Online Exam (MBA)

1. Miss. Fouzia wants to excel herself in the banking field by clearing the IBP Superior Qualification (ISQ) examination. But her current job’s strict timings do not allow her to fulfill her plans. To address this problem, the bank could help her by:

Providing her with a career coach

Encouraging her to join a career success team

Facilitating her with flexible working hours

Suggesting her a better occupation to adopt

2. Under a strong union influence, the union members demanded the salary increment as per the rate of increase in inflation. As an HR manager what will be your initial step?

Rejecting the request as it is unnecessary

Approving the demand immediately

Asking union to make a contract

Arranging negotiation to discuss the issue

3. Ali was working as MTO in ABL & getting the package of Rs.20.000, few weeks ago he resigned from ABL & joined HBL which is offering him Rs.30,000 at the same post of MTO. In this situation HBL is adopting the ________ pay strategy.

Above market rate

Below market rate

At market rate

All of the given options

4. What type of pay plan is being used when workers are paid a sum for each unit they produce?

Base pay

Competency-based pay

Bonus pay

Piecework pay

Individual Incentive Plans—A specific form of performance-based pay is an individual incentiveplan called piecework. In such a plan, employees are paid for each unit produced.

Explanation

Individual Incentive Plans—A specific form of performance-based pay is an individual incentiveplan called piecework. In such a plan, employees are paid for each unit produced.

5. If the political behavior is motivated by self-serving interests without taking into account the goals of the organization, the move would be considered as:

Ethical

Neutral

Unethical

Intense

6. A power base that depends on fear comes under which of the following category of power?

Reward power

Coercive power

Referent power

Legitimate power

7. 'Federal law' requiring employers to give 60 days notice prior to plant closing or major layoff, as stated by:

Statutory right of employees

Employer itself

Due process by an employer

Union recommendations

8. Which one of the following is NOT included in the content of 'Employee Handbook'?

Fringe benefits

Safety procedures

Financial statements

Job duties

9. Legitimate power includes which of the following?

Acceptance of authority by organizational members

Limited ability to reward employees

Ability to only punish employees

Limited control of company’s physical resources

10. "Accounting staff of a EFU General Insurance ltd, share information of different departments to assist in preparing the annual budget on a consistent basis". Which type of communication it is?

Diagonal communication

Horizontal communication

Upward communication

Downward communication

11. Mr. Imran is appointed to supervise all the employees of the admin department. In this situation he is said to be a ___________.

Manager only

Charismatic leader

Leader only

Leader & manager at the same time

12. If the time between violation & the respective penalty implementation lengthens, the impact of the disciplinary action will:

Be exceeded

Remain the same

Become invisible

Be reduced

13. According to which of the following view, "conflict is bad and should be avoided"?

Behavioral view

Traditional View

Human Relations View

Interactionist View

14. Which of the following is NOT included in time-off benefits?

On-the-job breaks

Annual holidays

Flexi time

Paid leaves

Payment For Time Not Worked—In providing payment for time not worked, employers
recognize that employees need time away from the job for many purposes, such as paid vacations,
payment for holidays not worked, paid sick leave, jury duty, national guard or other military reserve
duty, voting time, and bereavement time. Some payments are provided for time off taken during
work hours, such as rest periods, coffee breaks, lunch periods, cleanup time, and travel time.
• Paid Vacations: Payment for time not worked serves important compensation goals. Paid
vacations provide workers with an opportunity to rest, become rejuvenated, and hopefully,
become more productive.
• Sick Leave: Each year many firms allocate, to each employee, a certain number of days of
sick leave, which they can use when ill.

Explanation

Payment For Time Not Worked—In providing payment for time not worked, employers
recognize that employees need time away from the job for many purposes, such as paid vacations,
payment for holidays not worked, paid sick leave, jury duty, national guard or other military reserve
duty, voting time, and bereavement time. Some payments are provided for time off taken during
work hours, such as rest periods, coffee breaks, lunch periods, cleanup time, and travel time.
• Paid Vacations: Payment for time not worked serves important compensation goals. Paid
vacations provide workers with an opportunity to rest, become rejuvenated, and hopefully,
become more productive.
• Sick Leave: Each year many firms allocate, to each employee, a certain number of days of
sick leave, which they can use when ill.

15. Which of the following can be an alternative decision to employee termination?

Demotion

Retirement

Resignation

Lay-off

Lay off itself is equal to termination., So correction option is Retirement.

Explanation

Lay off itself is equal to termination., So correction option is Retirement.

16. 'Honda Pakistan', implemented a safety & health program for its employees after consulting experts and management in the organization. But, no reduction in the accidents or injuries is observed. Identify a reason which is least possible to the failure of this Safety & Health program?

Company is not considering inputs of employees regarding safety decisions

Safety & health program is not communicated properly to all employees

Proper safety & health training has not been provided to the employees

Proper budget is not allocated to safety and health program as required

17. What sort of relationship exists between ‘negative-reinforcement’ & ‘punishment’?

Both are similar concepts

Punishment leads to negative-reinforcement

Negative-reinforcement leads to punishment

Both leads to similar consequences

18. Which of the following facilitates the employer to hire, fire, demote or promote anyone, in the absence of any legal obligation?

Discrimination law

Employment at will

Affirmative action

Equal employment opportunity

19. While downsizing, organizations sometimes reduce the number of its employees by offering early retirements because:

HR requirement is less than existing number of employees

HR requirement is greater than the existing number of employees

Company’s cost in terms of employee compensation can be saved

Organizations can be more efficient by this action of management

20. To make the 'Ranking Method' of job evaluation more effective:

Perform performance appraisals on regular basis

Train employees prior to appraisals

Develop high compensation packages

Clearly define job description initially

Online Exam (MBA)

1. Miss. Fouzia wants to excel herself in the banking field by clearing the IBP Superior Qualification (ISQ) examination. But her current job’s strict timings do not allow her to fulfill her plans. To address this problem, the bank could help her by:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Under a strong union influence, the union members demanded the salary increment as per the rate of increase in inflation. As an HR manager what will be your initial step?

3. Ali was working as MTO in ABL & getting the package of Rs.20.000, few weeks ago he resigned from ABL & joined HBL which is offering him Rs.30,000 at the same post of MTO. In this situation HBL is adopting the ________ pay strategy.

4. What type of pay plan is being used when workers are paid a sum for each unit they produce?

5. If the political behavior is motivated by self-serving interests without taking into account the goals of the organization, the move would be considered as:

6. A power base that depends on fear comes under which of the following category of power?

7. 'Federal law' requiring employers to give 60 days notice prior to plant closing or major layoff, as stated by:

8. Which one of the following is NOT included in the content of 'Employee Handbook'?

9. Legitimate power includes which of the following?

10. "Accounting staff of a EFU General Insurance ltd, share information of different departments to assist in preparing the annual budget on a consistent basis". Which type of communication it is?

11. Mr. Imran is appointed to supervise all the employees of the admin department. In this situation he is said to be a ___________.

12. If the time between violation & the respective penalty implementation lengthens, the impact of the disciplinary action will:

13. According to which of the following view, "conflict is bad and should be avoided"?

14. Which of the following is NOT included in time-off benefits?

15. Which of the following can be an alternative decision to employee termination?

16. 'Honda Pakistan', implemented a safety & health program for its employees after consulting experts and management in the organization. But, no reduction in the accidents or injuries is observed. Identify a reason which is least possible to the failure of this Safety & Health program?

17. What sort of relationship exists between ‘negative-reinforcement’ & ‘punishment’?

18. Which of the following facilitates the employer to hire, fire, demote or promote anyone, in the absence of any legal obligation?

19. While downsizing, organizations sometimes reduce the number of its employees by offering early retirements because:

20. To make the 'Ranking Method' of job evaluation more effective: