Human Resource Management (HRM) MCQs

31. Is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill

A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Personnel planning
D. Interviewing
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill Personnel planning. Personnel planning are the first step in the recruiting and selection process. It is the process of determining an organization’s human resource needs. By such planning an organization ensures that it has right number and kinds of people.

32. When an interviewer prepares a list of questions in advance and asks those question to the candidate to obtain the information from him; it is called

A. A structured interview
B. A well-organized interview
C. A systematic type interview
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
When an interviewer prepares a list of questions in advance and asks those question to the candidate to obtain the information from him; it is called a structured interview. Structured Interview is one in which a particular set of predetermined questions are prepared by the interviewer in advance.

33. Recruitment policy usually highlights need for establishing

A. Job specification
B. Job analysis
C. Job description
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Recruitment policy usually highlights need for establishing job specification. A job specification defines the knowledge, skills and abilities that are required to perform a job in an organization.

34. Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as Organizational

A. Effectiveness
B. Economy
C. efficiency
D. Performativity
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Human Resource Management aims to maximize employees as well as Organizational Effectiveness. Pushing responsibility to lower levels of the organization, making processes smoother and more efficient, and teaching managers to empowering employees to take risks and find new solutions–all have an immense impact on the speed and efficiency of the organization. These are the primary focus of Human Resources.

35. HRM is considered as

A. A reactive function
B. A proactive function
C. An auxiliary function
D. An auto-reactive function
✅ The correct answer is option B.
HRM is considered as a proactive function. It also manages communication, motivation, and leadership between people in the organization.

36. Job identification is one of the components of

A. Job specification
B. Job design
C. Job description
D. Job evaluation
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Job identification is one of the components of Job design. Job design is the process of organizing work as group of tasks, arranging and defining the job process and structure at the workplace depending on the job analysis performed.

37. In which of the following methods Jobs can be arranged according to the relative difficulty in performing them.

A. Ranking method
B. Point method
C. Factor comparison method
D. Classification method
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In Ranking method Jobs can be arranged according to the relative difficulty in performing them. Ranking method is one of the simplest performance evaluation methods. In this method, employees are ranked from best to worst in a group. The simplicity of this method is overshadowed by the negative impact of assigning a ‘worst’ and a ‘best’ rating to an employee.

38. Which of the following is the area from which applicants can be recruited?

A. Employment Lines
B. Employees’ Association
C. Labour Market
D. Labour Schemes
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Labour Market is the area from which applicants can be recruited. A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying job.

39. Which of the following is a key HR role

A. Personnel administrator
B. Business ally
C. Payroll advisor
D. Organisational geographer
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Business ally is a key HR role. The key functions an HR department include labor law compliance, recruiting, staff training and development, payroll, record keeping and employee relations.

40. The important objectives of a job evaluation programme

A. Establishment of sound wage differentials between jobs.
B. Maintenance of a consistent wage policy.
C. Installation of an effective means of wage control.
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The important objectives of a job evaluation programme Establishment of sound wage differentials between jobs is maintenance of a consistent wage policy and installation of an effective means of wage control.
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