Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): An enterprise has to tap external sources of recruitment for various positions.
Reason (R): The existing staff may be insufficient, or they may not fulfil the eligibility criteria of the jobs to be filled.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): An enterprise has to tap external sources of recruitment for various positions. — True. All the vacancies of an enterprise cannot be filled through internal recruitment. So it has to look outside for various positions.
Reason (R): The existing staff may be insufficient, or they may not fulfil the eligibility criteria of the jobs to be filled. — True. The present staff may be too few for the jobs, or they may lack the qualifications the jobs need.
Why R explains A?
R names two gaps in the present staff: there are too few people, or they are not eligible for the job. When either gap exists, the post cannot be filled from within. So the enterprise has to tap external sources, which is what A says.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “External Sources An enterprise has to tap external sources for various positions because all the vacancies cannot be filled through internal recruitment. The existing staff may be insufficient or they may not fulfill the eligibility criteria of the jobs to be filled. External recruitment provides wide choice and brings new blood in the organisation. …” |