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aPHR Exam Practice Questions
All of the following are strategic roles played by human resource
management EXCEPT:
a) aligning hiring practices with long-term goals
b) developing replacement charts and developing promising employees
c) aligning HR priorities when organizations are in the process of
restructuring
d) conducting performance appraisals - Correct answer-D
Which of the following is not a protected group?
a) sex
b) race
c) religion
d) marital status - Correct answer-D
All of the following are advantages of human resource information
systems (HRIS) EXCEPT:
a) HRIS do away with the need for many physical files.
b) HRIS make information easily searchable.
c) HRIS programs have functions to perform strategic analyses.
d) HRIS make all information accessible to every employee within a
company. - Correct answer-D
Progressive discipline would most likely be required prior to dismissal in
which of the following cases?
a) when an employee is caught damaging company property
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b) when an employee is frequently late to work
c) when an employee is caught stealing company property
d) when an employee is discovered to have reported false information
on an employment application - Correct answer-B
Identifying internal and external factors that drive a company's
strategies, goals, and decisions is called ________.
a) forecasting
b) quantitative research
c) environmental scanning
d) operational strategizing - Correct answer-C
Which of the following interview questions is impermissible?
a) Why did you leave your last job?
b) How many children do you have?
c) What do you think is your greatest weakness?
d) How do you think your previous supervisor would describe you? -
Correct answer-B
Turnover rates are typically highest for jobs where tasks:
a) are very challenging
b) are very simple
c) vary in difficulty
d) become harder over time - Correct answer-B
Employers are required to pay Social Security according to:
a) ERISA
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b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA - Correct answer-B
What would an employer use an OSHA Form 300 for?
a) to provide more information about work-related illnesses and injuries,
including what injured employees were doing before each incident
b) to report particular incidents of work-related illnesses or injuries
c) to review all work-related injuries and illnesses that take place at a
worksite over the course of a year
d) to detail the employer's response to a particular work-related illness or
injury - Correct answer-B
Which of the following is not covered by the FLSA?
a) minimum wage
b) child labor
c) record-keeping
d) procedures for discharging employees - Correct answer-D
When is an employee permitted to waive their rights under the Older
Worker Benefit Protection Act?
a) after being given 45 days to consider the agreement
b) after being given 21 days to consider the agreement
c) only in circumstances where the employee is part of a group
termination
d) Employees are never able to waive their rights under the OWBPA. -
Correct answer-B
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aPHR Exam Practice Questions
All of the following are strategic roles played by human resource
management EXCEPT:
a) aligning hiring practices with long-term goals
b) developing replacement charts and developing promising employees
c) aligning HR priorities when organizations are in the process of
restructuring
d) conducting performance appraisals - Correct answer-D
Which of the following is not a protected group?
a) sex
b) race
c) religion
d) marital status - Correct answer-D
All of the following are advantages of human resource information
systems (HRIS) EXCEPT:
a) HRIS do away with the need for many physical files.
b) HRIS make information easily searchable.
c) HRIS programs have functions to perform strategic analyses.
d) HRIS make all information accessible to every employee within a
company. - Correct answer-D
Progressive discipline would most likely be required prior to dismissal in
which of the following cases?
a) when an employee is caught damaging company property
1
, 2
b) when an employee is frequently late to work
c) when an employee is caught stealing company property
d) when an employee is discovered to have reported false information
on an employment application - Correct answer-B
Identifying internal and external factors that drive a company's
strategies, goals, and decisions is called ________.
a) forecasting
b) quantitative research
c) environmental scanning
d) operational strategizing - Correct answer-C
Which of the following interview questions is impermissible?
a) Why did you leave your last job?
b) How many children do you have?
c) What do you think is your greatest weakness?
d) How do you think your previous supervisor would describe you? -
Correct answer-B
Turnover rates are typically highest for jobs where tasks:
a) are very challenging
b) are very simple
c) vary in difficulty
d) become harder over time - Correct answer-B
Employers are required to pay Social Security according to:
a) ERISA
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b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA - Correct answer-B
What would an employer use an OSHA Form 300 for?
a) to provide more information about work-related illnesses and injuries,
including what injured employees were doing before each incident
b) to report particular incidents of work-related illnesses or injuries
c) to review all work-related injuries and illnesses that take place at a
worksite over the course of a year
d) to detail the employer's response to a particular work-related illness or
injury - Correct answer-B
Which of the following is not covered by the FLSA?
a) minimum wage
b) child labor
c) record-keeping
d) procedures for discharging employees - Correct answer-D
When is an employee permitted to waive their rights under the Older
Worker Benefit Protection Act?
a) after being given 45 days to consider the agreement
b) after being given 21 days to consider the agreement
c) only in circumstances where the employee is part of a group
termination
d) Employees are never able to waive their rights under the OWBPA. -
Correct answer-B
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