4 Register Number :

offered them training for a period of two Name of the Candidate :

years, before they were appointed as senior
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pervisors. Such appointments were made to
about 40 percent of the vacancies of senior M.B.A. ( Human Resource Management )
supervisors that occurred in the organisation. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2010
This was considered necessary by ( FIRST YEAR )
management as a planned programme of
imparting vitality to the organisation. Besides, ( PAPER - II )

many of the old-timers, who had risen from 120. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
the ranks did not possess the necessary
academic background with the result that they December ] [ Time : 3 Hours
could not keep pace with the technological Maximum : 75 Marks
changes. Management also believed, that in
the rapidly changing conditions of industry, a SECTION - A (5 × 3= 15)
bank of technically competent supervisors Answer any FIVE questions.
played a pivotal role, besides serving as a All questions carry equal marks.
pool from which to select future departmental
managers. 1. (a) Differentiate human resource management
from personnel management.
Engineering graduates were selected from
amongst those who applied in response to an (b) What are the objectives of human
all- India advertisement. For the selection of resource planning ?
one engineer, on an average, eight applicants, (c) What is job description ? State the uses
were called for interview. A selection commit- of job description.
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Production Manager, the Personnel manager Turn Over
and the Training Officer interviewed and se-
lected the candidates. The selection interview
was preceeded by a written test
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(d) What are the elements of recruitment SECTION - C (1 ×15= 15)

policy ?
Answer any ONE question.
(e) What are the principles of training ?
7. Explain the features, scope and functions of
(f) What are fringe benefits ? human resource management.

(g) What are the causes of indiscipline ? 8. Describe the various steps involved in
selection process.
(h) What are the objectives of performance
appraisal ? 9. Describe the practices adopted to improve
quality of work life.
SECTION - B (3 ×10= 30)
SECTION - D (1 ×15= 15)
Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks. ( Compulsory )

2. Explain the managerial functions of a human 10. Case study :

resource manager.
POPAT ENGINEERING COMPANY*
3. What is job analysis ? Explain the techniques
Popat Engineering Company was a large
of a job analysis.
heavy-engineering unit. It attached great
4. Evaluate modern interview techniques. importance to the recruitment and training of
its senior supervisors. Apart from selecting
5. Differentiate between transfer and separation.
them from within the organisation, the
6. Explain the steps involved in training company recruited, every alternative year,
programmes. about ten young engineering graduates and

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