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HR Quiz - 1 1. Year in which maternity rights were introduced in UK a. 1975 b. 1985 c. 1960 2. France has a statutory working week of what duration a. 45 b. 35 c. 40 3. What is ‘Golden Hello’ a. Cash lump sum promised to employees who stay on in the organisation b. Cash lump sums offered to people leaving the organisation. c. Cash lump sums offered to new recruits. 4. What do Miles and Snow (1984) call companies with narrow, stable products emphasising internal, process oriented training and pay equity? a. Analysers b. Defenders c. Prospectors 5. What does WERS stand for ? a. Worker Employee Relations Survey. b. Workplace Employment Relations Statistics. c. Workplace Employment Relations Survey. 6. Which selection process is considered fairest among applicants? a. Written ability test b. Interviews c. References 7. Kessler suggests that organizations are most likely to focus upon what? a. External Equity b. Internal Equity c. Business Strategy 8. Which of these is not a type of performance appraisal? a. team based appraisal b. customer based appraisal c. 45-degree appraisal - NEHA MESHRAM 26 • Designfreebies Magazine • www.designfreebies.org 9. Which country is attributed with the origins of performance appraisal? a. Japan b. Germany c. USA