Question 30: Which of the following has the highest influence on organizational effectiveness?

Option 1: Appraisal
Option 2: Feedback
Option 3: Training
Option 4: Goal-setting
Option 5: Technology

Question 31: ------- indicates the degree to which a tool or test measures what it is supposed to
measure.
Option 1: Validity
Option 2: Reliability
Option 3: Dependability
Option 4: Goodness of fit

Question 32:A good induction and placement programme needs to ensure employees' retention by
keeping their motivation high, while at the same time, getting rid of the unproductive employees
within the organizations.

Options: True False

Question 33: Which best defines the process of locating and encouraging potential employees to
apply for jobs?
Option 1: Human Resource Planning
Option 2: Selection
Option 3: Recruitment
Option 4: Job Analysis

Question 34: The objectives of MDP vary for various levels of management. Their commonality for
all levels is to infuse:
Option 1: Attitudinal change
Option 2: Behavioural change
Option 3: Change in knowledge and skills
Option 4: All of the above
Question 35: A ------ is used to calculate the number of applicants a firm must generate to hire the
required number of new employees.
Option 1: Trend analysis
Option 2: Ratio analysis
Option 3: Recruiting yield pyramid
Option 4: Scatter plot

Question 36: --------- method creates a situation that is as far as possible a replica of the real
situation for imparting training.
Option 1: The programmed learning
Option 2: The Simulation
Option 3: The case study
Option 4: The lecture

Question 37: The first step to ensuring success for on-the-job training programs is to ------- .
Option 1: Present the operation
Option 2: Follow up
Option 3: Do a try out
Option 4: Prepare the learner
Option 5: Evaluate the program

Question 38: Which of the following is recommended for training sessions to maximize learning?
Option 1: A full day
Option 2: A half-day
Option 3: One hour
Option 4: Three hours
Option 5: Two hours

Question 39: -------- surveys focus on feelings and motives of the employees'opinions about their
working environments.
Option 1: Census
Option 2: Aptitude
Option 3: Attitude
Option 4: Performance

Question 40:The first important task of selection function is to frame a recruitment policy, which calls
for review of manpower requirement i.e. it should be adequately supported by effective manpower
forecasting.

Options: True False

Question 41: ------- refers to the objective categories used by society and organizations to describe
the progression of steps through a given occupation
Option 1: External Career
Option 2: Internal Career
Option 3: Career Path
Option 4: None of the above

Question 42: Which one of the following is a source of assessing training needs?
Option 1: Performance evaluation
Option 2: Attitude survey
Option 3: Advisory panel
Option 4: All of the above

Question 43: Which of the following statements about the apprenticeship system is incorrect?
Option 1: Apprentices are required to continue to participate in further education for the
duration of their vocational studies.
Option 2: Technical training is supplemented with knowledge of work control and design.
Option 3: Apprenticeships combine classroom teaching and on-the-job experience.
Option 4: Full apprenticeships last two years.
Option 5: The system is one of the best routes to achieving vocational qualifications.

Question 44: Employers can identify training needs for new employees by ------- .
Option 1: Reviewing job descriptions
Option 2: Reviewing performance standards
Option 3: Performing the job
Option 4: Questioning current job holders
Option 5: All of the above

Question 45: Sources of performance deficiencies in an employee may develop from a lack of ------ .
Option 1: Training
Option 2: Supplies
Option 3: Support systems
Option 4: Rewards
Option 5: All of the above

Question 46: Which of the following is not an option for decruitment?

Option 1: Attrition
Option 2: Reduced workweeks
Option 3: Early retirements
Option 4: Internet hiring

Question 47: Which is NOT an example of a cognitive ability test?

Option 1: General Aptitude Test Battery
Option 2: Emotional Intelligence
Option 3: Bennett Mechanical Comprehension
Option 4: Graduate Management Aptitude Test

Question 48: ------- is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job requires.
Option 1: Needs analysis
Option 2: Task analysis
Option 3: Performance analysis
Option 4: Training strategy

Question 49: ------- is a process of planning the series of possible jobs which an individual may hold in the
organization over time and developing strategies designed to provide necessary job skills as the opportunity
arises.
Option 1: Career Development
Option 2: Career Management
Option 3: Employee Management
Option 4: None of the above

Question 50: ------ is a reactive approach to staffing that involves identifying replacements for key positions,
usuallyat the senior levels of the organization.
Option 1: Succession management
Option 2: Succession Planning
Option 3: Replacement Planning
Option 4: Career Planning

Question 51: Socialization is a ------- process, today's organizations being dynamic.

Option 1: Continuous
Option 2: Static
Option 3: Flexible
Option 4: Constant

Question 52: Examining the context of careers, research has shown that labour markets have changed in many
ways since 1990. Careers literature tends have a consensus on these changes compared with a generation ago
with the implication that careers are more difficult to manage. Examples of such changes include:
Option 1: Increasingly frequent changes in the skills required in the workforce.
Option 2: Working at, or from, home.
Option 3: Increasing workloads for individuals.
Option 4: All of the above

Question 53: Which of the following is / are advantage(s) of Induction?

Option 1: To build-up a two way channel of communication between management and workers. Proper
induction reduces employee grievances.
Option 2: Proper induction facilities relations and team work among employees. A company is taking a
sincere interest in getting him a good state.
Option 3: Effective induction helps to integrate the new employer into the organization and to develop a
sense of belonging.
Option 4: Induction is helpful in supplying information concerning in organization the job and employee
welfare facilities.

Question 54: Laboratory training is also known by the name :

Option 1: Sensitivity training
Option 2: Job instruction training
Option 3: Apprenticeship training
Option 4: None of the above

Question 55: Which of the following best describes the second step of the Recruitment Process?
Option 1: Gathering of job information
Option 2: Determining best recrutiment method
Option 3: Identifying job openings
Option 4: Planning for staff needs

Question 56: What is the term given to the process of "leading" people into the organisation?
Option 1: Orientation
Option 2: Introduction
Option 3: Induction
Option 4: All of the above

Question 57: Training need analysis takes place during which phase of the training process?
Option 1: Deciding what to teach
Option 2: Deciding how to maximize participant learning
Option 3: Choosing appropriate instructional methods
Option 4: Determining whether training programmes are effective

Question 58:Some organizations cooperate with one another during recruitment drives to minimize individual
recruitment costs.

Options: True False

Question 59: The factors that influence the selection of individual's career choices are usually referred to as :
Option 1: Career path
Option 2: Career goals
Option 3: Career anchoring
Option 4: Mentoring
Option 5:

Question 60: Top and middle management personnel are trained on which of the following areas to expose
them to the managerial practices?
Option 1: Planning covers the policy, general programme and plans of the organization and also methods
for effective action.
Option 2: To check current performance against predetermined standards to ensure progress and also to
record experience from the working of plans to serve as a guide to possible future operations.
Option 3: To balance the team efforts, ensuring proper allocation of activities among different members of
the group which leads to co-ordination.
Option 4: Motivation covers employees morale and is sought through proper leadership. The art of self-
motivation has to be included in the manager and executives.

Question 61: Which of the following is the most objective method of identifying the potential successor in
succession management?
Option 1: Performance evaluation
Option 2: Peer group suggestion
Option 3: Superior�s recommendation
Option 4: Management�s preference

Question 62: Some organizations have also a system to extend the probationaryperiod, if the employees fail to
match to the organizationalexpectations. Such placement is known as -------
Option 1: Equal Placement
Option 2: Differential Placement
Option 3: Flexible Placement
Option 4: Weak Placement

Question 63: The process of developing an applicants pool for job openings in an organization is called :
Option 1: Hiring
Option 2: Recruitment
Option 3: Selection
Option 4: Retention
Option 5: