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HRM MCQs Sample

This document contains 31 multiple choice questions from the HRM UNIT-1 and UNIT-2. The questions cover topics such as functions of management, principles of management put forward by various management thinkers, levels of management, organizational behavior, functions of HR management like staffing, and concepts like brain drain. The MCQs test the reader's understanding of fundamental HRM concepts and terms through single-answer multiple choice questions.

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HRM UNIT-1 MCQs

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HRM UNIT-1 MCQs 2020

1.Which of the following is not a a) In a laboratory


function of management? b) By experiences of management
a) planning c) By experiences of customers
b) staffing d) By propagation of social scientists
c) co-operation Answer: b
d) controlling
Answer: c 6.Henry Fayol was a
a) Social scientists
2.Management is b) Mining engineer
a) an art c) Accountant
b) a science d) Production engineer
c) both art and science Answer: b
d) neither
Answer: c 7. Which of the following statement
best described the principle of
3 .Policy formulation is the function 'Division of work '
of a) work should be divided into small
a) top level management tasks
b) middle level management b) labour should be divided
c) operational management c) resource should be divided among
d) All of the above jobs
Answer: a d) it leads to specialisation
Answer: d
4. Find the odd one out
a) board of directors 8. Which of the following is Not a
b) chief executive principle of management given by
c) foremen Taylor
d) shareholders a) Science, not rule of Thumb
Answer: c b) Functional foremanship
c) Maximum ,not restricted output
5. How are principles of d) Harmony not discord
management formed Answer: b

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12. Observe the following


9. The principals of management are management principles and pick the
significant because of odd one out.
a) increase in efficiency Justify your answer
b) Initiative a) unity of command
c) optimum utilisation of resources b) unity of direction
d) Adaptation of changing c) maximum output
technology d) equity
Answer: d Answer: c

10. Management should find ' One 13. Which of the following is not the
best way ' to perform a task. Which functional areas of management ?
technique of Scientific management a) Production Management
is defined in this sentence b) Marketing Management
a) Time study c) Personnel Management
b) Motion study d) Information Management
c) Fatigue study Answer: d
d) Method study
Answer: d 14. Which of following is not among
the levels of management ?
11. Which of the following best A) Top level management
describe 'Mental revolution ' B) Intermediate Level
a) it implies change of attitude C) Middle level management
b) the management workers should D) Lower level management
not play the game of one upmanship Answer: b
c) both management and workers
require each other 15. Which scholar's definition on
d) workers should be paid more management is " Management is the
wages art of getting things done through
Answer: a and with people in formally
organised groups". ?
A) Harold Koontz

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B) J.N. Schulze A) Order


C) S. George B) Discipline
D) Henry Fayol C) Equity
Answer: a D) Cooperation
Answer: d
16. is the decision making body of an
organization ? 20. Which of the following is not a
A) Decentralisation function of management ?
B) Administration A) Planning
C) Functional organisation B) profit earning
D) Leadership C) Staffing
Answer: b D) Budgeting
Answer: b
17. Which among the following is
not a nature of Management 21. Which among the following is
principles ? not a subsidiary function of
A) Rigid management?
B) Universal A) Decision making
C) Relative B) Innovation
D) Human nature C) Communication
Answer: a D) Motivation
Answer: d
18. Who is known as 'the Father of
Modern Theory of Management' ? 22. Who is known as the father of
A) Harold Koontz. scientific management?
B) Henry Fayol A) F.W. Taylor
C) F.W. Taylor B) Max Weber
D) Max Weber C) Henry Fayol
Answer: b D) S.George
Answer: a
19. Which of the following is not a
Management Principle ? 23.management is need at ............

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(a) Top level


(b) Middle level 27.management is .............
(c) lower level (a) tangible
(d) all levels (b)intangible
Answer: d (c) fictitious
(d) All of the above
24.Top management is concerned Answer: b
with .................
(a) carrying suggestions upwards 28.middle management..........
(b) maintaining liaison with the (a) consists of departmental
outside world managers
(C) transmitting orders downwards (b) motivates lower management
(d)none of these (c) Both a&b
Answer: c (d) None of these
Answer: c
25.management is called a process
because............ 29.Top management consists of ......
(a) it is applicable to the (a financial managers
manufacturing process (b) sales manager
(b) it is relevant for social (c) personnel manager
organisation (d) Board of Directors and chief
(c) it involves a series of action executives
(d) All of above Answer: d
Answer: c
30.co-ordination means..............
26.Administration is............ (a) organising activities
(a) policy making (b) Directing activities
(b) Active direction to get things (c) synchronizing activities
done (d)both a&b
(c) executing the policy Answer: c
(d) None of these
Answer: a

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H R M UNIT- 2 MCQs

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H R M UNIT- 2 MCQs 2020

1. Organizational Behavior is a
study of investigating 4. Staffing is a process of hiring
the impact of: qualified employees at
► Employees' behavior in an the right place and at the right time,
organization to achieve
► Societal behavior on an __________.
organization A. Targeted sales goals
► Country's culture on an B. Individual career goals
organization C. Return on investment
► Country's economy on an D. Organizational objectives
organization Answer: D
Answer: 1
5. Manufacturing was the main
2. Which of the following role a concern of personnel
manager performs as a department during:
Resource allocator? A. Mechanistic period
a. Interpersonal Role B. Catalytic period
b. Decisional role C. Organistic period
c. Informational role D. Strategic period
d. Supportive role Answer: A
Answer: B
6. _________________ is
3. The emigration of trained and achieved by combining
talented individuals to capital, raw material & human
other nations due to lack of resource by an
opportunity or other organization.
reasons is known as _____________. A. Sales
A. Job Insecurity B. Capital
B. Outsourcing C. Input
C. Workforce diversity D. Output
D. Brain Drain Answer: D
Answer: D

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7. Supervisors fall into the: D. Feelings


A. Top-level Answer: B
B. Middle-level
C. First-line level 11.Reactive approach to
D. Executive level overcome the influence of
Answer: C discriminatory practices occurred in
the past is referred
8. HRM is associated with the as:
management of: a. Equal employment
A. General people opportunity
B. Labors only b. Affirmative Action
C. Organizational people c. HR planning
D. Employers only d. Litigation process
Answer: C Answer: B

9. A practice used by different 12. Which of the following


companies to reduce costs terminology describes the
by transferring portions of work to legal legislation in which job
outside provider applicant should not be
rather than completing it internally rejected on the basis of
is termed as: discriminatory practices?
A. Planning A. Affirmative action
B. Decentralization B. Legal compliance
C. Restructuring C. Equal employment
D. Outsourcing opportunity
Answer: D D. Stereotype
Answer: C
10.The cognitive component
consists of a person’s: 13.An organization operates in:
A. Emotions A. An isolated system
B. Knowledge B. A closed system
C. Attitude C. A clogged system

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D. An open system 17.Which of the following


Answer: D involves holding beliefs about
people that place them in
14.________ refers to a set of categories for recognizing and
expected behavior patterns accepting differences?
attributed to someone who A. Backlash
occupies a given position in a B. Mistrust
social unit. C. Cohesiveness
A. Norm D. Stereotyping
B. Perception Answer: C
C. Role
D. Stereotyping 18.All of the following are
Answer: C External Environmental
Factors except ?
15.People can be more a) Legal Considerations
productive while working in: b) The Labor Force
A. Isolation c) Customers
B. Groups d) Corporate Culture
C. Crowd Correct!
D. None of the given options Answer: D
Answer: B
19.A psychological condition in
16.Which of the following which a person is put
component consists of a into a deep sleep-like state, while
person’s beliefs, opinions, still remaining
knowledge, and information? awake. It can be used to relieve pain
A. Affective component & stress is
B. Cognitive component called:
C. Behavioral component ► Hypnosis
D. Objective component ► Biofeedback
Answer: B ► Transcendental mediation
► Burnout

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Answer: 1 ► Involved in practicing his referent


power
20.Employees quit the ► Involved in practicing legitimate
organizations at their own power
choice through: ► Involved in a leadership process
► Outplacement, restructuring ► Involved in making efforts to get
► Discharging, layoff favors from Employees
► Transfer, demotion Answer: 3
► Resigning, retirement
Answer: 4 23.The CEO has appointed Amjad
to lead the current
21.According to which of the project as he has the talent to
following it is better to handle critical
convince the employees to abide by situations with an ease which
the company’s enhances the
rules, rather than promptly followers’ morale as well. He is said
responding with to be a
written or oral warnings to successful leader as per:
employees? ► Leadership Theory
► Hot stove rule ► Trait Theory
► Positive discipline ► Behavioral Theory
► Progressive discipline ► Motivational Theory
► Implied discipline Answer: 1
Answer: 2
24.Creating conditions for a team
22.General practice carried out by to be effective is the
Mr. Aslam is to encourage the responsibility of a(n):
participation of his ► Leader
subordinates ► Employee
while making departmental ► Organization
decisions. He is therefore said to be: ► HR department
Answer: 1

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HRM UNIT-3 MCQs
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1. HRD stands for 5. Human resource development


(1) Human resource development (HRD) is a
(2) Human resource design (1) Process
(3) Higher resource development (2) Previlege
(4) None of the above (3) Business cycle
(4) None of the above
Answer: 1
Answer: 1
2. MIS stands for
(1) Management Innovation System 6. Persons ,Role, Person and his boss
(2) Management Information System ,Teams, Internal teams ,Organization
(3) Management Interaction style are
(4) None of the above (1) Parts of project team
(2) Human units
Answer: 2 (3) MIS elements
(4) None of the above
3. Human resource is a perishable
resource Answer: 2
(1) Agree
(2) Disagree 7. Human resource is a
(1) Perishable resource
Answer: 1 (2) Dynamic resource
(3) Both A and B
4. HRD is a process which progresses (4) None of the above
by
(1) Proper management of resource Answer: 3
(2) customer satisfaction
(3) Time resource optimization 8. Which one of the following is not
(4) Performance appraisal, a system of HRD
Counseling and training (1) Optimization of resources system
(2) Appraisal system
Answer: 4 (3) Carrier system
(4) Training System
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Answer: 1 13. Who plays a crucial role in


convincing the operating staff to
9. Human resources are adopt the change?
concentrated on other human units. (1) HRD manager
(1) Agree (2) Junior engineer
(2) Disagree (3) Public relation officer
(4) Supervisor
Answer: 1
Answer: 4
10. HRD is mainly concerned with
(1) Optimum stress 14. To increase job satisfaction
(2) Optimum cost among staff manager should
(3) Optimum duration (1) Communicate effectively
(4) None of the above (2) Arrange recreation facility
(3) Introduce strict disciplined
Answer: 1 environment
(4) TO place and transfer people at
11. .............. has 3 roles right places
;Trainer,Motivator and Facilitator
(1) HRD manager Answer: 4
(2) Junior engineer
(3) Public relation officer 15. Values of a person is
(4) Supervisor (1) His permanent desire
(2) Generated from social
Answer: 4 observations
(3) Generated from proper training
12. Supervisor is at the lowest level (4) None of the above
of management
(1) Right Answer A
(2) Wrong
16. Person selects information that
Answer A suits his
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(1) Religion 20. Negative attitude can be


(2) Values controlled by
(3) Embitions (1) Religion
(4) Environment (2) Values
(3) Introduction of strict disciplined
Answer: 2 environment
(4) None of the above
17. ...................... is a function of
values and perception of a person Answer: 4
(1) Success
(2) Relation 21. The main function of MIS is to
(3) Attitude deal with government
(4) Nature (1) Right
(2) Wrong
Answer: 3
Answer: 2
18. Positive, warm and committed
attitude enhances 22. ....................... is an important
(1) Project duration element of group activities.
(2) Team effort (1) Management
(3) Attitude (2) Construction team
(4) Nature (3) Team effort
(4) None of the above
Answer: 2
Answer A
19. Care for male employees and
justice for female and child worker 23. Management consists of
can create positive attitude .................................. levels.
(1) Right (1) Top and bottom level
(2) Wrong (2) Higher and lower level
(3) Three levels-top level, middle
Answer: 2 level and lower level.
(4) Six
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(3) Supervisor,foreman,clerk
Answer: 3 (4) MIS

24. System means Answer: 3


(1) Group of various units
(2) Team of clever people 28. Formal reports are information
(3) Method of construction system used by
(4) Goal of organization (1) Head of department
(2) Top management
Answer A (3) Supervisor,foreman,clerk
(4) None of the above
25. Which of the following is not a
components of the system. Answer: 3
(1) Inputs
(2) Outputs 29. Special one time reports are
(3) Processing devices information system used by
(4) Decision making (1) Head of department
(2) Top management
Answer: 4 (3) Supervisor,foreman,clerk
(4) None of the above
26. Strategic Planning is
responcibility of Answer: 2
(1) Head of department
(2) Top management 30. Outputs of management control
(3) Supervisor level is
(4) MIS (1) Goals and policies
(2) Actions
Answer: 2 (3) Decisions and personal
leadership
27. Operational control is (4) None of the above
responcibility of
(1) Head of department Answer: 3
(2) Top management
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1. "______________ are social 4. Which of the following is NOT an


inventions for accomplishing goals important issue relating to goal-
through group efforts" setting theory?
1. Management 1. Goal specificity
2. Organization 2. Equity among workers
3. Leadership 3. Feedback
4. Behavior 4. Defining the goal

Answer: (2) Answer: (2)


Organization Equity among workers

2. Which organization theory can be 5. Raju believes that men perform


understood by IF and THEN better in oral presentations than
relationship women. What shortcut has been
1. System approach used in this case?
2. Contingency approach 1. The halo effect
3. Process approach 2. The contrast effect
4. Scientific approach 3. Projection
4. Stereotyping
Answer: (2)
Contingency approach Answer: (4)
Stereotyping
3. Which of the following is/are not
job related source of stress 6. Concept of MBO was introduced
1. Role ambiguity by:
2. Role overload 1. Peter. F.Drucker
3. Ethical dilemmas 2. Mary Parker
4. Career concerns 3. Henry Fayol
4. Philip Kotler
Answer: (4)
Career concerns Answer: (1)
Peter. F.Drucker

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7. Which dimension of Big 5 Answer: (4)


personality traits represents distinctiveness
artistically sensitive, refined etc.
1. Culture 10. As a manager, one of James's
2. Emotional stability duties is to present awards to
3. Conscientiousness outstanding employees within his
4. Extroversion department. Which Mintzberg
managerial role is James acting in
Answer: (1) when he does this?
Culture 1. leadership role
2. liaison role
8. If everyone who is faced with a 3. monitor role
similar situation responds in the 4. figurehead role
same way, attribution theory states
that the behaviour shows Answer: (4)
______________. figurehead role
1. Consensus
2. Similarity 11. According to Katz, when
3. Reliability managers have the mental ability to
4. Consistency analyze and diagnose complex
situations, they possess skills.
Answer: (1) 1. Technical
Consensus 2. Leadership
3. problem-solving
9. What term is used for the extent 4. conceptual
to which an individual displays
different behaviours in different Answer: (4)
situations? conceptual
1. continuity
2. integrity 12. Psychology's major contributions
3. flexibility to the field of organizational
4. distinctiveness behavior have been primarily at
what level of analysis?
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1. the level of the group probability of that behaviour


2. the level of the individual occurring again?
3. the level of the organization 1. It increases.
4. the level of the culture 2. It declines.
3. It remains unchanged.
Answer: (2) 4. It becomes zero.
the level of the individual
Answer: (2)
13. Which of the following OB topics It declines.
is not central to managing
employees' fears about terrorism? 16. The application of reinforcement
1. Emotion concepts to individuals in the work
2. Motivation setting is referred to as
3. Communication 1. classical conditioning
4. work design 2. self-management
3. Reengineering
Answer: (4) 4. OB Mod
work design
Answer: (4)
14. Experiments performed by Ivan OB Mod
Pavlov led to what theory?
1. classical conditioning 17. In attribution theory, what is
2. operant conditioning distinctiveness?
3. social learning 1. whether an individual displays
4. behavior shaping consistent behaviors in
different situations
Answer: (1) 2. whether an individual displays
classical conditioning different behaviors in
different situations
15. According to operant 3. whether an individual displays
conditioning, when behaviour is not consistent behaviors in similar
reinforced, what happens to the situations

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4. whether an individual displays 2. Security


different behaviors in similar 3. Status and Recognition
situations 4. Self-actualization

Answer: (2) Answer: (3)


whether an individual displays Status and Recognition
different behaviors in different
situations 21. As per Stimulus-Response Model,
input for behaviour process is
18. ______________ is the process of 1. Drive
screening out information that we 2. Organism
are uncomfortable with or that 3. Stimuli
contradict to our beliefs 4. Response
1. Perceptual context
2. Selective perception Answer: (3)
3. Halo effect Stimuli
4. Stereotyping
22. Some people strongly believe
Answer: (2) that each person have control of his
Selective perception own life. This is
1. extroversion
19. Basis of "Collegial Model of OB is 2. conscientiousness
1. Economic resources 3. internal locus of control
2. Power 4. external locus of control
3. Leadership
4. Partnership Answer: (3)
internal locus of control
Answer: (4)
Partnership 23. ______________ indicates the
level of uncertainty that people can
20. Employees needs met by tolerate to work efficiently without
Supportive Model is experiencing undue stress
1. Subsistence 1. Risk propensity
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