HRCI HRCI-PHR Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

HRCI HRCI-PHR Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  You are the HR Professional for your organization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?

  A. IRCA-00
  B. 1099
  C. IRCA-86
  D. I-9
  D. I-9

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  Explanation

  The I-9 form is a requirement of the Immigration and Control Act of 1986. It must be completed within three days of hiring the employee. Some parts are completed by the newly hired candidate and the other parts are completed by the HR Professional. Answer options B, A, and C are incorrect. These are not valid forms for the Immigration and Control Act of 1986.

• Question 72:

  An organization would like to hire a 15-year old for some duties in their business. Which one of the following rules would be breaking the requirements of the child labor provisions of the FLSA?

  A. Non-school hours only
  B. 4 hours per school day
  C. 8 hours in a non-school day
  D. 18 hours per school week
  B. 4 hours per school day

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  Explanation

  Employers are only allowed to employ 15 year olds, a maximum of three hours per school day, not more.

  Answer option A is incorrect. A 15-year old may work only in non-school hours. Answer option C is incorrect. A 15-year old may work no more than eight hours on a non-school day. Answer option D is incorrect. The maximum a 15-year old

  may work is 18 hours per school week.

• Question 73:

  Your organization has a retirement benefits plan that is covered by ERISA . Under ERISA, which of the following is your organization required to do for the plan participants?

  A. Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at a cost of no more than $7 per participant, per year.
  B. Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.
  C. Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no more than $7 per participant, per month.
  D. Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.
  B. Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

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  Explanation

  The plan administrator is required to provide participants, at no cost, with plan information about the features and funding of the plan.

  Answer option A is incorrect. The information must be provided to the participants from the plan administrator at no cost.

  Answer option D is incorrect. Monthly information is not mandated so this choice isn't the best answer.

  Answer option C is incorrect. Monthly information is not mandated, and the information must be provided at no cost to the plan participants.

• Question 74:

  As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the strategic business management of your organization. Henry Fayol identified five functions of business management which still apply to businesses today. Which one of the following answers correctly identifies the five functions of a manager?

  A. Prevoyance, to command, to execute, to close, and to control
  B. Prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control
  C. To plan, to organize, to control, to propose, and to close
  D. Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing
  B. Prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control

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  Explanation

  The five functions of a manager, according to Henry Fayol are prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control. Note that prevoyance means to plan. Answer option C is incorrect. These aren't the five correct functions of a

  manager- to propose and to close aren't valid answers.

  Answer option A is incorrect. To execute and to close are not valid functions of a manager. Answer option D is incorrect. Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing are the generally accepted process groups of the project

  management lifecycle, but not a manager's function.

• Question 75:

  Which one of the following presents the seven stages of internal consulting in the correct order?

  A. Exploring the situation, Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings, Gathering agreement to the project plan, Developing recommendations, Implementing, Presenting the findings and recommendations, Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project.
  B. Exploring the situation, Gathering agreement to the project plan, Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings, Presenting the findings and recommendations, Developing recommendations, Implementing, Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project.
  C. Gathering agreement to the project plan, Exploring the situation, Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings, Developing recommendations, Presenting the findings and recommendations, Implementing, Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project.
  D. Exploring the situation, Gathering agreement to the project plan, Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings, Developing recommendations, Presenting the findings and recommendations, Implementing, Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project.
  D. Exploring the situation, Gathering agreement to the project plan, Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings, Developing recommendations, Presenting the findings and recommendations, Implementing, Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project.

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  Explanation

  The seven stages of internal consulting are as follows: 1.Exploring the situation 2.Gathering agreement to the project plan 3.Gathering data, analyzing, and identifying findings 4.Developing recommendations 5.Presenting the findings and recommendations 6.Implementing 7.Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project Answer option B is incorrect. This is not the correct order of the seven stages of internal consulting. Answer option A is incorrect. This is not the correct order of the seven stages of internal consulting. Answer option C is incorrect. This is not the correct order of the seven stages of internal consulting.

• Question 76:

  Stress is often a significant issue in workplaces. Author Ravi Tangri asserts that stress costs organizations up to $300 billion per year. Which one of the following stresses is the largest contributor to organizational cost of waste?

  A. Workplace accidents
  B. Turnover
  C. Absenteeism
  D. Drug plan costs
  A. Workplace accidents

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  Explanation

  Based on Ravi Tangri's book Stress Costs, stress is responsible for 60 percent of workplace accidents. Answer option B is incorrect. Based on Ravi Tangri's book Stress Costs, stress is responsible for 40 percent of employee turnover.

  Answer option C is incorrect. Based on Ravi Tangri's book Stress Costs, stress is responsible for 19 percent of employee absenteeism.

  Answer option D is incorrect. Based on Ravi Tangri's book Stress Costs, stress is responsible for 10 percent of drug plan costs.

• Question 77:

  Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and it is illegal in the US based on what law?

  A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  B. ADA and Rehabilitation Act of 2008
  C. ADEA of 1967
  D. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1958
  A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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  Explanation

  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

  Answer option D is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1958, also known as the Equal Pay Act, prohibits sex-based wage discrimination.

  Answer option C is incorrect. ADEA of 1967 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age (40 years or older).

  Answer option B is incorrect. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act of 2008 make important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of

  EEOC's ADA regulations.

• Question 78:

  Mike is the HR Professional for his organization and he's documenting the relationship of contractors and employees in the organization. Mike is focusing on the control aspects as provided by the Internal Revenue Service. What aspect of the contractor control aspect is best described as how the business pays the worker?

  A. Behavioral control
  B. Contractual relationship
  C. Type of relationship
  D. Financial control
  D. Financial control

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  Explanation

  How the organization pays the worker is defined as a financial control for the individual. This affects the decision and determination that the person may be an employee and not a contractor. Answer option A is incorrect. Behavioral control

  defines who does the work, who controls the work, who directs the work, and how each action is done.

  Answer option C is incorrect. The type of relationship should be defined in the written contract, assuming one exists, between the person and the organization. Answer option B is incorrect. There is not a control aspect called "contractual

  relationship" as provided by the IRS so this choice is not valid.

• Question 79:

  what nonmathematical forecasting technique uses rounds of anonymous surveys among participants to determine consensus on the direction of employment trends, candidate selection, or other forecasting topics?

  A. Delphi Technique
  B. Qualitative forecast
  C. Management forecast
  D. Trend analysis
  A. Delphi Technique

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  Explanation

  The Delphi Technique is a nonmathematical forecasting technique to find consensus. The approach uses rounds of anonymous surveys to remove influence of parties and repercussion of opinions. Answer option C is incorrect. A management forecast is a nonmathematical forecasting technique that relies on organization's managers as a source of expert judgment. Answer option B is incorrect. Qualitative forecast is a generic term for a qualified forecast based on given information, experience, or preferences. Answer option D is incorrect. Trend analysis is a forecasting method but it is a mathematical model to predict likely outcomes.

• Question 80:

  Validity is an important part of the interview process. All HR Professionals should recognize validity through the interview process. Which one of the following is not one of the four types of validity?

  A. Content validity
  B. Professional validity
  C. Construct validity
  D. Predictive validity
  B. Professional validity

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  Explanation

  There are four types of validity that HR Professional should be familiar with: content validity, criterion-related validity, construct validity, and predictive validity. There is no such category as professional validity. Answer options D, A, and C are incorrect. Predictive validity, content validity, and construct validity are the categories of validity, as part of abiding by the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.