Human Resource Management Quiz - 1

1. What is the name of activity where every employee is an active participant in goal attainment?
[A]Employee empowerment
[B]Employee involvement
[C]Employee consideration
[D]Employee relation



2. What percentage of the basic wages employer has to pay to the employees during the lay off period?
[A]1
[B]0.75
[C]0.5
[D]0.25



3. Which one of these is not a valid point for workers participation in management?
[A]to satisfy workers psychological needs
[B]to develop a souce of belongingness
[C]to battle the mounthing problems of worker
[D]to establish industrial peace



4. Organisations should pay for the value of the job but not for the value of the person.
[A]TRUE
[B]FALSE
[C]
[D]



5. While Trade Unions have their own approach to the problem; what is the role played by management in fostering a close understanding between each other?
[A]It's own approach to problem solving technique
[B]To act as a liaison between the problem & union
[C]Both A & B
[D]None of the above



6. Counselling involves a one to one discussion between the participant and administrator.
[A]TRUE
[B]FALSE
[C]
[D]



7. ________ is indicated by work effort and it should be continuous.
[A]Stretched Hours
[B]Commitment
[C]Laxity
[D]Benchmarking



8. When individual job description and grade description do not match well, the evaluators classify the job using their subjective judgement.
[A]TRUE
[B]FALSE
[C]
[D]



9. Which section of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 , states that an employer should only retrench employees who have been most recently hired?
[A]23-G
[B]24-H
[C]25-G
[D]25-I



10. Which recruitment process is a costly affair?
[A]Internal
[B]External
[C]Referral
[D]None of the above



11. At a certain stage the upword mobility stops for many employees. This is inescapable in view of pyramid organisation structure. What is this phenomenon called?
[A]Sinking
[B]Hiking
[C]Plateauing
[D]Stagnating



12. Trade union is a group of two people who come to strengthen their bargaining position.
[A]TRUE
[B]FALSE
[C]
[D]



13. The job evaluation programme once installed must be continued on a ________ basis.
[A]Adhoc
[B]Permanent
[C]Temporary
[D]None of the above



14. Which type of assignment can also be recommended for career development?
[A]Long term(Min 5 Years)
[B]Permanent
[C]Rotational
[D]Short term(Less than a month)



15. Which department should be concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan?
[A]Training & Development
[B]Recruitment
[C]Employee welfare
[D]Compensation & Benefits