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Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as ________.

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

  1. employers

  2. self-employed

  3. wage labourers

  4. owners

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as self-employed. Wage labourers are casually engaged in others’ farms and, in return, get a remuneration for the work done. Employers are the people who engage workers in their enterprise.

There are more self- employed people in rural than in urban areas because ______.

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

  1. majority of those depending on farming own plots of land and cultivate independently

  2. fewer self-employment opportunities in urban areas

  3. both A and B

  4. urban people lack the initiative

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In urban areas, 42% of the workforce is self-employed as compared to 56% in rural areas. In rural areas, since majority of those depending on farming own plots of land and cultivate independently, the share of self-employed is greater. The nature of work in urban areas is different. Obviously everyone cannot run factories, shops and offices of various types. Moreover enterprises in urban areas require workers on a regular basis.

As per the standard person year basis if a person is working for $8$ hours a day and for ___________ days in a year he is regarded as employed.

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

  1. $280$

  2. $365$

  3. $273$

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

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Working population is in the age group of ___ years.

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

  1. 0-14

  2. 15-59

  3. 60 and above

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B

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Illiterate people are exploited by not being paid their _______ wages.

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

  1. maximum

  2. highest

  3. minimum

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C

The level of input has ______ relationship with the level of employment.

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

  1. direct

  2. indirect

  3. significant

  4. normal

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The level of input has direct relationship with the level of employment. This states that input and output has a positive technical or functional relationship. When the level of input or raw materials increases, the level of output also rises.

The higher the level of output the larger is the employment.

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

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following organisations has been established mainly to promote micro, small and medium industrial sector in India?

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

  1. NABARD

  2. SIDBI

  3. IDBI Bank

  4. EXIM Bank

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following type of employment is found in India?

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

  1. Structural employment

  2. Quasi employment

  3. disguised employment

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Real wage is equal to which of the following?

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

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{Profit}{price level}$

  2. $\displaystyle\frac{Rent}{price level}$

  3. $\displaystyle\frac{Interest}{price level}$

  4. $\displaystyle\frac{Money wage}{price level}$

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Correct Option: D