Human Resource Important Question for Upcoming Exam
Dibrugarh University Important Questions
Unit – 1: Nature and Scope of HRM
Part A:
Q. What do you mean by Human Resource Management? Explain its functions
including managerial and
operational functions. 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 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, 2023
Q. Explain the nature (2018)
and Scope of Human Resource Management. 2016
Q. What is HRIS? State the type of information generated by HRIS. Explain the role of Human Resource Information System in global business
environment. 2014, 2021
Part B:
Q. Write a brief note on
evaluation and development of Human Resource Management. 2013, 14, 15, 2018,2020
Q.
What are the essential qualities of HR manager. Explain the Role and
Competencies of HR Manager in changing economic scenario. 2012, 2015, 2021, 2023
Q.
What are the challenges faced by HR Manger in Present business environment. 2011,
2012, 2014, 2017, 2022
Unit 2: Acquisition of Human Resource
Part A:
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,
2017,2020
Or
Q. What are the quantitative
Consideration and Qualitative Consideration (Dimension) in Human Resource
Planning?
Q. Explain the steps
involved in the process of human resource planning. 2023
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,
2021
Part B:
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,
2020, 2022
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
Unit 3: Training and Development
Part A:
1. What is training?
Discuss various methods of training. 2016,
2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
2. Briefly discuss the
steps involved in training programme to be organized for large organization. 2018, 2020
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, 2021
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 programme. 2014, 2022
Or
What are the principles to
be kept in mind while designing a sound employee training programme?
Part B:
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, 2023
7. What is career planning? What are
the various stages involved in career planning? Distinguish between career planning
and career development. 2021
8. What is Career development? Explain the purpose and objectives of career planning and career development. Explain the process of career development programme in a large organization with a diverse workforce. 2020
Unit 4: Performance and Potential Appraisal
Part A:
Q. What is performance appraisal? What
are its nature? Explain its objectives and importance. 2021
Q. What are various techniques of
performance appraisal? Explain them briefly. 2020,
2022
Q. What is potential appraisal?
Distinguish between performance appraisal and potential appraisal.
Q. Explain how performance appraisal
is made effective. 2023
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
Part B:
Q. What is incentive schemes? What are
its essentials. Why should it consist of
both monetary and non-monetary incentives? 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021
Q. What are various methods of wages
payments and incentive schemes? Explain them briefly with their respective merits
and demerits. 2015, 2020
Q. Discuss the concept of
“Compensation”. Describe the internal and external factors that affect the wage
and salary structure in an organisation. Discuss the principles of wages and
salary administration. 2014, 2017, 2022
Q. What do you mean by “compensation management”? Explain its importance. How does an effective compensation management programme help an organization to achieve its strategic objectives? 2021
Unit 5 – Maintenance: Employees health and safety, industrial disputes, Grievance
Part A: Heal and Safety
Q.
What do you understand by health? Discuss the provisions of the Factories Act
relating to the health of the employees. 2023
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. Discuss the provisions of
the Factories Act relating to the health of the employees.
Q.
What do you mean by industrial accidents? Explain the different causes of
industrial accidents and suggest few methods of reducing them. 2022
Part B: Industrial disputes, grievances and industrial relations
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? 2023
Q. What is
lay-off and retrenchment? Also distinguish between them. Explain the provisions
of Industrial Disputes
Q. What is
grievance? What are various sources or causes of grievances? Explain the
procedure and handling of grievances? Explain the advantages of having a
grievance handling mechanism in an organization. 2021
Q. Write a
brief note on employer-employee relationship (Industrial relations). Highlight the various methods adopted by industries for maintaining
sound employer-employee relation in India. 2022
Write Short Notes on:
1. Downsizing
2. Job description and job specification
3. Social
Security and Social Justice
4. Fringe benefits
5. Placement and induction
6. Identification of Training and Development
needs
7. Retraining
8. Training vs Development vs Education
9. Transfers,
Promotion and demotion
10. Employees
Counselling
11. VRS
12. Redeployment
13. Attrition
15. Redundancy
16. Inductive Training in India
17. Workforce
diversity
18.
Employees Empowerment
19. Human resource accounting