Acts & Laws — All MCQs
106 questions available
Q1.Which principle requires public appointments in Pakistan to be based on merit?
Correct Answer: B
Merit and suitability are core principles of fair public recruitment.
Q2.The main purpose of a job description is to define the:
Correct Answer: C
A job description records the duties, responsibilities and requirements of a post.
Q3.Recruitment refers to the process of:
Correct Answer: B
Recruitment attracts eligible applicants for available posts.
Q4.Selection is normally made after:
Correct Answer: A
Selection follows application, scrutiny and assessment of candidates.
Q5.A probation period primarily allows an organization to assess an employee’s:
Correct Answer: B
Probation is used to assess suitability and performance before confirmation.
Q6.Confirmation of a civil servant generally follows satisfactory completion of:
Correct Answer: B
Confirmation normally follows satisfactory completion of the prescribed probation.
Q7.Seniority is primarily relevant to determining an employee’s position in the:
Correct Answer: A
Seniority is recorded through the applicable seniority list.
Q8.Transfer and posting of a civil servant should ordinarily be made by the:
Correct Answer: A
A transfer or posting must be ordered by the competent authority.
Q9.Training and development primarily improve an employee’s:
Correct Answer: A
Training develops skills, knowledge and job performance.
Q10.Performance management should be based on:
Correct Answer: A
Fair performance management uses agreed objectives and documented evidence.
Q11.Disciplinary action against a civil servant should follow:
Correct Answer: A
Due process protects the employee and the public interest.
Q12.Leave is granted to a civil servant by the:
Correct Answer: A
Leave is sanctioned by the competent authority under applicable rules.
Q13.A pension is generally associated with an employee’s:
Correct Answer: A
Pension is a post-retirement service benefit subject to the applicable rules.
Q14.Promotion should normally take account of prescribed qualifications and:
Correct Answer: A
Promotion requires the prescribed qualifications and fitness under the rules.
Q15.An appointment to a public post should be made against an:
Correct Answer: A
Appointments must be made against duly authorized posts.
Q16.An employee’s annual performance report is used mainly to record:
Correct Answer: A
Performance reports provide an official record of work performance.
Q17.A representation against an administrative order is submitted to the:
Correct Answer: A
A representation is submitted to the authority prescribed by law or rules.
Q18.A code of conduct is intended to promote:
Correct Answer: A
Codes of conduct promote integrity, impartiality and proper behaviour.
Q19.A transfer order changes an employee’s:
Correct Answer: A
A transfer or posting changes the place or assignment of official duty.
Q20.The purpose of human resource planning is to ensure availability of:
Correct Answer: A
Human resource planning matches staffing needs with organizational objectives.