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1691. Which 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?

A. Best Practice

B. Best fit

C. Resource-based view

D. Life cycle models

✅ 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.

1692. The five-stage model of the consumer buying process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT ________.

A. Problem recognition

B. Information search

C. Social interaction

D. Purchase decision

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The five-stage model of the consumer buying process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT Social interaction. Social interactions are the processes by which we act and react to those around us.

1693. In managerial grid, the style which focuses moderate concern for both production and people is

A. task management

B. impoverished style

C. middle of the road

D. team management style

✅ The correct answer is option C.
In managerial grid, the style which focuses moderate concern for both production and people is middle of the road. Middle-of-the-road management reflects a moderate amount of concern for both people and production.

1694. ___________ involves surveillance of a firm’s external environment to predict environmental changes to come and detect changes already under way

A. Environmental scanning

B. Environmental monitoring

C. Competitive intelligence

D. Environmental forecasting

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Environmental scanning involves surveillance of a firm’s external environment to predict environmental changes to come and detect changes already under way. Environmental scanning is the process of gathering information about events and their relationships within an organization’s internal and external environments. The basic purpose of environmental scanning is to help management determine the future direction of the organization.

1695. In equilibrium position, spread between foreign and domestic rate of interest must be equal to spread of

A. domestic rates

B. forward and spot exchange rates

C. forward rate

D. spot rates

✅ The correct answer is option B.
In equilibrium position, spread between foreign and domestic rate of interest must be equal to spread of forward and spot exchange rates. A spot rate is a contracted price for a transaction that is taking place immediately (it is the price on the spot). A forward rate, on the other hand, is the settlement price of a transaction that will not take place until a predetermined date in the future; it is a forward-looking price.

1696. Which of the following is not a function normally performed by the HR department?

A. Employee relation

B. Training and Development

C. Accounting

D. Recruitment and Selection

✅ 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.

1697. ______ type of cables need minimum numbers of repeaters

A. Fibre optic

B. Co-axial

C. Twisted pair

D. Lead wire

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Fibre optic type of cables need minimum numbers of repeaters. A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable, but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light.

1698. Type of funds that have transfer transactions between financial institutions are classified as

A. federal funds

B. premium funds

C. discount funds

D. mean funds

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Type of funds that have transfer transactions between financial institutions federal fundsare classified as federal funds. Federal funds, often referred to as fed funds, are excess reserves that commercial banks and other financial institutions deposit at regional Federal Reserve banks; these funds can be lent, then, to other market participants with insufficient cash on hand to meet their lending and reserve needs

1699. Exchange of ideas between two or more persons is

A. Understanding

B. Telling

C. communication

D. listening

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Exchange of ideas between two or more persons is communication. Communication is the exchange and flow of information, fact, opinion or ideas from one person to another. It involves a sender transmitting the message or feeling to a receiver.

1700. Type of instrument whoever holds it gets interest and principal amount is classified as

A. term instrument

B. interim instrument

C. primary instrument

D. bearer instrument

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Type of instrument whoever holds it gets interest and principal amount is classified as bearer instrument. A bearer instrument, or bearer bond, is a type of fixed-income security in which no ownership information is recorded and the security is issued in physical form to the purchaser. The holder is presumed to be the owner, and whoever is in possession of the physical bond is entitled to the coupon payments.