MCQs Unit 2 Human Resource Recruitment and Selection

Human Resource Recruitment and Selection
Unit 2
Multiple Choice Questions with Answer Key
1. _____________ 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
2. Which is not an advantage of internal Source of recruitment
a. Time saving
b. New blood
c. Less expensive
d. increased car
Answer: b
3. Which is not an advantage of external Source of recruitment
a. New blood
b. More competition
c. Less expensive
d. Less partial
Answer: c
4. _______________ can be defined as process of choosing the
right person for the right job.
a. Selection
b. Recruitment
c. Induction
d. Orientation
Answer: a
5. ______________ 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
6. ___________ is not an internal source of recruitment
a. Promotion
b. Transfer
c. Job rotation
d. Departmental exam
Answer: c
7. _______________ 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
Answer: a
8. _______________ is not an external source of recruitment
a. Campus selection
b. Internal advertisement
c. Consultancy
d. Walk-in
Answer: b
9. _______________ is a selection test to judge the coordination

between hands & eye
a. Personality test
b. Intelligence Test
c. Psycho motor test
Answer: c
10. Promotion is a ______________ source of Recruitment
a. Suitable
b. Higher
c. Internal
d. External
Answer: c
11. Campus selection is a __________________________ source

of recruitment
a. Fresh
b. Modern
c. Internal
d. External
Answer: c
12. The term procurement stands for
a. Recruitment & selection

b. Promotion
c. Purchase
d. T & D
Answer: a
13. 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
14. _____________________ means assigning a specific rank and

responsibility to an individual
a. Selection
b. Induction
c. Recruitment
d. Placement
Answer: d
15. Speed of Hiring is an advantage of ____________
a. Internal Source of Recruitment

b. External Source of Recruitment
c. Psycho motor test
d. Mental Ability Test
Answer: a
16. 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 under qualified or over qualified job
applicants.
c. Help the firm create more culturally diverse work - force
Answer: b
17. The poor quality of selection will mean extra cost on _______
and supervision.
a. Training
b. Recruitment
c. Work quality
Answer: a
18. Which of these is the most important external factor governing

recruitments?
a. Sons of soil
b. Labour market
c. Unemployment rate
d. Supply and demand
Answer: d
19. While recruiting for non - managerial, supervisory and middle -
management positions which external factor is of prime
importance?
a. Political - Legal
b. Unemployment rate
c. Labour market
d. Growth and Expansion
Answer: c
20. Which of the following act deals with recruitment and selection?
a. Child labour act

b. The apprentices act
c. Mines act
d. All of the above
Answer: d
21. 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
Answer: a
22. _________ 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
Answer: c
23. 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
Answer: b
24. ___________ 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
Answer: b
25. 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
Answer: d
26. What is being described here? 
A firm which books advertising space, draws up recruitment

advertisements, places them in newspapers / journals and
evaluates the results. 
a. an employment agency 
b. a recruitment advertising agency 
c. an executive search consultancy 
d. a selection consultancy 
Answer: b
27. What are the external environmental factors affecting

recruitment? Select all that apply. 
a. Economy. 
b. Social change. 
d. Labour market. 
d. All of the above
Answer: d
28. A prerequisite for a successful and efficient recruitment
programme is to have a(n) 
a. corporate policy 
b. HR policy 
c. recruitment policy 
d. health and safety policy 
Answer: b
29. 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 
Answer: d
30. Recruitment policy usually highlights the need for establishing 
a. job specification 
b. job analysis 
c. job description 
d. none of the above 
Answer: a
31. Selection is usually considered as a _____ process
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Neutral
Answer: b
32. The process of eliminating unsuitable candidates is called as
a. Selection
b. Recruitment
c. Interview
d. Induction
Answer: a
33. Which of the following helps the managers with the information
required to make good human resources decisions?
a. Selection
b. Industrial Relations
c. Recruitment
d. Performance appraisal
Answer: d
34. The process of selection of employees is usually influenced by
a. Rules and regulations

b. Strategies and objectives
c. Principles and programmes
Answer: b
35. Which of the following is used to measure the various

characteristics of the candidate?
a. Physical test
b. Psychological test
c. Attitude test
d. Proficiency test
Answer: b

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Human Resource Recruitment and Selection

1. _____________ is a process of searching for prospective

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

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

5. ______________ is the application form to be filled by the

6. ___________ is not an internal source of recruitment

8. _______________ is not an external source of recruitment

9. _______________ is a selection test to judge the coordination

11. Campus selection is a __________________________ source

12. The term procurement stands for

a. Recruitment & selection

14. _____________________ means assigning a specific rank and

15. Speed of Hiring is an advantage of ____________

a. Internal Source of Recruitment

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

18. Which of these is the most important external factor governing

a. Child labour act

23. Rearrange the following steps of recruitment.

24. ___________ express the relationship of applicant inputs to

a. Geographic distribution of labour markets comprising job seekers

26. What is being described here?

A firm which books advertising space, draws up recruitment

27. What are the external environmental factors affecting

a. reduced job performance

30. Recruitment policy usually highlights the need for establishing

32. The process of eliminating unsuitable candidates is called as

a. Rules and regulations

35. Which of the following is used to measure the various

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26. What is being described here? 

a. reduced job performance 

30. Recruitment policy usually highlights the need for establishing 