Human Resource Management Fundamentals

Test your knowledge of HR concepts including performance appraisal, promotions, recruitment, selection processes, and interview methods

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How is the performance appraisal helpful for an individual?

  1. for motivation
  2. for training
  3. for promotion
  4. All of the above
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what way performance appraisal is helpful to the management?

  1. To identify strengths & weaknesses
  2. To identify only weaknesses
  3. To identify only strengths
  4. None of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 360 degree appraisal, who carries out the process?

  1. Any person who has thorough knowledge about the job
  2. Consultants
  3. Collegues
  4. Managers
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Performance management is believed to have originated from which country?

  1. Denmark
  2. France
  3. USA
  4. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of promotion increases the authority and responsibility, but not the salary?

  1. Dry promotion
  2. Upgradation
  3. Vertical promotion
  4. Seniority based promotion
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of promotion leads to increase in the pay, status, authority and responsibility?

  1. Dry promotion
  2. Vertical promotion
  3. Upgradation
  4. Seniority based promotion
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of a 'Mystery Shopper'?

  1. A person who pretends to be a manager in order to test the service process
  2. A person pretends to be a real customer in order to test the service encountered
  3. A person who works for a competitor and pretends to be a customer in order to test the service encountered
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Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under which promotion is the the job is upgraded in the organizational hierarchy?

  1. Dry promotion
  2. Vertical promotion
  3. Upgradation
  4. Seniority based promotion
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The movement of an employee from one job to another, with or without promotion, demotion, or no change in the job profile, is called _____________

  1. Promotion
  2. Demotion
  3. Job rotation
  4. Transfer
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under which of the following heads, does job analysis, human resource planning and recruitment come?

  1. Training
  2. Development
  3. Selection
  4. Performance appraisal
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the main objective of the Selection Process?

  1. Choosing the best performing candidate
  2. Choosing the average candidate
  3. Training the candidate to perform to his potential
  4. Choosing the wrong candidate
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Transfer caused due to initiation of a long standing employee in the same job is called _____________

  1. Replacement transfer
  2. Production transfer
  3. Rotation transfer
  4. Shift transfer
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The study and collection of information, relating to the nature of a specific job, is called _________

  1. Job rotation
  2. Job analysis
  3. Job description
  4. Job specification
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used as a method to screen the candidate?

  1. Psychological test
  2. Business games
  3. Application blank
  4. Job analysis
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate a candidate in a real life situation?

  1. Psychological test
  2. Situational test
  3. Interest test
  4. Personality test
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which interview is used to get the basic and non-job related information?

  1. Informal interview
  2. Unstructured interview
  3. Panel interview
  4. Depth interview
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following tests is used to find out whether the candidate is versatile or not?

  1. Psychological test
  2. Interest test
  3. Multi-dimensional testing
  4. Personality test
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following interviews gives the candidate a topic for discussion?

  1. Unstructured interview
  2. Discussion interview
  3. Panel interview
  4. Depth interview
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which type of interview, are the candidates brought into one room and then interviewed one by one?

  1. Discussion interview
  2. Panel interview
  3. Group interview
  4. Depth interview
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During which interview are all the formalities and procedures followed?

  1. Discussion interview
  2. Panel interview
  3. Group interview
  4. Formal interview