A brick kiln needs extra unskilled workers.
Plan P: put up a notice on its notice-board and pick workers on the spot on the given date.
Plan Q: ask Mohan, its own supervisor who is in close touch with labourers, to bring the workers.
Which of the following is correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Plan P is direct recruitment; Plan Q can provide the required number of workers at short notice.
Option (1) Plan P is casual callers; Plan Q can provide the required number of workers at short notice. — Incorrect. Plan P is direct recruitment, since a notice is put up and workers are picked on the spot. Casual callers are unsolicited applicants whose list is screened when vacancies arise; nobody is picked on the spot.
Option (2) Plan P is direct recruitment; Plan Q is useful where extensive screening is required. — Incorrect. Plan P is right, but extensive screening is the merit of placement agencies.
Option (3) Plan P is casual callers; Plan Q is useful where extensive screening is required. — Incorrect. Plan P is direct recruitment, not casual callers, because workers are picked on the spot after a notice. Mohan, like a labour contractor, supplies unskilled workers quickly; extensive screening is the merit of placement agencies.
Option (4) Plan P is direct recruitment; Plan Q can provide the required number of workers at short notice. — Correct. A notice with selection on the spot is direct recruitment. Mohan acts as a labour contractor, who can bring unskilled workers at short notice.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(i) Direct Recruitment: Under the direct recruitment, a notice is placed on the notice-board of the enterprise specifying the details of the jobs available. Job-seekers assemble outside the premises of the organisation on the specified date and selection is done on the spot. The practice of direct recruitment is followed usually for casual vacancies of unskilled or semi-skilled jobs. …” “(v) Placement Agencies and Management Consultants: In technical and professional areas, private agencies and professional bodies appear to be doing substantive work. Placement agencies provide a nationwide service in matching personnel demand and supply. These agencies compile bio-data of a large number of candidates and recommend suitable names to their clients. Such agencies charge fee for their services and they are useful where extensive screening is required. …” “(viii) Labour Contractors: Labour contractors maintain close contacts with labourers and they can provide the required number of unskilled workers at short notice. Workers are recruited through labour contractors who are themselves employees of the organisation. The disadvantages of this system are that if the contractor himself decides to leave the organisation, all the workers employed through him will follow suit.” |