Public Personnel, Administration in India, Types of Personnel system, Principles of personnel system Set 2
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This set of Public Personnel Administration Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Public Personnel, Administration in India, Types of Personnel system, Principles of personnel system Set 2
Q1 | The merit system was introduced in USA after the passage of which Act
- Hatch Act,1939
- Pendleton Act,1883
- Civil Service Reforms Act,1978
Q2 | A system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based oncompetence rather than political favoritism is
- Spoils system
- Patronage system
- Merit system
Q3 | The advantage of the Merit system
- ensures selection of qualified candidate on the basis of merit
- appointments controlled by political executives
- officials can be removed on any pretext
Q4 | The Spoils system began in the year
- 1883
- 1829
- 1821
Q5 | The word ‘Personnel’ means
- a body of persons employed in an organization
- relating to private life
- individual
Q6 | The home of the Spoils system is
- India
- France
- USA
Q7 | Equality of opportunity is ensured under the
- Merit system
- spoils system
- Patronage system
Q8 | What is meant by the term ‘Merit’
- charming
- powerful
- worthiness
Q9 | The most widely prevalent type of personnel system is
- Caste system
- Merit system
- Patronage system
Q10 | In India,the merit principle has been in existence since
- 1881
- 1850
- 1854
Q11 | Britain adopted the merit principle in
- 1857
- 1861
- 1850
Q12 | The Civil Service Act of USA in 1883 is also known as
- Civil Service Reforms Act
- Pendleton Act
- Civil Service Act
Q13 | In USA,the immediate cause of substitution of spoils system by merit system was
- Assassination of Garfield
- Assassination of Jackson
- Assassination of Lincoln
Q14 | The principle of employment on the basis of open competitive examinations is
- Spoils system
- Merit system
- Patronage system
Q15 | Spoils system is also known as
- Merit system
- Caste system
- Patronage system
Q16 | Who said ‘Unless recruitment policy is soundly conceived, there can be little hope for buildinga first rate staff’
- Glenn Stahl
- H.J.Laski
- C.K.Allen
Q17 | When vacant posts are filled up by suitable candidates who are already in service it is called
- recruitment by promotion
- recruitment from within
- recruitment from outside
Q18 | Negative recruitment stands for
- Elimination of political influence
- Prevention of favouritism
- Keeping the ‘rascals’out
Q19 | Positive recruitment emphasizes on an aggressive search for
- most talented personnel
- most favored personnel
- most lucky candidate
Q20 | The first country to adopt the scientific system of recruitment based on the merit principlewas
- India
- China
- USA
Q21 | The disadvantage of recruitment from within-
- it improves morale of employees
- it promotes loyalty
- the source of supply is narrow and restricted
Q22 | Posting of the recruited candidate in the right job is called
- Requisition
- Placement
- Certification
Q23 | Induction of recruited candidate through training is called
- Appointment
- Confirmation
- Orientation
Q24 | Although technically different, the term ‘recruitment’ is sometimes used interchangeably with
- certification
- examination
- training
Q25 | The corner-stone of the whole public personnel structure is
- promotion
- training
- recruitment