Classification , Training, Promotion Set 1

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This set of Public Personnel Administration Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Classification , Training, Promotion Set 1

Q1 | Training aims at the development of skills, habits,
  • ignorance and attitude in employees
  • knowledge and attitude in employees
  • negligence and attitude in employees
Q2 | Training makes the personnel
  • egocentric
  • insensitive
  • self reliant
Q3 | Training helps in the increasing productivity and
  • raises the morale of the personnel
  • makes the personnel realize their incompetence
  • increase income of the employer
Q4 | Training instills occupational skill and knowledge of the civil servants by
  • becoming more acquainted with their colleagues
  • becoming more oriented towards satisfying their employer
  • becoming familiar with the objectives of the department where he is working
Q5 | Informal Training is learning the work by
  • pre-arranged and well-defined courses under expert guidance
  • actually doing the work under the guidance of senior officers
  • observing the work being done by seniors without actually participating
Q6 | Orientation Training helps the civil servants to
  • know the basic concepts of his job
  • know his co-workers and their characters
  • know their employer and his personality
Q7 | In-Service Training is imparted
  • before entry into the public service
  • after entry into the public service
  • while leaving the public service
Q8 | Refresher Training aims at enabling the employees to
  • relax from their routine work and enjoy leisure
  • refresh themselves and learn again the basic skills required for their post
  • refresh and update their knowledge and technical skills
Q9 | Induction Training is a kind of
  • on-entry training
  • in service training
  • post entry training
Q10 | Retraining is that kind of training which involves instruction in a
  • technique of recent information and technology
  • new field of specialization
  • method of doing daily task faster
Q11 | The word ‘Promotion’ derived from ‘Promovere’ which is
  • Latin
  • French
  • Greek
Q12 | LD White define Promotion as “an appointment from a given position to a position ofhigher grade involving a
  • change of title.. with same amount of pay”
  • change in amount of pay only.. with the same duties and title”
  • change of duties..accompanied by change of title and usually increase in pay”
Q13 | Promotion involves change in responsibility, that is
  • from lesser responsibility to greater responsibility
  • from greater responsibility to lesser responsibility
  • from being employee to employer
Q14 | From the employer’s angle, promotion implies filling up the vacant posts
  • from outside the public service
  • from within the public service
  • for the most deserving candidate
Q15 | Promotion system ensures
  • rewards for efficient employees
  • disparity in income
  • punishment of lazy employees
Q16 | The prospect of promotion provides opportunities for advancement to the employees
  • which create jealousy among the public employees
  • which attracts qualified and capable persons to join the service.
  • which create extra expenditure for the employer
Q17 | The three main methods of promotion are, personal judgment of the promotion makingauthority,
  • promotional examination and employee’s self appraisal
  • efficiency ratings and employee’s self appraisal
  • promotional examination and efficiency ratings
Q18 | An employee who is appointed through promotion
  • cannot be removed or dismissed by any authority subordinate to the authority by which he was appointed or promoted
  • can be removed by any authority as long as the reason for removal is just
  • cannot be removed by any authority till retirement
Q19 | The principle of Seniority based promotion is applied at
  • higher level
  • lower level
  • middle level
Q20 | A well developed promotion policy is very essential for
  • the employer as one of the methods to remove irresponsible employees
  • making the public servants compete with each other even after entry to service
  • a sound personnel system and for the efficiency in an organization
Q21 | Conduct in Public Personnel Administration implies
  • behavior of the personnel
  • speed of work of the personnel
  • skill of the personnel
Q22 | Misconduct is
  • an act of commission of good behavior
  • selling of office infrastructure
  • an act or omission which is violative of the express or implies obligations of
Q23 | Misconduct of personnel may be caused by
  • over-confidence of the employee
  • dissatisfaction of the employee towards their work and colleagues
  • poor condition of the office
Q24 | Misconduct is a specific word with a specific connotation and it cannot be
  • mere inefficiency or slackness
  • damaging of office goods
  • merely creating argument
Q25 | Good conduct of an employee can be obtained by
  • creating more issues to set an example
  • harmonious relationship among the employees
  • threatening the employees