HRM627 Human Resource Development 28 May 2010

[Guru]

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
HRM627 - Human Resource Development



Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The ability to manage one’s own emotions and impulses is called:
. Self-awareness
. Self-motivation
Self-management
. Self monitoring
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Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If Mr. A has a belief that “discrimination is wrong”, then what will be his feeling
about a person who discriminates against minorities?
. Appreciates him
. Like him
Does not like him
. Starts fighting with him
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Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An individual who is shy and withdrawn, and focuses on understanding the world
is described as an:
Introvert
. Sensing
. Perceptive
. Intuitive
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Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Negative inequity is generated when an individual feels that he/ she received a
reward which is:
. More than that of other people
. Equal to that of others
. Not sufficient for his/ her needs
Less than that of other people
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Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
From 1985 to 2000, the number of most authoritarian countries in the world
declined from:
. 80 to 64
. 65 to 10
67 to 26
. 42 to 12
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Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to the Big-Five Model, which of the following is the personality
dimension that explains the degree to which someone is imaginative, artistically
sensitive, and intellectual?
. Extraversion
Openness to experience
. Conscientiousness
. Emotional stability
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Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In his research, Herzberg asked his respondents to:
. Indicate when they felt exceptionally good or bad about their job
. Complete a well-known satisfaction inventory
Identify hygiene factors
. Indicate the level of their morale
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Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
“Can you shed some light on it?” is a common expression based on:
. Auditory sub-modalities
Kinesthetic sub-modalities
. Gustatory sub-modalities
. Visual sub-modalities
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Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A worker with perceived negative inequity is likely to change work inputs or
__________ .
. Leave the situation
. Ask for a raise
. Work more hours
Come to work early
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Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Human development index considers all of the following variables, EXCEPT:
Adult education
. Life expectancy
. Literacy
. Standard of living
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Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true about a group?
. Interacting individuals who come together to achieve particular goals
Interdependent individuals who come together to achieve
particular goals
. Interacting and interdependent individuals who come together to achieve
particular goals
. Two or more interacting and interdependent individuals
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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Human development index of Nepal was 0.534 in 2005, published in 2007 and is:
. Increasing
Decreasing
. Constant
. Facing change
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Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Good Political Governance emphasizes the role of:
. Accountability and Efficiency
. Transparency and Effectiveness
. Accountability and Transparency
Effectiveness and Efficiency
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Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sustainable Human Resource Development can be attained and sustained only
when the people at large have access to:
. Information
. Knowledge decision making
. Empowerment and decision implementation
All of the given options
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Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Human Development Index (HDI) is a:
Comparative measure
. Proportional measure
. Distributive measure
. Relativistic measure
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Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A ‘7’ degree on the freedom scale used in World Freedom Reports means that
the country is:
. Free
. Least free
. In consideration to be freed
Moderately free
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Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Work teams are __________ made up of interdependent individuals who are
responsible for attainment of a goal.
Formal groups
. Informal groups
. Unstructured groups
. Sample group
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Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
People who are low on neuroticism are:
More stable
. Less stable
. Unstable
. None of the given options
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Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For determining the degree of freedom, Nations are ranked on a scale of ____ on
several questions.
. 0 – 4
. 0 – 5
. 1 – 4
1 – 10
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Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a process that gives meaning to our environment by
organizing and interpreting our sensory impressions?
. Locus of control
Perception
. Selectivity
. Self-monitoring
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Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is not the trait of people high on Intrinsic Motivation (IM)?
. Well planned
. Self determined
Self directed
. Risk taker
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Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Maslow, which of the following are considered to be higher-order
needs?
. Self-actualisation and Safety
. Self-actualisation and Existence
. Esteem and Relatedness
Esteem and Self-actualisation
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Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Hertzberg’s theory does not include:
. Satisfiers
. Hygiene factors
. Equity
Job content factors
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Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following expressions is based on kinesthetic sub-modality?
. Junaid’s room is in an apple-pie order
. She sung so well
. Ali was completely immersed to his mid-term exams
Chinese food does not magnetize his taste
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Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When we find a student guilty of using unfair means in exam and conclude that all the
students are cheaters, corresponds to:
Stereotyping
. Halo effect
. Attitude
. Behavior
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Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If you don’t study for an exam because you don’t think it will help your exam
grade, this refers to which component of Expectancy theory?
. Valence
. Instrumentality
Expectancy
. Effort
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Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The element of motivation that is 'an internal state and makes certain outcomes
attractive' is referred as:
. A drive
An effort
. A goal
. A need

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Goal setting theory states that in order to have superior motivators, goals should
be:
Specific and challenging
. General and encouraging
. So hard that they are beyond the employee’s skills level
. So that they can be easily reached

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Job sharing and telecommuting are two forms of __________ work schedules.
. Compressed
Strict
. Flexible


. All of the given options
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When full-time production employees work for "10-hour days" each week, their
company is using __________.
. Flextime
. Telecommuting
. Job sharing
A compressed workweek