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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