Match the Industrial Outcomes given in List I with their Characteristics given below in List IIList I - Industrial Outcomes List II - Characteristics A. Engineers using a software for draughting I. Occupational hazard B. Trade Union II. De-skilling of workers C. Silicosis in miners III. Knowledge economy D. Growth of IT sector IV. Bargaining power of workers
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
Matching:
A. Engineers using a software for draughting → II. De-skilling of workers
(Because reliance on software reduces manual skill requirement in draughting.)
B. Trade Union → IV. Bargaining power of workers
(Trade unions exist to enhance workers’ collective bargaining power.)
C. Silicosis in miners → I. Occupational hazard
(Silicosis is a disease caused due to prolonged inhalation of silica dust, a classic occupational hazard.)
D. Growth of IT sector → III. Knowledge economy
(IT sector represents growth of a knowledge-based economy.)
Final Answer:
A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
Important Questions from Social Change and the Economy
Under which of the following systems is all work broken down into its smallest repetitive elements and divided amongst the workers ?
Match the concepts (List-I) with their respective descriptions (List-II):
List-I
(Concepts)List-II
(Descriptions)(A) Liberalisation (I) Economy based on information and technology (B) Transnational Corporations (II) Mixing of global and local culture (C) Glocalisation (III) Companies producing goods and services in multiple countries (D) Weightless Economy (IV) Opening up of the economy to the global markets Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who among the following is credited with the invention of the printing press ?
For which of the following social reasons is the city preferred over village?
(A) Decline of common resources in villages
(B) Opportunity for earning cash income
(C) Sufficient work opportunity
(D) Relative Anonymity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following factors was not considered significant during industrialisation in independent India?
