Assertion & Reason Type Questions: Staffing

Q1: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Staffing ensures the continuous survival and growth of the enterprise through the succession planning for managers.

Reason (R): The function of staffing enables the manager to find out as to how many workers are required and with what qualifications and experience.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: a

Sol: Staffing helps in getting right people for the right job at the right time. Staffing contributes to improved organisational productivity. Through proper selection the organisation gets quality workers, and through proper training the performances level of the workers can be improved.

Q2: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Training helps the employees in promotion. Reason (R): Training makes employees perform their tasks more efficiently.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: a

Sol: Training helps employees to improve their knowledge and skill and make them perform their tasks more efficiently. It also helps them in promotion and improves their attitude and confidence levels.

Q3: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Advertisement is an internal source of recruitment.

Reason (R): Advertisement gives the management a wider range of candidates from which to choose.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: d

Sol: Advertising is an external source of recruitment. Advertisement in newspapers or trade and professional journals is generally used when a wider choice is required.

Q4: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Internal recruitment simplifies the process of selection and placement.

Reason (R): Filling vacancies in higher jobs from within the organisation motivates the employees to improve their performance through learning and practice.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: b

Sol: Internal recruitment also simplifies the process of selection and placement. The candidates that are already working in the enterprise can be evaluated more accurately and economically. This is a more reliable way of recruitment since the candidates are already known to the organisation.

Q5: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): On-the-Job methods refer to the methods that are applied to the workplace, while the employee is actually working.

Reason (R): On-the-Job methods means learning before doing.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: c

Sol: In these methods, the employees learn about their jobs while doing the work duly assisted by their supervisors or seniors. These methods encourage self-learning through practice. On-the-job methods means learning while doing.

Q6: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Trade tests are used to know the pattern of interests or involvement of a person.

Reason (R): Selection test is a mechanism that attempts to measure certain characteristics of individuals.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: d

Sol: Every individual has fascination for some job than the other. Interest tests are used to know the pattern of interests or involvement of a person.

Q7: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Direct method of recruitment is very inexpensive as it does not involve any cost of advertising for the vacancies.

Reason (R): Under direct recruitment, a notice is placed on the notice-board of the enterprise specifying the details of the jobs available.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: a

Sol: Job seekers assemble outside the premises of the organisation on the specified date and selection is done on the spot. Certain workers present themselves at the factory gate every day for employment. Thus, it does not involve any cost of advertising for the vacancies.

Q8: Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

Assertion (A): Staffing is the most fundamental and critical drive of organisational performance.

Reason (R): No organisation can be successful unless it can fill and keep filled the various positions provided for in the structure with the right kind of people.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(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.

Ans: a

Sol: Staffing is 'putting people to jobs'. Human resources are the foundation of any business. The right people can help you take your business to the top; the wrong people can break your business. Hence, staffing is the most fundamental and critical drive of organisational performance.