Human Resource Management (HRM) MCQs

The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as

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A. Application ratio
B. Recruitment ratio
C. Selection ratio
D. Employment ratio
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as Selection ratio. Selection ratio is a concept used in human resources to make choices about hiring people.

When an interviewer asks the questions to the candidate according to the response received from him and the questions asked are not pre-determined in such an interview, it is called

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A. Unprepared type of interview
B. Unstructured interview
C. Unconditional interview
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
In an unstructured interview, the interviewer does not have a strict agenda but rather allows the applicant to set the pace of the interview and asks the questions to the candidate according to the response received from him

A Competency consists of

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A. The specific tasks a person must do
B. Skills and behaviors
C. A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability
D. Communications and behavior
✅ The correct answer is option D.
A Competency consists of Communications and behavior. The combination of observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes that contribute to enhanced employee performance and ultimately result in organizational success. To understand competencies, it is important to define the various components of competencies.

A job specification is one of the areas of

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A. Job analysis
B. Job design
C. Job description
D. Job summary
✅ The correct answer is option A.
A job specification is one of the areas of Job analysis. Job analysis is the process of gathering and analyzing information about the content and the human requirements of jobs, as well as, the context in which jobs are performed. This process is used to determine placement of jobs.

An incentive plan may consist of

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A. Monetary
B. Nonmonetary
C. Both monetary and nonmonetary
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
An incentive plan may consist of both monetary and nonmonetary. Monetary rewards are the incentives which involve direct money to the employees. Non-Monetary rewards are the incentives which do not involve direct money to the employees. Non-Monetary rewards are usually given to all the employees of a certain level to offer them convenience and security.

HR managers are generally the managers:

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A. Line
B. Middle
C. Staff
D. Top
✅ The correct answer is option C.
HR managers are generally the managers staff. The role of an HR manager is to manage, create, implement and supervise policies/regulations, which are mandatory for every employee and also have knowledge of its appropriate functioning.

Increasing the number and variety of tasks assigned to a job is called

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A. Job rotation
B. Job enlargement
C. Job enrichment
D. (a) and (c)
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Increasing the number and variety of tasks assigned to a job is called Job enlargement. It is a vertical expansion of the job as opposed to the horizontal expansion of a job, which is called job enlargement.

Why might there be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach to HRM in Organisations?

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A. Because the best-practice approach tends to be resource- intensive
B. Because there is much variation in the literature and empirical research as to what constitutes best-practice
C. Because the best-practice approach would not fit the cost-reduction driven strategies favoured by many in short-terms economies.
D. Because the best-practice approach does not emphasize the individual business context
✅ The correct answer is option A.
There might be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach to HRM in Organisations because there might be some difficulty in identifying and applying the Best-practice approach to HRM in Organisations.