MGT501 2010

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Consistency should be maintained regarding HR policies in terms of:

► Compensation System

► Training & Development

► Safety Measures


► All of the given options




Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following emerged when individuals realized the strength they could gain by joining together to negotiate with employers?

► Trade unions

► Human relation movement

► Employment legislations

► None of the given options



Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The invisible barrier that blocks females & minorities from ascending into upper levels of an organization, is termed as:

► Gender discrimination

► Glass ceiling

► Affirmative action

► Stereotype



Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following HR function is the basic element of recruitment?

► Attract the job applicants for the particular post

► Select the best one among all applicants

► Train the people as per organizational requirements

► Fire the non-performing employees



Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Entrepreneurs are said to perform the:

► Interpersonal role

► Informational role

► Supportive role

► Decisional role



Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following is mandatory for the formation of an organization?

► An individual

► Two or more individuals

► A proprietor

► An employee



Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Organizational activities are interrelated, due to this characteristic it is referred as:

► A closed system

► An isolated system

► An open system

► A clogged system



Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. _____________ is an attribute of work teams which results in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs.


► Synergy

► Enthusiasm

► Energy

► Initiative



Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The process of pursuing an inclusive culture where newcomers feel welcomed by existing employees and everyone sees the value of his or her job, is termed as:

► Management of uniformity

► Variety management

► Managing stereotypes

► Diversity management



Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. 'There is no need to make any new appointment'; therefore, the organization has transfered Mr. Azam to another branch. This step of the organization is taken to:

► Increase the labor supply than demand

► Maintain the balance of labor supply and demand

► Decrease the labor supply than demand

► Devastate the balance of labor supply and demand



Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following represents the basic goal of the recruitment?

► Communicate job opening positions clearly

► Attract maximum number of applicants

► Self select out the candidates to save time and money

► Attract the qualified candidates & not the unqualified ones



Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following is NOT an organizational challenge in the current dynamic environment?

► Productivity

► Restructuring

► Decentralization

► Quality management



Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. 'Fair employment legislation' is applicable to which of the following?

► Collective bargaining

► Planning & selection

► Training & development

► Grapevine network



Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following managers are refered as service providers?

► Line

► Staff

► Functional

► Operational



Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. What measure should be needed to ensure effective recruitment?

► Keep pool of large size to get best out of it

► Address personnel needs of applicants

► Meet economies of scale for an organization

► Clearly understand organizational goals



Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. All of the following are basic criteria for selecting an applicant, EXCEPT:

► Educational background of an applicant

► Provided references of an applicant

► Work experience of an applicant

► Skills & abilities of an applicant



Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Developed countries usually refer to the developing or underdeveloped nations to get the benefit of cheap labor, hiring made on such basis is referred as:

► Parent-country national

► Host-country national

► Third-country national

► Headquarter national



Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Socialization is a process of :

► Enhancement

► Development

► Introduction

► Evaluation



Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. All of the following areas are covered in an employee orientation program, EXCEPT:

► Organizational history

► Employee benefits

► Organizational issues

► Organizational politics



Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The re-arrangement of organizational structure & change in organizational culture is accomplished during:

► Task analysis

► Organizational analysis

► Person analysis

► Management analysis



Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The analysis conducted by an organization to investigate the composition of a community from where organization recruits its workforce, facilitates:

► Legal compliance

► Equal employment opportunity

► Civil rights

► Affirmative action



Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The major objective of developing people in organization is best stated as

► Keeping talented and productive employees

► Matching the skills to job in particular areas

► Reducing the factory overhead cost

► Minimizing the grievance procedures



Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following management function is being performed by the HR manager when he/she reports on successful cost control with a new health care package?

► Planning

► Organizing

► Leading

► Controlling



Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Omer is a member of a team that makes recommendations for others to implement. Omer is a member of which of the following team?




► Work team

► Virtual team

► Problem solving team

► Self managed team



Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The roots of soft version of HRM can be traced into which of the following schools of thoughts?

► Scientific

► Administrative

► Human relations

► Bureaucratic



Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Why has work force diversity changed the work of the human resource managers?





► Laws require quotas for the employment of all minority groups

► Workers with different backgrounds have different needs that must be accommodated with different compensation packages

► Most of the human resource managers are women that’s why they emphasize more on women workers rights

► Work force diversity is not an issue for the human resource managers



Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. The vice president of human resources of a large-sized manufacturing firm hires Ms. Robina to deal with the compensation and benefit affairs of the employees. Which of the following is the most appropriate position for her?

► HR professional

► HR Generalist

► HR Specialist

► HR Advisor



Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following is an example of affirmative action in Pakistan to give opportunities to the persons not from well developed regions?

► Quota system

► Glass ceiling

► Snap judgment

► Black lash



Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which of the following element(s) is/are required in developing strategic human resource management within an organization?

► Internally transforming HR staff and structure

► Linking HR practices to the business strategy

► Focusing on the values of the human capital pool

► All of the given option



Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. All of the following are organizational goals regarding recruitment EXCEPT

► Meet personal goals

► Attract a pool of qualified applicants

► Keep pool at manageable size

► Provide realistic job previews



Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Recruiting efforts are usually lighter in which of the following organizations?

► Organizations that are large, rather than small

► Organizations that are private, rather than government

► Organizations that have poor, rather than good, compensation packages

► Organizations that have good, rather than poor, working conditions



Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which one of the following statement is most correct?

► Performance simulation tests are used in private organizations

► Performance simulation tests have high construct validity

► Performance simulation tests have high content validity

► Performance simulation tests are restricted to managerial positions



Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. All of the following are disadvantages of hiring host country nationals. EXCEPT

► There might be delay in control and coordination of headquarters

► It limits opportunities for parent country nationals to gain overseas experience

► Not required to fulfill requirements such as visa and work permit

► None of the given option



Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Your browser may not support display of this image. Which one of the following can be used to verify the applicant’s history of employment?

► Structured interview

► Background checks

► Achievement test

► Assessment center



Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )

Your browser may not support display of this image. What measures should be taken at the pre-arrival stage of socialization?



Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )

Your browser may not support display of this image. Identify who conducts job analysis and what are the out comes of job analysis?



Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )

Your browser may not support display of this image. What is difference between training and development?

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following term is used to identify the physical & mental skills, required to perform by an individual within a particular position in an organization?
► Job title

► Job specification

► Job description

► Job evaluation


Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Achievable & quality performance standards can be set with the help of accurate:
► Job description
► Job specification
► Job evaluation
► Job analysis

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Analyze the given data & select the appropriate option to represent this data:

Name Mr. Ali
Marital Status Single
Designation Asst. Manager Finance
Date of joining March 12, 2006
Date of promotion/transfer October 25, 2008



► MIS (Management Information System)
► HRIS (Human Resource Information System)
► IS (Information System)
► DBMS (Data Base Management System)

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The major concern of the organizations during 1990s was:
► Productivity
► Efficiency

► Quality
► All of the given options

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Within an organizations people work:
► Individually
► In hierarchy
► Separately
► Independently

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
HR generalist is involved in:
► Performing all or few (more than one) HR functions
► Performing a single focused HR function
► Providing orientation to employees only
► Designing special compensation packages for female employees

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Ufone, appointed Mr. Ali just to develop training modules for its employees. In such a case Mr. Ali is said to be a/an:
► HR executive
► HR generalist
► HR specialist
► None of the given options

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_____________ is an attribute of work teams which results in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs.


► Synergy

► Enthusiasm

► Energy

► Initiative


Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
___________ team has control over its work pace, determination of work assignments and operate without a manager.

► Problem identification

► Self-managed

► Virtual

► Cross-functional


Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
________ team allows groups to meet without concern for space or time and enables organizations to link workers together.


► Process

► Self-managed

► Virtual

► Cross-functional


Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What could be the main consideration of an HR manager during recruitment?
► Outsource the employee selection to recruiting agencies
► Screen the pool of appropriate applicants
► Attract a large number of applicants
► Only hire the experienced candidates

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A test conducted to ensure the biological fitness of an individual by identifying the presence of any inherited diseases like diabetese, heart diseases, neurological disorders etc, is termed as:

► Hereditary testing
► Gene testing
► Instinct testing
► Genetic testing

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
'Due to lack of knowledge among employees, they are unable to operate the computerized MIS', which of the following addresses this problem?
► Provision of new computers
► Conduct relevant training
► Supply input devices
► Supply output devices

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Cost of human resource increases considerably due to which of the following?
► Cost of production
► Rate of absenteeism
► Complicated technology
► Outdated equipment

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following skills are important at almost every level of management?
► Technical
► Interpersonal
► Conceptual
► None of the given options

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The study of organizational behavior helps managers:
► To see the value of workforce diversity
► To analyze the efficiency of an organization
► To become environmental friendly
► To achieve mass production

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following reflects the holding beliefs about people that place them in categories for recognizing and accepting differences?
► Stereotyping
► Backlash
► Mistrust
► Cohesiveness

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following factor plays the vital role while conducting job analysis?
► Collecting maximum information
► Understanding individual goals of employees
► Obtaining top management support first
► All of the given options

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
While conducting job analysis the 'Observation Method' is useful when:
► Job requires more intellectual skills to complete
► Job is repetitive in nature
► Job is market oriented and requires more data
► Job consists of observable physical activity

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to make recruitment process more efficient, organizations shift this responsibility to outside firms with expertise in the recruitment services. Which of the given term represents this shifting of responsibility by an organization?

► Outsourced hiring

► Employee referrals

► Employee leasing

► Job advertising


Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following term is used as the indicator of missing information by the applicant while making selection decision?
► Red flag
► Red alert
► High alert
► Alarming situation

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
During which stage of socialization, employees successfully internalize the organizational norms & beliefs?

► Pre-arrival stage
► Encounter stage
► Metamorphosis stage
► Post-retirement stage

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is the main point of difference between HRM in a large and a small business organization?




► Small organizations usually have HR specialists whereas large organizations have generalists to perform a variety of HR tasks
► Small organizations usually have generalists who perform a variety of HR tasks whereas large organizations have HR specialists
► Small organizations don’t need to perform human resource functions
► There is no difference between HRM in a large and a small business organization

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Many decades ago, what were the duties of a personnel manager in an organization?



► Dealt with employees’ recruitment, selection, training and development
► Dealt with employees’ training, development and performance management
► Dealt with employees’ wages, minor medical problems and leaves record
► Dealt with employees’ hiring, performance and compensation

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is true regarding employee involvement concept in todays organizations?




► Managers should set targets and spelled out to each employees
► Employees feel more secure when they know the boss is incharge
► Employee involvement enhances productivity but decreases innovative ideas
► Participative management gives employees more control over day to day job activities

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A president of registered small brick manufacturing firm has to give wages to the skilled and semi skilled workers according to the minimum wage ordinance, 1961. Which of the following external environmental factor is forcing to do so?

►Labor union
►Shareholders
►Competition
►Government legislation

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following duties are performed by the line authority EXCEPT:



►Improving job performance
►Interpreting policies and procedures
►Developing employee abilities
►Assistance in hiring process

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following statement is accurate regarding affirmative action?

►A voluntary program to correct past injustice in an employment process
►An action that is discriminatory towards the minority group
►An early retirement program for the female workers
►A process of receiving less favorable outcomes

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Being head of human resource department, you received a gap analysis report. It indicated labor shortage and need to hire five more admin assistant, six machine operators and three surveyors. What should be your next step to fill identified gaps?
►Examine current HR inventories to determine internal sources available to remove gap
►Hire admin assistant on priority basis and leave hiring of other posts on some other time
►Compensation packages offered for the said posts should be revised immediately
►The identified gaps are ignorable that’s why further actions are not required

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following tasks are performed during job analysis EXCEPT


►Duties and responsibilities of a job are defined
►Working conditions for a job are defined
►Human requirements of a job are identified
►Basic pay ranges for a job are set

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Interviews are most valuable for assessing a candidate’s which of the following skills?


►Applied level of mental skills
►Level of conscientiousness
►Interpersonal skills
►All of the given options

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The application form should avoid asking questions related to



►Seek permission for checking background
►Provide work history
►Indicate abilities to follow directions
►Provide full medical history

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are disadvantages of hiring host country nationals. EXCEPT
►There might be delay in control and coordination of headquarters
►It limits opportunities for parent country nationals to gain overseas experience
►Not required to fulfill requirements such as visa and work permit
►None of the given option

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Examples of off-the-job training include all of the following EXCEPT


►Apprenticeship programs
►Internet courses
►Public seminars
►Videotapes

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “employees subjected to socialization programs, including topics of politics and career management, perform better than those who have not undergone such training?”


Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
Being a human resource manager describe how you can help your organization to gain competitive advantage through human resources?


Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
What is the purpose of socialization and why is it important?