KVS, NVS, DSSSB, RSMSSB & Other Competitive Exams Practice Set-29

KVS, NVS, DSSSB, RSMSSB & Other Competitive Exams Practice Set: These multiple choice practice sets intend to help aspiring Library Professionals to prepare for various job-oriented competitive exams conducted by several agencies time to time. It is hoped that these objective questions sets will serve a useful purpose and help a large number of LIS professionals to qualify and get better job opportunities.

KVS, NVS, DSSSB, RSMSSB & Other Competitive Exams Practice Set-29

1. The term ‘Job enrichment’ means __.

(A) Redesigning jobs for workers
(B) Assigning additional activities to workers
(C) Moving workers from one job to the other
(D) Reforming and analyzing the job

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Answer: (A) Redesigning jobs for workers
Notes: Job Enrichment involves adding more motivators to a job to make it more rewarding.

2. The concept of 'Job Enrichment' was developed by __.

(A) F. W. Taylor
(B) Frederick Hertzberg
(C) Douglas McGregor
(D) Robert R. Blake

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Answer: (B) Frederick Hertzberg
Notes: The concept of Job Enrichment is developed by Frederick Hertzberg.

3.The term ‘job enlargement’ means __.

(A) Redesigning jobs for workers
(B) Assigning additional activities for workers
(C) Moving workers from one job to the other
(D) None of the above

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Answer: (B) Assigning additional activities for workers
Notes: Job enlargement refers to the expansion of the number of different tasks performed by an employee in a single job.

4. Job analysis is must for employees__.

(A) Training
(B) Performance appraisal
(C) Compensations
(D) All the above

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Answer: (D) All the above

5. ‘Job enrichment’ is a way to __.

(A) Motivate employees
(B) Compensate employees
(C) Staffing new employees
(D) All the above

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Answer: (A) Motivate employees

6.The ‘job rotation’ means __.

(A) Assigning additional activities to workers
(B) Moving workers from one job to the other
(C) Redesigning jobs of workers
(D) None of the above

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Answer: (B) Moving workers from one job to the other
Notes: Job rotation refers to moving employees from job to job to add variety and reduce boredom or monotony by allowing them to perform a variety of tasks.

7. A 'Job analysis' consists of __.

(A) Job description
(B) Job specification
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above

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Answer: (C) Both A and B
Notes: The process of job analysis results in two sets of data (i) Job description, and (ii) Job specification

8. While writing job description, the major functions or activities are written in __.

(A) Job summary
(B) Job Identification
(C) Responsibilities and duties
(D) Both B and C

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Answer: (A) Job summary

9. The Job analysis information can be collected through __.

(A) Diary
(B) Questionnaire
(C) Interviews
(D) All the above

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Answer: (D) All the above
Notes: The method of collecting job-related data are: (i) observational method (ii) interviews (iii) Questionnaire (iv) Checklists (v) Diary (vi) Technical conferences. However, a combination these methods can be used depending upon the situation and organization.

10. Determining the type of people, which a company needs for job, is termed as __.

(A) Job descriptions
(B) Job analysis
(C) Job specifications
(D) None of the above

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Answer: (C) Job specifications
Notes: Job specification involves capabilities that the job-holder should possess i.e. education, experience, training, skills, etc.