宝洁笔试试题PRACTICEQUESTIONSMarkyouranswersontheattachedANSWERSHEET.TABLE1AMOUNTOFINCOMEINCERTAININDUSTRIES(inbillionsofdollars)INDUSTRYYEAR1YEAR2YEAR3YEAR4YEAR5Agriculture2226263051Communication1417182021Construction3643475257FinanceandRealEstate7890100108118Manufacturing213218226253287Transportation27303336401.WhichindustryhadthelargestincreaseinthedollaramountofincomefromYear1toYear2?A.AgricultureB.ConstructionC.FinanceandRealEstateD.ManufacturingE.Transportation2.WhichindustryhadthesmallestincreaseinthedollaramountofincomefromYear1toYear5?A.AgricultureB.ConstructionC.FinanceandRealEstateD.ManufacturingE.Transportation3.WhichindustryexperiencedthelargestpercentageincreasefromYear3toYear4?A.AgricultureB.CommunicationC.ConstructionD.FinanceandRealEstateE.Manufacturing4.WhichindustryexperiencedtheleastpercentchangefromYear1toYear4?A.AgricultureB.CommunicationC.ConstructionD.ManufacturingE.Transportation5.Forwhichindustrywastheretheleastconsistentincreaseinincomeovertheperiodoftimecoveredbythetable?A.AgricultureB.ConstructionC.FinanceandRealEstateD.ManufacturingE.TransportationTABLE1(REPEATED)AMOUNTOFINCOMEINCERTAININDUSTRIES(inbillionsofdollars)INDUSTRYYEAR1YEAR2YEAR3YEAR4YEAR5Agriculture2226263051Communication1417182021Construction3643475257FinanceandRealEstate7890100108118Manufacturing213218226253287Transportation27303336406.IfthetrendintheTransportationindustryweretocontinue,itsincomeforYear6wouldmostlikelybeabout.54yjs.cnA.42billiondollarsB.44billiondollarsC.46billiondollarsD.48billiondollarsE.50billiondollars7.Inwhichofthefollowinginstanceshasthefirsttypeofindustrynamedconsistentlyhadanincomeabouthalfthatofthesecond?A.Agriculture;FinanceandRealEstateB.Communication;AgricultureC.Construction;FinanceandRealEstateD.FinanceandRealEstate;ManufacturingE.Transportation;Communication8.Inhowmanyinstancesdidatypeofindustrymakeagainof10%ormoreoverthepreviousyearlisted?A.1-4B.5–8C.9-12D.13-16E.17-209.ThetypeofindustryshowingthesteadiestrateofgrowthinincomeduringthisperiodwasA.CommunicationB.ConstructionC.FinanceandRealEstateD.ManufacturingE.Transportation10.Inwhichoneofthefollowinggroupsdidallthreetypesofindustryincreasetheirrespectiveincomesbymostnearlyone-thirdfromYear1toYear3?A.Agriculture;Communication;TransportationB.Agriculture;Communication;ConstructionC.Communication;Construction;TransportationD.Construction;FinanceandRealEstate,TransportationE.Communication;Construction;FinanceandRealEstate11.Howmanyindustrieshadagrowthrateofatleast20%fromYear1toYear3?A.1B.2C.3D.4E.512.Amongthefollowing,thegreatestpercentageincreaseinincomeoccurredforA.AgriculturebetweenYear3andYear4B.CommunicationbetweenYear2andYear3C.ConstructionbetweenYear1andYear2D.FinanceandRealEstatebetweenYear4andYear5E.ManufacturingbetweenYear3andYear4GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Readthispageandthenanswerthequestionsonthenextpage.Youmayreadanypartofthisagainwhileyouareansweringthequestions.1Apersonneldepartmentshould2firstofallthinkofitselfasa3researchgroup.TheresearchIam4thinkingofisaquestioningof5personneltechniques,are-6examiningofacceptedprocedures.7Itissearchingforfactsand8anticipatingfuturedevelopments.9Itisthinkingaboutyourjoband10exploringnewwaysofcarryingit11out.12Secondly,apersonneldepart-13mentshouldequipitselfwiththe14knowledgeandexperiencewhichwill15enableittoadvisetopmanagement16onpersonnelpoliciesand,when17appropriate,todrawmanagement's18attentiontotheemployeerelations19implicationsofcontemplated20coursesofaction.21Third,personnelpeopleshould22workcloselywithlinemanagement23indevelopingguidelinesandproce-24dureswhichwillhelptheoperating25peoplecarryouttheirresponsibil-26itiesintheemployeerelations27area.Suchguideswillputthe28specializedskillswhichpersonnel29peoplehaveatthedisposalofthe30linemanagerswithoutremovingthe31essentialday-to-daycontactthey32shouldhavewiththeirownpeople.33Finally,thepersonneldepart-34mentshouldperformareviewor35surveyfunction.Arepersonnel36policiesandprogramsbeingadmin-37isteredcorrectly?Arethere38particularproblemswhichmake39modificationsnecessary?Arethe40programsaccomplishingwhatthey41wereintendedtoaccomplish?42Shouldchangesbemadetostrength-43enthem?Thesearesomeimportant44questionsthatareviewfunction45canhelpanswer.13.Whichtwopersonnelfunctionsdescribedinthepassageappeartohavethemostincommon?A.ResearchandadvisoryB.ResearchandreviewC.AdvisoryandreviewD.ProcedureandreviewE.Researchandprocedure14.theyinline31refersmostclearlytoA.personneldepartmentinlines12-13B.topmanagementinline15C.guidelinesandproceduresinlines23-24D.personnelpeopleinlines28-29E.linemanagersinline3015.ThequestionsposedinthelastparagraphareoneswhicharetobeansweredprimarilythroughA.foreseeingpossibledevelopmentsB.effectivecommunicationwithemployeesC.criticalevaluationD.conscientiousapplicationofpoliciesE.provisionofflexibilityinapproaches16.Whydoestheauthorregardtheday-to-daycontactreferredtoinline31asessential?A.Thisisneededtosearchforfactsandanticipatedevelopments.B.Thisisimportantforadvisingtopmanagement.C.Thisformsthebasisfordevelopingguidelinesandpr