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Human Resource Planning: Chapter 1

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

HRP helps to understand the position of ____ in an organization.

a)

Assets

b)

Resources

c)

Manpower

d)

All of the above

2.

HRP planning is ____ oriented

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

d)

All of these

3.

Quantitative approach of HRP planning is known as ____ approach

a)

Bottom up

b)

Top down

c)

Participative

d)

None of the above

4.

The planning of human resources done by the government of the country is an example of ____ level of HRP

a)

National

b)

Sectoral

c)

Micro

d)

Unit

5.

Managerial judgment technique is used for forecasting ____ labour

a)

Demand for

b)

Supply of

c)

Demand for and supply of

d)

None of the above

6.

A ____ summarizes the skills, education and experiences of current employees

a)

Skills inventory

b)

Staffing table

c)

Succession plan

d)

None of the above

7.

Strategic HRP establishes link between organizations strategic plan and ____

a)

HRD

b)

HRM

c)

HRP

d)

H&M

8.

HR policies help in ____

a)

Effective communication

b)

Change management

c)

Effective communication and change management

d)

None of the above

9.

Human resource policies are ____ on the approach that the organization intends to adopt in managing its people

a)

Guidelines

b)

Procedures

c)

Rules

d)

Strategies

10.

____ technique is used to forecast demand when dependent and independent variable are functionally related to each other

a)

Managerial judgment

b)

Regression

c)

Delphi technique

d)

Ratio analysis

11.

HRP is a continuous process

a)

True

b)

False

12.

HRP process helps organization to adapt itself to the changing environmental conditions

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Top management support is an important prerequisite of HRP

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Work study technique defines the workload of an individual

a)

True

b)

False

15.

HRP focuses only on fetching the right number of people in the organization

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is not included as a duty of the HR department?

a)

Succession planning

b)

Onboarding

c)

Leaves

d)

Purchasing

17.

HRP is a process that identifies ____ and ____ human resource needs of the organization

(a)  

18.

The goal of human resource planning is to improve the organizations outcomes.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

HRP serves as a (a)   between HRM and the overall strategy goals or plans of an organization.

20.

____ an organization is an HR activity that is both strategic and operational in nature

a)

Staffing

b)

Training

c)

Recruiting

d)

Setting up

21.

HRP is a process of determining and assuring that the organization will have an ____ number of ____ persons ____ at proper times, ____ jobs which meet the needs of the organization and which provide ____ for the individuals involved

(a)  

22.

In the situation of supply > demand, which of the following does not take place?

a)

Transfer

b)

Early retirement

c)

Layoffs

d)

Increment

23.

Qualitative approach of HRP is known as ____ approach

a)

Bottom up

b)

Top down

c)

Participative

d)

Mixed

24.

Quantitative approach of HRP is ____ driven

a)

Management

b)

Subordinate

c)

Combination

d)

Line managers

25.

Qualitative approach of HRP is ____ driven

a)

Management

b)

Subordinate

c)

Mixed

d)

Line managers

26.

Qualitative approach of HRP is a numbers game

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The primary concern of qualitative approach in HRP apart from employing needs and concerns includes compensation, incentives, safety, welfare, motivation, promotion etc

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Mixed approach of HRP provides the best results as it's a combination of top down and bottom up approach

a)

True

b)

False

29.

HRP in agricultural sector done by State government is an example of HRP at ____ level

a)

National

b)

Sectoral

c)

Industry

d)

Unit

30.

Sales executive in marketing department is an example of HRP at ____ level

a)

Job

b)

Departmental

c)

unit

d)

National

31.

Which of the following factors do not affect HR demand forecasting?

a)

Absenteeism among workers

b)

Growth and expansion

c)

Employment trends

d)

Enrollment trends

32.

Which of the following techniques is considered as the most common technique of demand forecasting?

a)

Managerial judgment

b)

Work study technique

c)

Ratio trend analysis

d)

Regression analysis

33.

In which of the following demand forecasting is done on the basis of ratio of production level and number of workers available

a)

Ratio trend analysis

b)

Regression analysis

c)

Delphi technique

d)

Fraction technique

34.

Work study technique is also known as 'work load' analysis

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Work study technique is best suited when estimated workload is easily ____.

a)

Measurable

b)

Calculated

c)

Determined

d)

Researched

36.

In work study technique the total production is estimated as man hours needed to produce a single unit.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Regression analysis is a ____ technique that identifies relationship between series of variable data points.

a)

Statistical

b)

Mathematical

c)

Arithmetical

d)

Easy

38.

The success of ____ technique depends upon the skills and knowledge of the experts, the relevance of the questions to the objectives and the consistency of the criteria used for evaluating the responses.

a)

Delphi

b)

Work study

c)

Managerial judgment

d)

Regression

39.

Internal supply of human resources is available by way of transfers, promotions, recall of retired and laid off employees.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which of the following is not a factor affecting supply forecasting?

a)

Talent availability

b)

Talent competition

c)

Population migration

d)

Employment trends

41.

Common talent is usually in less supply and cost high

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Succession planning focuses on identifying, developing and ____ future leaders for executive positions that are critical to the success of the organization

a)

Tracking

b)

Researching

c)

Investigating

d)

Vetting

43.

Internal 'existing' employees as successors gives a sense of ____ and commitment

a)

Loyalty

b)

Achievement

c)

Growth

d)

Pride

44.

External candidates as successors gives the benefit of new blood into the organization

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which of the following is the first step in the process of succession planning?

a)

Identify key positions

b)

Identification of competencies

c)

Vetting of individuals

d)

Recruitment

46.

A comprehensive replacement chart will include information regarding possible replacements for ____ or ____ movement

(a)  

47.

Sensitive information that is recorded in replacement charts is for the purpose of discrimination.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Replacement charts provides a clear graphical view of all organizational jobs and the current number of employees for each job

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Information in staffing tables is useful in evaluating staffing levels by department branch or project the types of stuff at each level and the combination of staff in all categories

a)

True

b)

False

50.

How would you overcome the barrier of negative attitude of TLM?

a)

Develop positive attitude in TLM

b)

Train managers

c)

Fire unnecessary employees

d)

Focus on communication

51.

How would you overcome the barrier of inability to plan?

a)

Train managers

b)

Focus on communication

c)

Outsource activity

d)

Don't plan at all

52.

How would you overcome the barrier of inferior information?

a)

Correct source of information

b)

Reliable quality information

c)

Cross check data

d)

All of the above

53.

How would you overcome the barrier of conflicting views?

a)

Use the right approach

b)

Let TLM make all decisions

c)

Let employees fight

d)

Problem will resolve itself

54.

HRP is also called as ____ planning

a)

Workforce

b)

Manforce

c)

Human

d)

Durex

55.

Which of the following is not an HR input to strategic HRP?

a)

Availability analysis

b)

Environmental analysis

c)

HR competitive analysis

d)

Ratio trend analysis

56.

Strategic HRP focuses on ____ planning to meet the anticipated or unanticipated vacancies.

a)

Proactive

b)

Reactive

c)

Human resource

d)

Strategic

57.

The ____ resource refers to the tools used to create and deliver an organization's product or service

a)

Technology

b)

Human

c)

Finance

d)

Machinery

58.

The finance resource refers to the ____ that is used to fund the organizations activities

a)

Capital

b)

Cash

c)

Donations

d)

Assets

59.

People refers to the people whose knowledge skills and abilities are utilized to create and deliver the product and service.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which of the following resources is considered to be an organization's greatest resource?

a)

Technology

b)

People

c)

Finance

61.

The central government plans for human resources for the entire nation

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Central and state government plan for human resources requirements at sectoral level

a)

True

b)

False

63.

HRP at industry level takes into account the output of a particular industry when the manpower needs are considered.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Attracting, training and retaining quality employees allow human resources to use different types of planning to meet present workforce requirements

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Monitoring of action plans and programs help reveal deficiencies so that corrective measures may help remove them

a)

True

b)

False