SSB Odisha Lecturer 2016: Lecturer recruitment for non-government aided colleges, IRPM
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TEST BOOKLET 16fl
LECTURERS IN NON-GOVERNMENT
AIDED COLLEGES
IRPM
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1. 'What is meant by 'black box' (B) e0
research ?
(c) 100
(A) Research which examines an
(D) 75
organisations forma! HR
policies 4. Match the Column :
(B) Research into the hidden and Column-A Column-B
complex processes which
(a) Karl Max (1) 1964
occur between input and
output, and differences (b) Employees (2) 1972
between espoused and lnsuranceAct
enacted practices
(c) Payment of Gratuity (3) Das Capital
(C) Research into understanding
Act
why an organisation has field
after a major event (d) Contract LabourAct (4) 1948
(D) Research consisting of basic Godes:
input / output models with abcd
policy inputs on the left hand
(A)412 3
side and outcomes on the right
hand side
(B)3 4 2 1
2. performs rolb of
(c)3 2 1 4
safeguarding worker's interests. (D)2 3 4 1
(A) Trade Unions 5. Under Payment of GratuityAct, the
(B) lntemationalagencies Maximum Amount that can be paid
(C) Management for Gratuity is :
(D) Society
(A) Rs.4,00,000
3. ln an lndustryWorks Committee is to
(B) Rs.3,50,000
be constituted which is employing
(C) Rs.3,00,000
or more employees.
(A) 804 (D) Rs.3,75,000
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6. Written descriptione of the same (C) Cross check
level of knowledge and responeibllity (D) Reference checking
required by jobs in each grade at I An employer violating the Maternity
similar jobs can be combined into BenefitsAct, willbe punished with an
grades or classes is termed as : imprisonment up tc months
or a fine upto or both.
(A) Comparison method
(A) Three months, Rs. 500
(B) Grade definition -
(B) Four months, Rs. 600
(C) Classificationmethod -
(C) Five months, Rs.700
(D) Ranking method (D) Six months, Rs. 800
7. Obtaining, analyzing and reporting 10. There are two commonly used
on data which forms the direction of approaches for evaluating the
effectiveness of HR practices :
valueadding people management,
(A) Quality;quantity
operational decisions and strategic
(B) Long-term;short-term
investment at corporate !eve! and at
(C) Power; process
the levelof front line management is :
(D) Audit;Analytic
(A) Recruitment
11. Assertion (A) : An effective way of
(B) Manpower planning
planning and organizing the work is
(C) Personneldepartment through MBO.
(D) Human Capital Management Reason (R) : Objectives are set
through employees participation.
L The process of verifying information
(A) Both A and R is true, and R is
supplied by applicants on the
the correct explanation ofA
application or resume is :
(B) Both A and R is true, but R is
(A) Management lnformation NOT a correct explanation ofA
System (C) A is true, but R is false
(B) Data collection (D) A is false, but R is true
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12, theorydatee,lnordcrto 16. Whlch of thE follodng ie an example
understand the nature of trade of extEmalsouroe of recruitment ?
unionlsm one has to conslder (A) Labour union
temperamental charasterletlce of the (B) Labour market
workers concerned along with the
(C) Labour force
environmental conditions.
(D) None of the above
(A) Socia!
(B) Religious 17. Young person workers register
(C) lndustrial Under the Factories Act shall
be maintained in the Form
(D) Noneofthese
No.
13. wrote the famous book (A) 12
"The Philosophy of Managemenf .
(B) 15
(A) F. W. Taylor -.
(c) 14
(B) OliverSheldon (D) 13
(C) HenryFayol
18. Underthe FactoriesAct, a particular
(D) Elton Mayo
of white washing shall be maintained
14. The collective relationship between in Form No.
management and the workers is (A) 7
denoted by-. (B) e
(A) lndustrialrelations (c) 3
-.
(B) Personalrelations (D) 11
(C) Family relations
19. Pay systems in which employee
(D) Socialrelations
characteristics determine pay, rather
15. ln arbitration only: than the job is:
(A) Present differences are
(A) Grades
referred
(B) Future differenoes are refened (B) Person based pay system
(C) Both may be refened (c) Point based pay system
(D) None of the above (D) Allof the above
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20. Under the Factories Act, the word (B) lnternational confederation of
"Factory" covers : free trade unions
(A) All industrial establishments (C) lnternational conference offree
having 5 ormoreworkers using trade unions
power
(D) lntra-union conference of free
(B) All industrial establishments trade
having 10 or more workers
using power 24. Verticaljob loading is also known as
(C) All industria! establishments
employing 1 0 workers or more (A) Job rotation
(D) Allof the above (B) Job enrichment
21. A procedure of informing new (C) Job enlargement
employees with basic information of (D) Job analysis
the firm is called as :
25. While deciding on objectives for
(A) Employeeorientation management it is advisable to
(B) Training companies to aim to achieve
(C) Learning 'SMART'. Which of the following is
(D) Development not part of the SMART scheme ?
22. Any fixed, recurring period of 168 (A) All objectives must be
hours (7 days x 24 hours = 168 hours) measurable
is called as : (B) Make tangible objectives
(A) Leisure (C) Objective must be achievable
(B) Factoryact (D) Objective should be specific
(C) Workweek
(D) Scheduled period 26. A compensation level expressed as
a salary range, which has been
23. The world wide alliance of established for each position within
independent, individual national the organization is
trade unions whose members work
(A) Paystructure
in specific industries, branches, or
occupation is (B) Salarygrade
(A) GlobalTradeUnion Federations (C) Consolidated -.
pay
(GTUFS) (D) Basic pay
-.
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27. Under suspension, for first 90 days (C) To acquire the control of
the rate of subsistence allowance industry byworkers
paid to an employee is :
(D) To provide cultural and
(A) 600/o recreationa! facilities
(B) 75o/o
31. Areas of contract between the
(C) 50o/o
HR unit and managers within
(D) 80%
the organization is called as
28. Which of the following is NOT a
distinguishing characteristic of ((A) lnterfaces
Organisational Development (OD) ?
(B) Department heads
(A) A systematic and systemic (C) Line management
focus
(D) Organizational structure
(B) A process orientation
(C) Adoption of an emergent 32. Miscellaneous Provision Act,
approach to change 1952 and Employee's Provident
(D) The useofachangeagent Funds is applicable to
commercial establishments
29 is a means by which employing
disputes arising from different
(A) 100 or more employees
interpretations of a labour contract
are'settled by a third party.
(B) 20 or more employees
(A) Handling disputes (C) 10 or more employees
(B) Grievance disputes (D) 50 or more employees
(C) Grievancearbitration 33. is a method of anatyzing
(D) Grievance handling and predicting the rational behaviour
of people in competitive and conflict
30. The basic function performed by
situation.
trade union is
(A) To protect and promote the (A) Strategyformulation
interest of workers (B) Autocratic
-. sincerity and
(B) To imbibe (C) S:trategy implementation
discipline in workers (D) Game theory
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34. India has been one of the founder (B) David McClelland
member and has been taking part in (C) Kurt Lewin
deliberations of
(D) Chester Bernard
(A) World Bank
(B) NATO 38. The term sabbatical means
(C) lnternational LabourOrganisation
(A) Paid leave for study
(D) UNO
(B) Matemity leave
35. Off the job training method is (c) Patemity leave
(D) Quarantine leave
(A) Vestibule training
(B) Job rotation 39. As perAmendment in the Factories
Act the expression of
(C) Coaching
'"Time Card" in the Form No. 25 shall
(D) lntemship
be submitted as "Servi@ Card".
36. Match the Columns :
(A)-,2005
Column-A Column-B (B) 1e84
(a) AITUC (1) 1e71
(c) 2004
(b) rNruc (211e47
(D) 1e81
(c) HMS (3)1e55 '',1
(d) crru (4\1s20 40. approach focuses on the
type of society in which an
(e) BMS (5)1e67
organization fu nctions.
(0 NFrru (6) 1e48
(A) Gandhian
Codes :
(B) Lenin
a b c d e f
(C) Maxist
(A) 1 2 3 4 5 6
(B) 4 2 6 1 3 5
(D) Neo classical
(c) 6 5 4 3 2 1 41. Organizational component of
(D) 3 4 1 2 5 6 motivation includes:
37. Who developed a three step model (A) Attitudes
for change that included unfreezing, (B) Challenging work
movement and refreezing ? (C) Corporate culture
(A) Mary Parker Follett (D) lntemal locus of control
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42. ln a factory, where more than 46. Rt*es of Tamil Nadu Safety Offrcers
women workers are (duties, qualifications and conditions
ordinarily employed creche facillity
of service) were enacted in the year
has to be provided.
(A) 50
(A) 2003
(B) 30
(c) 40 (B) 2042
(D) 20 (c) 2044
(D) 2005
43 is not a principle of the
lndustrial Relations Policy. 47. is to be appointed as an
(A) Discussions occupier by an Amendment Act of
(B) Confrontations 1987 in the Factories Act, 1947 .
(C) Negotiations (A) Manager
(D) Compromise (B) Human Resource Manager
44. An occupier is liable for punishrnent (C) General Manager
upto for contravention (D) Board of Directors
of provisions of Factories Act or
Rules. 48. According to the legalframework for
(A) 2 years orfine upto Rs. 1,00,000 equal opportunities legislation, the
or both first element were introduced in
(B) 6 monhsorfine upto Rs, 10,0@
or both (A) The 1970's
(C) 3 years orfine upto Rs. 10,000 (B) The 1920's
or both
(D) None of the above (C) The 1940's
(D) The 2000's
45. A fixed negotiate payment that is not
typically includeci in an employee's 49. describestheorcrarching
annual salary at times given in lieu values and guiding principles
of pay increase is : adopted in managing people.
(A) Pay back system (A) HR practices
(B) Gratuity pay (B) HR strategies
(C) Provident fund (C) HR philosophies
(D) Lump-sum payment (D) HR policies
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50. Submission of application for (B) Welfare officer
amendment of a license to a factory (C) Safety Officer
shallbe done to (D) None of these
(A) Deputy Chief lnspector of
Factories 55. Transferring individuals where they
are better able to perform the job in
(B) Chief lnspectorof
-. Factories accordance with required standards
(C) Additional Chief lnspector of
or to alternative positions where their
Factories
talents or skills may be best utilized
(D) Joint Chief lnspector of to their own or the organization's
Factories
benefit is
51 envisages Chapter V-A (A) Developmentprogram
of lDAct, 1947. (B) Job standards
(A) Grievance Redressal (C) Job -.
rotations
(B) Closure (D) Reassignment
(C) Lay-offretrenchment
(D) Allof the above 56. ln a line organisation,
(A) Eachworkerserves a specified
52. During the united front regime, number of supervisors
Gherao was introduced in West
year-. -. is divided
(B) The organization
Bengal in the
according to the type of work
(A) 1e67 involved
(B) 1e72 (C) The authorityflor,vsfrom the man
(c) 1e66 at the top to the lowest man
(D) 1e77 vertically
53. Another name of compulsory (D) The organization is divided
arbitration is according to the skill required
to perform a work
(A) Adjudication
(B) Dissolution 57. Under the Factories Act, 1948, a
(C) Fraction-. register of muster roll shall be
(D) Amortisation maintained in Form No-.
(A) 25
54. The appointment of is
discussed under Section 41 Aof the
(B) 25 A
FactoriesAct. (c) 25 B
I
(A) Manager - (D) 15
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58. is not associated with the (B) Lastdrawn DA
concept of lndustrial Relations
(c) Last drawn basic wages
System.
(A) DaleYoder (D) Number of years left for
retirement
(B) Prof Dunlop
(C) RA Lester 63. SocialJustice, UniversalPeaceand
(D) FrederickTaylor Human Dignity is symbolised by
59. Employees who have been
are provided with (A) World Trade Centre
outplacement services. (B) lnternational Labour
(A) Dismissed Organisation
(B) Rendered surplus (C) Trade Unions
(C) Promoted
(D) Asian Development Bank
(D) Given voluntary retirement
60. Provision that union dues will be 64. Match the columns :
deducted automatically from payroll Column-A Golumn-B
checks of union members is known (a) Business Unions (1)Without any legal,
as _. ethical ideology,
(A) Due notice or code of conduct
(B) Dues check off (b) Friendly or Uplift (2) Bread and Butter
(C) Deduction Unions Unions
(D) None of the above
(c) Revolntionary (3) Advocate non-
61. There shall be Safety Committee in Unions political methods
the factory where workers
(d) Predatory Unions(4) Molent means
are employed in a factory.
such as strikes,
(A) 200 or more workers
sabotage, boycott
(B) 150 or more- workers
(C) l00ormoreworkers Codes:
(D) 250 or more workers abcd
62. For calculating gratuity, there is no (A)2 3 4 1
requirement of which of the following (B)12 3 4
ingredient ? (c) 3 2 1' 4
(A) Numberofyearsserved (D)4 3 2 1
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65. Extra payment given to employees 69. Family Pension Scheme in lndian
for working on holidays, vacation System was introduced in the year
days or outside of regularly
scheduled work hours is: (A) 1e74
(A) Holiday Pay (B) 1e77
(B) Premium Pay (c) 1e85
(C) Prescribed amount (D) 1e72
(D) Allof the above
70. The renewalapplication fora license
66. negotiations can be submitted after December 31st
solved using traditional win-lose of every year shall pay the fine
situations.
amountof :
(A) Distributive (A) 30% of the license fee
(B) Negative (B) 20o/o otlhelicense fee
(C) Positive (C) 10% of the license fee
(D) lnter-organizational (D) 1% of the license fee
67. ln an organization, a structure of job 71. The following process mechanism or
grades and pay ranges established
sub-systems may be included in
may be expressed as job grades or
HRD systems or processes :
job evaluation points is
(A) Career planning, man power
(A) Consolidated pay planning and collective
(B) Salarygrade bargaining
(C) Basic pay -.
(B) Performance appraisal,
(D) Salary structure motivation and grievance
68. Explaining the overarching values handling
and guiding principles adopted in (C) Performance appraisal, career
managing people is: planning and organizational
(A) HR strategies development
(B) HR practices (D) Training and development,
(C) HR philosophies communication and guality of
(D) HR policies work life
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72. Aconference of workers in Bombay (B) 1e81
was organized by and
drew up a memorandum signed by
(c) 1e82
5,300 to present to the Commission. (D) 1ee2
(A) M. K. Gandhi 77. lndustrial Relations as a whole field
(B) KarlMax of relationship because of the
(C) BalGangadharTilak
necessary collaborations of men and
(D) N. M. Lokhandey
women in the employment process
73. High power distance, strong in an industry is defined by:
uncertainty avoidance and
collectivism is the focus found in
(A) F. W. Taylor
(B) DateYodder
(A) Japan (C) Henry Fayol
(B) u. s. (D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(C) China
(D) Australia 78. Which of the following is the most
commonly used method of job
74. is connected with the
Central lndustrial Trade Union (CITU).
evaluation that involves usage of
(A) Communist Partyof lndia specificfactors to evaluate job ?
(B) Communist Party of lndia (A) Comparison method
Maxist (B) Ranking method
(C) Republican partyof lndia (C) Factoranalysis
(D) Bhartiya Janta Party
(D) Point-factormethod
75. Aquestionnaire used forcollection of
quantifiable data and for analysis 79. The use of technology provides HR
concerning the duties and programs via an employee self-
responsibilities of various jobs is: service platfrom. typically
(A) Position analysis includes use of such items as voice
(B) Cross check response systems, employee
(C) Clarification kiosks, etc.
(D) Research
(A) MrtualOrganization
I
76. First FactoryAct was passed in the (B) MrtualHR
I year which was quite
disappointing. (c) HRrs
(A) 1e18 (D) Virtual lndustrial Relations
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80. A transformational change which (B) Talent
occurB as a reaction to drastic
(C) Behaviour
changes ln en organization'g
environment ie identifled by Nadler (D) Soft skills
and TuEhman (1986) as :
(A) Adaptation 84. In the JohariWindow model of self
(B) Fine tuning Disclosure, the unknown quadrant
(C) Re-creation as you learn and self
(D) Re-orientation disclose.
81. Which of the following can be (A) Grows
treated as an example of Child (B) Fluctuates
Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act, 1986 ?
(C) ls unaffected
(A) Regulative Labour Legislation (D) Shrinks
(B) Protective Labour Legislation
85. Which of the following is non-
(C) Social Security Legislation
cognitive trait ?
(D) WelfareLegislation
(A) Knowledge
82. The seniorexecutiveofABC Ltd., Mr.
Shyam, had given completefreedom (B) Academicachievements
to his subordinates. He does not (C) Personalitytraits
necessarily provide leadership. What
category suitably defines the (D) Motivation
leadership style of Mr. Shyam ?
86. Creative solutions to conflicts that
(A) Laissez-faire
reconcile the parties' interest and
(B) Reinforcement
result in mutual benefits that arise
(C) Democratic
when there is more than one issue to
(D) Autocratic
83. Expected outcome is the skill
be resolved. lt is called as-.
execution required to perform a (A) lntegrativebargaining
certain job, but the process to (B) Collective style
achieve the outcome varies because
of (C) lntuitivebargaining
(A) Attitude (D) lnductivebargaining
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87 . lt le not a typically uecd procedure to (C) 10.6 cubic meters
reduce the total number of (D) 8.4 cubic meters
employees:
91. No order communlcated to the
(A) Layoff
applicantwithin months
(B) Terminations from the date on which it has been
(C) Golden handshake requested and applied for in the
(D) Earlyretirementinducements application shallbe deemed to have
been granted under the Factories
88. Which of the following consists of
Act.
formal procedures and methods
used to put HR strategies, plans and
(A) '.l
policies into effect ? (B) 2
(A) HR practices (c) 3
(B) HR programmes (D) 4
(C) HR process 92. I n epectancy theory fac'tors afiec'ting
(D) HR policies the instrumentality link is-.
(A) Equity
89. SU PPORTIVE model of
Organisational Behaviour is based (B) Trust
on (C) Self esteem
(A) Power (D) Goals
(B) Partne.rship
93. A measure that utilizes a demand
(C) Economicalresources
and availability forecast to determine
(D) Leadership
whether an organization has the
90. After the commencement of availability to meet future manpower
Factories Act, 1948, is
needs is termed as
the correct measurement of sPace
required for every worker emPloYed (A) Planning
in thefactory. (B) Man-powerplanning
(A) 14.2 cubic meters
-.
(C) Varianceforecasting
(B) 12.2cubic meters
(D) Data collection
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94. is the defining feature of (C) Front pay
incremental payment systems. (D) None of the above
(A) Length of service
98 Except of the following, Raters Errors
(B) Quatityofservice comprises all-.
(C) Cost of living (A) Harshness
(D) Competitors salary structure (B) Leniency
95. What is a situation where an (C) Miss-perception
employee's pay is below the (D) Centraltendency
minimum of the range ?
(A) Regressionanalysis 99 White washing or colourwashing of
the walls, celling and partitions
(B) Time series
of every latrine and urinal is
(C) Green-circle rates
supposed to be done at least one in
(D) Graphic rating scale every
96. ln the study of personality. the term (A) 12 months
LOC stands for: (B) 4 months
(A) Locus of control (C) 6 months
(B) Line of control (D) 14 months
(C) Loss of compensation
100. The system of labour relations in
(D) Levels of communication
which the state, employers and
97. Compensation for employement workers are autonomous yet
future economic loss, generally interdependent parterns, pursuing
calculated based on the difference common interests and participating
between the d iscrimination victim's in decisions affecting them in a
current pay (or for a rejected binding sprit of mutuality and
applicant, the pay he I she should reciprocity is :
have received) and the pay (A) lndustrial relation system
associated with his / her rightful place
IS
(B) Tripartism
(A) Minimum wage (C) Bipartism
(D) Unipartism
(B) Dearness allowance
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