy level
► Imposed on a team by management
‘Unilever’ comes under which of the following
categories while conducting its business globally?
► Domestic
► International
► Multinational
► Transnational
Which group of employees may also be known as
expatriate?
► Parent-country nationals
► Host-country nationals
► Third-country nationals
► Local-country nationals
__________________ are citizens of the country in
which the multinational company has its
headquarters.
► Expatriates
► Third-country nationals
► Home-country nationals
► Host-country nationals
Neither an organization nor any organizational
member can provide the employee database
information to any person/organization without the
permission of the concerned employee. This
restriction is supported by:
► Employment at will
► Discrimination law
► Rights to privacy
► Labor law
Communication in which information flows from
the top of the organizational management
hierarchy to the employees telling them what is the
mission and what are the policies of the
organization is known as:
► Diagonal communication
► Horizontal communication
► Upward communication
► Downward communication
All of the following would be considered as sources
of conflicts, EXCEPT:
► Goal incompatibility
► Different values and beliefs
► Lack of resources and finances
► Strengthened team dynamics
The labor union of 'SAGA Trading Pvt Ltd' is
demanding company to buy resources from their
settled place. Company didn’t bother about raising
such issue by the union, as the issue comes under:
► Labor issues
► Mandatory issues
► Permissive issues
► Prohibited issues
According to which of the following view, "conflict
should be encouraged and managed"?
► Traditional View
► Human Relations View
► Interactionist View
► Behavioral view
Asif has punished his subordinate for the reason
that he had refused to drop Asif's children at
school. What type of power Asif practiced over his
subordinate?
► Referent power
► Social power
► Personal power
► Charismatic power
If being a manager you have the power to dismiss,
suspend or demote your subordinates, you are said
to have which of the following power?
► Charismatic power
► Referent power
► Coercive power
► Legitimate power
Question No: 14 -
Performance measures include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
► Individual’s productivity
► Team's productivity
► Departmental productivity
► Market productivity
Which of the following is NOT included in time-off
benefits?
► On-the-job breaks
► Annual holidays
► Flexi time
► Paid leaves
For which of the following reason, organizations
consider employee benefits important?
► To attract new blood in the organizations
► To retain the valuable employees
► To create good reputation in the market
► All of the given options
Question No: 17 -
Which of the following is NOT included in direct
financial payments?
► Wages
► Insurance
► Commissions
► Incentive
vu.ysapak.com W.nhienng a.nc eommployee’s performance is so poor that a
written warning is required, that warning should:
►Identify the standards by which the employee is
judged
►Contain examples of employees who met the
standards
►Provide previous examples when employee met the
standards
►Be sent to the employee in question and to the
superior manager
If a supervisor wants to criticize his subordinate in
an appraisal interview, it is best to:
►Hold meeting with other people to diffuse the
negative situation
►Provide examples of critical incidents by that
employee
►Acknowledge personal biases with the employee
►Scold the employee on excuses for poor
performance
Which of the following depicts today's major
barrier to career advancement of the working
ladies?
►Top management is usually male oriented
►Lack of educational opportunities for women
►Common perception that woman can never be a
better boss
►Difficulty in balancing the work and family life
Which of the following is part of a manager’s role
in the career development of an employee?
►Communicating the mission, policies and
procedures
►Utilizing career development opportunities
►Participating in career development discussions
►Establishing goals and career plans
Which of the following is a part of organization’s
role in the career development of an employee?
►Communicating the mission, policies and
procedures
►Providing timely performance feedback
►Participating in career development discussions
►Seeking out career information
Which of the following term is used to represent
the shift in job position without any change in
salary or grade?
►Promotion
►Transfer
►Demotion
►Resignation
Employee commitment had suffered a lot in recent
years due to which of the following reasons?
►Structural downsizing
►Skill inadequacy
►Rational appraisals
►Organizational expansion
Shehzad planed to retire from his company
because he would get a better package after 30
years of service. However, according to him without
a job it would be difficult for him to spend time so
he may consider other options. What do you
suggest for him?
►Explanation of social security benefits
►Pursue career outside the company
►Counseling to utilize leisure time
►All of the given options
How organizations prepare their employees for
retirement?
►Provide leisure time counseling
►Search careers outside the company
►Explanation of social security benefits
►Psychological counseling to accept retirement
Which of the following measures are taken to
assess the intensity of employees’ satisfaction and
their attitude toward the training program?
►Continuous feedback
►Profitability rate
►Market share
►Productivity levels
Which of the following is the greatest contributor
towards the success of an organization?
►Prevailed grapevine network of employees
►Conduct frequent trainings to employees
►Set goals to define the direction to pursue
►Implementation of the newest technology
Which of the following test is used to measure a
candidate's knowledge regarding job duties he/she
is supposed to perform in a particular job position?
►Work knowledge test
►Trade knowledge test
►Job knowledge test
►Position knowledge test
The extent to which an employment selection test
provides consistent results is known as:
► Reliability
► Dependability
► Consistency
► Trustworthiness
Which of the following term is used as the
indicator of missing information by the applicant
while making selection decision?
► Red flag
► Red alert
► High alert
► Alarming situation
Which of the following method is used to inform
employees about the company's job openings?
► Job publishing
► Job declaration
vu.ysapak.com . n i►ng J.ocb opomsting
► Job listing
Organizations started focusing on quality,
productivity and efficiency during:
► Mechanistic period
► Legalistic period
► Organistic period
► Strategic period
Which of the following aspect should be considered
during task analysis, before conducting the training
in an organization?
► Individuals who require training
► Shortcomings in existing technology
► Ineffective feedback system of organization
► Areas where training is required
'Due to lack of knowledge among employees, they
are unable to operate the computerized MIS',
which of the following addresses this problem?
► Provision of new computers
► Conduct relevant training
► Supply input devices
► Supply output devices
The process by which people acquire skills &
abilities required to perform jobs at hand, is known
as:
► Learning
► Training
► Development
► Need analysis
According to which of the following interview type,
several applicants are being interviewed by one or
more company representatives?
► One-to-one interview
► Panel interview
► Group interview
► Stress interview
Which of the following represents the basic goal of
the recruitment?
► Communicate job opening positions clearly
► Attract maximum number of applicants
► Self select out the candidates to save time and
money
► Attract the qualified candidates & not the
unqualified ones
Which of the given solution served as the best one
for reducing the problem of central tendency in
performance appraisals?
► Rank employees
► Train supervisors to avoid it
► Impose a distribution for performance
► Consider the purpose of the appraisal
Rating a person high or low on all items because of
one characteristic during performance appraisal, is
known as:
► Halo effect
► Central tendency
► Stereotyping
► Biasness
Management by objectives (MBO) refers to an
appraisal method, which:
► Evaluates progress made toward the
accomplishment of measurable goals
► Assigning scale points with specific examples
of good or poor performance
► A log of positive and negative examples of a
subordinate’s work-related behavior
► Assigning predetermined percentages for
different performance categories
If a performance appraisal focuses on an
employee’s quality and quantity of wok, then the
performance appraisal is focused on measuring
_____.
► Generic dimensions of performance
► Performance of actual duties
► Employee competency
► Achievement of objectives
Which of the following is NOT one of the
guidelines for effective goal setting?
► Allocate specific goals
► Set challenging but achievable goals
► Assign consequences for performance
► Encourage employee participation
All of the following could be the reasons of an
employee stress, EXCEPT:
► Supervisor’s rude attitude
► No recognition of efforts
► Job insecurity and safety
► Missing out the thanking notes
Management has pointed out Mr. Haseeb as a low
performer & shows their dissatisfaction with his
performance, Mr. Haseeb had tried a lot to put
more & more efforts but still unable to satisfy the
management, after some time he started overlooked
the appraisal reports as he perceived that
management is habitual of criticizing the
employees’ performance. This reaction by Haseeb
is resulted due to:
► Lack of trained raters
► Unserious attitude towards appraisal
► Lack of proper feedback
► Management is biased
Which one of the following is NOT the
characteristic of a Virtual Team?
► Lack of nonverbal signals
► Limited social contact
► Increased social relationship
► Ability to overcome time and space constraints
vu.ysapak.com . n ing.com
Jobs are identified & grouped during which of the
following managerial function?
► Planning
► Organizing
► Leading
► Controlling
As a result of which of the following activity, HRIS
is gaining popularity day by day?
► Generating organizational reports
► Managing resources effectively
► Retrieving timely information
► Handling bundles of data
HRIS provides information that supports
organizations in:
► Designing compensation packages
► Launching new equipments
► Forecasting financial budgets
► Anticipating customers’ trend
'Job description' provides which of the following
information?
► Working conditions prevailing in an
organization
► Set of KSA required to perform a job
► Level of experience mandatory for a particular job
► Individual’s general attitude that affects the job
performance
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Which of the following employee benefits are
legally imposed on organizations?
► Social security
► Stock options
► Care centers
► Flexible hours
Question No: 2 -
Leadership will mostly be considered failed if:
► Leaders are appointed by top management
► Leader established high goals to be achieved
► Leader also plays the role of a manager in an
organization
► Followers stop sharing their issues with a
leader
vu.ysapak.com
Usually it is observed that after becoming the
team’s captain the player’s own performance
declines. What could be the reason behind it?
► Unable to handle extra pressure
► Absence of task related knowledge
► Lack of high energy level
► Imposed on a team by management
‘Unilever’ comes under which of the following
categories while conducting its business globally?
► Domestic
► International
► Multinational
► Transnational
Which group of employees may also be known as
expatriate?
► Parent-country nationals
► Host-country nationals
► Third-country nationals
► Local-country nationals
__________________ are citizens of the country in
which the multinational company has its
headquarters.
► Expatriates
► Third-country nationals
► Home-country nationals
► Host-country nationals
Neither an organization nor any organizational
member can provide the employee database
information to any person/organization without the
permission of the concerned employee. This
restriction is supported by:
► Employment at will
► Discrimination law
► Rights to privacy
► Labor law
Communication in which information flows from
the top of the organizational management
hierarchy to the employees telling them what is the
mission and what are the policies of the
organization is known as:
► Diagonal communication
► Horizontal communication
► Upward communication
► Downward communication
All of the following would be considered as sources
of conflicts, EXCEPT:
► Goal incompatibility
► Different values and beliefs
► Lack of resources and finances
► Strengthened team dynamics
The labor union of 'SAGA Trading Pvt Ltd' is
demanding company to buy resources from their
settled place. Company didn’t bother about raising
such issue by the union, as the issue comes under:
► Labor issues
► Mandatory issues
► Permissive issues
► Prohibited issues
According to which of the following view, "conflict
should be encouraged and managed"?
► Traditional View
► Human Relations View
► Interactionist View
► Behavioral view
Asif has punished his subordinate for the reason
that he had refused to drop Asif's children at
school. What type of power Asif practiced over his
subordinate?
► Referent power
► Social power
► Personal power
► Charismatic power
If being a manager you have the power to dismiss,
suspend or demote your subordinates, you are said
to have which of the following power?
► Charismatic power
► Referent power
► Coercive power
► Legitimate power
Question No: 14 -
Performance measures include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
► Individual’s productivity
► Team's productivity
► Departmental productivity
► Market productivity
Which of the following is NOT included in time-off
benefits?
► On-the-job breaks
► Annual holidays
► Flexi time
► Paid leaves
For which of the following reason, organizations
consider employee benefits important?
► To attract new blood in the organizations
► To retain the valuable employees
► To create good reputation in the market
► All of the given options
Question No: 17 -
Which of the following is NOT included in direct
financial payments?
► Wages
► Insurance
► Commissions
► Incentive
vu.ysapak.com W.nhienng a.nc eommployee’s performance is so poor that a
written warning is required, that warning should:
►Identify the standards by which the employee is
judged
►Contain examples of employees who met the
standards
►Provide previous examples when employee met the
standards
►Be sent to the employee in question and to the
superior manager
If a supervisor wants to criticize his subordinate in
an appraisal interview, it is best to:
►Hold meeting with other people to diffuse the
negative situation
►Provide examples of critical incidents by that
employee
►Acknowledge personal biases with the employee
►Scold the employee on excuses for poor
performance
Which of the following depicts today's major
barrier to career advancement of the working
ladies?
►Top management is usually male oriented
►Lack of educational opportunities for women
►Common perception that woman can never be a
better boss
►Difficulty in balancing the work and family life
Which of the following is part of a manager’s role
in the career development of an employee?
►Communicating the mission, policies and
procedures
►Utilizing career development opportunities
►Participating in career development discussions
►Establishing goals and career plans
Which of the following is a part of organization’s
role in the career development of an employee?
►Communicating the mission, policies and
procedures
►Providing timely performance feedback
►Participating in career development discussions
►Seeking out career information
Which of the following term is used to represent
the shift in job position without any change in
salary or grade?
►Promotion
►Transfer
►Demotion
►Resignation
Employee commitment had suffered a lot in recent
years due to which of the following reasons?
►Structural downsizing
►Skill inadequacy
►Rational appraisals
►Organizational expansion
Shehzad planed to retire from his company
because he would get a better package after 30
years of service. However, according to him without
a job it would be difficult for him to spend time so
he may consider other options. What do you
suggest for him?
►Explanation of social security benefits
►Pursue career outside the company
►Counseling to utilize leisure time
►All of the given options
How organizations prepare their employees for
retirement?
►Provide leisure time counseling
►Search careers outside the company
►Explanation of social security benefits
►Psychological counseling to accept retirement
Which of the following measures are taken to
assess the intensity of employees’ satisfaction and
their attitude toward the training program?
►Continuous feedback
►Profitability rate
►Market share
►Productivity levels
Which of the following is the greatest contributor
towards the success of an organization?
►Prevailed grapevine network of employees
►Conduct frequent trainings to employees
►Set goals to define the direction to pursue
►Implementation of the newest technology
Which of the following test is used to measure a
candidate's knowledge regarding job duties he/she
is supposed to perform in a particular job position?
►Work knowledge test
►Trade knowledge test
►Job knowledge test
►Position knowledge test
The extent to which an employment selection test
provides consistent results is known as:
► Reliability
► Dependability
► Consistency
► Trustworthiness
Which of the following term is used as the
indicator of missing information by the applicant
while making selection decision?
► Red flag
► Red alert
► High alert
► Alarming situation
Which of the following method is used to inform
employees about the company's job openings?
► Job publishing
► Job declaration
vu.ysapak.com . n i►ng J.ocb opomsting
► Job listing
Organizations started focusing on quality,
productivity and efficiency during:
► Mechanistic period
► Legalistic period
► Organistic period
► Strategic period
Which of the following aspect should be considered
during task analysis, before conducting the training
in an organization?
► Individuals who require training
► Shortcomings in existing technology
► Ineffective feedback system of organization
► Areas where training is required
'Due to lack of knowledge among employees, they
are unable to operate the computerized MIS',
which of the following addresses this problem?
► Provision of new computers
► Conduct relevant training
► Supply input devices
► Supply output devices
The process by which people acquire skills &
abilities required to perform jobs at hand, is known
as:
► Learning
► Training
► Development
► Need analysis
According to which of the following interview type,
several applicants are being interviewed by one or
more company representatives?
► One-to-one interview
► Panel interview
► Group interview
► Stress interview
Which of the following represents the basic goal of
the recruitment?
► Communicate job opening positions clearly
► Attract maximum number of applicants
► Self select out the candidates to save time and
money
► Attract the qualified candidates & not the
unqualified ones
Which of the given solution served as the best one
for reducing the problem of central tendency in
performance appraisals?
► Rank employees
► Train supervisors to avoid it
► Impose a distribution for performance
► Consider the purpose of the appraisal
Rating a person high or low on all items because of
one characteristic during performance appraisal, is
known as:
► Halo effect
► Central tendency
► Stereotyping
► Biasness
Management by objectives (MBO) refers to an
appraisal method, which:
► Evaluates progress made toward the
accomplishment of measurable goals
► Assigning scale points with specific examples
of good or poor performance
► A log of positive and negative examples of a
subordinate’s work-related behavior
► Assigning predetermined percentages for
different performance categories
If a performance appraisal focuses on an
employee’s quality and quantity of wok, then the
performance appraisal is focused on measuring
_____.
► Generic dimensions of performance
► Performance of actual duties
► Employee competency
► Achievement of objectives
Which of the following is NOT one of the
guidelines for effective goal setting?
► Allocate specific goals
► Set challenging but achievable goals
► Assign consequences for performance
► Encourage employee participation
All of the following could be the reasons of an
employee stress, EXCEPT:
► Supervisor’s rude attitude
► No recognition of efforts
► Job insecurity and safety
► Missing out the thanking notes
Management has pointed out Mr. Haseeb as a low
performer & shows their dissatisfaction with his
performance, Mr. Haseeb had tried a lot to put
more & more efforts but still unable to satisfy the
management, after some time he started overlooked
the appraisal reports as he perceived that
management is habitual of criticizing the
employees’ performance. This reaction by Haseeb
is resulted due to:
► Lack of trained raters
► Unserious attitude towards appraisal
► Lack of proper feedback
► Management is biased
Which one of the following is NOT the
characteristic of a Virtual Team?
► Lack of nonverbal signals
► Limited social contact
► Increased social relationship
► Ability to overcome time and space constraints
vu.ysapak.com . n ing.com
Jobs are identified & grouped during which of the
following managerial function?
► Planning
► Organizing
► Leading
► Controlling
As a result of which of the following activity, HRIS
is gaining popularity day by day?
► Generating organizational reports
► Managing resources effectively
► Retrieving timely information
► Handling bundles of data
HRIS provides information that supports
organizations in:
► Designing compensation packages
► Launching new equipments
► Forecasting financial budgets
► Anticipating customers’ trend
'Job description' provides which of the following
information?
► Working conditions prevailing in an
organization
► Set of KSA required to perform a job
► Level of experience mandatory for a particular job
► Individual’s general attitude that affects the job
performance
http://ping.fm/DTafK