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SHRM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
A narrow definition of inclusion within an C) A narrow impact on the organization
organization will likely have the following
impact
A) Broad impact on the organization
B)An effective impact on the organization
C) A narrow impact on the organization
C) An ineffective impact on the
organization
Which law required federal contractors D) Service Contract Act
with over $2,500 in services pay prevailing
wages and benefits to employees
A) The Small Business Protection Act
B)The Federal Contracts Act
C) The Prevailing Contract Act
D)The Service Contract Act
Illegal, unethical, or inappropriate actions A) Preventable risks
and breakdowns in operational processes
are known as:
A) Preventable risks
B) External risks
C) Strategic risks
D) Calculated risks
Which sort of leadership task is used based C) Participating
on an employee's maturity when there is
shared decision-making within a workgroup
on how a task is accomplished?
A) Selling
B)Telling
C) Participating
D) Delegating
According to Fiedler's contingency C) Change a leadership trait
model, it is more effective to change
situations (such as relationships,
structure, and authority) rather than try
to:
A) Reassign tasks
B) Determine the root causes of poor
performance
C) Change a leadership trait
D) Change goals or objectives
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Identifying compensation levels through C) Competitive benchmarking
periodic compensation surveys or
performing a comparative analysis of
insurance benefits being offered in other
companies are examples of what?
A) Market comparison
B) Market analysis
C) Competitive benchmarking
D) Competitive comparison
Which of the following is the most D) Ensuring that is is applied consistently in similar situations
important aspect of implementing a
multi- step or progressive disciplinary
process?
A) Ensuring employees understand why
they are being disciplined
B) Ensuring it's applied separately in
different departments
C) Ensuring managers know how to
write disciplinary documents
D) Ensuring that is is applied consistently in
similar situations
Which of the following best describes the A) Elite corporate culture
type of corporate culture known to be
highly exclusive with an intense focus on
results, and is innovative and daring with a
desire to use untested means to "change
the world"?
A) Elite corporate culture
B)Team first corporate culture
C) Progressive corporate culture
D) Horizontal corporate culture
What is an example of HR's "new agenda" in A) Become an expert in the way work is organized and executed to deliver
today's business environment? administrative efficiency
A) Become an expert in the way work
is organized and executed to
delivery administrative efficiency
B) Being the regulatory and compliance
watchdog to ensure policy is
enforced
C) Maintain the status quo of
the department to remain
consistent
D) Handle and manage the documentation
process throughout the employment
lifecycle
Anyone with custody of personal health C) The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (2009)
records must send a notification to affected
individuals if their personal health
records are disclosed, particularly in the
case of a
data breach. Which law governs
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SHRM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
A narrow definition of inclusion within an C) A narrow impact on the organization
organization will likely have the following
impact
A) Broad impact on the organization
B)An effective impact on the organization
C) A narrow impact on the organization
C) An ineffective impact on the
organization
Which law required federal contractors D) Service Contract Act
with over $2,500 in services pay prevailing
wages and benefits to employees
A) The Small Business Protection Act
B)The Federal Contracts Act
C) The Prevailing Contract Act
D)The Service Contract Act
Illegal, unethical, or inappropriate actions A) Preventable risks
and breakdowns in operational processes
are known as:
A) Preventable risks
B) External risks
C) Strategic risks
D) Calculated risks
Which sort of leadership task is used based C) Participating
on an employee's maturity when there is
shared decision-making within a workgroup
on how a task is accomplished?
A) Selling
B)Telling
C) Participating
D) Delegating
According to Fiedler's contingency C) Change a leadership trait
model, it is more effective to change
situations (such as relationships,
structure, and authority) rather than try
to:
A) Reassign tasks
B) Determine the root causes of poor
performance
C) Change a leadership trait
D) Change goals or objectives
1/11
, 3/28/25, 7:49 SHRM Practice Questions |
AM
Identifying compensation levels through C) Competitive benchmarking
periodic compensation surveys or
performing a comparative analysis of
insurance benefits being offered in other
companies are examples of what?
A) Market comparison
B) Market analysis
C) Competitive benchmarking
D) Competitive comparison
Which of the following is the most D) Ensuring that is is applied consistently in similar situations
important aspect of implementing a
multi- step or progressive disciplinary
process?
A) Ensuring employees understand why
they are being disciplined
B) Ensuring it's applied separately in
different departments
C) Ensuring managers know how to
write disciplinary documents
D) Ensuring that is is applied consistently in
similar situations
Which of the following best describes the A) Elite corporate culture
type of corporate culture known to be
highly exclusive with an intense focus on
results, and is innovative and daring with a
desire to use untested means to "change
the world"?
A) Elite corporate culture
B)Team first corporate culture
C) Progressive corporate culture
D) Horizontal corporate culture
What is an example of HR's "new agenda" in A) Become an expert in the way work is organized and executed to deliver
today's business environment? administrative efficiency
A) Become an expert in the way work
is organized and executed to
delivery administrative efficiency
B) Being the regulatory and compliance
watchdog to ensure policy is
enforced
C) Maintain the status quo of
the department to remain
consistent
D) Handle and manage the documentation
process throughout the employment
lifecycle
Anyone with custody of personal health C) The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (2009)
records must send a notification to affected
individuals if their personal health
records are disclosed, particularly in the
case of a
data breach. Which law governs
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