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

The gratuity of generally payable in _______________.

  1. Cash

  2. By demand draft

  3. By cheque

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Gratuity payments can be made through various legal financial instruments, including cash, cheques, or demand drafts, depending on company policy and local regulations.

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

Which of the following is false?

  1. Self-employed and casual wage labourers are found more in rural areas than in urban areas

  2. Men are engaged in salaried employment in greater proportion than women

  3. Casual wage work engages the least workforce

  4. Salaried employment engages the least workforce
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
When we compare the distribution of workforce in rural and urban areas we notice that the self-employed and casual wage labourers account for a total of 93% of the workforce in rural areas as compared to 60% in urban areas.
When it comes to regular salaried employment, men are found to be so engaged in greater proportion. They form 18 per cent whereas women form only 8 per cent of the workforce.
Casual wage labourers account for 33 per cent of India’s workforce. Regular salaried employees form 15% of the workforce, which is the least.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Why is worker-population ratio in urban areas low?

  1. Urban people have a variety of employment opportunities

  2. They look for the appropriate job to suit their qualifications and skills

  3. In urban areas, a considerable section is able to study in various educational institutions

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
In urban areas, the worker-population ratio is about 34 whereas in rural India, the ratio is about 42. It is because in urban areas, a considerable section is able to study in various educational institutions. Urban people have a variety of employment opportunities. They look for the appropriate job to suit their qualifications and skills.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

The difference in participation rates of male and female is _______ in urban areas than in rural areas.

  1. higher

  2. lower

  3. both a and b

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Compared to females, more males are found to be working. The difference in participation rates is very large in urban areas: for every 100 urban females, only about 14 are engaged in some economic activities. In rural areas, for very 100 rural women about 30 participate in the employment market.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Majority of the workforce in India are  _____.

  1. Casual workers

  2. Salaried employees

  3. Self-employed

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as self employed. More than half the workforce in India belongs to this category.
Casual wage labourers account for 33 per cent of India’s workforce whereas regular salaried employees account for 15 per cent of India’s workforce.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Why is worker-population ratio higher in rural areas than that in urban areas?

  1. People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income and participate more in the employment market

  2. People in rural areas discontinue education in the middle to join the workforce due poor financial conditions

  3. Rural people have a variety of employment opportunities

  4. Rural people look for the appropriate job to suit their qualifications and skills
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation
People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income and participate more in the employment market. Many do not go to schools, colleges and other training institutions. Even if some go, they discontinue in the middle to join the workforce. 
Urban people have a variety of employment opportunities. They look for the  appropriate job to suit their qualifications and skills. In rural areas, people cannot stay at home as their economic condition may not allow them to do so.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

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

  1. employers

  2. self-employed

  3. wage labourers

  4. owners
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

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

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

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

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.

  1. $280$

  2. $365$

  3. $273$

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In Indian labour statistics, a standard person year is calculated based on 273 days of employment per year for a person working 8 hours a day.