SHRM Objective Questions

SHRM – Strategic Human Resource

Management Multiple Choice Questions
1. People possess skills, abilities and aptitudes that offer _________________________ to
the firm
a. Profit
b. Goodwill
c. Competitive advantage
d. Success

Answer: c.  Competitive Advantage

2. Which of the following statement is true

a. No computer can substitute human brain
b. no machines can run without human intervention
c. No organization can exist if it cannot serve people’s needs
d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above

3. Each human is different so their behaviour becomes ________________

a. Predictable but complex
b. unpredictable and complex
c. unpredictable but simple
d. None of the above

Answer: b. unpredictable and complex

4. The concept of SHRM was first coined in the year

a. 1984
b. 1985
c. 1986
d. 1983

Answer: a. 1984

5. The 4 meaning of SHRM was stated by __________________ during 1986

a. Fombrun
b. Tichy
c. Devana
d. Hendry and Pettigrew

Answer: d. Hendry and Pettigrew

6. The components of SHRM does not include
a. People
b. Perception
c. Pattern
d. Plan

Answer: b. Perception

7. Which of the following is the proper sequence of HRM evolution

a. PM-HRM-SHRM
b. PM-SHRM-HCM
c. HRD-HRM-HCM
d. HRM-SHRM-PM

Answer: a. PM-HRM-SHRM

8. Which of the following is more flexible in nature

a. HRM
b. HRD
c. SHRM
d. HCM

Answer: c. SHRM

9. HR Strategy should be a/an ______________ of business strategy

a. Guideline
b. Integral Part
c. imitation
d. substitute

Answer: b. Integral Part

10. Overarching strategies otherwise known as

a. General Strategy
b. Specific Strategy
c. Fit strategy
d. HR Strategy

Answer: a. General Strategy

11. Which of the following doesn’t include the meaning of SHRM mentioned by Hendry
and Pettigrew
a. Use of Planning in HRM
b. Integrated approach to design and implement HR system
c. Matching HR policy with organisation policy
d. Consider Capital as strategic resources to attain competitive advantage
Answer: d. Consider Capital as strategic resources to attain competitive advantage

12. Which of the following statement is highly relevant to SHRM

a. High centralization, high formalization, low flexibility
b. Convergence between HRM and organization strategy, proactive, concerned with
organization effectiveness.
c. Cross functional teams, decentralization, low formalization flexible
d. all of the above

Answer: b. Convergence between HRM and organization strategy, proactive, concerned with
organization effectiveness.

13. _______________ concerns the coincidence between HR practices and overall

business strategy.
a. Vertical fit
b. Horizontal Fit
c. External Fit
d. Resource Fit

Answer: a. Vertical fit

14. The three aspect of HR fit doesn’t include

a. Internal Fit
b. Vertical Fit
c. External Fit
d. Horizontal Fit

Answer: a. Internal Fit

15. Flexibility is defined as the firm’s ability to meet the demands of the dynamic
environment thus two types of flexibility identified are
a. Resource and Environment
b. Coordination and Environment
c. Resource and Coordination
d. Environment and Strategic

Answer: c. Resource and Coordination

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Quiz
1-Finding ways to reduce ________ is a key responsibility of management.
(A) Dissatisfaction

(B) Uncertainty

(C) Stress

(D) None of the above

2-The ________ and control systems should be altered to support the strategic human
resource function.
(A) Appointment

(B) Reward

(C) Job allotment

(D) None of the above

3-All aspects of the merger need ________.

(A) Controlling

(B) Delegating

(C) Staffing

(D) Managing

4-Commitment strategy is inherently ________.

(A) Short term

(B) Long term

(C) Continuous

(D) None of the above

5-HR professionals has to be skilled in the art of ________.

(A) Clarifying

(B) Handling people

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above

6-Finding ways to reduce ________ is a key responsibility of management.

(A) Uncertainty

(B) Costs

(C) Absenteeism

(D) None of the above

7-________ of management is likely to be another key agenda item.

(A) Performance

(B) Quality

(C) Expansion

(D) Decision

8-Strategic thinking is a ________ process.

(A) Short term

(B) Long term

(C) Continuous

(D) All of the above

9-________ is considered as a strategic activity.

(A) Recruitment

(B) Planning

(C) Productivity

(D) All of the above

10-Competitive edge comes from the ________ of people.

(A) Competency

(B) Efforts

(C) Quality
(D) Hard work

ANSWERS:
1-(B), 2-(B), 3-(D), 4-(B), 5-(A), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(A), 10-(C)

11-The business side of the process begins with the strategic _____ as the guiding
framework.
(A) HR

(B) Plan

(C) Policy

(D) None of the above

12-The organization’s ____ must be conducive to productivity and quality improvement.

(A) Culture

(B) Development

(C) Policy

(D) Environment

13-Individual level where people are usually motivated to close the gap between their
current and desired ______.
(A) Capabilities

(B) Skills

(C) Expectations

(D) Performance

14-HR professional should apply risk management techniques to the different aspects of
________.
(A) HR Strategies

(B) HR Competencies
(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above

15-Developing characteristics of people needed to run business in ________ .

(A) Short term

(B) Medium term

(C) Long term

(D) Any of the above

16-________ issues tend to be well disguised.

(A) Political

(B) Territorial

(C) Social

(D) Economical

17-________ suggests Human Resource Strategy in itself may not be effective.

(A) Peter Drucker

(B) Tony Groundy

(C) John Zimmerman

(D) Anonymous

18-Pettigrew & Whipp identified ________ central factors for managing change
successfully.
(A) Three

(B) Four

(C) Five

(D) Six

19-________ executives take a full part in the strategic planning process.

(A) Training & Development

(B) Human Resource

(C) Quality Control

(D) Production

20-________ aims to put a financial measure on an organisation’s intellectual capital.

(A) Knowledge exchange

(B) The consortium

(C) Financial planning

(D) None of the above

ANSWERS:
11-(B), 12-(A), 13-(A), 14-(A), 15-(C), 16-(B), 17-(B), 18-(C), 19-(A), 20-(A)

. SHRM mold the human resource in such a way to attain the

A) Profit

B) Organizational goal

C) Individual goal

D) Market Share

Answer B) organizational goal

2. Perception of human assets as higher risk investment is a barrier to

A) HRM

B) SHRM

C) HRP

D) Economy
Answer B) SHRM

3. SHRM was first time evolved in the year

A) 1964

B) 1974

C) 1984

D) 1994

Answer C) 1984

4. The primary source of competitive advantage in SHRM is

A) people

B) pattern

C) technology

D) Process

Answer A) People

5. advantages of Outsourcing doesn’t include

A) Avoid over staffing

B) Avoid difference in HRM

C) Reduce cost

D) none of the above

Answer D) None of the above

6. ________ are the resources that provide utility value to all other resources.

A) Finance
B) Men

C) Machine

D) Capital

Answer B) Men

7. Which of the following is not a component of SHRM

a. Process

b. Pattern

c. Procedure

d. People

Answer C) Procedure

8. SHRM develop an organizational culture that fosters

a. innovation

b. flexibility

c. competitive advantage

d. All of the above

Answer D) All of the above

9. SHRM is the linkage between the human resource strategy and

_______________

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a. Organizational Goal

b. corporate-level strategies
c. Organizational Policies

d. All of the above

Answer B) Corporate-Level Strategies

10. SHRM Considers people as a strategic resource for attaining

a. Organizational Goal

b. Organizational Objectives

c. Competitive advantage

d. Top Position in the market

Answer C) Competitive advantage