PANIMALAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

STUDIES
AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
II MBA - 3rd Semester

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Date: /09/2008 MODEL EXAM

Duration : 3 hrs

Total
Marks : 80

Part A (Answer any Five Questions) (5 x

4 = 20 Marks)

1. State the importance of HRD in the present content.

2. What do you mean by bonus marking
3. Define HRP and its importance
4. List down the need for training
5. What do you mean by potential appraisal? Explain
“Performance
Appraisal Errors”
6. How do you define organizational culture?
7. Discuss the importance of experimental learning.
8. Explain OD and its characteristics
9. What do you mean by “Leadership Development”. What are its
ingredients?
10. What is “learning organization”? How can a learning
organization be created?
11. How can succession planning be made effective?
Part B (Answer All Questions)
(3 x 10 = 30 Marks)

12. Discuss HRD @ macro & micro levels.

13. What are the qualities & competencies required in a HRD
professional
14. List out and explain various HRD concepts and subsystems of
HRD
15. Define Performance appraisal. Discuss in detail about 360
performance appraisal.
16. Differentiate between aptitude, knowledge and skill and its
importance for an employee
17. Discuss the evolution of HRD in India.
18. Explain any four modern techniques of performance appraisal
19. Discuss in detail about HR accounting. Describe the main
methods of measuring the values of HR
20. What is Value? Discuss different types of values and
hierarchy of values in human life-cycle.
21. Explain various on the job training methods. Also discuss
the merits and demerits of each method.
22. Explain the phases in the OD Process and the result of it
23. Define organizational learning and explain the process of
organizational learning
24. Manager of HRD section organized a training on leadership
development programme. The training program is reaching a
concluding session. As a training officer of the company you
are asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the training
programme. How do you proceed and what are the factors
you consider importance for evaluation.
25. What is HR Audit? Discuss the process of HR Audit. What
are the ares in which this audit should be conducted?
26. Critically evaluate various off-the-job training techniques &
their effectiveness.
27. What do you mean by “quality circle”? What are the reasons
for the emergence of QC’s in India? Suggest measures to
make the operation of QC in an organization a great success.
28. Differentiate HRD & HRD
29. Describe any three --- functions of HRD
30. List and explain various stages in “Career”
31. What are different steps involved in succession planning?
32. What do you mean by ‘HRD Policies? Identify the areas in
which organization should formulate policies for effective
HRM
33. Explain the process of ‘Career Planning & Development’
34. Explain the process of HRDP. Examine HRP @ different levels.

All the Best