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upsc-p1-economy-employment-labour MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 9 upsc-p1-economy-employment-labour questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Case) 1. Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India 2. Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation 3. Randhir Singh v. Union of India 4. Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi List II (Principle) a. Livelihood under Article 21 and fair procedure before deprivation b. Limits on routine regularisation of irregular public appointments c. Identification and release of bonded labour through an Article 32 approach d. Equal pay for equal work as a constitutional goal
Bandhua Mukti Morcha used Article 32 to advance the identification and release of bonded labourers; Olga Tellis connected livelihood and fair procedure with Article 21; Randhir Singh developed the equal-pay principle; and Uma Devi limited routine regularisation of irregular public appointments. Therefore, the correct matching is 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b, shown in option B.
Q2With reference to employment indicators, consider the following statements: 1. The labour force includes persons who are working, seeking work or available for work. 2. The Worker Population Ratio measures unemployed persons as a share of the labour force. 3. A rise in the Labour Force Participation Rate can coexist with a rise in the unemployment rate. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The labour force contains employed persons as well as persons seeking or available for work. The Worker Population Ratio is the employed share of the population, whereas the unemployment rate uses the labour force as its denominator. If participation grows faster than employment, both participation and unemployment can rise.
Q3With reference to informality in employment, consider the following statements: 1. Informal sector and informal employment use the enterprise and the worker-job relationship, respectively, as their main units of analysis. 2. Informal employment cannot exist inside an organised enterprise. 3. Enterprise registration alone does not establish that every worker has a written contract, paid leave or social-security coverage. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The informal sector classifies the enterprise or production unit, while informal employment classifies the worker's job relationship. A registered or organised enterprise may still employ workers without contracts, paid leave or social security, making statement 2 incorrect.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding social-security delivery: 1. e-Shram is a national database of unorganised workers, but registration by itself is not the same as receipt of a benefit. 2. The Code on Social Security, 2020 recognises gig and platform workers, yet actual benefits depend on schemes, contributions and implementation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. e-Shram improves the visibility of unorganised workers and can support welfare delivery, but registration does not automatically confer every benefit. Similarly, the Social Security Code creates recognition and an enabling framework for gig and platform workers; benefits require operational schemes and funding.
Q5With reference to the four labour codes, consider the following statements: 1. The Code on Wages, 2019 consolidates matters relating to minimum wages, payment of wages, bonus and equal remuneration. 2. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 deals with trade unions, standing orders, industrial disputes, retrenchment and closure. 3. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 is the code most directly concerned with provident fund, gratuity and maternity benefit. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Provident fund, gratuity and maternity benefit fall under the Code on Social Security, 2020. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code instead covers safety, health, working conditions, migrant workers and contract labour.
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6Consider the following statements about constitutional protection of labour: 1. In People's Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India, non-payment of minimum wages was linked to forced labour under Article 23. 2. Sanjit Roy v. State of Rajasthan permitted payment below minimum wages in famine-relief work because such work is charitable relief. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Labour code) 1. Code on Wages, 2019 2. Industrial Relations Code, 2020 3. Code on Social Security, 2020 4. Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 List II (Distinctive field) a. Migrant and contract labour, safety and working conditions b. Provident fund, gratuity, gig and platform workers c. Trade unions, standing orders and industrial disputes d. Minimum wages, timely wage payment and bonus
8For analytical classification, arrange the following groups from the broadest to the narrowest: 1. Employed persons in informal employment 2. Total population 3. Labour force 4. Workforce Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9With reference to the constitutional basis of labour policy, consider the following statements: 1. Concurrent List Entry 22 covers trade unions and industrial disputes. 2. Concurrent List Entry 23 covers social security, social insurance, employment and unemployment. 3. Article 43A, inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, calls for workers' participation in the management of industries. Select the correct answer using the code given below.