JNUEE 2021 Question Paper Ph.D Informal Sector N Labour Studies

JNUEE PHD Informal Sector N Labour Studies
1) As economic development of a country progresses, income inequality tends to follow a(n) __________curve [Question
ID = 34482][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_001]
1. Convex [Option ID = 183023]
2. Inverted U‐shaped [Option ID = 183024]
3. L‐shaped [Option ID = 183025]
4. S‐Shaped [Option ID = 183026]

2) According to Lewis’s model, the dual economy grows only when[Question ID = 34483][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_002]
1. The modern sector increases its output share relative to the traditional sector [Option ID = 183027]
2. Agricultural sector uses modern equipment [Option ID = 183028]
3. Agricultural sector hires labor economically [Option ID = 183029]
4. Modern manufacturing sector is labor‐intensive [Option ID = 183030]

3) The vicious circle theory states that[Question ID = 34484][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_003]
1. Growing government assistance creates addiction to welfare programs [Option ID = 183031]
2. Low income levels create pressure for money creation [Option ID = 183032]
3. Low income levels create pressure for cheap imports [Option ID = 183033]
4. Low per capita income creates low savings that keep incomes low [Option ID = 183034]

4) Disguised unemployment is[Question ID = 34485][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_004]
1. When marginal revenue productivity of labor is zero [Option ID = 183035]
2. The same as seasonal unemployment of LDC agricultural [Option ID = 183036]
3. The rigid factor proportions in LDC agriculture and industry [Option ID = 183037]
4. Due to capital formation and the level of technology remaining constant [Option ID = 183038]

5) The Keynesian remedy for unemployment is to

[Question ID = 34486][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_005]
1. Decrease aggregate demand

[Option ID = 183039]
2. Increase tax rates or increase interest rates

[Option ID = 183040]
3. Increase government spending

[Option ID = 183041]
4. Decrease private consumption and investment

[Option ID = 183042]

6) Consider the following two statements on individual labour supply decisions

I: Generally substitution effects dominate for low‐wage earners while income effect dominates for high wage earners.

II: If leisure is an inferior good a wage decrease will decrease hours of work.

What can you say about these two statements?

[Question ID = 34487][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_006]
1. Both statements are correct

[Option ID = 183043]
2. Both statements are incorrect

[Option ID = 183044]
3. Statement I is correct, statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 183045]
4. Statement II is correct, statement I is incorrect

[Option ID = 183046]

7) Consider the following two statements

I: If the unemployment rate is 6% and the participation rate is 50%, the employment rate is 47.0%.

II: If the unemployment rate goes up, the employment rate always goes down.

What can you say about these two statements?

[Question ID = 34488][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_007]
1. Both statements are correct

[Option ID = 183047]
2. Both statements are incorrect

[Option ID = 183048]
3. Statement I is correct, statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 183049]
4. Statement I is incorrect, statement II is correct

[Option ID = 183050]

8) The emigration of highly‐skilled people from the developing countries is known as[Question ID = 34489][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_008]
1. The brain drain [Option ID = 183051]
2. Human capital deterioration [Option ID = 183052]
3. Productivity [Option ID = 183053]
4. Labor degradation [Option ID = 183054]

9) Which of the below parameter(s) being used by UNDP to measure Human Development Index?

A. Life expectancy at birth

B.Gross enrolment ratio for schools

C.Adult Literacy rate

D.Per Capita income

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 34490][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_009]
1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 183055]
2. A & D only

[Option ID = 183056]
3. D only

[Option ID = 183057]
4. A,B,C and D

[Option ID = 183058]

10) What is the standard definition used by International Labour Organisation (ILO) to estimate the Labour Force
Participation Rate (LFPR)? [Question ID = 34491][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_010]
1. The labour force expressed as a percent of all age group population [Option ID = 183059]
2. The labour force expressed as a percent of 15 and above age group population [Option ID = 183060]
3. The labour force expressed as a percent of the working‐age population [Option ID = 183061]
4. The labour force expressed as a percent of 18 and above age group population [Option ID = 183062]

11) Arrange the following Acts enacted in chronological order from the earliest to latest

A. Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act

B. Inter‐State Migrant Workmen Act

C. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

D. Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act

E. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 34492][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_011]
1. A, B, C, D, E

[Option ID = 183063]
2. B, A, C, D, E

[Option ID = 183064]
3. B, C, A, E, D

[Option ID = 183065]
4. A, C, B, E, D

[Option ID = 183066]

12) The Second National Commission on Labour (2002) recommended that the central labour laws should be integrated into
_____ groups [Question ID = 34493][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_012]
1. Six [Option ID = 183067]
2. Five [Option ID = 183068]
3. Four [Option ID = 183069]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 183070]

13) In 2019, the Central Government introduced four labour code bills to consolidate ______number of central laws.

[Question ID = 34494][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_013]
1. 29 [Option ID = 183071]
2. 28 [Option ID = 183072]
3. 25 [Option ID = 183073]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 183074]

14) According to wage code bill, the Central Government will fix the floor wages considering _________conditions of
workers. [Question ID = 34495][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_014]
1. Wage level [Option ID = 183075]
2. Social security benefits [Option ID = 183076]
3. Living standards [Option ID = 183077]
4. Working condition [Option ID = 183078]

15) According the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (2019‐20) report, the unemployment rate (UR) in usual status, all
ages is estimated at

[Question ID = 34496][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_015]
1. 5.00%

[Option ID = 183079]
2. 5.80%

[Option ID = 183080]
3. 4.80%

[Option ID = 183081]
4. 4.90%

[Option ID = 183082]

16) According World Migration Report (2020), the international migrants is estimated to be almost ________million globally
and ______% of world population in 2019. [Question ID = 34497][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_016]
1. 270 million and 3.2% [Option ID = 183083]
2. 280 million and 3.5% [Option ID = 183084]
3. 272 million and 3.5% [Option ID = 183085]
4. 275 million and 3.2% [Option ID = 183086]

17) The Economic Survey (2020‐21) examined the correlation of inequality and per‐capita income with a range of socio‐
economic indicators, including health, education, life expectancy, infant mortality, birth and death rates, fertility rates,
crime, drug usage and mental health. What was the finding of the survey? [Question ID = 34498][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_017]
1. Growth and inequality have dissimilar relationships with selected socio‐economic indicators [Option ID = 183087]
2. Growth and inequality have similar relationships with selected socio‐economic indicators [Option ID = 183088]
3. Growth and inequality have similar relationship with only a few socio‐economic indicators [Option ID = 183089]
4. Growth and inequality did not have relationship with selected socio‐economic indicators [Option ID = 183090]

18)

[Question ID = 34126][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_018]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐ I

[Option ID = 183395]
2. A ‐ III, B ‐ II, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 183396]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ III, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183397]
4. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ II, D ‐ I

[Option ID = 183398]

19)

[Question ID = 34127][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_019]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐ I

[Option ID = 183399]
2. A ‐ III, B ‐ II, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 183400]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ III, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183401]
4. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ II, D ‐ I

[Option ID = 183402]

20) Read the following passage extracted from Economic Survey (2018‐19) and answer

‘Inclusiveness has been the cornerstone of India’s development agenda. Over the last few years, efforts in this
direction have been accelerated by the Government through the mantra of A. Prioritization and optimal use of government
spending B. Transparency and accountability of public delivery mechanisms C. Improving the skills and empowering women
only D. Increasing the government spending both in human and physical capital inclusiveness ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’,
further elaborated by ensuring ‘Sabka Vishwas’. As India is a developing economy with resource constraints, we have to
prioritize and optimize the expenditure on social infrastructure to promote sustainable and inclusive growth. It is critical at
this juncture to focus on public investments in human capital and strengthen the delivery mechanisms of government
interventions to ensure transparency and accountability. With India having the demographic advantage, improving
educational standards, skilling the youth, enhancing job opportunities, reducing disease burden and empowering women will
help in realizing the potential of a buoyant economy in the future’.

Which are the statement(s) is(are) correct in order to achieve inclusive growth?

A. Prioritization and optimal use of government spending

B. Transparency and accountability if public delivery mechanisms

C. Improving the skills and empowering women only

D. Increasing the government spending both in human and physical capital

[Question ID = 34499][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_020]
1. A only

[Option ID = 183091]
2. B only

[Option ID = 183092]
3. A and B

[Option ID = 183093]
4. C and D

[Option ID = 183094]

21) Indian Labour Law is majorly concentrating on problems related to[Question ID = 34500][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_021]
1. Working Conditions [Option ID = 183095]
2. Labour Welfare [Option ID = 183096]
3. Social Security [Option ID = 183097]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 183098]

22) When was the first factory act passed after Independence?[Question ID = 27399][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_022]
1. 1948 [Option ID = 183099]
2. 1949 [Option ID = 183100]
3. 1950 [Option ID = 183101]
4. 1951 [Option ID = 183102]

23) When was the sexual harrassment of woman at workplace act was passed?[Question ID = 27400][Question Description =

Ph.D.ISLH_Q_023]
1. 2012 [Option ID = 183103]
2. 2013 [Option ID = 183104]
3. 2014 [Option ID = 183105]
4. 2015 [Option ID = 183106]

24) A worker who has been employed in an office for more than a year but dismissed by his employer without any
appropriate reason. Under which act, this matter must be addressed?

[Question ID = 27401][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_024]
1. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

[Option ID = 183107]
2. The Minimum Wages Act 1948

[Option ID = 183108]
3. The Payment of Wages Act 1936

[Option ID = 183109]
4. The Factory Act 1948

[Option ID = 183110]

25) Which article of the Indian Constitution gives freedom to form a Trade Union?

[Question ID = 27402][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_025]
1. Article 16

[Option ID = 183111]
2. Article 17

[Option ID = 183112]
3. Article 18

[Option ID = 183113]
4. Article 19 (1) (c)

[Option ID = 183114]

26) Find the correct statement[Question ID = 27403][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_026]
1. Article 39(d) of the Constitution envisages that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work [Option ID = 183115]
2. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was passed in 1957 [Option ID = 183116]
3. Child Labour (Prohibition and Abolition) Act was passed in 1978 [Option ID = 183117]
4. Article 23 of the Indian Constitution prohibits child labour [Option ID = 183118]

27) Which of the following authority had formulated the Employees Provident Fund Scheme?[Question ID = 27404]
[Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_027]
1. Medical Benefit Council [Option ID = 183119]
2. ESIC [Option ID = 183120]
3. The State Government [Option ID = 183121]
4. The Central Government [Option ID = 183122]

28) The earliest Indian legislation to regulate the relationship between employer and his workmen was the [Question ID =
27405][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_028]
1. Factories Act [Option ID = 183123]
2. Trade Union Act [Option ID = 183124]
3. Industrial Dispute Act [Option ID = 183125]
4. Minimum Wage Act [Option ID = 183126]

29) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition), Act was enacted in the year[Question ID = 27406][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_029]
1. 1946 [Option ID = 183127]
2. 1948 [Option ID = 183128]
3. 1965 [Option ID = 183129]
4. 1970 [Option ID = 183130]

30) Thomas Hobbes Theory of Social Contract is explained in his book[Question ID = 27407][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_030]
1. Republic [Option ID = 183131]
2. Prince [Option ID = 183132]
3. Social Contract [Option ID = 183133]
4. Leviathan [Option ID = 183134]

31) Choose the correct answer from the options given below[Question ID = 27408][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_031]
1. National Human Rights Commission of India was set up in 1992 [Option ID = 183135]
2. National Human Rights Commission of India was set up in 1993 [Option ID = 183136]
3. National Human Rights Commission of India was set up in 1994 [Option ID = 183137]
4. National Human Rights Commission of India was set up in 1995 [Option ID = 183138]

32) Choose the correct answer from the options given below[Question ID = 27409][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_032]
1. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in India was enacted in 1985 [Option ID = 183139]
2. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in India was enacted in 1986 [Option ID = 183140]
3. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in India was enacted in 1987 [Option ID = 183141]
4. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in India was enacted in 1988 [Option ID = 183142]

33) Choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 27410][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_033]
1. Right against Exploitation comes under (Articles 23 & 24) of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 183143]
2. Right against Exploitation comes under (Articles 15 & 16) of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 183144]
3. Right against Exploitation comes under (Article 21) of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 183145]
4. Right against Exploitation comes under (Articles 27 & 28) of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 183146]

34) Karl Marx understands class in terms of[Question ID = 27411][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_034]
1. Ownership of means of production [Option ID = 183147]
2. Control over labour power [Option ID = 183148]
3. Control over surplus value [Option ID = 183149]
4. Exercise of state power [Option ID = 183150]

35) The human relations approach to industrial relations is popularised and advocated by [Question ID = 27412][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_035]
1. Karl Marx [Option ID = 183151]
2. Elton Mayo [Option ID = 183152]
3. Friedrich Hegal [Option ID = 183153]
4. Max Weber [Option ID = 183154]

36) Arrange the following in chronological order

A. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

B. Fall of the Berlin Wall

C. Disintegration of the Soviet Union

D. Russian Revolution

[Question ID = 27413][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_036]
1. D, B, A, C

[Option ID = 183155]
2. D, A, B, C

[Option ID = 183156]
3. C, A, D, B

[Option ID = 183157]
4. D, A, C, B

[Option ID = 183158]

37) Arrange the creation of the following states in chronological order

A. Jharkhand

B. Maharashtra

C. Telengana

D. Nagaland

[Question ID = 27414][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_037]
1. A, C, B, D

[Option ID = 183159]
2. B, C, A, D

[Option ID = 183160]
3. B, D, A, C

[Option ID = 183161]
4. A, B, D, C

[Option ID = 183162]

38) Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of man?[Question ID = 27415][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_038]
1. Marxist theory [Option ID = 183163]
2. Elite Theory [Option ID = 183164]
3. Pluralist Theory [Option ID = 183165]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 183166]

39) Who defined law as the Command of the Sovereign?[Question ID = 27416][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_039]
1. Austin [Option ID = 183167]
2. J S Mill [Option ID = 183168]
3. Karl Marx [Option ID = 183169]
4. Rousseau [Option ID = 183170]

40) Which state first adopted the Pachayati Raj in India in 1959?[Question ID = 27417][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_040]
1. Rajasthan [Option ID = 183171]
2. Karnataka [Option ID = 183172]
3. Gujarat [Option ID = 183173]
4. Punjab [Option ID = 183174]

41)

[Question ID = 27455][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_041]
1. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 183403]
2. A ‐ II, B ‐ III, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 183404]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ III, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183405]
4. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ I, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183406]

42) Durkheim's mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity are based on[Question ID = 27418][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_042]
1. Suicide [Option ID = 183175]
2. Social facts [Option ID = 183176]
3. Sui generis [Option ID = 183177]
4. Division of labour [Option ID = 183178]

43) The term, "social facts" is associated with[Question ID = 27419][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_043]
1. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 183179]
2. Herbert Spencer [Option ID = 183180]
3. Auguste Comte [Option ID = 183181]
4. Max Weber [Option ID = 183182]

44) The term, "methodological individualism" is associated with[Question ID = 27420][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_044]
1. Auguste Comte [Option ID = 183183]
2. Herbert Spencer [Option ID = 183184]
3. Max Weber [Option ID = 183185]
4. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 183186]

45) What is instrumental rationality?[Question ID = 27421][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_045]
1. Traditional social action [Option ID = 183187]
2. Affective social action [Option ID = 183188]
3. Value‐rational social action [Option ID = 183189]
4. Goal‐rational social action [Option ID = 183190]

46) Tonnies' gemeinschaft and gesellschaft refer to[Question ID = 27422][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_046]
1. Science and religion respectively [Option ID = 183191]
2. Communal society and associational society respectively [Option ID = 183192]
3. Associational society and communal society respectively [Option ID = 183193]

4. Goals and values respectively [Option ID = 183194]

47) Ethnocentrism is based on[Question ID = 27423][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_047]
1. Racism of the biological school of the evolutionary theory [Option ID = 183195]
2. Ethnic groups [Option ID = 183196]
3. Scientific temper [Option ID = 183197]
4. Collective consciousness [Option ID = 183198]

48) Latent functions refer to[Question ID = 27424][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_048]
1. Middle range theory [Option ID = 183199]
2. When subjective dispositions and objective consequences do not coincide [Option ID = 183200]
3. When subjective dispositions and objective consequences coincide [Option ID = 183201]
4. Grand theory [Option ID = 183202]

49) What is reification?

[Question ID = 27425][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_049]
1. A process whereby the result of our actions appears to us as a quasi‐natural thing because we do not recognise its social origins or the process of
creation that goes into its formation

[Option ID = 183203]
2. A process of attributing abstract form to a concrete reality

[Option ID = 183204]
3. Both 1 and 2

[Option ID = 183205]
4. Neither 1 nor 2

[Option ID = 183206]

50)

[Question ID = 27456][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_050]
1. A ‐ V, B ‐ I, C ‐III, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183407]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ V, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183408]
3. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ V, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 183409]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ I, D ‐ V

[Option ID = 183410]

51) Comte's positivism denotes[Question ID = 27426][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_051]
1. Religion [Option ID = 183207]
2. Metaphysical stage [Option ID = 183208]
3. Scientific stage [Option ID = 183209]
4. Theological stage [Option ID = 183210]

52) Organic composition of capital is the ratio of[Question ID = 27427][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_052]
1. Constant capital to fixed capital [Option ID = 183211]
2. Constant capital to variable capital [Option ID = 183212]
3. Variable capital to constant capital [Option ID = 183213]
4. Fixed capital to constant capital [Option ID = 183214]

53) The indological perspective on Indian society is often associated with[Question ID = 27428][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_053]
1. Radhakamal Mukerjee [Option ID = 183215]
2. Ramkrishna Mukherjee [Option ID = 183216]
3. Irawati Karve [Option ID = 183217]
4. M N Srinivas [Option ID = 183218]

54) Who is the author of Homo Hierarchicus?

[Question ID = 27429][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_054]
1. G S Ghurye

[Option ID = 183219]
2. Louis Dumont

[Option ID = 183220]
3. A R Radcliffe‐Brown

[Option ID = 183221]
4. Bronislaw Malinowski

[Option ID = 183222]

55) Max Weber distinguished power from authority in terms of[Question ID = 27430][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_055]
1. Hierarchy [Option ID = 183223]
2. Rationality [Option ID = 183224]
3. Legitimacy [Option ID = 183225]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 183226]

56) Dialectic of nature was propounded by[Question ID = 27431][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_056]
1. Karl Marx [Option ID = 183227]
2. Friedrich Engels [Option ID = 183228]
3. Hegel [Option ID = 183229]
4. Feuerbach [Option ID = 183230]

57) The structuration theory was propounded by[Question ID = 27432][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_057]
1. Michel Foucault [Option ID = 183231]
2. Raymond Williams [Option ID = 183232]
3. Anthony Giddens [Option ID = 183233]
4. Claude Levi‐Strauss [Option ID = 183234]

58) A hypothesis which develops while planning the research is

[Question ID = 27433][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_058]
1. Null hypothesis

[Option ID = 183235]
2. Working hypothesis

[Option ID = 183236]
3. Relational hypothesis

[Option ID = 183237]
4. Descriptive hypothesis

[Option ID = 183238]

59) Nine‐year old children are taller than six‐year old children is an example of[Question ID = 27434][Question Description
= Ph.D.ISLH_Q_059]
1. Vertical studies [Option ID = 183239]
2. Cross‐sectional studies [Option ID = 183240]
3. Experimental studies [Option ID = 183241]
4. Quasi‐experimental studies [Option ID = 183242]

60)

[Question ID = 27457][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_060]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183411]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II, D ‐ III

[Option ID = 183412]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III, C ‐ I, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183413]
4. A ‐ I, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 183414]

61) What are the conditions in which Type‐I error occurs?[Question ID = 27435][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_061]
1. The null hypotheses get accepted even if it is false [Option ID = 183243]
2. The null hypotheses get rejected even if it is true [Option ID = 183244]
3. Both the null hypotheses as well as alternative hypotheses are rejected [Option ID = 183245]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 183246]

62) The main aim of the scientific method in the research field is to _________[Question ID = 27436][Question Description
= Ph.D.ISLH_Q_062]
1. Improve data interpretation [Option ID = 183247]
2. Confirm triangulation [Option ID = 183248]
3. Introduce new variables [Option ID = 183249]
4. Eliminate spurious relations [Option ID = 183250]

63) Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of population data?[Question ID = 27437][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_063]
1. Census [Option ID = 183251]
2. National Sample Surveys [Option ID = 183252]
3. Demographic Health Surveys [Option ID = 183253]
4. National Family Health Surveys [Option ID = 183254]

64) What is the use of Factor Analysis?[Question ID = 27438][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_064]
1. For setting the hypotheses [Option ID = 183255]
2. To understand the difference between two variables [Option ID = 183256]
3. To understand the relationship between two variables [Option ID = 183257]
4. To understand the difference between various variables [Option ID = 183258]

65) Which one among the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?[Question ID = 27439][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_065]
1. Numerical Aptitude [Option ID = 183259]
2. Marital Status [Option ID = 183260]
3. Socio‐economic Status [Option ID = 183261]
4. Professional Attitude [Option ID = 183262]

66) A deductive theory is one that[Question ID = 27440][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_066]
1. allows theory to emerge out of the data [Option ID = 183263]
2. Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis [Option ID = 183264]
3. Allows for findings to feedback into the stock of knowledge [Option ID = 183265]
4. Uses qualitative methods whenever possible [Option ID = 183266]

67) One of the advantages of self report questionnaire over the structured interviews is that:[Question ID = 27441]
[Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_067]
1. They are quicker and cheaper to administer [Option ID = 183267]
2. They create interviewer effect [Option ID = 183268]
3. They have greater measurement validity [Option ID = 183269]
4. They are less prone to inter‐coder variation [Option ID = 183270]

68) Communality is associated with which one of the following techniques?[Question ID = 27442][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_068]
1. Case studies [Option ID = 183271]
2. SWOT analysis [Option ID = 183272]
3. Factor analysis [Option ID = 183273]
4. Univariate analysis [Option ID = 183274]

69) The variable which impacts the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is known as
[Question ID = 27443][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_069]
1. control variable [Option ID = 183275]
2. predictor variable [Option ID = 183276]
3. precedent variable [Option ID = 183277]
4. antecedent variable [Option ID = 183278]

70) Lottery method is used in sampling for[Question ID = 27444][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_070]
1. Theorisation [Option ID = 183279]
2. Randomisation [Option ID = 183280]
3. Interpretation [Option ID = 183281]
4. Conceptualisation [Option ID = 183282]

71) The importance of the correlation co‐efficient lies in the fact that:[Question ID = 27445][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_071]
1. It is one of the most valid measure of statistics [Option ID = 183283]
2. It is a non‐parametric method of statistical analysis [Option ID = 183284]
3. There is a linear relationship between the correlated variables. [Option ID = 183285]
4. It allows one to determine the degree or strength of the association between two variables. [Option ID = 183286]

72) Which of the following sampling method is appropriate to study the prevalence of AIDS amongst male and female in
India in 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006? [Question ID = 27446][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_072]
1. Quota sampling [Option ID = 183287]
2. Cluster sampling [Option ID = 183288]
3. Systematic sampling [Option ID = 183289]
4. Stratified random sampling [Option ID = 183290]

73) Research problem is selected from the stand point of

[Question ID = 27447][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_073]
1. Social relevance

[Option ID = 183291]
2. Financial support

[Option ID = 183292]
3. Researcher's interest

[Option ID = 183293]
4. Availability of relevant literature

[Option ID = 183294]

74) _________allows correlated factors instead of maintaining independence between rotated factors. [Question ID =
27448][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_074]
1. Oblique rotation [Option ID = 183295]
2. Orthogonal rotation [Option ID = 183296]
3. Varimax [Option ID = 183297]
4. Equimax [Option ID = 183298]

75) What is the amount of the variable’s total variance accounted for by the factor with a loading of 0.50 [Question ID =
27449][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_075]
1. 25 % of the variance is accounted for by the factor [Option ID = 183299]
2. 52 % of the variance is accounted for by the factor [Option ID = 183300]
3. 50 % of the variance is accounted for by the factor [Option ID = 183301]
4. 25 % of the variance is accounted for by the factor [Option ID = 183302]

76) Which of the following is not true about least square method

[Question ID = 27450][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_076]
1. The coefficients b0 and b1 , and other regression results , will be found using AMOS

[Option ID = 183303]
2. ∑min∑(Yi − ŷi)2 = min ∑(Yi – (b0 + b1 Xi))2

[Option ID = 183304]
3. b0 is the estimated mean value of Y when the value of X is zero

[Option ID = 183305]
4. b1 is the estimated change in the mean value of Y as a result of a one‐unit change in X

[Option ID = 183306]

77) _________________ is the portion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is explained by variation in the
independent variable.

[Question ID = 27451][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_077]
1. The coefficient of determination or R2

[Option ID = 183307]
2. Standard Deviation

[Option ID = 183308]
3. Square Root of r

[Option ID = 183309]
4. Correlation

[Option ID = 183310]

78) Which of the following is not true with respect to checking normality

[Question ID = 27452][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_078]
1. Examine the Stem‐and‐Leaf Display of the Residuals

[Option ID = 183311]
2. Examine the TREE DIAGRAM of the Residuals

[Option ID = 183312]
3. Examine the Histogram of the Residuals

[Option ID = 183313]
4. Construct a Normal Probability Plot of the Residuals

[Option ID = 183314]

79) Which of the following are part of quazi‐experimental design

[Question ID = 27453][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_079]
1. Time Series; Multiple Time Series

[Option ID = 183315]
2. One‐Shot Case Study, One Group Pretest‐Posttest

[Option ID = 183316]
3. Randomized Blocks, Latin Square

[Option ID = 183317]
4. Pretest‐Posttest Control Group, Posttest: Only Control Group

[Option ID = 183318]

80) A company has three manufacturing plants, and company officials want to determine whether there is a difference in
the average age of workers at the three locations. Which statistical method would be used to determine a significant
difference in the mean ages of the workers at the three plants, assuming that the sample sizes are all equal.

[Question ID = 27454][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_080]
1. Regression

[Option ID = 183319]
2. Factor Analysis

[Option ID = 183320]
3. Logistic Regression

[Option ID = 183321]
4. One way ANOVA

[Option ID = 183322]

81) Type‐II error occurs, when[Question ID = 34108][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_081]
1. The null hypotheses get rejected when it is false [Option ID = 183323]
2. The null hypotheses get accepted when it is true [Option ID = 183324]
3. The null hypotheses get rejected when it is true [Option ID = 183325]
4. None of these [Option ID = 183326]

82)

[Question ID = 27458][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_082]
1. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II, D ‐ III [Option ID = 183415]
2. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III , D ‐ IV [Option ID = 183416]
3. A ‐ I, B ‐ IV, C ‐ III, D ‐ II [Option ID = 183417]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ I, D ‐ II [Option ID = 183418]

83)
Who among the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. M.G. Ranade

C. R. C. Dutt

D. G. Subramania Iyer

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 34109][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_083]
1. A and D only

[Option ID = 183327]
2. A and B only

[Option ID = 183328]
3. B and C only

[Option ID = 183329]
4. A, B, C and D only

[Option ID = 183330]

84) Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?

[Question ID = 34110][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_084]
1. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

[Option ID = 183331]
2. Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

[Option ID = 183332]
3. C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

[Option ID = 183333]
4. Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

[Option ID = 183334]

85) The expenditure on social services has increased to ... percentage of GDP by the Centre and State as per 2020‐21
budget estimates. [Question ID = 34111][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_085]
1. 8.8 [Option ID = 183335]
2. 8.7 [Option ID = 183336]
3. 7.7 [Option ID = 183337]
4. 7.8 [Option ID = 183338]

86) As per UNDP Human Development Report 2020, the HDI value of India is...[Question ID = 34112][Question Description
= Ph.D.ISLH_Q_086]
1. 0.641 [Option ID = 183339]
2. 0.643 [Option ID = 183340]
3. 0.645 [Option ID = 183341]
4. 0.646 [Option ID = 183342]

87) Given below are two statements

Statement I: Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched on 19th August, 2016.

Statement II: Main objective of PMRPY is to incentivise employers for creation of new employment.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

[Question ID = 34113][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_087]
1. Statement I is true Statement II are false.

[Option ID = 183343]
2. Statement I is false and Statement II is correct.

[Option ID = 183344]
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

[Option ID = 183345]
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

[Option ID = 183346]

88) What is Academic Bank of Credit in New Education Policy?[Question ID = 34114][Question Description =
Ph.D.ISLH_Q_088]
1. Higher Education Programme [Option ID = 183347]
2. Credit Score for School Education [Option ID = 183348]
3. Teacher Training Programme [Option ID = 183349]
4. Digital score for Higher Education [Option ID = 183350]

89) Under developed countries are the slums of the world economy’ the statement given by

[Question ID = 34115][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_089]
1. Ragnar Nurkse

[Option ID = 183351]
2. A.N. Cairncross

[Option ID = 183352]
3. Karl Mavx

[Option ID = 183353]
4. Jagdish Bhagwati

[Option ID = 183354]

90)

[Question ID = 27459][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_090]
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II [Option ID = 183419]
2. A ‐ IV, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ I [Option ID = 183420]
3. A ‐ I, B ‐ III, C ‐ II, D ‐ IV [Option ID = 183421]
4. A ‐ II, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐ I [Option ID = 183422]

91) Which of the following statement is/are correct?

A. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship programme of Ministry ofSkill Development and
Entrepreneurship.

B. PMKVY 3.0 targeted to skill 8.5 lakh candidates including migrants.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 34116][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_091]
1. Only A is correct

[Option ID = 183355]
2. only B is correct

[Option ID = 183356]
3. Both A and B are Correct

[Option ID = 183357]
4. Neither A nor B are correct

[Option ID = 183358]

92) According to Rostow’s theory of economic growth, watershed in the life of a society is called[Question ID = 34117]
[Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_092]
1. Pre‐Take off [Option ID = 183359]
2. Take‐off [Option ID = 183360]
3. The traditional society [Option ID = 183361]
4. Drive to maturity [Option ID = 183362]

93) Which one of the following is not an indicator of the Multidimensional Poverty Index?[Question ID = 34118][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_093]
1. Health [Option ID = 183363]
2. Education [Option ID = 183364]
3. Maternal Mortality [Option ID = 183365]
4. Living Standard [Option ID = 183366]

94) Who decides minimum wages for workers

[Question ID = 34119][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_094]
1. Trade unions

[Option ID = 183367]
2. Employers

[Option ID = 183368]
3. State Government

[Option ID = 183369]
4. Court of Law

[Option ID = 183370]

95) Arrange the following growth model in chronological order as they appeared.

A. Harrod Model

B. Mahalanobis Model

C. Kaldor Model

D. Solow Model

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 34120][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_095]
1. A, B, D, C

[Option ID = 183371]
2. A, B, C, D

[Option ID = 183372]
3. B, A, C, D

[Option ID = 183373]
4. A, C, B, D

[Option ID = 183374]

96) The normal curve in a distribution is

A. Asymmetrical, bell shaped continuously curve

B. Symmetrical, bell shaped continuously curve

C. Symmetrical, bell shaped curve which does not touch the ‘X’ axis

D. Straight line Curve

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 34121][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_096]
1. A, and C only

[Option ID = 183375]
2. B and C only

[Option ID = 183376]
3. B and D only

[Option ID = 183377]
4. Only D

[Option ID = 183378]

97) For a frequency distribution of a variable X, Mean=32, Median= 30. The Distribution is [Question ID = 34122][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_097]
1. Platykurtic [Option ID = 183379]
2. Mesokurtic [Option ID = 183380]
3. Positively Skewed [Option ID = 183381]
4. Negatively Skewed [Option ID = 183382]

98) If the two lines of regression are perpendicular to each other, the correlation coefficient is:[Question ID = 34123]
[Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_098]
1. 0 [Option ID = 183383]
2. ‐1 [Option ID = 183384]
3. +1 [Option ID = 183385]
4. None of the Above [Option ID = 183386]

99) The most essential step in making interview a successful method of data collection is [Question ID = 34124][Question
Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_099]
1. Use of an interview schedule [Option ID = 183387]
2. Obtaining secondary information before the interview [Option ID = 183388]
3. Having a research design [Option ID = 183389]
4. Establishing rapport [Option ID = 183390]

100) A researcher attempts to evaluate the effects of method of feeding on anxiety ‐ proneness of children. Which method
of research would be appropriate for this? [Question ID = 34125][Question Description = Ph.D.ISLH_Q_100]
1. Case study method [Option ID = 183391]
2. Ex‐post facto method [Option ID = 183392]
3. Experimental method [Option ID = 183393]
4. Survey method [Option ID = 183394]