UGC NET/JRF EXAM, December-2019* Labour and Social Welfare

Total Questions: 100

71. Which of the following statements relating to the ILO are correct?

(a) The ILO was established by Versailles Peace Conference on April 12, 1919.
(b) India became member of ILO in 1921.
(c) The ILO became a specialised agency of United Nations in 1946.
(d) The International Labour Conference is the policy making organ of the ILO.

Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: D. (c) and (d) only

72. Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Performance Appraisal Methods)List-II (Description)
(a) Alternation Ranking MethodI. An appraisal method that aims at combining the benefits of narrative, critical incidents and quantified ratings by anchoring a quantified scale with specific narrative examples of good or poor performance.
(b) Paired Comparison MethodII. Keeping a record of uncommonly good or undesirable examples of an employees work related behaviour and reviewing the list with the employee at predetermined times.
(c) Behaviou rally anchored rating MethodIII. Ranking employees from best to worst on a particular trait, choosing highest, then lowest, until all are ranked.
(d) Critical Incident MethodIV. Ranking employees by making a chart of all possible pairs of employees for each trait and indicating which is the better employee of the pair.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.IIIIVIII
B.IIIVIIII
C.IIIIVIII
D.IVIIIIII
Correct Answer: A.

73. Given below are two statements-one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Management development is are major way for organisations to increase the chances that managers will be effective.
Reason (R): While many have believed that ability to manage was primarily an inborn quality, the current view is that capabilities required to be an effective manager can be learned and enhanced.

In the light of the above two statements, choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

74. What is the time limit within the employer is required to pay bonus to the employees in case of any dispute relating to bonus, on which the award becomes enforceable or the settlement comes into operation as per provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?

Correct Answer: A. One month

75. Given below are two statements-one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A) : Trade Unionism in India, as in most other countries, has been the natural outcome of modern factory system.
Reason (R) : In order to counter exploitation, efforts towards organising the workers for safeguarding their legitimate position were made by the unions.

In the light of the above two statements, choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

76. Given below are some of the terms along with authors associated with them. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(a) Product Life Cycle - Vernon
(b) Core Competency - Reich
(c) Zero sum Nationalism - Prahalad and Hamel
(d) Balanced Score Card - Norton

Correct Answer: D. (a) and (d)

77. Which of the following strikes are categorized as strikes based on generic purposes?

(a) Sympathetic strikes
(b) Jurisdictional strikes
(c) Political strikes
(d) General strikes

Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b), (c) and (d)

78. Who said that, "Coordination is the orderly arrangement of a group's effort to provide unity of action in the pursuit of a common purpose"?

Correct Answer: D. James D. Mooney

79. Based on the statement given below, choose the correct option:

"The strength of the demand for any particular type of labour will depend upon the marginal productivity of labour and the market value of the product".

Correct Answer: A. The statement is correct

80. Given below are different committes/ Commissions set up in the India relating to Labour.

(a) First National Commission on Labour
(b) Adarkar Committee
(c) Second National Commission on Labour
(d) Rege Committee

Choose the option which gives chronological sequence of their set up starting from the earliest to the latest:

Correct Answer: A. (b), (d), (a), (c)