Human Resource Management (HRM) MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Manpower Inventory involves the classification of characteristics of personnel in an organisation, in addition to counting their number.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
In Factor Comparison method, each factor is ascribed a Money value. Factor comparison is systematic and scientific method designed to carry out job evaluation which instead of ranking job as a whole, ranks according to a series of factors. The aim of factor comparison is to assign financial value to the relative parts of each job role.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Physical examination may protect the company against unwarranted claims under workers compensation laws. Physical ability tests measure the physical ability of an applicant to perform a particular task or the strength of specific muscle groups, as well as overall strength and stamina. Physical ability tests may be conducted for potential employees in the manual and physical labor sectors.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Job Evaluation tries to make a systematic comparison between Jobs to assess their relative worth for the purpose of establishing a rational pay structure.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The biggest problem facing e-HR is the security of HR data. E-HRM is the (planning, implementation and) application of information technology for both networking and supporting at least two individual or collective actors in their shared performing of HR activities.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The basic managerial skills are To supervise, To stimulate and To motivate.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Contextual analysis, Role analysis and Performance appraisal are the factors that come under work planning that is component systems of HRD.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Ranking method is best suited for Small organizations. 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.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
In the future, HR managers will have to deal with all of the following workforce changes, except an an abundance of entry level workers.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The interview is used as a method for determining the degree ‘of fit between the applicant and the demands of the job. A job interview is an interview consisting of a conversation between a job applicant and a representative of an employer which is conducted to assess whether the applicant should be hired.