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Question 1
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.

a. The total number of workforce during the year 1999-2000 in India stood at 400 million with majority of them residing in urban areas.
b. Economic activities are those activities that contribute to gross national product.

A
Both the statements are true.

B
Both the statements are false.

C
Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

D
Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.
Question 2
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National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed by the government in Parliament recently. Which of the following statements regarding this act is false?

A
This act was passed in the Parliament in the year 2005.

B
This act guarantees 100 days of wage employment.

C
Under this act, all adult members of rural household that volunteer to do unskilled manual labour are eligible.

D
This act covers families living below poverty line.
Question 3
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Due to which of the following reasons, urban women in particular are not working?

A
Women do not get jobs in a male dominated society.

B
Families discourage women to work where men are able to earn high incomes.

C
Wages given to women are not as high as those given to men.

D
In urban areas, preference is given to males as they work sincerely at job.
Question 4
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Which of the following statements can be deduced after studying about working people?

a. It gives us insight into the quality and nature of employment.
b. It helps us in understanding and planning our human resources.
c. It gives us a source of income.
d. It helps us to address many social issues.

A
Only a and c

B
Only b and c

C
Only a, b and d

D
Only a, c and d
Question 5
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Different sources of data provide us with the variety of unemployment in our country. Which of the following is not a source of data on unemployment?

A
Reports of Census of India

B
National Sample Survey Organisation's Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation

C
Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment Exchanges

D
All of the above
Question 6
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.

a. The number of self-employed and casual wage labourers is more in urban areas as compared to those in rural areas.
b. Men form 18% and women form 8% of the total workforce of the regular salaried employees in India.

A
Both the statements are true.

B
Both the statements are false.

C
Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

D
Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.
Question 7
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In the year 1999-2000, the worker-population ratio in urban India was

A
33.7

B
41.7

C
51.8

D
29.9
Question 8
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Which of the following statements about the Indian informal sector is incorrect?

A
Workers in this sector do not have any protection or regulation.

B
Workers in this sector are not given any compensation if they are dismissed.

C
Workers in this sector are generally squattered and can only afford to live in slums.

D
Workers in informal sector get regular income.
Question 9
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In which of the following sectors was there a fall in percent age employment from the year 1972-1973 to the year 1999-2000?

A
Services sector

B
Primary sector

C
Secondary sector

D
None of these
Question 10
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.

a. According to economists, an unemployed person is the one who is unable to get employment of even one hour in half a day.
b. A private sector establishment that employs 10 or more hired workers is called a formal sector establishment.

A
Both the statements are true.

B
Both the statements are false.

C
Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

D
Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.
Question 11
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According to scholars, Indians cannot remain completely unemployed for long. This is because

A
unskilled manual jobs are easily available

B
there is high growth rate in employment

C
of government's measures in providing employment

D
their desperate economic condition would not allow them to do so
Question 12
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Which of the following things can be known by knowing the status of a worker in an enterprise?

a. Attachment of a worker with his job
b. Rapport of a worker with the directors of the enterprise
c. Authority of the worker in the enterprise and over his co-workers
d. Employment quality within the country

A
Only a and b

B
Only a, c and d

C
Only b, c and d

D
Only b and d
Question 13
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In the year 1999-2000, which of the following sectors provided employment to only about 16% of the total workforce in India?

A
Secondary sector

B
Primary sector

C
Tertiary sector

D
None of these
Question 14
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According to the 1999-2000 data, the percentage of male workers employed in informal sector was

A
31%

B
17%

C
83%

D
69%
Question 15
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Which of the following classes of workers own and operate an enterprise for livelihood and comprises more than half of the Indian workforce?

A
Casual wage labourers

B
Regular salaried employees

C
Self-employed

D
None of these

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Question 1

Both the statements are true.

Both the statements are false.

Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.

Question 2

This act was passed in the Parliament in the year 2005.

This act guarantees 100 days of wage employment.

Under this act, all adult members of rural household that volunteer to do unskilled manual labour are eligible.

This act covers families living below poverty line.

Question 3

Women do not get jobs in a male dominated society.

Families discourage women to work where men are able to earn high incomes.

Wages given to women are not as high as those given to men.

In urban areas, preference is given to males as they work sincerely at job.

Question 4

Only a and c

Only b and c

Only a, b and d

Only a, c and d

Question 5

Reports of Census of India

National Sample Survey Organisation's Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation

Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment Exchanges

All of the above

Question 6

Both the statements are true.

Both the statements are false.

Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.

Question 7

33.7

41.7

51.8

29.9

Question 8

Workers in this sector do not have any protection or regulation.

Workers in this sector are not given any compensation if they are dismissed.

Workers in this sector are generally squattered and can only afford to live in slums.

Workers in informal sector get regular income.

Question 9

Services sector

Primary sector

Secondary sector

None of these

Question 10

Both the statements are true.

Both the statements are false.

Statement 'a' is true and 'b' is false.

Statement 'b' is true and 'a' is false.

Question 11

unskilled manual jobs are easily available

there is high growth rate in employment

of government's measures in providing employment

their desperate economic condition would not allow them to do so

Question 12

Only a and b

Only a, c and d

Only b, c and d

Only b and d

Question 13

Secondary sector

Primary sector

Tertiary sector

None of these

Question 14

31%

17%

83%

69%

Question 15

Casual wage labourers