Employment & Employability
What does employability mainly refer to?
a) Having a permanent contract
b) The ability to keep finding and keeping work
c) Being employed right now
d) Working full-time
b) The ability to keep finding and keeping work
Which civilization built advanced aqueduct systems?
a) Vikings
b) Romans
c) Mongols
d) Aztecs
b) Romans
Which of the following is an example of job sharing?
a) Two employees working overtime
b) One employee working remotely
c) Two people sharing one full-time position
d) Hiring interns
c) Two people sharing one full-time position
A plane crashes exactly on the border between Morocco and Spain.
Where do you bury the survivors?
a) Morocco
b) Spain
c) Both
d) Nowhere
d) Nowhere
“Break a leg” means:
a) Be careful
b) Good luck
c) Stop working
d) Leave
b) Good luck
Companies invest in training because:
a) It guarantees lifetime employment
b) It reduces salaries
c) It helps employees stay competitive in changing industries
d) It replaces outsourcing
c) It helps employees stay competitive in changing industries
The Industrial Revolution began in:
a) France
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) China
c) United Kingdom
A flexible labour market allows companies to:
a) Avoid paying taxes
b) Hire and fire employees more easily
c) Guarantee lifetime contracts
d) Prevent unemployment
b) Hire and fire employees more easily
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, 5 people get on. At the second stop, 3 get off. At the third stop, 2 get on.
What color are the bus driver’s eyes?
a) Brown
b) Blue
c) Impossible to know
d) The same as yours
d) The same as yours
“Spill the beans” means:
a) Cook
b) Make a mess
c) Reveal a secret
d) Eat quickly
c) Reveal a secret
Which situation best illustrates outsourcing?
a) Promoting an employee internally
b) Hiring freelancers temporarily
c) Moving company operations to another country to reduce costs
d) Offering employees training courses
c) Moving company operations to another country to reduce costs
The steam engine dramatically improved:
a) Agriculture only
b) Communication
c) Transportation and industry
d) Architecture only
c) Transportation and industry
Which situation shows rigidity in a labour market?
a) Employers adjusting staff based on demand
b) Employees easily switching careers
c) Strict laws preventing companies from dismissing workers
d) Companies using freelancers
c) Strict laws preventing companies from dismissing workers
How many animals of each species did Moses take on the Ark?
a) Two
b) Seven
c) One pair of each
d) None
d) None
“Once in a blue moon” means:
a) At night
b) Rarely
c) Very quickly
d) Every day
b) Rarely
A company replaces 40 permanent employees with short-term contractors to reduce costs.
This reflects:
a) Increased job security
b) A rigid labour market
c) Higher employability
d) A flexible employment strategy
d) A flexible employment strategy
Who is associated with early electrical engineering breakthroughs?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Nikola Tesla
c) Charles Darwin
d) Aristotle
b) Nikola Tesla
France is described as having:
a) A completely flexible labour market
b) Restrictive and rigid employment laws
c) Strong job protection and powerful trade unions
d) High outsourcing levels only
c) Strong job protection and powerful trade unions
A father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies instantly. The son is taken to the hospital.
The surgeon looks at the boy and says:
“I can’t operate on him — he’s my son.”
How is this possible?
a) The father survived
b) The surgeon is the boy’s mother
c) The surgeon is lying
d) It’s a trick question with no answer
b) The surgeon is the boy’s mother
“He kicked the bucket” means:
a) He was angry
b) He started running
c) He died
d) He broke something
c) He died
Which statement best captures the relationship between employability and job security in modern economies?
a) High employability guarantees permanent employment
b) Strong job protection eliminates the need for employability
c) Employability makes outsourcing impossible
d) Employability shifts responsibility from companies to individuals
d) Employability shifts responsibility from companies to individuals
Which historical breakthrough MOST enabled modern computing?
a) The steam engine
b) Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory
c) The invention of the transistor
d) The printing press
b) Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory
Which situation best illustrates the economic trade-off between flexibility and security?
a) A company that never hires temporary staff
b) A country with low unemployment but minimal worker protection
c) A firm that offers both training and permanent contracts
d) A government banning outsourcing
b) A country with low unemployment but minimal worker protection
A woman shoots her husband.
Then she holds him underwater for five minutes.
Then she hangs him.
Right after that, they go out for dinner and enjoy a lovely evening together.
How is this possible?
a) The husband is immortal
b) She shot him with a tranquilizer dart
c) It was a movie scene
d) She’s a photographer
d) She’s a photographer
A project manager says after a failed prototype: “Well… I guess we really opened a can of worms.”
In this context, what is the MOST accurate interpretation?
a) They successfully fixed the problem.
b) They accidentally created many new problems while trying to solve one.
c) The project involved biological research.
d) They completed the project faster than expected.
b) They accidentally created many new problems while trying to solve one.