Question

Match the incentives given in Column I with their meanings given in Column II.

Column I	Column II
1. Job Security	(i) Involving employees in decision-making of the issues related to them
2. Job Enrichment	(ii) Providing opportunities to employees to improve their skills and be promoted to higher level jobs
3. Career Advancement Opportunity	(iii) Stability about future income and work
4. Employee Participation	(iv) Designing jobs that include greater variety of work content and higher levels of knowledge and skill

Choose the correct option from the following :

• A. 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i)
• B. 1-(iii), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iv)
• C. 1-(iv), 2-(iii), 3-(ii), 4-(i)
• D. 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv)

Hint:

Match job security with stable income, enrichment with a richer job, career advancement with promotion chances, and participation with a role in decisions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the concept:
This is a match-the-following question on incentives. Each incentive in Column I has to be paired with its meaning in Column II.

Step 2: Match each pair:
1. Job security means stability about future income and work. This is (iii).
2. Job enrichment means designing jobs with a greater variety of work and higher knowledge and skill. This is (iv).
3. Career advancement opportunity means giving chances to improve skills and be promoted. This is (ii).
4. Employee participation means involving employees in decisions related to them. This is (i).

Step 3: Form the sequence:
The pairs are 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i). This is option (A).

Step 4: Why the other options are wrong:
Option (B) pairs job enrichment with (i) and employee participation with (iv). Both are swapped. Wrong.
Option (C) pairs job security with (iv), which is job enrichment. Wrong.
Option (D) pairs job security with (i), which is participation. Wrong.

Final Answer:
The correct match is 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i). This is option (A).