MGT501 Midterm Solved Paper by Adnan Awan

Q1. Which of the following term is used to identify, "what the job holder does"? "how it is done"? & "why it is done"? (1 marks)

1. Job specification
2. Job evaluation
3. Job description
4. Job title

Correct answer: Job description

A job description is a written statement of what the jobholder actually does, how he or she does it, and under what conditions the job is performed.

Q2. Which of the following is an obligation to perform certain tasks/activities? (1 marks)

1. Element
2. Responsibility
3. Position
4. Work

Correct answer: Responsibility

Responsibility:

An obligation to perform certain tasks and duties.

Q3. Job specification is a statement that represents: (1 marks)

1. Required skills
2. Specific qualification
3. Personality traits
4. All of the given options

Correct answer: All of the given options

Job specification

A job specification is a document containing the minimum acceptable qualifications that a person should possess in order to perform a particular job. Items typically included in the job specification are educational requirements, experience, personality traits, and physical abilities.

Q4. The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is termed as: (1 marks)

Job analysis · Job specification · Job evaluation · Job Analysis

Job Analysis is the SYSTEMATIC process of collecting and making judgments about all the important information related to a job. Job analysis is the procedure through which you determine the duties and nature of the jobs and the kinds of people who should be hired for them.

Q5. Job analysis is performed to define: (1 marks)

1. Job description & job specification
2. Job specification & job position
3. Organizational rules & policies
4. Job description & job duties

Correct answer: Job description & job specification

Q6. Organizations started to think about the welfare of their employees during: (1 marks)

1. 1900-10
2. 1910-20
3. 1920-30
4. 1930-40

Correct answer: 1930-40

Q7. HR department became the main force behind all changes during: (1 marks)

1. Mechanistic period
2. Catalytic period
3. Organistic period
4. Strategic period

Correct answer: Catalytic period

Q8. Part-time workers, temporaries, independent contractors; all fall under which of the given category? (1 marks)

1. Conditional workers
2. Transitory workers
3. Interim workers
4. Contingent workers

Correct answer: Contingent workers

Contingent Workers

It is also known as part-timers, temporaries, and independent contractors, comprise the fastest-growing segment of our economy.

Q9. Resources are allocated & assigned while: (1 marks)

1. Planning & Organizing
2. Leading & Controlling
3. Organizing & Controlling
4. Controlling & Planning

Correct answer: Planning & Organizing

Q10. Conceptual skills are required mostly by: (1 marks)

1. First-line managers
2. Top-level managers
3. Middle-level managers
4. Functional-level managers

Correct answer: Top-level managers

Conceptual Skills

Conceptual skills include the ability to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situations, Top mangers/CEO needs this type of skill the most.

Q11. Which one of the following is NOT the benefit of making teams? (1 marks)

1. Every member is mutually accountable within a team
2. Teams enable organizations to better utilize employees' talents
3. Teams create trust and a collaborative culture
4. Teams always perform better than individuals in all situations

Correct answer: Teams enable organizations to better utilize employees' talents

Q12. _____________ is an attribute of work teams which results in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs. (1 marks)

1. Synergy
2. Enthusiasm
3. Energy
4. Initiative

Correct answer: Synergy

Synergy

Systems theory also popularized the concept of synergy, which states that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Q13. ABC Company is currently hiring employees from different provinces of a country. ABC Company is said to be implementing _______________. (1 marks)

1. Decentralization
2. Downsizing
3. Diversity
4. Retrenchment

Correct answer: Diversity

Q14. HR managers are generally considered as (1 marks)

1. Middle Manager
2. Functional Manager
3. Staff Manager
4. Line Manager

Correct answer: Staff Manager

Staff Manager

Authorized to assist and advise line managers in accomplishing these basic goals. HR managers are generally staff managers.

Q15. 'Career counseling' is part of which of the following functions of HRM? (1 marks)

1. Compensation & benefits
2. Planning & selection
3. Training & development
4. Maintainence of HRIS

Correct answer: Training & development

Q16. Which of the following managers are refered as service providers? (1 marks)

1. Line
2. Staff
3. Functional
4. Operational

Correct answer: Staff