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