CBSE Class 12 Business Studies Staffing MCQs Set D

Question: _________ involves planning, acquisition & development of resources necessary for organizational success.
(a) Human emphasis
(b) Compensation
(c) Human Resource management 
(d) Specialization

Answer : C

Question: 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) Placement agencies and management consultants
(c) Advertising on television
(d) Labour contractors

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following is not a process of selection?
(a) Separation
(b) Manpower planning
(c) Initiate action 
(d) Placement & orientation

Answer : C

Question: Which of the following activities lie within the scope of Human Resource Department?
(a) Formulating compensation and incentive plans
(b) Creating provision for social security and welfare of employees
(c) Ensuring healthy labour relations and union management relations
(d) All of the options 

Answer : D

Question: Selection is a _______
(a) Negative Process 
(b) Positive Process
(c) Day-to-day Process
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question: Which type of learning is management development concerned with?
(a) Inventory development
(b) Manual skill development
(c) Specific job skill development
(d) Multi-skill development 

Answer : D

Question: Many big organisations maintain a close liaison with the universities, vocational schools and management institutes to recruit qualified personnel for various jobs. This is known as
(a) Labour contractors
(b) Campus recruitment 
(c) Placement agencies and management consultants
(d) Direct recruitment

Answer : C

Question: ___ leads to optimum use of resources.
(a) Recruitment
(b) Development
(c) Training
(d) Staffing 

Answer : D

Question: ___ is the 'On the Job Training' method used to train electriciAnswer:
(a) Web publishing
(b) Coaching
(c) Job rotation
(d) Apprenticeship 

Answer : D

Question: Which of these is the purpose of recruitment?
(a) Help the firm to recognize the caliber of every employee
(b) Help the firm to create the more culturally diverse workforce
(c) Make sure that there is a match between cost and benefits
(d) To attract potential employees with the necessary qualification 

Answer : D

Question: An analysis that enables an assessment of the number of humans required in the organization is-
(a) Workload analysis
(b) Development
(c) Workforce analysis 
(d) Promotion

Answer : C

Question: Rakesh works as a software engineer in an IT company. He provided the reference of close friend Rohan to the Human Resource Department for the post of Senior Business Development Manager. Rohan was duly selected for the concerned post by the company. Identify the source of recruitment being used by the company.
(a) Recommendation of employees 
(b) Direct recruitment
(c) Placement agencies and management consultants
(d) Advertising

Answer : A

Question: Process of attracting qualified person to apply for the jobs that are open is refer to as
(a) Training
(b) Transfer
(c) Recruitment 
(d) Human resource management

Answer : C

Question: Staffing is very important function these days because of ______________
(a) Advancement of technology
(b) Complicated behaviour of human beings
(c) Increasing size of organisation
(d) All of the options 

Answer : D

Question: Workforce analysis would enable to know whether the organisation is
(a) Optimally staffed
(b) Understaffed
(c) Overstaffed
(d) All of the options 

Answer : D

Question: It refers to the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation.
(a) Orientation
(b) Training
(c) Selection
(d) Recruitment 

Answer : D

Question: This source of recruitment basically specialises in filling up the vacancies at the middle level and top level management.
(a) Labour contractors
(b) Placement agencies and management consultants 
(c) Direct recruitment
(d) Advertising on television

Answer : B

Question: 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) Advertising on television
(d) Labour contractors

Answer : B

Question: These tests measure the existing skills of the individual in terms of the level of knowledge and proficiency in the area of professions or technical training.
(a) Aptitude test
(b) Intelligence test
(c) Personality test
(d) Trade test 

Answer : D

Question: These tests are used to know the pattern of interests or involvement of a person.
(a) Interest test 
(b) Trade test
(c) Intelligence test
(d) Personality test

Answer : A

Question: This type of training method is adopted when employees have to handle sophisticated machinery and equipment at their workplace.
(a) Apprenticeship training
(b) Induction training
(c) Internship training
(d) Vestibule training 

Answer : D

Question: 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) Induction training
(b) Vestibule training
(c) Internship training
(d) Apprenticeship training 

Answer : D

Question: Aruna applied for the post of an art and craft teacher in a reputed school in Delhi. After successfully clearing the tests and the interview, she was offered an employment contract containing the terms and conditions, and the date of joining. Identify the steps in the staffing process being described in the above lines.
(a) Reference and background checking
(b) Job offer 
(c) Contract of employment
(d) Selection decision

Answer : B

Question: Roshni Limited is a company dealing in lights and illumination. Whenever the . company is in need of daily wage workers, a notice is placed on the factory gate for the same. Identify the source of recruitment being used by the company.
(a) Placement agencies and management consultants
(b) Direct recruitment 
(c) Labour contractors
(d) Advertising

Answer : B

Question: 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) Personality test
(b) Intelligence test
(c) Trade test 
(d) Interest test

Answer : C

Question: These tests measure the existing skills of the individual in terms of the level of knowledge and proficiency in the area of professions or technical training.
(a) Trade test 
(b) Personality test
(c) Intelligence test
(d) Aptitude test

Answer : A

Question: In staffing function, which one of the following groups of managers is involved?
(a) All managers 
(b) Only top managers
(c) Only middle managers
(d) Only human resource managers

Answer : A

Question: This analysis would reveal the number and type of human resource available within the organisation.
(a) Workforce analysis 
(b) Breakeven analysis
(c) Workload analysis
(d) All of the options

Answer : A

Question: The various activities involved in the process of recruitment include
(a) Inviting applications from the prospective candidates
(b) Identification and assessment of the different sources of recruitment
(c) Selecting the most suitable source or sources
(d) All of the options 

Answer : D

Question: It refers to the horizontal movement of employees along the organisational structure,
(a) Promotion
(b) Training
(c) Transfer 
(d) All of the options

Answer : C

Question: This test is an indicator of a person's learning ability or the ability to make decisions and judgements.
(a) Personality test
(b) Aptitude test
(c) Intelligence test 
(d) Trade test

Answer : C

Question: Which of the following is not an on-the-job method of training?
(a) Apprenticeship training
(b) Vestibule training 
(c) Induction training
(d) Internship training

Answer : B

Question: Identify the correct sequence of the steps involved in the selection process
(a) Reference and Background checking, Selection Decision, Medical Examination, Job Offer, Contract of Employment 
(b) Job Offer, Reference and Background checking, Selection Decision, Medical Examination, Contract of Employment
(c) Medical Examination, Contract of Employment, Reference and Background checking, Selection Decision, Job Offer
(d) Reference and Background checking, Selection Decision, Contract of Employment, Medical Examination, Job Offer

Answer : A