Class 12 Staffing Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Staffing

• Meaning of staffing
• Importance of staffing
• Staffing as part of human resource management
• Staffing process
• Estimating manpower requirements
• Recruitment and its sources
• Selection process
• Placement and orientation
• Training and development
• Training methods

Staffing practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following statements best distinguishes training from overall employee development?

   1. (a)Training is a continuous lifelong process, whereas development is a one-time activity.
   2. (b)Training is a job-specific process aimed at enhancing specific skills and knowledge, whereas development focuses on overall growth.
   3. (c)Training is exclusively meant for top-level management, whereas development is for operatives.
   4. (d)Training focuses on the overall growth of the employee through diverse educational experiences.
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   1. Correct option: (b) Training is a job-specific process aimed at enhancing specific skills and knowledge, whereas development focuses on overall growth.+1

   Answer: (b)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   In which of the following training methods are employees trained on dummy models of machinery in a classroom or separate training workshop to avoid disturbing actual production?

   1. (a)Vestibule training
   2. (b)Internship training
   3. (c)Job rotation
   4. (d)Apprenticeship training
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   1. Correct option: (a) Vestibule training+1

   Answer: (a)
3. Q3Short answer·3 marks
   Staffing is a crucial managerial function that ensures the fulfillment of human resource requirements in an enterprise. Explain any three points that highlight the importance of staffing in an organization.
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   1. First point of importance, briefly explained, any one of: helps discover and obtain competent personnel; ensures higher performance by putting the right person on the right job; ensures continuous survival and growth through succession planning; ensures optimum use of human resources by avoiding over- or under-manning; improves job satisfaction and morale through fair rewards; or any other valid point of importance of staffing.+1
   2. Second point of importance, a different one from the same list, briefly explained.+1
   3. Third point of importance, a different one from the same list, briefly explained.+1

   Answer: Any three of: obtaining competent personnel; higher performance through the right person on the right job; continuous survival and growth through succession planning; optimum use of human resources; higher job satisfaction and morale through fair rewards.

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