HRM Multiple choice questions 1

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The motion of men implicit in the classical theory lends to generate a kind of employee psyche, which may be described as:
(a) Self-development oriented
(b) Aggressive
(c) Submissive
(d) Deficiency-oriented
Ans. (c)
2. Who described the phenomenon that each employee engaged in a staff function creates work for his colleagues:
(a) W. Wilson
(b) Parkinson
(c) D. Waldo
(d) Creep
Ans. (b)
3. Theory is the formulation of universal principles of organization:
(a) Classical Tory
(b) Human Relation Theory
(c) Bureaucratic Theory
(d) Scientific Management
Ans. (a)
4. “Grapevine” is a term used in relation to:
(a) Formal communication
(b) Informal communication
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) This term is not used in relation to communication
Ans. (b)
5. The authoritarian leadership style goes with:
(a) Theory X
(b) Theory Y
(c) Theory Z
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
6. Which of the following will tend to raise the market rate of interest in the long run?
(a) A fall in the marginal productivity of capital
(b) An increase in the amount of savings by individuals
(c) A rise in consumers demand and for present over future consumption
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
7. National income ordinary expressed means:
(a) Net national product at market price
(b) Groups national product as market price
(c) GNP at factor cost
(d) NNP at factor cost
Ans. (c)
8. If the short-run marginal cost of a typical firm in a competitive industry should fall continuously over a substantial range of increasing output the likely consequences is that:
(a) New firms must enter that industry
(b) The profit earned by that typical firm can be expected to fall
(c) The marginal cost of that firm will exceed its average cost through the output range in question
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
9. What happens to a company, If a shareholder dies?
(a) The company is dissolved
(b) The company is not dissolved
(c) The operations of the company will be temporarily suspended
(d) The company dissolved subject to the orders of the court
Ans. (b)
10. Delegation of authority makes the size of the organization:
(a) Smaller
(b) Larger
(c) Very Big
(d) Dose not affect size
Ans. (b)
11. Communication can be:
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Sideward
(d) All of the above
Ans. (b)
12. Taylor’s differential piece work plan provides that:
(a) All labourers should be assigned different amount of work
(b) All labourers should be put in different time-period
(c) Those who produce above standard should receive higher wages than those producing below standard
(d) Payment should be the same on a fixed standard
Ans. (a)
13. Marketing research data is gathered by:
(a) Observation
(b) In-depth interviews
(c) Controlled experiment
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
14. Taylor whose thoughts go under the name of scientific management made two assumptions:
1. The application of the methods of science to organizational problems leads to higher industrial efficiency.
2. The incentive of high wage will promote the mutuality of interest between workers
and managers which, in its turn, will lead to higher, productivity.
3. The staff members are personally free, observing only the impersonal duties of their offices.
4. There is a clear hierarchy of offices. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (a)
15. The three methods of science are:
(i) Observation and measurement
(ii) Experiment
(iii) Analysis and tabulation
(iv) Representation
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Ans. (a)
16. The Delphi techniques uses:
(a) Mathematical models as input to the decision making process.
(b) A panel of experts making a series of independent decisions.
(c) A “top down” approach.
(d) None of the above.
Ans. (b)
17. Econometric models include techniques from:
(a) Economics
(b) Statistics
(c) Mathematics
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
18. Dorwin Cartwright and Alvin Zander identified the following two variables;
(1) Employee-oriented
(ii) Production-oriented
(iii) Goal-oriented
(iv) Group-oriented
The Correct Code is:
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (1) and (iv)
Ans. (c)
19. The democratic leadership style goes with:
(a) Theory X
(b) Theory Y
(c) Theory Z
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
20. Taylorism:
(i) Viewed man as an adjunct of man
(ii) Completely neglected the psychological aspects
(iii) Emphasized only a limited number of the physiological variables
(iv) Under-estimated the meaning of human motivation
Select the correct answer:
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (iii), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (1) and (iv)
Ans. (c)
21. “Focus on Social Environment” is related to the:
(a) Human Relations
(b) Unity of Direction
(c) Unity of Command
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
22. Assertion (A): Delegation of authority does not reduce the work load of a superior executive.
Reason (R): Authority can be delegated but responsibility cannot be delegated.
Codes:
(a) Both the statements are correct and second is a correct explanation of the first.
(b) Both the statements are correct but second is not a correct explanation of the first.
(c) First statement is correct but second is not.
(d) First statement is wrong but second is correct.
Ans. (d)
23. Assertion (A): The top management in an organization should be mainly concerned with very important and complex problems and not with routine day to day problems. Reason (R):This is started by the scalar principle of organization.
Codes:
(a) Both the statements are correct and second is a correct explanation of the first.
(b) Both the statements are correct but second is not a correct explanation of the first.
(c) First statement is correct but second is not.
(d) First statement is incorrect but second is correct.
Ans. (c)
24. Assertion (A): The span of management at upper levels of management is generally narrow while at lower level span is wide.
Reason (R): Tasks allocated to subordinates at lower levels of management are more specific and precise and thus making supervision easy and simple.
Codes:
(a) Both the statements are correct and second is a correct explanation of the first.
(b) Both the statements are correct but second is not a correct explanation of the first.
(c) First statements is correct but second is not.
(d) First statement is incorrect but second is correct.
Ans. (a)
25. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. To check the quality of work 1. Speed boss
B. To see that work is completed in time 2. Inspector
C. To check absenteeism of workers 3. Instruction and clerk.
D. To issue instructions regarding method of Work 4. Shop discipline
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 4 3 1 2
Ans. (b)