Deck 5: Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

Question 1

Steps in human resource planning does not include

A)Current manpower inventory
B)Manpower forecasting
C)Personnel policies
D)Employment program

Answer 1

Personnel policies

Question 2

Employment interview is one of the important steps in-

A)Hiring
B)Selection
C)Recruitment
D)Training

Answer 2

Selection

Question 3

The preventive machinery for handling industrial disputes includes-

A)National tribunal
B)Voluntary Arbitration
C)Labour Court
D)Collective bargaining

Answer 3

Collective bargaining

Question 4

Which one the following is not the operative function of HRM?

A)Development
B)Controlling
C)Compensation
D)Procurement

Question 5

Human Resource Planning (HRP) includes:

A)analyzing the corporate and unit level strategies
B)demand forecasting of the overall human requirements
C)supply forecasting
D)all of the above

Question 6

Recruitment is concerned with the process of:

A)selection of right candidate
B)developing a pool of potential employees
C)inviting application for jobs
D)none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not necessary for promotion from within?

A)job posting
B)advertisements
C)personal record
D)performance appraisal form

Question 8

The Industrial Disputes Act was enacted and came into force in the year

A)1947
B)1957
C)1943
D)1953

Question 9

Identify the correct definition of Industrial Relation

A)relation between or among human being
B)relation between employer and employees
C)relation between parties in employment context
D)collective relationship between management and trade unions

Question 10

Which of the following is the employer-employee authority relationship that follows the chain of command?

A)Staff authority
B)Line authority
C)Referent power
D)Functional authority

Question 11

Aptitude test is used to judge

A)The mental capacity of the applicant
B)The potential for learning skill
C)The skills already acquired by individuals
D)The interest patterns of applicant

Question 12

One of the factors that govern the wage level is

A)Bargaining power of Trade Union
B)The absence of Trade Union
C)The economy of the country
D)None of the above

Question 13

A committee consisting of equal number of representatives of employer and workmen for settlement of dispute is called

A)Board of Conciliation
B)Labour Court
C)Works Committee
D)Court of Enquiry

Question 14

The relation between the number of persons joining the organisation and leaving due to resignation, retirement or retrenchment is called

A)Work load analysis
B)Work force analysis
C)Labour turnover
D)Absenteesm

Question 15

When employees are taken through a short course under working conditions that approximate actual office conditions it is known as

A)Under study
B)On the job training
C)Coaching
D)Vestibule

Question 16

The process of forecasting, developing and controlling by which a firm ensures it has the right number of people at the right place and time is

A)Human resource planning
B)Human resource management
C)Human resource development
D)Human resource information system

Question 17

Human resource planning which helps to plan for educational facilities, health care facilities, agricultural and industrial development etc is

A)HRP at national level
B)HRP at sectoral level
C)HRP at industry level
D)HRP at the unit level

Question 18

______ training program tends more towards education than merely on the vocational training

A)refresher 19
B)apprenticeship
C)induction or orientation
D)internship

Question 19

The factories Act 1948 came into force on

A)1st April 1949
B)1st April 1948
C)3rd May 1949
D)2nd October 1949

Question 20

A plan originated to encourage efficiency amongst workers as well as to guarantee them wages according to time basis is

A)Rowan plan
B)Taylors differential piece wage plan
C)Bedeaux Point premium plan
D)Halsey plan

Question 21

If the employee feels aggrieved, the employee should file a written complaint within

A)10 days of occurrence
B)20 days of occurrence
C)15 days of occurrence
D)30 days of occurrence

Question 22

The President shall appoint the staff Grievance Committee which shall consist of

A)20 staff members
B)10 staff members
C)30 staff members
D)5 staff members

Question 23

Both the employee and the supervisor have the right to appeal to the

A)Chairman
B)President
C)HR Manager
D)Director

Question 24

___________are used to judge the mental capacity of the appolicant.

A)Aptitude tests
B)Interest test
C)Intelligence tests
D)Proficiency test.