Multiple Choice Question

Chapter: Recruitment and Selection

01. Which of these is the purpose of recruitment?

a. Make sure that there is match between cost and benefit

b. Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the number of visibly underqualified
or over qualified job applicants.

c. Help the firm create more culturally diverse work - force

d. None of the above

Ans: B

2. The poor quality of selection will mean extra cost on _______ and supervision.

a. Training
b. Recruitment
c. Work quality
d. None of the above

Ans: A

3. Which of these is the most important external factor governing recruitments?

a. Sons of soil
b. Labor market
c. Unemployment rate
d. Supply and demand

Ans: D

4. While recruiting for non - managerial, supervisory and middle - management positions which
external factor is of prime importance?

a. Political - Legal
b. Unemployment rate
c. Labor market
d. Growth and Expansion

Ans: C
5. Which of the following act deals with recruitment and selection?

a. Child labor act

b. The apprentices act
c. Mines act
d. All of the above

Ans: D

6. A major internal factor that can determine the success of the recruiting programme is whether
or not the company engages in ______.

a. HRP
b. Selection
c. Induction
d. None of the above

Ans: A

7. _________ refers to the process of identifying and attracting job seekers so as to build a pool of
qualified job applicants.

a. Selection
b. Training
c. Recruitments
d. Induction

Ans: C

8. How many stages does the recruitment process comprise of?

a. 2
b. 6
c. 9
d. 5

Ans: D

9. Rearrange the following steps of recruitment.

I. Searching
II. Evaluation and control
III. Planning
IV. Screening
V. Strategy development

a. III, II, I, V, IV
b. III, V, I, IV, II
c. IV, V, III, I, II
d. II, I, IV, V, III

Ans: B

10. ___________ express the relationship of applicant inputs to outputs at various decision points.

a. Number of contacts
b. Yield Ratios
c. Type of contacts
d. Technological sophistication

Ans: B

11. Which of the following are the decisions to be made while devising the strategies to hire?

a. Geographic distribution of labour markets comprising job seekers

b. Make or buy employees
c. Sequencing the activities in the recruitment process
d. All of the above

Ans: D

12. Which decision in strategy development relates to the methods used in recruitment and
selection?

a. Sources of recruitment
b. Technological sophistication
c. Sequencing the activities in the recruitment process
d. ‘make’ or ‘buy’ employees

Ans: B

13. Choose the odd man out.

a. Acquisitions and mergers

b. Radio and television
c. Former employees
d. Advertisements
Ans: C

14. What is the natural perception of people on the process of recruitment and selection?

a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Both positive and negative
d. None of the above

Ans: A

15. What is the main objective of the recruitment and selection process?

a. Recruit the right candidates

b. Meet the high labour turnover
c. To reduce the costs of recruiting
d. None of the above

Ans: B

16. What is the full form of AIDA - a four point guide used by experienced advertisers?

a. Create abstract, develop industrious ads, defiant and acceptable

b. Being accessible, should be inexpensive, detailed and alluring

c. Attract attention, develop interest, create desire and instigate action

d. None of the above

Ans: C

17. Which mode of recruitment is through advertisements, newspapers and want ads?

a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. On payroll
d. None of the above

Ans: B

18. Which is the least expensive method for recruitments?

a. Walk - ins, write - ins and talk - ins
b. Campus placements
c. Employment exchanges
d. Consultants

Ans: A

19. What is the general fee charged by consultants?

a. 10 - 20 % of the first year salaries of the individuals placed

b. 20 - 50% of the first year salaries of the individuals placed
c. 20 - 30 % of the first year salaries of the individuals placed
d. None of the above

Ans: B

20. Identifying the right people in rival companies, offering them better terms and luring them
away is popularly called as __________.

a. Competition
b. Acquisition
c. Poaching
d. None of the above

Ans: C

21. Which of the following are general costs incurred in the recruitment process?

a. Costs of material

b. Costs of overtime and outsourcing while the vacancies remain unfilled

c. Costs of property

d. None of the above

Ans: B

22. Which philosophies of recruiting have been mentioned by K. Ashwathappa in his book Human
Resource Management?

A. Realistic job previews

B. Job compatibility questionnaire
C. Temporary employment
a. Both A & B
b. A & C
c. B & C
d. A, B and C

Ans: A

23. _______ provides complete job related information (both positive and negative) to the
applicants so that they can make right decisions before taking the job.

a. Job Compatibility Questionnaire

b. Realistic job preview
c. Market survey
d. None of the above

Ans: B

24. Which of these is an alternative to recruitments?

a. Employee leasing
b. Contractors
c. Trade associations
d. None of the above

Ans: A

25. ______ is the process of differentiating between applicants in order to identify and hire those
with a greater likelihood of success in
a job.

a. False negative error

b. Training
c. Selection
d. None of the above

Ans: C

26. Selection is ______ in its application as much as it seeks to eliminate as many unqualified
applications as possible in order to identify the right candidates.

a. Both negative and positive

b. Positive
c. Negative
d. None of the above

Ans: C

27. Rejection of an applicant who would have succeeded is _____.

a. False positive error

b. True positive
c. True negative
d. False negative error

Ans: D

28. Which is the type of error in which failure is predicted and it happens?

a. False positive error

b. True negative
c. False negative error
d. True positive

Ans: B

29. Selection is now ____ and is handled by the human resource department.

a. Unplanned
b. Outsourced
c. Centralised
d. None of the above

Ans: C

30. Rearrange the following steps involved in the selection process.

i. External environment
ii. Internal environment
iii. Preliminary interview
iv. Selection test
v. Employment interview
vi. Reference and background analysis
vii. Selection decision
viii. Physical examination
ix. Job offer
x. Employment contract
xi. Evaluation
a. xi, x, ix, viii, vii, vi, v, iv, iii, ii, i
b. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x, xi
c. v, i, xi, ii, iv, ix, iii, vi, viii, x, ix, vii
d. i, iii, iv, v, vii, ix, xi, ii, vi, viii, x

Ans: C

31. Which test assesses an individual's achievement and motivational levels?

a. Thurstone Temperament Survey

b. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
c. Thematic Apperception Test
d. Guilford - Zimmerman Temperament Survey

Ans: C

32. A test that seeks to predict success or failure through one’s handwriting is ____

a. Polygraph
b. Graphology
c. Grammatologist
d. None of the above

Ans: B

33. Which country uses the graphology test to select candidates?

a. U.S
b. India
c. Germany
d. China

Ans: A

34. Which tests are designed to ensure accuracy of the information given in the
applications?

a. Graphology test
b. Interest test
c. Grammatology test
d. Polygraph test

Ans: D
 35. Who used the graphology technique first and in which year?

a. Jean - Hippolyte in 1830

b. Elaine Quigley in 1893
c. Jean Charles Gille in 1907
d. Alfred Binnet in 1920

Ans: A

36. In __________, the interviewer uses pre-set standardised questions which are put to all
applicants.

a. Unstructured interview
b. Structured interview
c. Behavioural interview
d. Mixed interview

Ans: B

37. _______ occurs when an interviewer judges an applicant's entire potential for job
performance on the basis of a single trait, such as how the applicant dresses or talks.

a. Stress producing
b. Halo - effect
c. Unstructured
d. None of the above

Ans: B

38. Which of the selection steps is the most critical?

a. Physical examination
b. Selection decision
c. Reference and background checks
d. Employment interviews

Ans: B

39. The primary aim of recruitment and selection process is to

A. meet the high labour turnover

B. hire the best individuals at optimum cost
C. ensure the availability of surplus in the case of sickness and absence
Ans: A

40. Recruitment is widely viewed as a _______ process.

A. positive
B. negative
C. both positive and negative
D. none of these
Ans: A

41. The process of developing an applicants’ pool for job openings in an organization is called

A. hiring
B. recruitment
C. selection
D. retention
Ans: B

42. Recruitment policy usually highlights the need for establishing

A. job specication
B. job analysis
C. job description

43._______indicates the degree to which a tool or test measures what it is supposed to measure.

A. validity
B. reliability
C. dependability
D. goodness of fit
Ans: A

44. Which of the following is the most serious problem that might arise due to excessive reliance on
internal recruitment?

A. reduced job performance

B. high labour turnover
C. lack of motivation
D. internal resistance
Ans: D

45. Internal recruitment has the potentiality to increase the _______ of the employees.
A. conicts
B. misunderstanding
C. income
D. morale
Ans: B

46. Advertisements through newspapers, TV, radio, professional journals and magazines are
_______ methods of recruitment.
A. direct
B. indirect Ans: A

47. State employment exchanges are generally the main agencies of

A. private employment
B. public employment
C. professional employment
D. None of the above
Ans: C

48. A prerequisite for a successful and efficient recruitment programme is to have a (an)

A. corporate policy
B. HR policy
C. recruitment policy
D. health and safety policy
Ans: B

49. What is meant by RPO?

A. Retirement Process Outsourcing.

B. Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
C. Recruitment Process Output.
D. Recruitment Procedure Outsourcing.
Ans: B

50. Which of the following refer to the characteristics of a ‘loose’ labour market? Select all that
apply.

A. Low competition for work.

B. Organisational power to keep salaries constant.
C. Longer job search times for applicants.
D. Organisational access to appropriate skills.
E. Selective hiring.
F. An over-supply of labour relative to the demand.
Ans: C,D,E

51. Which of the following refer to a ‘tight’ labour market? Select all that apply.

A. Firms offer additional incentives and benets.

B. Firms have difculty nding staff.
E. More creative recruitment.
Ans:A,B,D,E

52. What is meant by a skills decit? Select all that apply.

A. Where skills supplied match those demanded.

B. Where skills supplied do not match those demanded.
C. Where supply of skills is keeping pace with the jobs created.
D. Where supply of skills is not keeping pace with the jobs created.
Ans: D

53. In a recent survey, what was the top attraction for employees to jobs and organisations?

A. Flexible working hours.

B. Workplace culture.
C. Holiday entitlement.
D. Location of work.
Ans: D

54. _____________ is a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to
apply for jobs

A) Selection          
B) Induction                      
C) Recruitment                  
D) Orientation
Answer C) Recruitment

55.  Which is not an advantage of internal Source of recruitment

A) Time saving          
B) New blood              
C) Less expensive                  
D) increased car
Answer B) New blood

56. Which is not an advantage of external Source of recruitment

A) New blood            
B) More competition              
C) Less expensive          
D) Less partial
Answer C) Less expensive

57. _______________ can be defined as process of choosing the right person for the right job.

A) Selection                  
B) Recruitment                
C) Induction          
D) Orientation
Answer A) selection

58. ______________ is the application form to be filled by the candidate when he goes for
recruitment process in the organisation.

A) Job application            
B) Formal application              
C) Application blank                  
D) None of the above
Answer C) Application blank

59. ___________ is not an internal source of recruitment

A) Promotion                  
B) Transfer                  
C) Job rotation                  
D) Departmental exam Answer C) Job rotation

60. _______________ is a selection test which judges the emotional ability which will help to judge
work in group

A) Personality test            
B) Intelligence Test                
C) Mental Ability Test                
D) None of the above Answer A)  Personality test

61. _______________ is not an external source of recruitment

A) Campus selection            
B) Internal advertisement              
C) Consultancy                    
D) Walk-in Answer B) Internal advertisement
62.  _______________ is a selection test to judge the coordination between hands & eye

A) Personality test            
B) Intelligence Test                
C) Psycho motor test              
D) None of the above Answer C) Psycho motor test

63. Promotion is a _______________________ source Recruitment SEE ALSO:  Multiple Choice

Question in Human Resource Management

A) Suitable                  
B) Higher                      
C) Internal                                
D) External Answer C) Internal

64. Campus selection is a __________________________ source of recruitment

A) Fresh              
B) Modern            
C) Internal                      
D) External Answer C)External

65. The term procurement stands for

A) Recruitment & selection              

B) Promotion                
C) Purchase                        
D) T & D Answer A) Recruitment & Selection

66. Identifying the __________________ candidates and ______________ them to apply for the job
is called Recruitment

A) Available, insisting        
B) Available, making       
C) Potential, Attracting       
D) Potential, insisting Answer C) Potential, attracting

67. _____________________ means assigning a specific rank and responsibility to an individual

A) Selection                    
B) Induction                          
C) Recruitment                              
D) Placement Answer D) Placement
68. Speed of Hiring is an advantage of ____________

A) Internal Source of Recruitment                                            

B) External Source of Recruitment
Ans: A