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Questions Related to social science

The code of Discipline was evolved at the Indian Labour Conference in _______.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. 1958

  2. 1961

  3. 1948

  4. 1921

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Correct Option: A

Job factors includes ____________.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. Suspension

  2. Wages

  3. Salary

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

_____________ is the process of negotiation between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. Participation management

  2. Collective bargaining

  3. Code of conduct

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Entrepreneurial ability is a special kind of labour that ___________.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. is hired out to firms at high wages

  2. organises the process of production

  3. produces new capital goods to earn interest

  4. manages to avoid losses by continual innovation

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Correct Option: B

Worker-population ratio =

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. Total number of men $\div$ (population $\times$100)

  2. (Total number of workers in India $\times$100) $\div$ Population 

  3. Total number of urban workers $\div$ (Population $\times$100)

  4. Total labour $\div$ (Population $\times$100)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Divide the total number of workers in India by the population in India and multiply it by 100, you will get the worker-population ratio for India.

Worker-population ratio is useful in ________.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. knowing the proportion of the population that is actively contributing to the production of goods and services of a country

  2. estimating national income

  3. estimating GDP

  4. knowing the number of people employed

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Worker-population ratio is useful in knowing the proportion of population that is actively contributing to the production of goods and services of a country.  Employment situation does not help in calculating National income or GDP.

Exploitation of labour is said to exist when ________.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. Wage $=$ Marginal Revenue Product

  2. Wage $<$ Marginal Revenue Product

  3. Wage $>$ Marginal Revenue Product

  4. Marginal Revenue Product $= 0$

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Correct Option: B

The supply of labour in the economy depends on which of the following?

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. Population

  2. National income

  3. Per capita income

  4. Natural resources

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Correct Option: A

______ is an indicator which is used for analysing the employment situation in the country.

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. NNP

  2. Worker population ratio

  3. Number of workers

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Worker-population ratio is an indicator which is used for analyzing the employment situation in the country. NNP deals with national income, not employment. No. of workers is an absolute measure, which cannot be used to assess the employment situation.

The responsibility of the organization to the workers includes:
(i) The payment of fair wages
(ii) Arrangement of proper training and education of the workers
(iii) The installation of an efficient grievance handling system
(iv) Welfare of family members
(v) The provision of the best possible working conditions
Identify the correct combination:

social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

  1. (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)

  2. (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)

  3. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

  4. (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)

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Correct Option: A