Indian Economic Development

Employment

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

Regular Salaried Employees.

Self-employed.

Casual Wage Labourers.

Hired

✅ Correct Option: 2

Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are called self-employed, e.g., shop owners and farmers cultivating their own land. Regular salaried employees and casual wage labourers work for others in exchange for wages or salary. Hence option 2.

2024: 16 May

Casualization of workforce would result in :

2022: 19 July Shift 2

Consider the table

Worker population ratio in India

2017 - 18

Sex	Total	Rural	Urban
Men	52.1	51.7	53.0
Women	16.5	17.5	14.2
Total	34.7	35.0	33.9

Identify the incorrect statement.

2023: 20 June Shift 1

Formal sector establishment are those establishment that employs ?

2023: 20 June Shift 1

Match List I with List II

LIST I	LIST II
A. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana	I. Elderly people given pension by Central Government
B. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana	II. Self-Employment opportunities in urban areas.
C. National Social Assistance Programme	III. Urban poor
D. National Urban Livelihood Mission	IV. Encouraged to open Bank Account

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

How to measure the worker-population ratio?

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Which of the following are the sources of data on employment?

(A) National Statistical Office's Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation.

(B) World Trade Organization.

(D) Directorate General of Employment and Training data of Registration with Employment Exchanges.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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