Indian Economic Development

Employment

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Economists argue that over the years, the quality of employment has been deteriorating. Formal sector workers are benefitted in some ways. Find the statement describing informal sector worker's status.

They forms trade unions and bargains with employers for betterment.

This section of Indian workforce is getting regular income.

Labour laws, enable these workers to protect their rights in various ways.

These workers are daily-wage earners with no job-security.

✅ Correct Option: 4

Informal sector workers are typically daily-wage earners without job security, social security benefits or protection of labour laws. Forming trade unions, earning regular incomes, and protection under labour laws are features of formal sector workers, so options 1, 2 and 3 describe the formal, not the informal, sector.

2022: 16 July Shift 2

Match List I with List II

LIST I (Employment Condition)	LIST II (Reference)
A. People can work at going rate of pay, yet they are unable to find employment in economy.	I. Informalisation of workforce
B. More people are engaged in work than are really needed	II. Open unemployment
C. Increase in proportion of workforce in informal sector to total workforce	III. Unemployed people
D. Labour force-work force	IV. Disguised unemployment

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 29 May Shift 2

In what ways labour laws enable the workers to protect their rights.

A. Providing more holidays

B. Protection of wages

C. Providing unemployment allowances

D. Redress of grievances (compensation for loss)

E. Right to organise and form trade unions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

What do you mean by disguised unemployment in a sector?

2026: 13 May Shift 2

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

2022: 16 July Shift 2

The difference in the growth rate of GVA at constant prices for 1970-71 and 2010-11 is approximately _____ percent.

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Which among the following reflect jobless growth phenomena?

Economists argue that over the years, the quality of employment has been deteriorating. Formal sector workers are benefitted in some ways. Find the statement describing informal sector worker's status.

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