HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

QUIZ 1
1. O.D.Interventions are
(a)Specific actions taken to implement specific changes
(b)Reorganizations to improve performance
©The ongoing process of change used as a means of improving
performance through intervention
(d) None of the above
2. The process of introducing new employees to the organization and
their job is
(a)Training (b) Orientation (c) Development (d) Simulation (e) Vestibule
training
3. The ongoing process of evaluating employee performance is
(a) Performance management (b) performance appraisal (c) coaching
(d) Counselling
4. Which of the following is a not a step in the Job Instructional training
Model?
(a)Preparation of the trainee (b) Presentation of the task (c) Performance
of the task by the trainee (d) Follow up (e) All are steps in the model
5. An organization’s values, beliefs, expectations, attitudes, ideas, and
behaviours constitute its
(a)Climate (b) philosophy (c) dominant values (d) culture
6. Fear of the unknown
(a) Motivates to embrace change (b) refers to the process of change
rather than to the consequences of change (c) is related to the
uncertainties associated with change (d) All of the above
7. Power and influence
(a) Are usually altered by change (b) generate novel ideas for new use of
resources and thus are helpful in generating change (c0 are increased for
managers during QWL programmes (d) All of the above
8. Managers should
(a)Anticipate the sources of resistance 9b) be able to identify the types of
resistance (c) learn how to overcome resistance (d) All of the above
9. Reducing the forces maintaining the organization’s current
behaviour is known as
(a) Moving (b) Refreezing (c) Unfreezing

10. When an organization attempts to bring about desired change by

sending its manager to workshops on decision making, it is
attempting to affect which of the systems variables
(a)Strategy (b) Organizational design (c) Technology (d) Culture

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QUIZ 2

1.The concept of core competencies is based on the notion that

(a) Time is money (b) learning is central to success and effectiveness (c) The
organization should organize around what it does best (d) there a should be a
fundamental rethinking and redesign of systems and processes
2.Career consists of
(a) Alternatives available to the individual (b) individual choices among
alternatives (c) individual experiences stemming from choices made (d) All of
the above
3.Which of the following is an objective aspect of a career.
(a) Attitudes (b) Personality (c) Values (d) Motivations (e) Skills

4.Career movements within an organization are:

(a) Vertical (b) Horizontal (c) Inclusive (d) All of the above (e) None of the
above
5.Career planning is the process of choosing:
(a) Occupations (b) Organizations (c) Career paths (d) All of the above (e)
None of the above
6.Pressures felt by women advancing into managerial positions
include:
(a) The job itself (b) Scarcity of role models or mentors (c) The stress of role
reversal between home and the office (d) All of the above
7.The single most important success factor for male managers is:
(a) Help from a mentor (b) Track record (c) Desire to succeed (d) Ability to
manage sub-ordinates
8.The term Generation X refers to
People born during Second World War (b) children born before television was
invented (c) people with police records (d) those born between 1965 and
1976
9. Training and development

(a) Is a set process determined by top management (b) is an expense most

companies try to avoid(c) tends to be a one-time organizational activity (d)
should include performance appraisal.
10. Changes in the external environment
(a) Usually take years to influence a successful company (b) can generally be
manipulated by a good manager(c) may necessitate change in the
organization (d) none of the above

V.N.M.Nair, S.N.M.V.C.A.S., Coimbatore