Sneha is the HR manager of “Delta Communications Ltd”. As a part of her quarterly exercise, she conducted workload and workforce analysis for each department. On the basis of this, she placed an advertisement in a leading newspaper for two junior accountants and after discussion with Finance manager, drafted a letter of vertically shifting Mr. sharma from lower level to higher level of Internal auditor. However, it took her around one month's time to shortlist candidates for position of junior accountant. As a part of selection process, a written test was conducted for all the candidates in order to judge their level of knowledge and proficiency.
Identify the test conducted by the organisation at the time of selection.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Trade test
Option (1) Aptitude test — Incorrect. It measures the potential to learn a skill in the future, not the knowledge already there.
Option (2) Intelligence test — Incorrect. It measures general mental ability, not knowledge of a trade or profession.
Option (3) Personality test — Incorrect. It gives clues to emotions, reactions and value system, not knowledge.
Option (4) Trade test — Correct. A trade test measures the level of knowledge and proficiency in a profession or technical training. The written test judged knowledge and proficiency.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(c) Personality Tests: Personality tests provide clues to a person’s emotions, her reactions, maturity and value system etc. These tests probe the overall personality. Hence, these are difficult to design and implement.”
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