aPHR Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
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 - ANS-D
Which of the following is not a protected group?
a) sex
b) race
c) religion
d) marital status - ANS-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. - ANS-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
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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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? - ANS-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 - ANS-B
Employers are required to pay Social Security according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-B
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a) Employers are required to develop timetables for meeting goals.
b) Employers are required to include inflexible quotas in affirmative action plans.
c) Employers must develop a set of steps they will take to meet their goals.
d) The first thing employers must do to develop an affirmative action plan is to conduct a
utilization analysis. - ANS-B
In the past, the sales and marketing department required 1 manager for every 10
employees. HR uses this information to plan for future workforce needs. Which method
is HR using?
Answers
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 - ANS-D
Which of the following is not a protected group?
a) sex
b) race
c) religion
d) marital status - ANS-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. - ANS-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
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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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? - ANS-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 - ANS-B
Employers are required to pay Social Security according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-B
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a) Employers are required to develop timetables for meeting goals.
b) Employers are required to include inflexible quotas in affirmative action plans.
c) Employers must develop a set of steps they will take to meet their goals.
d) The first thing employers must do to develop an affirmative action plan is to conduct a
utilization analysis. - ANS-B
In the past, the sales and marketing department required 1 manager for every 10
employees. HR uses this information to plan for future workforce needs. Which method
is HR using?
