A practice HR Quiz conducted by Ashwin Murali at IIM Kashipur on 18-08-2014.

1. A practice quiz for
CII- Inquizzite
The business quiz with a HR
perspective
By
Ashwin Murali

2. Rounds
• Basic Business
• tHRive
• HR books

3. 1. The full-service airline by the Tata Group and
Singapore International Airlines (SIA) is likely
to be launched by October. What has it been
branded as?

4. 2. For the first time in its history, Tata
Consultancy Services is shutting down its unit
and exiting a country as it could not get
enough outsourcing volumes. Which country?

5. 3. This well-known effect in organizational
behaviour is named after a popular English
play in which a flower girl learns how to
behave like a princess. Name this effect.

6. 4. A “communication policy” which
encourage openness and transparency
with the employees of that company.
Identify

7. 5. Which company is set to launch what it claims
as the world’s cheapest smartphone in India
with a price tag of about Rs 2,000?

8. 6. Author?

9. 7. What’s missing?

10. 8. Who introduced the modern concept of 360
Degree Appraisal?

11. 9. Expand MBGO and who proposed it?

12. 10. Which brand has topped the latest edition of
The Economic Times and Interbrand Best
Indian Brands study?

13. 11. What is being talked about? Behind the Shock
Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious ----
--- Psychology Experiments. This ----- was
published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
and in the below book.

14. 12. This company, headquartered at Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA was one of the first to offer this
radical incentive to retain employees. It has 26
major brads and over 50 minor brands under
its wing. A.G.Lafley is its present CEO. Identify
the company and the incentive they offered.

15. 13. X is a collection of instruments and exercises
which helps in diagnosing an individual
development needs. The instruments and
exercises may include work exercises,
interview, written test, individual and group
exercises. Organizational leadership uses X for
developing and selecting managers. Example
for an organization which uses X is the police
department. Identify X.

16. 14. Fill in the blank. In Expectancy theory,
Force = ________ x Expectancy

17. 15. Where did Elton Mayo and F.J.Roethlisberger
conduct their famous studies which dealt the
influence of work groups on performance?

18. 16. Which MNC is setting up the world’s largest
scooter plant in Gujarat?

19. 17. Who is known as 'The father of Social
Systems Approach' to organization and
management?

20. 18. Identify the model.

21. 19. _____________was an Act of Parliament
passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour
government of Clement Attlee. It was passed
with the intention of safeguarding the health
of workers. It extended the age limits for the
medical examination of persons entering
factory employment, while also including male
workers in the regulations for providing seats
and issuing extensive new building regulations.

22. 20. This term is derived from the typographer's
word for a painting plate made from the
previously composed type. Walter Lippman
applied this word to perception in 1922. Since
then it has became a term frequently used for
perceptual errors. What is it?

23. 21. This book outlines the deepest insights of
human behavior and the relevance of it to the
organization environment. It helps one steer
through team dynamics, stakeholder
management, building strong interpersonal
relationship at work and understanding
oneself through the lenses of others’
expectation at work place and beyond. This
book is often referred to as a must-read book
for HR managers. Which book?

24. 22. Actors Dhanush and Adah Sharma will soon
be seen in a new television commercial for
which confectionary brand?

25. 23. In Organizational Behaviour, who proposed
Theory X and Theory Y?

26. 24. The theory describes how the uncontrollable
factors affect the manner of behaviour and
manner of taking decisions for oneself and
group. Name the theory.

27. 25. X is a test that helps to improve
understanding and trust between the
employees which requires employee to
determine one’s qualities and others
determining his qualities. This brings up the
hidden qualities of the employee recognized
by others. Identify X.

28. Answers

29. 1. The full-service airline by the Tata Group and
Singapore International Airlines (SIA) is likely
to be launched by October. What has it been
branded as?

31. 2. For the first time in its history, Tata
Consultancy Services is shutting down its unit
and exiting a country as it could not get
enough outsourcing volumes. Which country?

32. Morocco

33. 3. This well-known effect in organizational
behaviour is named after a popular English
play in which a flower girl learns how to
behave like a princess. Name this effect.

34. Pygmalion Effect

35. 4. A “communication policy” which
encourage openness and transparency
with the employees of that company.
Identify

36. Open Door Policy

37. 5. Which company is set to launch what it claims
as the world’s cheapest smartphone in India
with a price tag of about Rs 2,000?

38. Intex

39. 6. Author?

40. Dave Ulrich

41. 7. What’s missing?

42. 5P Model of Strategic HRM
HR Programs, HR Processes

43. 8. Who introduced the modern concept of 360
Degree Appraisal?

45. 9. Expand MBGO and who proposed it?

46. Management By Group Objectives by Likert &
Fisher

47. 10. Which brand has topped the latest edition of
The Economic Times and Interbrand Best
Indian Brands study?

49. 11. What is being talked about? Behind the Shock
Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious ----
--- Psychology Experiments. This ----- was
published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
and in the below book.

50. Stanley Milligram Experiment

51. 12. This company, headquartered at Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA was one of the first to offer this
radical incentive to retain employees. It has 26
major brads and over 50 minor brands under
its wing. A.G.Lafley is its present CEO. Identify
the company and the incentive they offered.

52. P & G
ESOPs

53. 13. X is a collection of instruments and exercises
which helps in diagnosing an individual
development needs. The instruments and
exercises may include work exercises,
interview, written test, individual and group
exercises. Organizational leadership uses X for
developing and selecting managers. Example
for an organization which uses X is the police
department. Identify X.

54. Assessment Centre

55. 14. Fill in the blank. In Expectancy theory,
Force = ________ x Expectancy

56. Valence

57. 15. Where did Elton Mayo and F.J.Roethlisberger
conduct their famous studies which dealt the
influence of work groups on performance?

58. Hawthorne Plant at Western Electric Company

59. 16. Which MNC is setting up the world’s largest
scooter plant in Gujarat?

60. Honda

61. 17. Who is known as 'The father of Social
Systems Approach' to organization and
management?

62. Vilfredo Pareto

63. 18. Identify the model.

64. Hackman & Oldham's Job
Characteristics Model

65. 19. _____________was an Act of Parliament
passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour
government of Clement Attlee. It was passed
with the intention of safeguarding the health
of workers. It extended the age limits for the
medical examination of persons entering
factory employment, while also including male
workers in the regulations for providing seats
and issuing extensive new building regulations.

66. Factories Act 1948

67. 20. This term is derived from the typographer's
word for a painting plate made from the
previously composed type. Walter Lippman
applied this word to perception in 1922. Since
then it has became a term frequently used for
perceptual errors. What is it?

68. Stereotype

69. 21. This book outlines the deepest insights of
human behavior and the relevance of it to the
organization environment. It helps one steer
through team dynamics, stakeholder
management, building strong interpersonal
relationship at work and understanding
oneself through the lenses of others’
expectation at work place and beyond. This
book is often referred to as a must-read book
for HR managers. Which book?

71. 22. Actors Dhanush and Adah Sharma will soon
be seen in a new television commercial for
which confectionary brand?

72. Center Fresh

73. 23. In Organizational Behaviour, who proposed
Theory X and Theory Y?

74. Douglas McGregor

75. 24. The theory describes how the uncontrollable
factors affect the manner of behaviour and
manner of taking decisions for oneself and
group. Name the theory.

76. Contingency Theory of Leadership

77. 25. X is a test that helps to improve
understanding and trust between the
employees which requires employee to
determine one’s qualities and others
determining his qualities. This brings up the
hidden qualities of the employee recognized
by others. Identify X.

78. Johari Window

79. Thank You!!