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HRM-MCQ-For-Exam by Siam
HRM-MCQ-For-Exam by Siam
Mohammad Shiam
ID No: 202020212
b. Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the number of visibly underqualified
or over qualified job applicants.
Ans: B
2. The poor quality of selection will mean extra cost on _______ and supervision.
a. Training
b. Recruitment
c. Work quality
d. None of the above
Ans: A
a. Sons of soil
b. Labor market
c. Unemployment rate
d. Supply and demand
Ans: D
4. While recruiting for non - managerial, supervisory and middle - management positions which
external factor is of prime importance?
a. Political - Legal
b. Unemployment rate
c. Labor market
d. Growth and Expansion
Ans: C
Ans: D
6. A major internal factor that can determine the success of the recruiting programme is whether
or not the company engages in ______.
a. HRP
b. Selection
c. Induction
d. None of the above
Ans: A
7. _________ refers to the process of identifying and attracting job seekers so as to build a pool of
qualified job applicants.
a. Selection
b. Training
c. Recruitments
d. Induction
Ans: C
a. 2
b. 6
c. 9
d. 5
Ans: D
a. III, II, I, V, IV
b. III, V, I, IV, II
c. IV, V, III, I, II
d. II, I, IV, V, III
Ans: B
10. ___________ express the relationship of applicant inputs to outputs at various decision points.
a. Number of contacts
b. Yield Ratios
c. Type of contacts
d. Technological sophistication
Ans: B
11. Which of the following are the decisions to be made while devising the strategies to hire?
Ans: D
12. Which decision in strategy development relates to the methods used in recruitment and
selection?
a. Sources of recruitment
b. Technological sophistication
c. Sequencing the activities in the recruitment process
d. ‘make’ or ‘buy’ employees
Ans: B
Ans: C
14. What is the natural perception of people on the process of recruitment and selection?
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Both positive and negative
d. None of the above
Ans: A
15. What is the main objective of the recruitment and selection process?
Ans: B
16. What is the full form of AIDA - a four point guide used by experienced advertisers?
Ans: C
17. Which mode of recruitment is through advertisements, newspapers and want ads?
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. On payroll
d. None of the above
Ans: B
Ans: A
Ans: B
20. Identifying the right people in rival companies, offering them better terms and luring them
away is popularly called as __________.
a. Competition
b. Acquisition
c. Poaching
d. None of the above
Ans: C
21. Which of the following are general costs incurred in the recruitment process?
a. Costs of material
c. Costs of property
Ans: B
22. Which philosophies of recruiting have been mentioned by K. Ashwathappa in his book Human
Resource Management?
a. Both A & B
b. A & C
c. B & C
d. A, B and C
Ans: A
23. _______ provides complete job related information (both positive and negative) to the
applicants so that they can make right decisions before taking the job.
Ans: B
a. Employee leasing
b. Contractors
c. Trade associations
d. None of the above
Ans: A
25. ______ is the process of differentiating between applicants in order to identify and hire those
with a greater likelihood of success in
a job.
Ans: C
26. Selection is ______ in its application as much as it seeks to eliminate as many unqualified
applications as possible in order to identify the right candidates.
Ans: C
Ans: D
28. Which is the type of error in which failure is predicted and it happens?
Ans: B
29. Selection is now ____ and is handled by the human resource department.
a. Unplanned
b. Outsourced
c. Centralised
d. None of the above
Ans: C
i. External environment
ii. Internal environment
iii. Preliminary interview
iv. Selection test
v. Employment interview
vi. Reference and background analysis
vii. Selection decision
viii. Physical examination
ix. Job offer
x. Employment contract
xi. Evaluation
Ans: C
Ans: C
32. A test that seeks to predict success or failure through one’s handwriting is ____
a. Polygraph
b. Graphology
c. Grammatologist
d. None of the above
Ans: B
a. U.S
b. India
c. Germany
d. China
Ans: A
34. Which tests are designed to ensure accuracy of the information given in the
applications?
a. Graphology test
b. Interest test
c. Grammatology test
d. Polygraph test
Ans: D
35. Who used the graphology technique first and in which year?
Ans: A
36. In __________, the interviewer uses pre-set standardised questions which are put to all
applicants.
a. Unstructured interview
b. Structured interview
c. Behavioural interview
d. Mixed interview
Ans: B
37. _______ occurs when an interviewer judges an applicant's entire potential for job
performance on the basis of a single trait, such as how the applicant dresses or talks.
a. Stress producing
b. Halo - effect
c. Unstructured
d. None of the above
Ans: B
a. Physical examination
b. Selection decision
c. Reference and background checks
d. Employment interviews
Ans: B
39. The primary aim of recruitment and selection process is to
A. positive
B. negative
C. both positive and negative
D. none of these
Ans: A
41. The process of developing an applicants’ pool for job openings in an organization is called
A. hiring
B. recruitment
C. selection
D. retention
Ans: B
A. job specication
B. job analysis
C. job description
43._______indicates the degree to which a tool or test measures what it is supposed to measure.
A. validity
B. reliability
C. dependability
D. goodness of fit
Ans: A
44. Which of the following is the most serious problem that might arise due to excessive reliance on
internal recruitment?
45. Internal recruitment has the potentiality to increase the _______ of the employees.
A. conicts
B. misunderstanding
C. income
D. morale
Ans: B
46. Advertisements through newspapers, TV, radio, professional journals and magazines are
_______ methods of recruitment.
A. direct
B. indirect Ans: A
A. private employment
B. public employment
C. professional employment
D. None of the above
Ans: C
48. A prerequisite for a successful and efficient recruitment programme is to have a (an)
A. corporate policy
B. HR policy
C. recruitment policy
D. health and safety policy
Ans: B
50. Which of the following refer to the characteristics of a ‘loose’ labour market? Select all that
apply.
A. Low competition for work.
B. Organisational power to keep salaries constant.
C. Longer job search times for applicants.
D. Organisational access to appropriate skills.
E. Selective hiring.
F. An over-supply of labour relative to the demand.
Ans: C,D,E
51. Which of the following refer to a ‘tight’ labour market? Select all that apply.
53. In a recent survey, what was the top attraction for employees to jobs and organisations?
54. _____________ is a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to
apply for jobs
A) Selection
B) Induction
C) Recruitment
D) Orientation
Answer C) Recruitment
A) Time saving
B) New blood
C) Less expensive
D) increased car
Answer B) New blood
A) New blood
B) More competition
C) Less expensive
D) Less partial
Answer C) Less expensive
57. _______________ can be defined as process of choosing the right person for the right job.
A) Selection
B) Recruitment
C) Induction
D) Orientation
Answer A) selection
58. ______________ is the application form to be filled by the candidate when he goes for
recruitment process in the organisation.
A) Job application
B) Formal application
C) Application blank
D) None of the above
Answer C) Application blank
A) Promotion
B) Transfer
C) Job rotation
D) Departmental exam Answer C) Job rotation
60. _______________ is a selection test which judges the emotional ability which will help to judge
work in group
A) Personality test
B) Intelligence Test
C) Mental Ability Test
D) None of the above Answer A) Personality test
61. _______________ is not an external source of recruitment
A) Campus selection
B) Internal advertisement
C) Consultancy
D) Walk-in Answer B) Internal advertisement
62. _______________ is a selection test to judge the coordination between hands & eye
A) Personality test
B) Intelligence Test
C) Psycho motor test
D) None of the above Answer C) Psycho motor test
A) Suitable
B) Higher
C) Internal
D) External Answer C) Internal
A) Fresh
B) Modern
C) Internal
D) External Answer C)External
66. Identifying the __________________ candidates and ______________ them to apply for the job
is called Recruitment
A) Available, insisting
B) Available, making
C) Potential, Attracting
D) Potential, insisting Answer C) Potential, attracting
67. _____________________ means assigning a specific rank and responsibility to an individual
A) Selection
B) Induction
C) Recruitment
D) Placement Answer D) Placement