Which of the following is/ are the reason(s) why informal sector of employment is not better?

1. Do not get regular income.
2. Dismissed without compensation.
3. No protection from government.
4. All of these.

Two months ago, Shyam was working as part time salesman on commission basis in a company. Due to his excellent performance, company appointed him as a permanent sales manager on fixed monthly salary. From the point of view of employment currently he is:

1. Skilled worker.
2. Regular salaried worker.
3. Unskilled worker.
4. Casual wage labour.

Data on unemployment in India can be obtained from which source?

1. Reports of Census of India.
2. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO).
3. Directorate General of Employment.
4. All the above.

_______ are voluntary organisations of workers formed to promote and protect the interests of workers through collective action.

1. Labour unions.
2. Trade unions.
3. Cooperative organisation.
4. None of the above.

Ramu has his own land on which he grows only one crop in a year. He works only for 5 to 7 months in a year. The kind of unemployment he faces in the remaining part of the year is called:

1. Disguised unemployment.
2. Seasonal unemployment.
3. Frictional unemployment.
4. Cyclic unemployment.

Developmental strategies in many countries, including India, have aimed at _______ the proportion of people depending on agriculture.

1. Increasing.
2. Equalisation.
3. No changing.
4. Reducing Answers.

Find the odd one out.

1. A private school teacher in a school with only 25 teachers.
2. A nurse in a government hospital.
3. Cycle-rickshaw puller.
4. A civil engineer working in a construction company which has 10 workers.

Presently, ______ sector is the biggest employment provider in the country.

1. Primary.
2. Secondary.
3. Tertiary.
4. None of these.

Which form of unemployment is most common in rural areas?

1. Disguised.
2. Open.
3. Seasonal.
4. Both a and c.

You are a factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers. If 10 workers are dismissed by you without loss of production then this situation will be described as:

1. Casual unemployment.
2. Disguised unemployment.
3. Structural unemployment.
4. Seasonal unemployment.