VU Midterm Past Papers
199 solved midterm past paper MCQs for MGT501 (Human Resource Management) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. Opportunities & Threats are ________________ to an organization.
Q2. The study of the firms past employment needs over periods of years to predict future needs is known as:
Q3. As an HR manager you have collected and reviewed the information/data related to a particular job, while conducting the job analysis. What will be your next step in this situation?
Q4. The method which uses the organization's current level of employment as the starting point for determining future staffing needs is called _______
Q5. Human resource management won final acceptance in:
Q6. For calculating the human resource requirements following areas need forecast except :
Q7. Rajesh, who is a Hindu, applies for a job at ABC Company. The interviewer says that WE hire Muslims only and we do not hire Hindu. Making this distinction:
Q8. Before; leaving the org XYZ Mr. Ahmed operation manager was asked to update his ______ which includes his responsibilities and duties.
Q9. The Government for the first time has reserved a specific number of seats in the National Assembly for females. This practice of the Government is an example of:
Q10. Which job analysis method is suitable when job consist on discernible physical activity?
Q11. According to which act, pay discrimination on the basis of gender for same position & performance is prohibited?
Q12. ______ refers to a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone who occupies a given position in a social unit.
Q13. Which of the following HR activity is the basic element of recruitment?
Q14. 'Human Relation Approach' was emerged during:
Q15. Which of them is the area covered under the study of job analysis?
Q16. Methods of Collecting Job Analysis Information include
Q17. Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of recruiting outside candidates?
Q18. Which of the given term is used to represent the segments of jobs held by an individual throughout his/her life time?
Q19. Which one method of job analysis is universally superior?
Q20. 'The process of determining the human resource needs of an organization and ensuring that the right number of qualified people are positioned in the right jobs at the right time' is described by which of the following term?
Q21. The employees belonging to same gender or color or any other common attribute are usually found to communicate with other employees from the same gender or color. This refers to:
Q22. Ahmed has already negative perception about two candidates who are in the list of Candidate's pool .what will be the best way to avoid biasness in the interview?
Q23. Background investigations and reference checks are considered to verify candidate's ___________.
Q24. The ability to think about abstract & complex situations is refered as:
Q25. The term "People" is one of the components of an organization which refers to:
Q26. For the job of material manager _____might state that the "material manager purchases economically, regulate deliveries of store, and distribute all necessary material on production line."
Q27. How many levels of management are in a traditional organization?
Q28. The cognitive component consists of a person's:
Q29. Job specification concentrates on which of the given aspects?
Q30. The physical examination is also one of the most important step of the selection process because:
Q31. Redesigning of an organization's processes, from materials Acquisition, to production, to marketing and distribution is called:
Q32. The right to get equal pays while being in the same pay scale is supported by a:
Q33. Which of the following best defines recruitment in an organization?
Q34. The members of a group interact with each other to achieve a _____ objective
Q35. A note of appreciation for an employee is an example of __.
Q36. According to which of the following term jobs that have similar demands in terms of skills, knowledge & abilities should be placed in common compensation groups?
Q37. Which of following is the use of conducting cognitive aptitude test?
Q38. HRM has a _______ link with the corporate strategy of the organization.
Q39. There is a shared responsibility between line managers and human resource professionals
Q40. Which of the following is NOT a goal of HRM?
Q41. Formal organizations are _________ organizations.
Q42. Organizational commitment can be developed through promoting
Q43. Manager whose organizational function contributes directly to the achievement of organizational output at assembly line is called:
Q44. _______________ is achieved by combining capital, raw material & human resource by an organization.
Q45. The activities aimed at improving the internal work of teams is referred as
Q46. Following are the functions of human resource information system except?
Q47. Which of the following statement more accurately defines the committed workforce?
Q48. How often HR planning process is implemented within an organization?
Q49. Quality oriented organizations always try to match the organization's goals with the:
Q50. Which of the following is not a component of the organization?
Q51. The process of ensuring that a qualified person is available to assume a managerial position once the position is vacant is called :
Q52. Which of the following is NOT a source for both Skill and Ability?
Q53. HR department became the main force behind all changes during:
Q54. Which of the following is NOT a function of HRM?
Q55. Which of the following practice involves the selling off portions of the company and making severe staff reductions?
Q56. Which of the following is the main focus of Organizational Behavior?
Q57. The basic OB model suggests the study of the organization at ___________levels
Q58. Many studies have shown that people are more committed to their jobs if:
Q59. Org abs is facing unforeseen problems. Management has assigned the responsibility to AHMED for taking corrective measures to confiscate the problems. He is playing the role of:
Q60. The term "Cost of human resource" is used in spite of which of the following option?
Q61. Which of the following reflects the relationship between MIS & HRIS?
Q62. The process which is used o fulfill any or all firms future positions from maintenance clerk to CEO is called :
Q63. Which one is the quality of informal group?
Q64. Which of following area is not covered under the study of OB?
Q65. HR Specialist May be a
Q66. Which one is the correct statement?
Q67. Brain Drain is term that refers to:
Q68. which of them are known as simple work teams, consist of eight to ten volunteers from a common work area who meet to find solutions to specific problems.
Q69. Which of the following is a term that concerns with the development of the employees so that they may take immediate decision without resorting or waiting for the orders of the superiors?
Q70. Which one is true statement about groups?
Q71. I think my friend is kind, charismatic, and funny. This statement shows the ___ component of attitude:
Q72. Strategic human resource management play its role in following areas except :
Q73. In which function the manager distributes authority among the workers .
Q74. Organizations should set the _ goals:
Q75. Staffing is a process of hiring qualified employees at the right place and at the right time, to achieve________.
Q76. Which of the following is NOT an Environmental Challenge for HRM?
Q77. Which of the following terms correctly represents different types of managers?
Q78. Which of them is not the reason of restructuring?
Q79. Negative reaction of men for the career development of women is an Example of
Q80. All the activities performed within an organization are:
Q81. Within an Organizations people work:
Q82. Organizational Citizenship is related with the:
Q83. A staff handbook is a reference tool for managers and staff. The handbook contains the information
Q84. Decisions are made at the management level with ____________ authority.
Q85. For calculating future staffing needs Ahmed the human resource manager at ABC is computing the number of employees in his firm at the end of each of last five years. Which of following forecasting method is being used by him?
Q86. Authority is classified among ______________ levels of categories.
Q87. Which of the following are the 3 basic sets of skills, managers should possess?
Q88. Which one of the following is not a benefit of workforce diversity?
Q89. For minorities or the affected classes, _______________ is much fruitful than equal opportunity employment.
Q90. Unofficial part of an organization formed on the basis of common interests is known as:
Q91. Which of the following discipline deals with the impact of individual's behavior in an organization?
Q92. A manager's function is classified as line or staff based on the organization's:
Q93. The basic unit of an organization is _______
Q94. Which of the following areas are affected by the reengineering?
Q95. ________ is termed as the "right arm of the top executive."
Q96. Reactive approach to overcome the influence of discriminatory practices occurred in the past is referred as:
Q97. Which of the following is the function performed by the line managers?
Q98. Employment of which resource is a competitive factor for organizations.
Q99. Deciding whether Mom and Pop's superstore will compete with enormous markets head-to-head by building similar superstores is an example of
Q100. Manager has authorized the worker to make his own schedule. This is the example of
Q101. Studying organizational behavior helps managers:
Q102. HR responsibilities of staff managers include
Q103. Large organizations often have development programs with an aim to:
Q104. The mass movement of technically skilled people from one country to another is known as:
Q105. HRIS helps managers to perform _____________________ more effectively & systematically.
Q106. Which of the following is mandatory for the formation of an organization?
Q107. Human Resource Management starts with _____
Q108. _________________ managers develop organizational wide goals.
Q109. Main source of creating difference among organizations is:
Q110. How do companies facilitate workforce diversity?
Q111. Which of these is not a technique used to manage the surplus of the workforce?
Q112. Rules & policies are designed to protect:
Q113. When Personal manager exerted the authority as a coordinator of personal activities he is acting like:
Q114. Which one of the following is an outcome of 'organizing' function of management?
Q115. Organizational basic components are:
Q116. A manager who approves the training program for employees is:
Q117. Human resource management considers organization as:
Q118. Authority is a/an ______________ force to control others' behavior.
Q119. Which of the following is a micro-level challenge faced by an organization?
Q120. Women can not do important or heavy jobs. This is an example of:
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