Top 350+ Solved Performance Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Standards are established to:
a. Achieve desired outcomes
b. Meet legal compliance
c. Achieve competitive advantage
d. Promote goodwill in MARKET
Q. A non-stress prone person who is relaxed, agreeable and easy going.
a. Type A
b. Type B personality
c. Pessimist
d. Stressors
Q. Which of the following are guidelines for drafting and maintaining a good job description?
a. Indicating the scope and nature of the work and all important relationships
b. Indicating the work and duties of the position
c. Explaining the supervisory responsibility to the individuals
d. All the above
Q. One of the main reasons for the negative attitude of employees towards performance appraisal is:
a. It is associated with pay
b. It gives away how bad they are
c. It tends to become subjective because of poor implementation
d. It is not useful for any other organizational activity
Q. The 'coaching of employees' does not include:
a. planning
b. preparation
c. follow-up
d. compensating employees
Q. Supratim has been promoted to the post of an Area Sales Manager just last week but finds himself lacking in some areas. His performance can be improved by
a. Reprimanding him
b. Training him
c. Linking his pay to performance
d. Providing him with an assistant
Q. Mentoring is very useful when the mentors work for
a. same department
b. different department
c. informal training
d. formal training
Q. Reasons for appraising a subordinate's performance includes
a. Appraisals play an integral role in performance management.
b. Appraisals play a part in the employer's salary raise decisions.
c. The supervisor and the employee together develop a plan for correcting the employee's deficiencies.
d. All of the above.
Q. Participative set goals result in higher performance than assigned goals when
a. participative set goals are more difficult
b. assigned goals are more difficult
c. the rewards are also higher
d. participative set goals are used consistently
Q. Direct non financial and financial payments received by employees for continuous work with company are classified as
a. benefits
b. stock ownership
c. loyalty scholarships
d. all of above
Q. All of the following are considered best practices for administering fair performance appraisals EXCEPT
a. explaining how subordinates can improve their performance
b. clarifying in advance what the performance expectations are
c. basing the appraisal on observable job behaviors
d. using subjective performance data for appraisals
Q. When an employee's performance is so poor that a written warning is required, the warning should
a. identify the standards by which the employee is judged
b. provide examples of employees who met the standards
c. be mailed to the employee and to an EEOC representative
d. provide examples of times when the employee met the standards
Q. When an employee's performance is so poor that a written warning is required, the warning should __
a. identify the standards by which the employee is judged
b. provide examples of employees who met the standards
c. provide examples of times when the employee did meet the standards
d. be sent to the employee in question, to the manager's superior, and to the EEO office
Q. Rewards offered to labours involved in production, are categorized as:
a. Salary
b. Fringe benefits
c. Wage
d. Commission
Q. Supervisors' responsibilities toward employees EXCLUDE
a. Giving employees clear instructions.
b. Looking for problems and trying to correct them before employees' performances deteriorate further.
c. Speaking up for employees' interests to top management.
d. Being inaccessible to subordinates.