Human Resource Management (HRM) MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Human relations approach emphasizes the’ effect of psychological &. Social factors on employees’ performance. According to Human Relations Approach, management is the Study of behaviour of peo­ple at work. This approach had its origin in a series of experiments conducted by Professor Elton Mayo and his associates at the Harvard School of Business at the Western Electric Company’s Hawthorne Works, near Chicago.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The human resource management functions aims at helping the Organisation deal with its employees in different stages of employment. Human Resource Management typically means to engage, improve and preserve sufficiently capable employees, to implement the activities essential to achieve organizational aims.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Under Functional authority, an HR manager took the decision to provide training to its employees regarding the operations of newly installed machine. Functional authority is the right that is delegated to an individual or a department to control specified processes, practices, policies, or other matters in relation to activities undertaken by persons in other departments.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
To retain valuable human resources Organisations provides attractive salaries, fringe benefits and career development opportunities.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Best Practice approach that seeks to link strategy, business, performance and HRM policies and practices, assumes that there are a number of HRM practices that are suitable for all Organisations. HR strategies are appropriate to the circumstances of the organization, including the culture, operational processes and external environment. HR strategies have to take account of the particular needs of both the organization and its people.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Management by objectives means the setting of objectives to bring about the achievement of the corporate goals. Management by objectives (MBO) is a management technique for setting clear goals for a specific time period and its monitoring progress.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
A brief write-up of what the job is all about is Job summary. A job summary basically provides an overview of the company and the expectations that comes with the job. It summarizes the main point of the job description which may include key responsibilities, functions, and duties; education and experience requirements and other important information.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Firing the non-performing employees, HR manager is said to perform the decisional role. Decisional role is one of the most important and crucial part of the managerial activity because making decisions is the crux of completing the objective of the organization.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The first step in the human resource planning process is forecasting future human resource needs. Human resources (HR) forecasting involves projecting labor needs and the effects they’ll have on a business. An HR department forecasts both short- and long-term staffing needs based on projected sales, office growth, attrition and other factors that affect a company’s need for labor.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Accounting is not a function normally performed by the HR department. The six main function of HR are recruitment, workplace safety, employee relations, compensation planning, labor law compliance and training.