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NTA NET Labor-Welfare September-2013 Solved Paper III
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- Who had given the conceptual, human and technical skills concept of managerial skills?
- Robert Blake
- Henry Mintzberg
- Robert Katz
- Heinz Weihrich
- Answer: c
- Who had advocated the systems approach model?
- John T. Dunlop
- Herbert A. Spencer
- Charles A. Spaulding
- Talcott Parsons
- Answer: a
- Who advocated the theory Z?
- Douglas Murray McGregor
- William Ouchi and Price
- John Galbraith
- Jerdee and Caroll
- Answer: b
- Induction is viewed as
- Socializing process
- Belongingness
- Feel at home
- All the above
- Answer: d
- Match the following: Approaches to HRD Propagator
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Human Capital Approach
- Socio Psychological Approach
- Poverty Alleviation Approach
- World Human Development Approach.
- UNDP
- Human Development Report of the UN
- TW Schultz
- David McClelland
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- Answer: a
- The ongoing globalization in India requires drastic changes under which of the labour legislations?
- The Factories Act
- The Employees՚state Insurance Act
- The Industrial Disputes Act
- The Employees ′ Provdent Funds Act
- Answer: c
- Which of the following conventions has secured highest number of ratifications?
- Forced Labour Convention (No 29)
- Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organize (No 87)
- Equal Remuneration Convention (No 100)
- All the above
- Answer: d
- The composition of which of the following is similar to the structure of I. L. O?
- Canteen Managing Committee
- Standing Labour Committee
- Safety Committee
- Works Committee
- Answer: b
- Which of the following legislations extends some sort of benefit to retired employees also?
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Employees ′ Compensation Act
- Employees՚state Insurance Act
- Payment of Bonus Act
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a method for fixing Minimum Wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
- Notification Method
- Committee Method
- Bargaining Method
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not an objective of Workers ′ Education Scheme in India?
- To make workers՚responsible citizens
- To make them efficient at work.
- To enable them to earn more.
- To make them responsible Union members and Officers.
- Answer: c
- Which part of the Indian Constitution has shaped the labour welfare programmes?
- Preamble
- The Directive Principles of State Policy
- Both A & (B)
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- Who among the following advocated the theory of full employment?
- Beveridge
- Keynes
- Adam Smith
- A. C. Pigou
- Answer: b
- Which of the following provides for recognition of trade unions at the central level?
- Industrial Disputes Act
- Trade Unions Act
- Code of Discipline in Industry
- Inter-Union Code of Conduct
- Answer: c
- Which of the following legislations was based on the recommendations of the B. P. Adarkar Committee Report?
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Employees ′ Compensation Act
- Employees ′ Provident Funds Act
- Employees՚state Insurance Act, 1948
- Answer: d
- Which of the following industrial actions has been declared illegal by the Court of Law in India?
- Strike
- Gherao
- Go slow
- Lockout
- Answer: b
- The concept of co-operation in Industrial Relations was implemented through which of the following?
- Works Committee
- Joint Management Councils
- Workers՚representatives on the Board of Directors
- All the above
- Answer: d
- In which type of collective bargaining workers lose something instead of gaining?
- Concession Bargaining
- Coalition Bargaining
- Productivity Bargaining
- All the above
- Answer: a
- From which of the following, representatives are not taken in tripartite bodies in India?
- Management
- Labour/Trade Unions
- Government
- I. L. O.
- Answer: d
- Who was the Chairman of the National Commission on Rural Labour?
- Ravindra Verma
- H. Hanumantappa
- G. Ramanujam
- V. B. John
- Answer: b
- Which of the following cannot be said to be an objective of Workers ′ Participation in Management?
- To associate in decision making process of the organization.
- To satisfy the urge of self-expression of workers.
- To promote a conducive environment in the organisation.
- To promote higher income and better conditions of employment for workers.
- Answer: d
- Which of the following combinations is taken as bipartitism in Industrial Relations?
- Government and Labour
- Government and Employer
- Labour and Management
- Employers and Consumers
- Answer: c
- In which of the following institutions Central Government prefers to place the labour policies for consultation?
- I. L. O.
- I. L. C/S. L. C
- Labour Ministers ′ Conference
- None of the above
- Answer: b
- Which of the following prohibits formation or continuance of company unions?
- Code of discipline in industry
- Code of efficiency and welfare
- Inter-union code of conduct
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- The ongoing globalization in the country needs reforms in our labour laws. Which of the following forces oppose changes in the existing labour legislations?
- Government
- Labour and Trade Unions
- Employers ′ Associations
- Human Rights ′ Commission
- Answer: b
- In USA collective bargaining mostly takes place at the
- Industrial level
- Regional level
- National level
- Enterprise level
- Answer: d
- In which among the following countries Productivity Bargaining was first used?
- USA
- India
- U. K.
- Germany
- Answer: c
- The purpose of granting recognition to trade unions in USA by NLRB is to
- send representatives to I. L. O.
- to participate in Government Bodies
- to raise labour disputes
- to be accepted by Management for Collective Bargaining purposes
- Answer: d
- The recent Industrial Relations problem at Maruti Udyog Ltd. At its Manesar Plant was concerned with
- Permanent workers
- Contract labour
- Displaced persons
- None of the above
- Answer: b
- Which of the following statements is not correct in the light of present Industrial Relations scenario in India?
- Number of strikes is declining
- Rate of unionism is increasing
- Number of Lockouts is higher than the number of strikes
- Wages are revising
- Answer: b
- Union shop, closed shop, preferential shop are known as
- Union Security Measures
- Industrial Actions
- Organizational Security Measures
- All the above
- Answer: a
- Which of the following Federations is associated with International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) ?
- AITUC
- INTUC
- BMS
- CITU
- Answer: b
- Which of the following can be said to be an Employers ′ Association in India?
- Chambers of Commerce
- Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- All India Sugar Mills Employers ′ Association
- All the above
- Answer: d
- Which of the following strikes are not authorised by Union?
- Quickie Strike
- Lightning Strike
- Wild-Cat Strike
- All the above
- Answer: d
- Which of the following legislations deals with collective bargaining in USA?
- Labour Management Relations Act
- Landrum Griffin Act
- OASDHI Act
- None of the above
- Answer: a
- Which of the following statements about Economic Reforms in India is not true?
- Economic reforms were initiated in July 1991
- The balance of payment crisis led to the hurried introduction of Economic reforms
- LPG were the three components of Economic reforms
- It had least impact on the human resources management
- Answer: d
- Rationalization of human resource means
- only downsizing
- only increasing the manpower strength
- right sizing
- skill enhancement only
- Answer: c
- Name the economist turned Finance Minister, who initiated economic reforms in India?
- P. Chidambaram
- Manmohan Singh
- Pranab Mukherjee
- Yashwant Sinha
- Answer: b
- Kim Cameron defines ‘downsizing’ as a set of activities undertaken on the part of management and designed to improve organizational efficiency, productivity and/or competitiveness. It represents a strategy implemented by managers that affects the size of firm՚s workforce, the costs and the work processes. From this definition which one is not true?
- To improve organizational efficiency
- Strategic decision of management
- Trade Union approved action plan
- Affects the size of frms ′ workforce, costs and work processes
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is the meaning of ‘Golden handshake’
- It is a bribe.
- It is a gift.
- It is a gratis.
- It is a compensation.
- Answer: d
- What are the four components of ‘4’ P model of organizational excellence as suggested in Toyota culture?
- Plan, policy, procedure, programme
- Philosophy, process, people, problem solving
- Plan, philosophy, process, product
- Philosophy, product, price, promotion
- Answer: b
- Delphi Technique is used in
- Planning
- Promoting
- Forecasting
- Pricing
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a TQM technique?
- Six Sigma
- Zero Defect Programmes
- Quality Circles
- Core Competency
- Answer: d
- Which of the following is a Matrix Organization?
- When bureaucratic structure is made less hierarchical
- When project structure is superimposed on bureaucratic structure
- When project structure is independently created
- When projects are geographically dispersed
- Answer: b
- Who had advanced the ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ approach of HRM?
- Benjamin Schneider
- James Niniger
- John Storey
- Lloyd Baind
- Answer: c
- The book ‘Competitive Advantage’ is authored by
- C. P. Lewis
- Michael Porter
- C. K. Prahalad
- Sumantra Ghosal
- Answer: b
- The concepts of ‘human engineering’ and ‘ergonomics’ are advanced by which school of management thought?
- Quantitative School
- Human Relations School
- Behavioural School
- Scientific Management School
- Answer: d
- Which of the following statements about assessment centres is not correct?
- It is a simulation exercise.
- It is designed to evaluate managerial potential.
- It is used only as a selection technique.
- It uses interviews, in-basket problem solving exercises and business decision games as methods.
- Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : Downsizing is an organisational imperative in the context of open market competition.
- Reason (R) : Outsourcing strategy gave rise to downsizing.
- A is wrong and R is right.
- Both A and R are right.
- A right and R is wrong.
- Both A and R are wrong.
- Answer: b
- Which one is an underlying value in OD efforts?
- Profit maximization by hook or crook.
- Coercing the people
- Trust and support
- Resorting to short cut methods
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a traditional model of outsourcing?
- Transactional outsourcing
- Functional outsourcing
- Operational outsourcing
- Utility outsourcing
- Answer: b
- The ‘force-field analysis’ model of organisational change resistance was advanced by
- Abraham Maslow
- Douglas McGregor
- Kurt Lewin
- Chris Argyris
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a segment of David McClleland՚s Theory of Needs?
- Need for Self Actualization
- Need for Achievement
- Need for Affiliation
- Need for Power
- Answer: a
- A systematic, integrated and planned approach to improve the effectiveness of groups of people in organizations is known as
- Management Development
- Organizational Development
- Managerial Training
- Management by Objectives
- Answer: b
- Which of the following is not a cross cultural theory of international HRM?
- Geert Hofstede՚s Theory
- Cluckhohn-Strodthbeck՚s Theory
- Halls Theory
- Jai B. P. Sinha՚s Theory
- Answer: d
- Who among the following advocated the principles of Labour Legislation?
- Dankert
- V. V. Giri
- R. K. Dash
- S. D. Punekar
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a regulative type of labour legislation?
- Factories Act, 1948
- Trade Unions Act, 1926
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- Answer: a
- Which of the following is not a labour legislation?
- Factories Act
- Minimum Wages Act
- Untouchability Abolition Act
- Equal Remuneration Act
- Answer: c
- Social justice is the guiding principle of which of the following labour legislations?
- Factories Act
- Mines Act
- Plantation Labour Act
- Equal Remuneration Act
- Answer: d
- For which of the following the first labour legislation was enacted in 1860?
- Factory
- Industrial Relations
- Mines
- Plantations
- Answer: b
- The Factories Act, 1934 was enacted to implement the recommendations of which of the following?
- Labour Investigation Committee
- I. L. O.
- First National Commission on Labour
- Royal Commission on Labour
- Answer: d
- Which of the following labour legislations is implemented only by the Central Implementation Machinery?
- Industrial Disputes Act
- Trade Unions Act
- Employees՚state Insurance Act
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Answer: c
- Shops and Commercial Establishment legislations are included under which of following lists of Indian Constitution?
- Union List
- State List
- Concurrent List
- None of the above
- Answer: b
- What is the wage limit for employees to be covered under the Employee State Insurance Act as per the latest amendment?
- ₹ 15,000 per month
- ₹ 18,000 per month
- ₹ 20,000 per month
- ₹ 25,000 per month
- Answer: a
- Which of the following legislations in India is governed by a tripartite organization consisting of representatives of labour, management and Government?
- Industrial Disputes Act
- ESI Act
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Payment of Bonus Act
- Answer: b
- The eligibility condition for obtaining gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is
- Completion of 2 years of Service
- Completion of 3 years of Service
- Completion of 4 years of Service
- Completion of 5 years of Service
- Answer: d
- Which of the following has adopted the principle of fair wages in India?
- The Minmum Wages Act
- The Equal Remuneration Act
- The Wage Boards
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- The Bureau of Public Enterprises is related to
- Central Public Sector undertaking
- State Public Sector undertaking
- Central Government Departmental undertakings
- Private Sector Undertakings
- Answer: a
- The provision of minimum of one year and maximum of three years of operation under the Industrial Disputes Act is related to which of the following?
- Converted settlement
- Settlement
- Award
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- The minimum wages as fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 must be revised at least once in
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 5 years
- No mention under the Act
- Answer: c
- The method of applying ‘means test’ for giving benefit is found under
- Social Assistance
- Social Insurance
- Both A and (B)
- None of the above
- Answer: a
- Under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, a child is one who has not completed his
- 18 years
- 16 years
- 15 years
- 14 years
- Answer: d
- No contribution is required for getting benefit under which of the following legislations?
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Employees ′ Compensation Act
- Both under A & (B)
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- As per the latest amendment under the ESI Act, 1948 medical treatment is now available to persons under voluntary retirement scheme also.
- True
- False
- Partly True
- The Act is silent
- Answer: a
- The maximum amount of gratuity has now been enhanced to ₹ 10 lakhs from
- 2.5 lakhs
- 3.5 lakhs
- 5 lakhs
- 7.5 lakhs
- Who had given the conceptual, human and technical skills concept of managerial skills?
- Answer: b