WorksheetsZASTRADHARA (HR Game) Round 1- QUIZ
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 20mins
Employee's general belief that their organisation values their contribution and cares about their well - being is called __________.
Perceived organizational support
Workplace misbehaviour
Organizational behaviour
Behaviour
The emotional part of an attitude is called _______.
Affective component
Attitude
Behavioural component
All of the above
Leader-Member relations; task structure and position power are attributes of which leadership theory?
Trait Theory
Situational Theory
Behavioural Theory
Contingency Theory
Which of the following is not a TQM technique?
Six Sigma
Core Competency
Quality Circles
Zero Defect Programmes
Which one is not a part of M.C. Kinsy’s 7’s frame work?
Standards
Strategy
Structure
Skills
When team-building can be attempted by creating artificial teams in which people get opportunity to experiment and learn from their behaviour in a less threatening context, it is based on:
Team Role Approach
Simulation Approach
Action Research Approach
Behaviour Modification Approach
Which of the following statements about downsizing is not correct?
Technical up gradation cannot be attributed as a reason for downsizing.
Mergers and Acquisitions are responsible for downsizing.
Cost-cutting measure is a reason for downsizing.
Downsizing helps in getting rid of deadwood.
Which of the following is not a contributory factor for HR outsourcing?
Trade Union Hassels
Strategic Reasons
Financial Reasons
Competitive Factor
Read the following statements on HRD need analysis. Identify the one which is not true:
Competency mapping, performance appraisal and clarity of career paths identify HRD needs at task level only
Task related KSA analysis and training need analysis are integral part of HRD need analysis
HRD needs can be diagnostic, analytic, compliance oriented and proactive
HRD needs can be identified at strategic, organisational, operational, task and person levels
A small voluntary group of employees doing similar or related work who meet regularly to identify, analyses and solve product quality problems and to improve general operations is known as
Quality Circles
Task Group
Kaizen Groups
Informal Groups
The other name of Sensitivity Training is
T-Group Training
Brainstorming
In-basket Exercise
Managerial Grid Training
A systematic, integrated and planned approach to improve the effectiveness of groups of people in organizations is known as
Organizational Development
Managerial Training
Management by Objectives
Management Development
Which of the following is the correct sequence of training evaluation?
Reaction, learning, behavior and results
Learning, reaction, behavior and results
Learning, behaviour, reaction and results
Reaction, learning, results and behaviour
Exit Policy primarily emphasises in the broad sense, for policy makers as
Retiring people and rehabilitating them
Bringing new blood to the Corporate
Removing employees
Down sizing
Recruitment is concerned with
Getting applications
Developing a pool of job candidates
Selecting the right candidate
None of the above
Time study refers to
Developing a standard time to do a particular task
Improving work methods
Value engineering
Value analysis
The sequence of human resource development activities according to Leonard Nadler are
Training, education and development
Training, development and education
Education, training and development
Development, training and education
Negotiations are an important aspect of the collective-bargaining process. What do they ensure?
That conflict is contained within manageable boundaries.
It achieves a set of lasting agreements.
That there is an agreement between all parties involved.
That conflict is always resolved.
To be effective a points-based rating system requires:
Comprehensive, reliable and consistent information
Objectivity in assessments
Close management control
360° assessment
The following is the right process of training:
Need analysis, instructional design, validation, implementation and evaluation
Instructional design, validation, need analysis, implementation and evaluation
Instructional design, need analysis, implementation, validation and evaluation
Need analysis, validation, instructional design, implementation and evaluation
Which method is used for evaluating the performance of executives or supervisory positions?
Assessment Centres
360 degree feedback
Psychological Appraisals
Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales
Which of the following theories of wages was propounded by Karl Marx?
Surplus Value Theory
Wage Fund Theory
Subsistence Theory
Residual Claimant Theory
Which of the following option is a component of remuneration?
Fringe Benefits
Motivation
Commitment
External equity
Performance Appraisal is a primary human resource management process that links employees and organizations and provides input for other processes through these means:
Identification, measurement, management
Skill, effort, responsibility
Recruitment, Selection, on boarding
Assessment, direction, development
‘Case of Schimdt’ is associated with which School of Management thought?
Scientific Management
Systems Approach
Behavioural School
Human Relations School
Find out the one which is not an element of employee empowerment:
Arbitrariness
Purposefulness
Belief system and trust
Self-sufficiency or Competency
“Model Grievance Procedure” is given in the
Code of Discipline
Industrial Disputes Act
Employee State Insurance Act
Industrial Employment (standing orders) Act
Empowerment means authority to make decisions in ones area of operation
Without having to get approval from anyone else
Without caring for the consequences
By taking approval from the senior
All the above
OCTAPACE culture means
Openness-Confrontation-Trust- Authenticity-Proaction- Autonomy-Collaboration- Experimentation
Openness-Confrontation-Trust- Authority-Proaction-Autonomy cooperation-Experimentation
Openness-Confrontation-Trust- Autonomy-Proaction-Authority- Collaboration- Experimentation
Openness-cooperation-Truth-Authenticity-Proaction-Autonomy-Collaboration-Experimentation
A corporate wide pay plan that uses a structured formula to allocate a portion of annual company profits to employees is known as:
Profit sharing
ESOPS sharing
Gain sharing
All of the above
Which one of the following is not an interpersonal role identified by Henry Mintzberg?
The Resource – allocator role
The Liason role
The Leader role
The Figure head role
Who has advanced the Bottom of the Pyramid concept?
C.K. Prahlad
Peter Drucker
Garry Dessler
Michael Porter
Self perceived talents, motives and values that influence career of an individual are known as
Career anchors
Career aims
Career plans
None of the above
The concept of “End spurt” is associated with which of the following?
Monotony
Morale
Fatigue
Job satisfaction
Which one of the following is not a function of the Personnel Department?
Quality Management
Grievance Handling
Manpower Adjustment
Employment Activities
An aggregate of several related action plans that have been designed to accomplish a mission within a specified time period is known as
Programme
Process
Project
Policy
The process of comparing actual performance with standards and taking necessary corrective action is called
Controlling
Co-operating
Co-ordinating
Communicating
Which one of the following statements is wrong about OD?
It is a punitive mechanism
It is a diagnostic process
It is a value driven mechanism
It is an intervention mechanism
Which of the following is not a method of dealing with resistance to change?
Coercion and Punishment
Participation
Facilitation and Support
Education and Communication
Which of the following is not a ‘lab’ in the sensitivity training, also known as Laboratory training?
Organizational lab
Stranger lab
Family lab
Cousin lab
Which of the following is a process of systematically identifying, assessing and developing organisational leadership to enhance performance?
Succession planning
Career planning
Manpower planning
Human Resource planning
The five basic features of Scanlon plan of incentive payment are
cooperation, identity, competence, involvement and sharing of benefits.
cooperation, identity, control, involvement and sharing of profits.
control, individuality, competence, involvement and sharing of benefits.
control, individuality, commitment, involvement , and sharing of benefits.
Job description includes information about
Job responsibilities, duties and working conditions.
Job responsibilities and qualifications for performance.
Job responsibilities, duties and qualifications for performance.
Job responsibilities, duties and worth in terms of wage and salary.
When Human Relations training is given to managers the method adopted is:
Sensitivity Training
Role-play method
In-Basket Exercise
Managerial Grid Training
Which of the following principles of management was not given by Fayol?
Standardisation
Unity of direction
Stability of tenure
Subordination of individual interest to common interest
Which of the following is not a traditional model of outsourcing?
Functional outsourcing
Utility outsourcing
Operational outsourcing
Transactional outsourcing
Performance Appraisal is a double edged tool to
Offering challenges for promotion
Accompanying the course of Demotion
Create space for the employee to organisationally survive
All of the above
Which of the following has not been provided under the Code of Discipline?
Multinational Companies
Grievance Procedure
Unfair Labour Practices
Recognition of Trade Unions
Which of the following is the outcome of job satisfaction?
High productivity
Absenteeism
High employee turnover
All the above
Why is ‘procedural justice’ important in the context of the management of misconduct?
It ensures that individuals have a sense that they have been treated fairly.
It protects the interest of daily wage earners.
It reflects on the integrity of HR professionals.
It reflects on the values and attitudes of top management.
Whistle-Blowers are
To be protected since they intend to bring out truth
To be rewarded for the organisational enrichment
To be removed from the jobs
To be promoted
Which test assesses an individual’s achievement and motivational levels?
Thematic Apperception Test
Thurstone Temperament Survey
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Guilford – Zimmerman Temperament Survey
An enquiry that is conducted afresh because of the objections raised by alleged employee is called
De-novo enquiry
Domestic enquiry
Ex-parte enquiry
None of the above
Negotiation of labour contract by Union and Management is referred to as
Collective Bargaining
Industrial Relations
Consumerism
Trade Union
Benefits provided for temporary and permanent disability disfigurement, medical expenses and medical rehabilitation is referred to as
Workers’ compensation
Financial incentives
Fringe benefits
None of the above
According to Fiedler’s Contingency Model of Leadership, which one of the following is a situational variable?
Organisational System
Degree of task structure
Leader’s position power
Leader – Member relationship
Which of the following is a method used in group or organisational training needs assessment?
Consideration of current and projected changes
Questionnaires
Rating scales
Interviews
Employee's general belief that their organisation values their contribution and cares about their well - being is called __________.
Perceived organizational support
Organizational behaviour
Workplace misbehaviour
Behaviour
In __________, the interviewer uses pre-set standardised questions which are put to all applicants
Structured interview
Unstructured interview
Behavioural interview
Mixed interview
Which of the below following Is not a method of performance appraisal
Man-to-man comparison method
Check list method
Straight ranking method
None of the above
