BCom Third Year (Sem 5 & 6) Human Resource Management – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In Edwin Flippo's classification of HRM functions, which of these is a managerial function rather than an operative one?
Chapter 1: Nature and Functions of HRM
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Answer: B. Planning
Flippo lists planning, organising, directing and controlling as managerial functions; procurement, development, compensation, integration and maintenance are operative.What is the main aim of human resource planning?
Chapter 2: Human Resource Planning
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Answer: D. To have the right number and kind of people at the right place at the right time
HR planning forecasts manpower needs and supply so that the organisation has the right people, in the right numbers, when and where needed.Why is selection often called a 'negative' process?
Chapter 3: Recruitment and Selection
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Answer: A. It rejects most applicants and picks only the suitable few
Recruitment is positive (it attracts many applicants), while selection screens out the unsuitable ones and keeps only the best.Which of the following is an internal source of recruitment?
Chapter 3: Recruitment and Selection
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Answer: C. Promotion of existing employees
Promotion and transfer fill vacancies from people already in the organisation, so they are internal sources.Which of the following is an on-the-job training method?
Chapter 4: Training and Development
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Answer: C. Job rotation
In job rotation the trainee learns by actually working on different jobs at the workplace; lectures, case studies and role plays are off-the-job.In 360-degree performance appraisal, feedback about an employee is collected from whom?
Chapter 5: Performance Appraisal
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Answer: A. Superiors, peers, subordinates and others around the employee
360-degree appraisal gathers ratings from all around the employee: superiors, peers, subordinates, customers and self.When one good or bad trait of an employee influences the rater's judgement of all other traits, this rating error is called what?
Chapter 5: Performance Appraisal
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Answer: D. Halo effect
The halo effect is the bias where a single impression colours the whole appraisal.Under the piece rate system, wages are paid on the basis of what?
Chapter 6: Compensation Management
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Answer: B. Number of units produced
Piece rate pays a fixed amount for each unit produced; time rate pays for hours or days worked.What is collective bargaining?
Chapter 7: Industrial Relations and Trade Unions
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Answer: D. Negotiation between the employer and workers' representatives on terms of employment
In collective bargaining the employer and the union negotiate wages and working conditions as a group and reach an agreement.A canteen run inside the factory premises for workers is an example of which type of welfare facility?
Chapter 8: Employee Welfare and Social Security
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Answer: B. Intramural welfare
Intramural welfare facilities are provided within the factory (canteen, drinking water, rest rooms); extramural ones are outside it (housing, schools).
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