22 extra multiple-choice questions for Recruitment Methods (12th Standard Commerce, Samacheer Kalvi), beyond the ones printed in the textbook — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
According to Edwin B. Flippo, recruitment is a process of searching for prospective employees and ____ them to apply for jobs in an organisation.
- A. training and developing
- B. stimulating and encouragingCorrect
- C. appraising and promoting
- D. screening and rejecting
Explanation. Flippo defines recruitment as a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating and encouraging them to apply for jobs in an organisation. Training and appraisal come after a person is employed.
Q2
Which of the following is NOT listed in the lesson as a reason why a vacancy arises?
- A. Retirement of an employee
- B. Dismissal of an employee
- C. Job rotation of an employeeCorrect
- D. Disablement of an employee
Explanation. The lesson lists five reasons for vacancies: retirement, death, resignation, disablement and dismissal of an employee. Job rotation is an internal source of recruitment, not a reason for a vacancy.
Q3
Which is the first step in the recruitment process?
- A. Determining vacancies
- B. Identifying the sources
- C. Planning recruitmentCorrect
- D. Evaluation and control
Explanation. The recruitment process begins with planning recruitment, followed by determining vacancies and identifying the sources. Evaluation and control is the seventh and last step.
Q4
Arrange these steps of the recruitment process in the correct order:
1. Identifying the sources
2. Planning recruitment
3. Drafting information for advertisement
4. Determining vacancies
- A. 2, 1, 4, 3
- B. 4, 2, 1, 3
- C. 2, 4, 1, 3Correct
- D. 2, 4, 3, 1
Explanation. The seven steps are planning recruitment, determining vacancies, identifying the sources, drafting information for advertisement, selecting the mode of advertisement, facilitating selection and evaluation and control. So the order is 2, 4, 1, 3.
Q5
External sources of recruitment can further be classified into ____.
- A. Direct and Indirect sourcesCorrect
- B. Internal and Transfer sources
- C. Formal and Informal sources
- D. Primary and Secondary sources
Explanation. An organisation recruits through internal and external sources, and the lesson further classifies external sources into direct sources (such as advertisements) and indirect sources (such as employment exchanges).
Q6
Upgrading, as an internal source of recruitment, moves employees from a lower position to a higher position with the help of ____.
- A. employee referral
- B. deputation
- C. job rotation
- D. performance appraisalCorrect
Explanation. The lesson says performance appraisal helps in the process of upgrading, that is, moving employees from a lower position to a higher position within the organisation.
Q7
Moving an employee from a higher position to a lower position because of continuously poor performance, to make him realise the significance of performance, is called ____.
- A. Transfer
- B. DemotionCorrect
- C. Retention
- D. Deputation
Explanation. Demotion is the movement of an employee from a higher to a lower position because of continuously poor performance, so that he realises the significance of performance. It is an internal source.
Q8
Consider the following statements about internal sources of recruitment:
1. Transfer moves an employee from a department with surplus staff to one with deficit staff.
2. Upgrading moves an employee from a higher position to a lower position.
3. Under dependants, the legal heir or dependant of a deceased employee may be given a chance to replace him.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 onlyCorrect
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Explanation. Statements 1 and 3 match the lesson. Statement 2 is wrong: upgrading moves employees from a lower to a higher position; moving down is demotion.
Q9
Using retiring employees to meet a requirement after superannuation, as per management discretion, is the internal source called ____.
- A. Dependants
- B. Previous applicants
- C. RetentionCorrect
- D. Job rotation
Explanation. Retention means the retiring employees are used after superannuation to meet the organisation's requirement as management decides. Dependants are heirs of deceased employees, and previous applicants are earlier unselected candidates.
Q10
Applicants who applied for a job advertised in the past, whose names appear in the database but who were not selected at that time, form the internal source called ____.
- A. Previous applicantsCorrect
- B. Unsolicited applicants
- C. Walk-ins
- D. Retired employees
Explanation. Previous applicants are those who applied earlier and were not selected; their names stay in the database and can be used when needed. Unsolicited applicants and walk-ins are external sources.
Q11
Match the internal source with its description:
a) Transfer - 1) The legal heir of a deceased employee is given a chance
b) Job rotation - 2) Employees come in when another business unit is acquired or merged
c) Acquisitions and mergers - 3) Staff moved from a department with surplus to one with deficit
d) Dependants - 4) One employee learns to perform more than one job
- A. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
- B. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
- C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
- D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1Correct
Explanation. Transfer fills deficits from surplus departments, job rotation lets one employee learn several jobs, acquisitions and mergers bring in another unit's staff, and dependants replace a deceased employee.
Q12
Applications from job seekers who voluntarily apply for vacancies that the organisation has not yet notified are called ____.
- A. Previous applicants
- B. Employee referrals
- C. Unsolicited applicantsCorrect
- D. Campus recruits
Explanation. Unsolicited applicants are job seekers who voluntarily apply for vacancies not yet notified by the organisation. They are a direct external source of recruitment.
Q13
Drawing efficient employees of rival companies into the organisation by offering higher pay and benefits is also called ____.
- A. PoachingCorrect
- B. Deputation
- C. Outsourcing
- D. Upgrading
Explanation. Under rival firms, efficient employees of competing companies, such as salesmen, chartered accountants and management professionals, are drawn in with higher pay and benefits. The lesson says this is also called poaching.
Q14
Assertion (A): e-Recruitment has become an inevitable external source of recruitment.
Reason (R): Advances in technology and communication have made it possible to reach prospective applicants globally online.
- A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of ACorrect
- B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C. A is true but R is false
- D. A is false but R is true
Explanation. The lesson says advances in technology and communication let organisations reach applicants worldwide online, and that is why e-recruitment has become an inevitable external source. So R explains A.
Q15
Find the odd one out with respect to direct external sources of recruitment.
- A. Advertisements
- B. Walk-ins
- C. Employee referralCorrect
- D. Campus recruitment
Explanation. Advertisements, walk-ins and campus recruitment are direct external sources. Employee referral, where existing employees recommend relatives or known people, is an indirect external source.
Q16
Organisations seeking applicants of high calibre with technical knowledge approach bodies such as the Indian Medical Association and the Institute of Engineers. This source of recruitment is ____.
- A. Labour contractors
- B. Professional associationsCorrect
- C. Word of mouth
- D. Job portals
Explanation. Professional associations, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Indian Medical Association, the Institute of Engineers and the All India Management Association, help organisations identify high-calibre applicants.
Q17
Firms that recruit on behalf of client companies at a cost, usually providing data on executives and top-level personnel for a consultation fee, are ____. Their service is also known as Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
- A. Public employment exchanges
- B. Labour contractors
- C. Employment consultanciesCorrect
- D. Job portals
Explanation. Employment consultancies recruit on behalf of client companies at cost and supply data on executives and top-level personnel, charging consultation fees. The lesson says this is also known as Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
Q18
A person who is already an employee of an organisation is sent to do a specific job for a specified period as a short-term solution. This source of recruitment is ____.
- A. Transfer
- B. DeputationCorrect
- C. Retention
- D. Labour contractors
Explanation. Deputation means an existing employee of an organisation is deputed for a specific job for a specified period, as a short-term solution. The lesson lists it among the indirect external sources.
Q19
Organisations recruit ____ through labour contractors.
- A. executives and top-level personnel
- B. chartered accountants
- C. unskilled and manual labourersCorrect
- D. management professionals
Explanation. The lesson says organisations recruit unskilled and manual labourers through labour contractors. Executives and top-level personnel are usually supplied by employment consultancies.
Q20
Private employment agencies are similar to public employment exchanges except in respect of ____.
- A. ownershipCorrect
- B. the information they provide
- C. bridging job seekers and job providers
- D. the use of a database
Explanation. Private employment agencies work like public employment exchanges, connecting job providers and job seekers with the required information, except that ownership is in the hands of private parties.
Q21
In the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) chart, which step comes immediately after Screening?
- A. Profile submission
- B. Requirement understanding
- C. ValidationCorrect
- D. Selection and follow-up
Explanation. The RPO chart shows seven steps: requirement understanding, advertisement and source, screening, validation, profile submission, interview process and feedback, and selection and follow-up. Validation follows screening.
Q22
Hiring employees of competitive companies by paying them more financial and non-financial benefits, instead of training and developing one's own employees, is a recent trend also called ____.
- A. Upgrading
- B. Deputation
- C. Outsourcing
- D. RaidingCorrect
Explanation. Under recent trends, poaching means hiring away employees of competitors with more financial and non-financial benefits instead of training one's own staff. The lesson says it is also called raiding.
