Practice Human Resource Management Questions and Answers

• Match the Following Match the HR theories with their proponents: Choose the correct answer....
• Assertion (A): A Balanced Scorecard should include both financial and non-financial measures. Reason (R): Financial measures alone adequately predict futur...
• Which competency is least likely to be classified as a threshold competency for a bank probationary officer?
• Consider the following statements: 1. The Code on Wages, 2019 applies to all employees. 2. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 consolidates the Trade Union...
• Which intervention is MOST appropriate when the primary objective is to improve collaboration between two departments experiencing persistent conflict?
• A bank identifies potential future General Managers ten years before expected vacancies and provides rotational assignments, executive mentoring, and strat...
• According to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, which of the following is a motivator?
• Which HR practice BEST demonstrates horizontal fit?
• A company has implemented the following: • Competency-based recruitment • Structured onboarding • Continuous learning through the 70–20–10 model ...
• A bank is planning to expand its digital banking operations. The HR department proposes hiring a large number of employees with technical skills but does n...
• Consider the following statements regarding Human Resource Planning (HRP): 1. HRP attempts to match future human resource demand with supply. 2. HRP is con...
• A company has adopted a competency-based recruitment system. During the final stage, candidates undergo simulations, in-basket exercises, role plays and le...
• Which compensation philosophy focuses on rewarding employees according to the market median rather than organizational hierarchy?
• According to expectancy theory, motivation becomes zero when
• A bank introduces a new role called Digital Relationship Manager. The HR manager is asked to prepare a document describing the duties, responsibilities, re...
• Consider the following statements: 1. Reliability refers to the consistency of a selection instrument. 2. Validity refers to whether a selection method mea...
• A bank uses a performance appraisal system in which employees are evaluated against clearly defined behavioural indicators such as customer orientation, te...
• A bank observes that newly appointed relationship managers possess adequate technical knowledge but struggle while handling angry customers. The HR departm...
• Kirkpatrick's training evaluation framework traditionally includes: Reaction Learning Behaviour Results Which statement best describes the Behaviour level?...
• An HR department wants to identify which employees have the highest probability of leaving within six months using machine learning. Which HR Analytics app...
• Which succession planning approach develops multiple successors simultaneously instead of identifying only one replacement?
• Under the Factories Act, 1948, which statement regarding "occupier" is most appropriate?Under the Factories Act, 1948, which statement regarding "occupier"...
• Which of the following situations does NOT amount to "lay-off" under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020?
• Under the Code on Wages, 2019, floor wage is fixed by
• An organisation wants to establish internal equity by comparing jobs based on compensable factors such as skill, responsibility, effort and working conditi...
• Consider the following statements: 1. Job evaluation determines the relative worth of jobs. 2. Performance appraisal determines the relative worth of jobs....
• A bank has adopted a differentiation strategy based on superior customer service. Which HR practice would be least consistent with this strategy?
• An employee receives a substantial salary increase but continues to show low enthusiasm because the job provides no opportunities for achievement, recognit...
• According to Vroom's Expectancy Theory: 1. Expectancy concerns the belief that effort will lead to performance. 2. Instrumentality concerns the belief that...
• Which category of establishment is primarily governed by the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020?
• Under EPF provisions, which amount normally earns interest?
• Continuous service includes interruption due to
• Which benefit cannot ordinarily be denied merely because the woman worked from home during the permitted period?
• Recognition of a negotiating union generally depends upon
• A manager gives almost every employee an average rating because he believes that extreme ratings may create conflict and dissatisfaction. Which appraisal e...
• Consider the following statements about 360-degree feedback: 1. It may involve feedback from supervisors, peers, subordinates and self. 2. It can provide m...
• A bank finds that employees receive competitive salaries but demonstrate low engagement because they feel their opinions are ignored and they have little a...
• Two senior employees strongly disagree about how a major project should be implemented. Both have legitimate concerns and are willing to invest time to fin...
• Consider the following statements regarding industrial disputes: 1. Collective bargaining involves negotiations between employees' representatives and mana...
• Which principle is most relevant while deciding compensation?