Human Resource Management important Questions for Upcoming Exam, B.Com CBCS Pattern, Dibrugarh Unjiversity

Human Resource Important Question for Upcoming Exam
Dibrugarh University Important Questions

Unit – 1: Nature and Scope of HRM

Q. What do you mean by Human Resource Management? Explain various functions of HRM including managerial and operational functions.   2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022

Q. “HRM is an important part in the proper functioning of an organisation.” Considering this statement, explain the significance of Human Resource Management in modern business enterprises. 2012, 13, 14, 16

Q. Explain briefly various objectives of Human Resource Management. State its limitations.  2017, 2018

Q. Explain the nature (2018) and Scope of Human Resource Management.                          2016

Q. Write a brief note on evaluation and development of Human Resource Management.  2013, 14, 15, 2018,2021

Q. Distinguish between Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development.

Q. Explain the Role and Competencies of HR Manager.  2012, 2015

Q. Describe the status of a Human Resource Management is an organisation and the qualities he should possess. 2011

Q. What are the challenges faced by HR Manger in Present business environment.2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022

Q. Give the meaning of Human Resource Information System. State the type of information generated by HRIS. 2014

Q. What is HRIS? Explain the role of Human Resource Information System in global business environment. 2022

Q. What is downsizing strategy? Suggest some measures to manage work force diversity effectively in modern organisation.     2014

Q. Write Short Notes on:

a)    Workforce diversity

b)    Empowerment

c)    Downsizing

d)    VRS     2014

e)    Human resource accounting

f)     HRIS   2022

Unit 2: Acquisition of Human Resource

Q. What is Human Resource Planning? What are its Features? Mention its objectives. 2012

Q. Explain the importance of Human Resource planning in a modern business organisation? What are the factors affecting Human Resource Planning?                     2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2021

Q. What are the quantitative Consideration and Qualitative Consideration (Dimension) in Human Resource Planning?

Q. What are the benefits and limitations of Human Resource Planning? How Human resource planning is made effective?           2013, 2017

Q. What do you understand by job analysis? What are its objectives? Explain the process of Job analysis is a large business organisation.  2012, 2014, 2016, 2022

Q. What do you mean by recruitment? Write a brief note on Internal and External Sources of Recruitment with their respective merits and demerits.               2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

Q. What are the stages though which recruitment process passes? What are the essential elements of a Good Recruitment Policy? Mention the factors affecting recruitment policy.   2011, 2012, 2014

Q. What do you mean by Selection Process? Discuss various steps involved in the selection of personnel.  What are various factors affecting selection process?        2016, 2021, 2022

Q. What purposes does Selection Served? Explain the importance of scientific selection in the management of an organisation.

Q. Describe the various types of tests and interviews held in the selection process. What common problems crop up during the interview process? Describe.            2011, 2012, 2015, 2017

Q. What do you mean by Placement and Induction? State various objectives of induction.          2013

Q. Write short notes on:

Ø  Recruitment vs. Selection

Ø  Distinguish between Internal and external source of recruitment     2013

Ø  Placement and Induction     2022

Ø  Job description and job specification

Ø  Inductive Training in India

Unit 3: Training and Development

1. What is training? Discuss various methods of training.                              2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

2. Briefly discuss the steps involved in training programme to be organized for large organization.           2018, 2021

3. ‘Training programmes are helpful to avoid personnel obsolescence.” Discuss various needs and importance of training in an industrial organization.       2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022

4. Briefly discuss the methods of determining the training needs in an organisation. 2015

5. How does training differ from development? Discuss the criteria which can be used for evaluation the effectiveness of training and development.    2014, 2022

6. Explain executive development and Organisation development. Explain the need and importance of executive development. Also explain various methods of organisational development.     2013, 2016, 2019, 2022

7. What is career planning? What are the various stages involved in career planning? Distinguish between career counselling and career management.     2021

8. What is Career development? Explain the purpose and objectives of career planning and career development.

9. What is ‘career development’? Explain the process of career development programme in a large organization with a diverse workforce.      2021

10. Explain the merits and demerits of career planning and development.           2022

10. Distinguish between:

Ø  Career development and Career management

Ø  Training and Development

Ø  Induction and Training          2022

Ø  Training Process Outsourcing

Ø  Retraining

Ø  Training vs Development Vs Education

Unit 4: Performance and Potential Appraisal

Q. What is performance appraisal? What are its nature? Explain its objectives and importance.2020, 2021

Q. What are various techniques of performance appraisal? Explain them briefly.              2021, 2022

Q. What is potential appraisal? Distinguish between performance appraisal and potential appraisal.

Q. Explain the objectives and importance of potential appraisal.

Q. What is Job evaluation? Discuss various merits and demerits of job evaluation. How does it contribute to effective manpower planning in an organisation?         2012, 2013, 2021

Q. Discuss the different methods of job evaluation and how can they be made successful in an organisation.  2011

Q. What is incentive schemes? What are its essentials. Why should it consist of both monetary and non-monetary incentives? 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022

Q. What are various methods of wages payments and incentive schemes? Explain them briefly with their respective merits and demerits. 2015, 2021

Q. Describe the factors that affect the wage and salary structure in an organisation. Discuss the principles of wages and salary administration.          2014, 2017

Q. Discuss the concept of “Compensation”. What are the factors which affect compensation of employees in an industrial organisation? 2022

Q. What do you mean by “compensation management”? Explain its objectives and importance. 2021, 2022

Q. Write short notes on:

a) Transfers           2022

b) Promotion and demotion

c) Fringe benefits

d) Performance linked compensation

e) Various methods of Job evaluation       2014, 2015, 2017

f) Employees Counselling

Unit 5 – Maintenance: Employees health and safety, industrial disputes, Grievance

Q. What are the objectives of providing health and safety measures to employees of an organisation? Explain its importance.       2021

Q. What do you mean by occupational hazards or industrial accidents? How are these classified? What are the measures to prevent occupational hazards?        2022

Q. Explain the role of various kinds of working environment which affect the health of workers. Discuss the various measures to protect employee’s health in industries.    2021

Q. What is Employee’s Safety? Explain its importance.

Q. Define the ‘Industrial Dispute’. Explain the important causes of industrial disputes.  2021

Q. What are various forms of industrial disputes? What are various machinery for prevention and settlement of Industrial Disputes?

Q. What is lay-off and retrenchment? Also distinguish between them. Explain the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act relating to lay-off and retrenchment.

Q. What is grievance? What are various sources or causes of grievances? Explain the procedure and handling of grievances?

Q. Explain the advantages of having a grievance handling mechanism in an organization.             2021

Q. Write a brief note on employer-employee relationship. Highlight the various methods adopted by industries for maintaining sound employer-employee relation in India.             2021

Q. Explain the concept of industrial relations. Discuss the steps you would suggest to promote industrial harmony in India.   

Q. Write Short Notes on:

a) VRS

b) Downsizing

c) Redeployment

d) Attrition

e) Redundancy

f) Social Security and Social Justice

g) Employees welfare