Mgt501 Mid Term by Juanid

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following defines the levels of authority to perform the

assigned tasks?
► Labor union
► Competitor's threat
► Organizational structure Pg 16
► Pressure group
The actions of people at work place are studied under which of the
following discipline?
► Psychology
► Organizational behavior PG 17
► Sociology
► Anthropology
Job specification is a statement that represents:
► Required skills
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► Specific qualification
► Personality traits
► All of the given options pg 69
'Job specification' is said to be an outcome of which of the given term?
► Job analysis pg 68
► Job title
► Job evaluation
► Job worth
Jobs are compensated on the basis of:
► Job specification
► Job worth
► Job description
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Which of the following is served as criteria for declaring a particular job

as worth-full?
► Physical motion
► Significance of task
► Mental stress
► Long working hours
The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is

termed as:
► Job description
► Job evaluation
The three most important job-related attitudes are:
► Job involvement, organizational commitment and job enrichment
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► Job satisfaction, job orientation and organizational commitment
► Job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment pg

18
► Job satisfaction, job enlargement and organizational behavior
Which of the following term describes the unique combination of

psychological traits that describes a person’s behaviors?
► Perception
► Personality pg21
► Attitude
► Ability
Successful managers are:
► Efficient & effective pg 3
► Goal achievers
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► Strict to employees
► Policy makers
Which of the following is an online recruitment method engaged in by a

single employer or group of employers to attract a large number of
applicants?
► Job fairs
► Recent grads
► Internship programs
► Recruiting sites pg 43
Which of the given statement reflects the Relationship between HRM &
Management?
► Both are same
► Management is one aspect of HRM
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► HRM is one aspect of Management pg 47
► No relationship exists
Which of the following HR function is the basic element of recruitment?
► Attract the job applicants for the particular post pg 43
► Select the best one among all applicants
► Train the people as per organizational requirements
► Fire the non-performing employees
Entrepreneurs are said to perform the:
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► Interpersonal role
► Informational role
► Supportive role
► Decisional role pg 11
The intellectual & mechanical process used by an organization to

transform inputs into outputs is termed as:
► Task
► People
► Structure
► Technology pg 13
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Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological

& social factors on employees’ performance?
► Scientific approach
► Rational approach
► Human relations approach pg 15
► Systematic approach
Under which of the following authority, an HR manager took the

decision to provide training to its employees regarding the operations of
newly installed machine?
► Staff
► Functional
► Line pg 51
► Implied
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Which one of the following is NOT the advantage of Workforce
Diversity?
► Increased creativity and flexibility
► Decreased problem-solving skills pg 41
► Multiple perspectives
► Greater openness to new ideas
The best hiring occurs when the goals of which of the following should
consistent to each other?
► HR managers, Finance managers
► Head office, Branch
► Organization, Individual
► Lower managers, Top managers
Which of the following method includes the exchange of information

between organizational member & the applicant through a goal-oriented
conversation?
► Counseling simulations
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► Vocational interest test
► Role playing
► Employment interview pg 86
The process by which people acquire skills & abilities required to

perform jobs at hand, is known as:
► Learning
► Training
► Development
► Need analysis
Which of the following department is responsible for handling safety &

health issues of employees?
► HR department pg 105
► Procurement department
► Finance department
► Marketing department
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Organizations started giving more focus on the quality of work life

(QWL) during:
► 1960-70
► 1970-80 correct silde se
► 1980-90
► 1990-2000
Which of the following is a forecasting technique that involves

experimenting a real-world situation through a mathematical model?
► Simulation pg 59
► Modeling
► Mock-up
► Replication
Which of the following information is NOT collected through

observation method while conducting job analysis?
► Who is monitoring the task?
► What task has done?
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► How task has done?
► How long a task has taken to complete?
Which of the following is a process of attracting individuals on timely

basis, in sufficient numbers and with appropriate qualifications, to apply
for jobs with an organization?
► Selection
► Recruitment 74
► Staffing
► Enrollment
Which of the following method is used to inform employees about the

company's job openings?
► Job publishing
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► Job declaration
► Job posting 77
► Job listing
Which of the following is a test validation method that determines

whether a test measures certain traits that are important in performing a
job or not?
► Concept validity
► Criterion validity
► Construct validity 85
► Content validity
During which of the following interview, an interviewer asks probing

and open-ended questions?
► Structured interview
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► Unstructured interview 86
► Formal interview
► Planned interview
Which of the following source can be used to ensure the authentication

of the information provided by the job applicant?
► Reference check 89
► Criminal record
► Application form
► Credit history
All of the following areas are covered in an employee orientation

program, EXCEPT:
► Organizational history
► Employee benefits
► Organizational issues
► Organizational politics 94
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Which of the following department of an organization performs the

managerial function of matching organizational needs with the skills &
abilities of the employees?
► Finance department
► Marketing department
► Production department
► Human Resource department
Which of the following term best represents the individuals who have
interests in an organization and are influenced by it?
► Workforce
► Stakeholders
► Customers
► Stockholders
Which of the following component of attitude represents a person’s

opinions, knowledge, and information?
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► Affective component
► Cognitive component 18
► Behavioral component
► Objective component
The mental process to interpret environment as per one's own

understanding is known as:
► Perception pg 20
► Personality
► Attitude
► Ability
Which of the following act represents a situation in which employment

decisions are NOT affected by illegal discrimination?
► Fair employment 55
► Legal compliance
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► Litigation process
► Affirmative action
If in a country women advocates are not encouraged to be appointed as

high court judges; which of the following constraint applies in this
situation?
► Grievance practices
► Equal employment opportunity 56
► Glass ceiling effect
► Reverse discrimination
Read carefully the following section of job advertisement.
ü “Management, both technical & administrative affairs.
ü Promotion of marine R&D activities for the purpose of

protection/preservation of marine environment.
ü Exploration & management of marine research &

development within the marine zone of Pakistan."
This section of job advertisement represents which of the following

term?
► Job analysis
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► Job description
► Job summary
'Job description' provides which of the following information?
 ►Defined job activities & responsibilities 69
►Set of KSA required to perform a job
►Level of experience mandatory for a particular job
►Individual’s general attitude that affects the job performance
Which of the following statement represents "effectiveness"?
►Achieve most output in less time
►Achieve mass production
►Achieve most output with least input
►Achieve organizational goals pg 8
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Question No: 41 ( Marks: 10 )
There are several sources that can identify the training needs. List &
explain any five of such sources.
Answer:
 Context Analysis. An analysis of the business needs or other reasons

the training is desired. The important questions being answered by this
analysis are who decided that training should be conducted, why a
training program is seen as the recommended solution to a business
problem, what the history of the organization has been with regard to
employee training and other management interventions.
 User Analysis. Analysis dealing with potential participants and
instructors involved in the process. The important questions being
answered by this analysis are who will receive the training and their
level of existing knowledge on the subject, what is their learning style,
and who will conduct the training.
 Work analysis. Analysis of the tasks being performed. This is an
analysis of the job and the requirements for performing the work. Also
known as a task analysis or job analysis, this analysis seeks to specify
the main duties and skill level required. This helps ensure that the
training which is developed will include relevant links to the content of
the job.
 Content Analysis. Analysis of documents, laws, procedures used on the
job. This analysis answers questions about what knowledge or
information is used on this job. This information comes from manuals,
documents, or regulations. It is important that the content of the
training does not conflict or contradict job requirements. An
experienced worker can assist (as a subject matter expert) in
determining the appropriate content.
 Training Suitability Analysis. Analysis of whether training is the
desired solution. Training is one of several solutions to employment
problems. However, it may not always be the best solution. It is
important to determine if training will be effective in its usage.
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 Cost-Benefit Analysis. Analysis of the return on investment (ROI) of
training. Effective training results in a return of value to the
organization that is greater than the initial investment to produce or
administer the training.
 ----------------------------------------------------

Which of the following structure is formed to facilitate the work flow for
goals achievement?
► Society
► Organization pg 8
► Union
► Government

Impact of individuals' behavior within an organization is studied under:
►Organizationalculture
►Organizationalnorms
►Organizational behavior
► Organizational rules

The three most important job-related attitudes are:
►Job involvement,  organizational commitment and job
enrichment
►Job satisfaction,  job orientation and organizational
commitment
►Job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment
►Job satisfaction,  job enlargement and organizational
behavior
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What could be the reason behind linking HRM with the strategic goals
& objectives of an organization?
►Promote centralization
►Foster innovation & flexibility 62
►Support bureaucratic culture
►Develop rigid policies

HR department became the main force behind all changes during:
►Mechanistic period
►Catalytic period
►Organisticperiod
►Strategic period

While developing laws, management should be able to:
►Implement laws byforce
►Modify as perrequirement
►Defend theirdecisions
►Easily convey among employees

Which of the following Management functions are applicable w.r.t
HRM?
►Planning, organizing, leading & controlling
►Planning& organizing only
►Leading& controlling only
►None of themanagement functions applied
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Reactive approach to overcome the influence of discriminatory practices
occurred in the past is referred as:
►Equal employmentopportunity
►Affirmative action
►HRplanning
►Litigationprocess
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Which of the following recruitment method provides a platform to
multiple employers to attract large number of applicants?
►Job offer
►Job fair
► Jobfestival
► Job listing

In order to promote unbiased management, organizations should
develop:
► Powerful union
► Legal compliance
► Strategic alliances
► Stakeholder influence

Good judgment, creativity, and the ability to see the big picture are the
abilities of managers having:
► Technical skills
► Interpersonal skills
► Conceptual skills
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► Practical skills

How many levels of management are in a traditional organization?
►4
►5
►3

With the emergence of Information Technology (IT), organizations are
needed to perform which of the following activity in response to this new
technological trend?
► Job evaluation
► Job description
► Job analysis

By retrieving required information timely, organizations are in the
position to:
► Take critical decisions
► Support organizational activities
► Facilitate organizational people
► Implement strategies more efficiently

If the workforce of an organization represents true proportion of the
community sectors in all its job classifications, it represents the
_____________________ of its affirmative action.
► Gaps
► Effectiveness 99
► Discrepancies
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► Performance

Who is responsible for creating a link between outsiders and the people
inside the organization?
► Entrepreneur
► Spokesperson
► Figurehead
► Liaison 11

Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological
& social factors on employees’ performance?
► Scientific approach
► Rational approach
► Human relations approach repeated
► Systematic approach

The assumption that the individuals scoring high in the test can be the
better performers than the low scorers; which of the following
strengthens this assumption?
► Standard validity
► Criterion validity repeated
► Content validity
► Aspect validity

‘Actual situation – desired situation = problem discrepancy’, which of
the following term signifies this equation?
► Gap analysis
► Organizational analysis
► Task analysis
► Person analysis
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Organizational basic components are:
► Machinery, people, office building
► People, purpose, structure pg 3
► People, structure, finances
► People, strategies, resources

Human resource management is a part of management that is concerned
with ________ dimension.
► Technology
► People
► Financial
► Asset
Which of the following is a measure to ensure minorities’ involvement on
equality basis who had been discriminated in the past?
► Equal employment opportunity
► Civil rights
► Anti-gender discrimination
► Affirmative action

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

When every applicant is scoring almost the same on attempting the same
test, the test is said to be:
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► Valid
► Reliable
► Qualitative
► Traditional

Which of the following statement defines 'Socialization'?
► The formation of an attachment bond between an infant and its career
► The tendency of social theorists to explain everything in terms of
social causes
► The process of becoming part of a society by learning its norms
and values 74
► The historical process by which societies change from traditional to
modern ones

Which of the following best reflects the responsibility of a Disseminator?
► Represent the organization to the outsiders
► Hire, train, motivate employees
► Perform duties that are symbolic & ceremonial in nature
► Transmit information to organizational members 11

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

Which of the following can be a possible job activity of an HR manager
at corporate level when he/she is engaged in employees’ development?
► Plan job rotation of experienced managers for further training
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► Develop company wide Equal Employment Opportunity plan
► Apply job evaluation procedures to new job titles
► Develop plans for organizational retrenchment
Which of the following types of group role is recognized as functional by
the literature?
► Task oriented roles and relationship roles 24
► Task oriented roles and individual roles
► Relationship roles and self serving roles
► Interest pleader role and self confessor role

Which of the following is considered as the last stage in the
HRM/personnel development?
► Bureaucratic management
► Records and administration
► Regulative accountability
► Competitive advantage correct 31

Which of the following is considered as a negative attribute of
globalization for employees in the developed country?
 Reduction in job security
 Promotion of free trade 
 Increase in competition 
 Increase in information flow 

Which of the following role is usually associated with the HR manager in
an organization?
 Top level authority 

 Line authority 
 Advisory/staff authority 52
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 Supervisory authority 

The centralized HR functions can be perceived as being:
►Too rigid, more interested in enforcing rules than in responding to

individual HR needs 
►Slow, losing some of the best candidates because of the time taken to
process the paper work 
►Complex, with intricate grievance procedures that make it impossible to
sack poor performer 
►All of the given options 

Anticipating and coping with change includes all of the following
EXCEPT
 Implementing fair employment legislation 

 Conducting research to evaluate current HRM practices
 Screening the applicants pool
 Anticipating future HRM trends 

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 pg 52
Question No: 24 (Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following statement is accurate regarding affirmative
action?
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 A voluntary program to correct past injustice in an employment
process pg 55 
 An action that is discriminatory towards the minority group
 An early retirement program for the female workers
 A process of receiving less favourable outcomes

Ahmed, HR manager of Tri-Star Technologies is involved in human
resource planning process. What sort of information can be obtained
through supply and demand forecasts?
 Overstaffing in sales department
 Shortage of machine operators in production department
 Estimates of changes in the external supply 
 All of the given options

When the economy is stagnant and unemployment levels are high then;
 Organizations can not attract the applicants 
 Organizations have to put much effort for attracting applicants
 Organizations can recruit employees from the global market 
 Organizations can obtain large applicant pool with very little effort
74 
The variability in interview results across an applicant pool is reduced by
using a standardized
 Approach for recruiting applicants

 Pool of applicants
 Set of interview questions
 Time frame for scheduling interviews

The application form should avoid asking questions related to
 Seek permission for checking background 
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 Provide work history
 Indicate abilities to follow directions
 Provide full medical history

Mostly the content of employee handbooks include(s):
 Welcome note 
 Introduction of organization
 Rules and procedures
 All of the given option 169 

Training needs may be assessed by answering the questions that are listed
here. EXCEPT
 What behaviors are necessary to complete assigned tasks? 

 What skill deficiencies do job incumbent have related to tasks? 
 What tasks are needed to achieve the organizational goal? 
 What, historically, has worked well in this organization? 

Hina recently completed her MPA with specialization in human resource
management. She was hired as a compensation analyst by a large firm.
What training is she likely to get before she starts training?
 She needs no training to start work 

 She should attend one week training on “financial management” 
 She needs training specific to job such as how to interpret
internally developed pay graphs and charts
 She should be sent to a local university for some course work
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Under which of the following authority, an HR Manager took the
decision to provide training to its employees regarding the operations of
newly installed machine?
 Staff 
 Functional 
 Line 
 Implied 

Following are all included in 'Statistical Approach' of forecasting
EXCEPT:
 Trend analysis 
 Sensitivity analysis 59 
 Ratio analysis 
 Regression analysis 

When the president of a bank congratulating a new group of trainees then
he is performing which of the following role?
 Figure head 
 Disseminator 
 Disturbance handler 
 Entrepreneur 
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following defines the levels of authority to perform the

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

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

Job specification is a statement that represents:

► All of the given options pg 69

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

'Job specification' is said to be an outcome of which of the given term?

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

Jobs are compensated on the basis of:

Which of the following is served as criteria for declaring a particular job

► Long working hours

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

The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is

► Job analysis pg 182

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

The three most important job-related attitudes are:

► Job involvement, organizational commitment and job enrichment

► Job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment pg

► Job satisfaction, job enlargement and organizational behavior

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

Which of the following term describes the unique combination of

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

Successful managers are:

► Efficient & effective pg 3

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

Which of the following is an online recruitment method engaged in by a

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

► Both are same

► Management is one aspect of HRM

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

Which of the following HR function is the basic element of recruitment?

► Attract the job applicants for the particular post pg 43

► Select the best one among all applicants

► Train the people as per organizational requirements

► Fire the non-performing employees

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

Entrepreneurs are said to perform the:

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

The intellectual & mechanical process used by an organization to

Which of the following approach emphasizes the effect of psychological

► Human relations approach pg 15

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

Under which of the following authority, an HR manager took the

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

► Increased creativity and flexibility

► Decreased problem-solving skills pg 41

► Greater openness to new ideas

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

► HR managers, Finance managers

► Head office, Branch

► Lower managers, Top managers

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

Which of the following method includes the exchange of information

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

The process by which people acquire skills & abilities required to

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

Which of the following department is responsible for handling safety &

Organizations started giving more focus on the quality of work life