CET 2026 Slot 6 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 2 Slot 1 Question Paper with Solutions – Page 11
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Questions 151–155 share this
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The passage primarily emphasises that Human Resource Management has:
- Replaced operational management in organisations
- Shifted from an administrative role to a strategic function
- Become solely responsible for organisational profitability
- Focused excessively on employee welfare
- Lost relevance due to automation
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Answer: B. Shifted from an administrative role to a strategic function
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According to the passage, which factor is least effective in retaining employees today?
- Opportunities for growth
- Psychological safety
- Monetary incentives alone
- Fairness and recognition
- Meaningful work
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Answer: C. Monetary incentives alone
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The “central dilemma” faced by HRM, as described in the passage, is the challenge of:
- Reducing HR costs without affecting morale
- Eliminating subjectivity from human behaviour
- Balancing measurable results with qualitative human factors
- Convincing employees to accept evaluation systems
- Replacing leadership-driven decisions
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Answer: C. Balancing measurable results with qualitative human factors
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Based on the passage, which of the following can be most reasonably inferred about modern HR professionals?
- They must balance employee expectations with organisational accountability mechanisms.
- They are no longer responsible for administrative functions such as payroll and compliance.
- They prioritise innovation over fairness in workforce policies.
- They rely primarily on monetary incentives to address talent retention.
- They consider subjectivity in performance evaluation to be entirely unavoidable and unmanageable.
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Answer: A. They must balance employee expectations with organisational accountability mechanisms.
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Which of the following can be most reasonably inferred from the passage regarding HR’s strategic role?
- HR strategies are effective only when employee behaviour can be precisely measured
- HR’s influence depends largely on alignment with senior leadership perspectives
- Administrative HR functions have become irrelevant in modern organisations
- HR initiatives automatically lead to innovation and higher profitability
- HR departments function independently of organisational cost constraints
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Answer: B. HR’s influence depends largely on alignment with senior leadership perspectives