Dated 06th December, 2000

Though your job is dependent on the knowledge of your area of functional expertise, it is the interaction with Human Resources Department that really clinches the deal. So one needs to be contemporary with HR concepts and trends.

CQ (Contemporary Quotient) tests are designed to help you gauge your Professional worth. These will help you analyse your effectiveness and help you stay current and contemporary.

THOUGH YOUR job is dependent on the knowledge of your area of functional expertise, it is the interaction with Human Resources Department that really clinches the deal. So one needs to be contemporary with HR concepts and trends.

1. Office romances should be discouraged as they may:

(a) Effect the functioning at workplace.

(b) Make hot topics for the grapevine.

(c) Offend someone's moral sensibilities.

(d) Cause distraction at work place.

2. Reasons for interpersonal attractions at work place:

(a) Unequal distribution of men and women.

(b) Younger crowd at a workplace.

(c) Desire for power and authority.

(d) Physical and functional proximity.

3. Knowledge distribution in an organisation has the following effect:

(a) Motivational.

(b) Synergetic.

(c) Promotional.

(d) None of the above.

4. Flexitime allows employees to:

(a) Balance their work and home life.

(b) Earn more rewards.

(c) Reduce workload.

(d) Reduce occupational stress.

5. JDS used for measuring job satisfaction means:

(a) Job Diagnostic Survey.

(b) Job Description Survey.

(c) Job Done Survey.

(d) Job Depiction Satisfaction.

6. BOS technique, used for evaluating employees' performance, stands for:

(a) Basic Operations Survey.

(b) Basic Operational Safety.

(c) Behaviour Observation Scale.

(d) Behaviour On Shop floor.

7. A proactive employee is an individual who is:

(a) Engaged.

(b) Committed.

(c) Principled.

(d) All the above.

8. Weekly staff meetings ensure:

(a) Information dissemination.

(b) Team building.

(c) Motivation.

(d) Updation.

9. One of the outcomes of outbound learning programmes is:

(a) Success.

(b) Employee satisfaction.

(c) Group dynamics and communication.

(d) None of the above.

10. High interaction among team members to increase trust and openness is:

(a) Team building.

(b) Group development.

(c) Team culture.

(d) None of the above.

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