Mcqs - Chapter 6 - Staffing - Business Studies

1. Which of the following is an internal source of recruitment?

(a) Transfer

(b) Advertising on television

(c) Casual callers

(d) Labour contractors

 

2. Which of the following is not an external source of recruitment

(a) Campus recruitment

(b) Promotion

(c) Casual callers

(d) Direct recruitment

 

3. It is the process of management which is concerned with obtaining, utilising and maintaining a satisfactory and satisfied work force.

(a) Planning

(b) Organising

(c) Staffing

(d) Directing

 

4. The important aspects of staffing include

(a) Selection

(b) Training

(c) Recruitment

(d) All of the above

 

5. It is suitable for filling casual vacancies when work load is high or when certain number of permanent workers are absent.

(a) Direct recruitment

(b) Labour contractors

(c) Advertising on television

(d) Placement agencies and management consultants

 

6. This source of recruitment basically specialises in filling up the vacancies at the middle level and top level management.

(a) Direct recruitment

(b) Labour contractors

(c) Advertising on television

(d) Placement agencies and management consultants

 

7. It is a very useful source of recruitment for hiring casual or ‘badli’ workers to whom compensation is provided on a daily wage basis.

(a) Placement agencies and management consultants

(b) Direct recruitment

(c) Labour contractors

(d) Advertising on television

 

8. These tests are used to know the pattern of interests or involvement of a person.

(a) Trade test

(b) Personality test

(c) Intelligence test

(d) Interest test

 

9. Under this method of training, a trainee is put under the guidance of a master worker,

(a) Internship training

(b) Vestibule training

(c) Apprenticeship training

(d) Induction training

 

10. Which of the following activities lie within the scope of Human Resource Department?

(a) Formulating compensation and incentive plans

(b) Ensuring healthy labour relations and union management relations

(c) Creating provision for social security and welfare of employees

(d) All of the above

 

11. Lalit has always been fascinated by the hand woven textile designs. Therefore, he decided to become a weaver. He was told that in order to understand and leam this workmanship, he will have to work under the guidance of a master worker for a certain number of years. Identify the type of training being described in the given lines.

(a) Vestibule training

(b) Apprenticeship training

(c) Internship training

(d) Induction training

 

12. When Jaskaran Singh applied for the post of Computer teacher in a school in Bhubaneswar, he was asked to prepare a powerpoint presentation on a particular topic during selection procedure. Identify the type of selection test being mentioned in the above lines,

(a) Trade test

(c) Intelligence test

(b) Personality test

(d) Interest test

 

13. It is a good source of filling the vacancies with employees from over staffed departments.

(a) Transfer

(b) Promotion

(c) Placement agencies

(d) Government exchanges

 

14. Which of the following is not an advantage of using external sources of recruitment?

(a) Qualified personnel

(b) Wider choice

(c) Fresh talent

(d) Economical source

 

15. It is the process of management which is concerned with obtaining, utilising and maintaining a satisfactory and satisfied work force.

(a) Planning

(b) Organising

(c) Staffing

(d) Directing

 

16. It is the process of choosing from the pool of the prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.

(a) Selection

(b) Training

(c) Recruitment

(d) Orientation

 

17. The important aspects of staffing include

(a) Selection

(b) Training

(c) Recruitment

(d) All of the above

 

18. Promotion leads to

(a) Shifting an employee to a higher position

(b) Entrusting higher responsibilities

(c) Increase in status

(d) All of the above

 

19. It is suitable for filling casual vacancies when work load is high or when certain number of permanent workers are absent.

(a) Direct recruitment

(b) Labour contractors

(c) Advertising on television

(d) Placement agencies and management consultants

 

20. Under this method of recruitment, an organisation maintains a database of unsolicited applicants in their offices.

(a) Direct recruitment

(b) Casual callers

(c) Labour contractors

(d) Advertising on television