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In total, ______% of the labourers work in unorganized sector in India.

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  1. 45

  2. 79

  3. 82

  4. 90

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

More than 90 percent of the workforce and about 50 percent of the national product are accounted for by the informal economy. 10 A large proportion of socially and economically under- privileged section of the society are concentrated in informal activities. 

Which of the following are the problem/s faced by labourers in the unorganised sectors ?

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  1. No fixed time or duration of work.

  2. Minimum wage is below the mandatory pay fixed by the government.

  3. No paid leaves.

  4. All

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
In unorganized sectors, the employee has less facilities than the employee s of organised sector. Some of the problem faced by laborers in the unorganized sector are:
1) Workers working in the unorgansied sector get few wages.
2) There is no provision for over time, paid leave, holidays, leave due to sickness etc. 
3) Employment is a subject to a high degree of insecurity. 
4) Minimum wage is below the mandatory pay fixed by the government.

The sector which is enrolled as per the law of the government, and provided fixed wages, facilities within the framework of law is called as ___________ Sector.

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  1. Organized

  2. Primary

  3. Unorganised

  4. Tertiary

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:


The sector which is enrolled as per the law of the government, and provided fixed wages, facilities within the framework of law is called an Organised  Sector.Organized sector in India refers to licensed organizations, that is, those who are registered and pay GST. These include the publicly traded companies, incorporated or formally registered entities etc.

The Silent valley movement was related to ?

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  1. Cutting of trees

  2. Building of dam

  3. Mining

  4. None

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Save Silent Valley is a social movement launched to protect an evergreen tropical forest in the Palaghat district of Kerala. It started in 1973 to save silent valley reserve forest and stop construction of Dam (Hydroelectric Project) in the Valley. There has been massive environmental debates to save the endangered wildlife having natural habitat in the valley. It was declared as Silent Valley National Park later in 1984.

Which of the following movements were against the cutting of trees ?

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  1. Chipko Movement

  2. Appiko Movement

  3. Silent valley Movement

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D

______________ movements are the scientific movements aimed at preserving the biological system.

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  1. Political

  2. Economic

  3. Environmental

  4. All

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Environment movements are the movements aimed toward the protection of environment, biological system . The environmental movement also including conservation and green politics, is a dissimilar scientific, social, and political movement to address environmental issues. Environmental movement is a type of "social movement that involves an array of persons, groups and coalitions that observe a common interest in environmental protection and act to bring about changes in environmental policies and practices".

Name the ship in which volunteers set out to test the area of protest.

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  1. Dartmouth

  2. Eleanor

  3. Beaver

  4. Greenpeace

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Correct Option: D

During the second world war who dropped atom bomb on Hiroshima?

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  1. Germany

  2. UK

  3. USSR

  4. USA

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

On August 6, 1945, during World War II, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people and tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15, citing the devastating power of a new and most cruel bomb.

What is the ultimate goal of the NPT?

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  1. To eliminate nuclear sources from the world

  2. Facilitating nuclear energy for peaceful purposes

  3. World peace

  4. Nuclear disarmament

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The ultimate goal of the NPT is nuclear disarmament thus preventing wider diffusion of nuclear weapons. The NPT, a multilateral treaty, aims at limiting the spread of nuclear weapons including three elements: (1) non-proliferation (2) disarmament  (3) peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Consider the following statements about pressure groups and parties.
A. Pressure groups are organised expression of the interests and views of specific social sections.
B. Pressure groups take positions on political issues.
C. All pressure groups are political parties.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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  1. A, B, and C

  2. A and B

  3. B and C

  4. A and C

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The nature of pressure group and parties are as follows:-

1. These are the organisations that attempt to influence government policies.
2. The pressure group does not aim to directly share the political power.
3. Pressure group is organised expression of the interests and views of a specific social section.
4. Pressure group takes positions on political issues.