QID #27508
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Which of the following is best described as: Difference arising because a sample rather than the whole population is observed
A
Random variable
B
Coefficient of variation
C
Sampling error
D
Variance
Correct Answer: C. Sampling error
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Difference arising because a sample rather than the whole population is observed
A. Random variable
B. Coefficient of variation
C. Sampling error
D. Variance
Correct Answer: C. Sampling error
Explanation: The correct answer is Sampling error. Difference arising because a sample rather than the whole population is observed
QID #27507
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Which statement best explains Employee contribution?
A
Social insurance system providing specified medical and cash benefits to covered employees
B
Withdrawal or settlement process available when statutory eligibility conditions are met
C
Service period considered for pension entitlement under the pension scheme
D
Contribution deducted from eligible employee wages according to applicable rules
Correct Answer: D. Contribution deducted from eligible employee wages according to applicable rules
Question: Which statement best explains Employee contribution?
A. Social insurance system providing specified medical and cash benefits to covered employees
B. Withdrawal or settlement process available when statutory eligibility conditions are met
C. Service period considered for pension entitlement under the pension scheme
D. Contribution deducted from eligible employee wages according to applicable rules
Correct Answer: D. Contribution deducted from eligible employee wages according to applicable rules
Explanation: Employee contribution: Contribution deducted from eligible employee wages according to applicable rules
QID #27506
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Which statement best explains UAN?
A
Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
B
Income and support mechanisms intended to protect persons in old age
C
Scheme providing provident-fund accumulation for eligible members
D
Contributory protection against specified social and economic risks
Correct Answer: A. Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
Question: Which statement best explains UAN?
A. Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
B. Income and support mechanisms intended to protect persons in old age
C. Scheme providing provident-fund accumulation for eligible members
D. Contributory protection against specified social and economic risks
Correct Answer: A. Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
Explanation: UAN: Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
QID #27505
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Which statement best explains Industrial democracy?
A
Participation of workers in decisions affecting workplace and enterprise
B
Industrial-relations mechanism involving government, employers and workers
C
Organization of workers formed to protect and advance employment-related interests
D
Formal acceptance of a union for collective representation
Correct Answer: A. Participation of workers in decisions affecting workplace and enterprise
Question: Which statement best explains Industrial democracy?
A. Participation of workers in decisions affecting workplace and enterprise
B. Industrial-relations mechanism involving government, employers and workers
C. Organization of workers formed to protect and advance employment-related interests
D. Formal acceptance of a union for collective representation
Correct Answer: A. Participation of workers in decisions affecting workplace and enterprise
Explanation: Industrial democracy: Participation of workers in decisions affecting workplace and enterprise
QID #27504
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Which statement best explains Code of discipline?
A
Services, facilities and amenities aimed at improving workers' well-being
B
Dispute-resolution process in which a neutral person assists parties in reaching settlement
C
Voluntary framework emphasizing orderly conduct and peaceful settlement in industrial relations
D
Employee complaint relating to employment, treatment or working conditions
Correct Answer: C. Voluntary framework emphasizing orderly conduct and peaceful settlement in industrial relations
Question: Which statement best explains Code of discipline?
A. Services, facilities and amenities aimed at improving workers' well-being
B. Dispute-resolution process in which a neutral person assists parties in reaching settlement
C. Voluntary framework emphasizing orderly conduct and peaceful settlement in industrial relations
D. Employee complaint relating to employment, treatment or working conditions
Correct Answer: C. Voluntary framework emphasizing orderly conduct and peaceful settlement in industrial relations
Explanation: Code of discipline: Voluntary framework emphasizing orderly conduct and peaceful settlement in industrial relations
QID #27503
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Which of the following is best described as: Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
A
Social assistance
B
EPF passbook
C
KYC
D
UAN
Correct Answer: D. UAN
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
A. Social assistance
B. EPF passbook
C. KYC
D. UAN
Correct Answer: D. UAN
Explanation: The correct answer is UAN. Universal Account Number used to link and manage EPF member accounts
QID #27502
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Which of the following is best described as: Governance characterized by accountability, transparency, effectiveness, participation and rule of law
A
Good governance
B
Public-private partnership
C
Subsidiarity
D
Estimates Committee
Correct Answer: A. Good governance
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Governance characterized by accountability, transparency, effectiveness, participation and rule of law
A. Good governance
B. Public-private partnership
C. Subsidiarity
D. Estimates Committee
Correct Answer: A. Good governance
Explanation: The correct answer is Good governance. Governance characterized by accountability, transparency, effectiveness, participation and rule of law
QID #27501
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Which statement best explains Snakebite notifiable disease decision, August 2026?
A
Hosted by Aichi-Nagoya in Japan
B
Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha
C
Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
D
Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease
Correct Answer: D. Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease
Question: Which statement best explains Snakebite notifiable disease decision, August 2026?
A. Hosted by Aichi-Nagoya in Japan
B. Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha
C. Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
D. Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease
Correct Answer: D. Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease
Explanation: Snakebite notifiable disease decision, August 2026: Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease
QID #27500
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Which statement best explains Standing Deposit Facility?
A
Part of external accounts recording capital transfers and financial flows
B
RBI facility for absorbing liquidity without collateral
C
GDP measured at current prices
D
Market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a given period
Correct Answer: B. RBI facility for absorbing liquidity without collateral
Question: Which statement best explains Standing Deposit Facility?
A. Part of external accounts recording capital transfers and financial flows
B. RBI facility for absorbing liquidity without collateral
C. GDP measured at current prices
D. Market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a given period
Correct Answer: B. RBI facility for absorbing liquidity without collateral
Explanation: Standing Deposit Facility: RBI facility for absorbing liquidity without collateral
QID #27499
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Which of the following is best described as: Scheme providing provident-fund accumulation for eligible members
A
EPF Scheme, 1952
B
Employment injury benefit
C
Employee contribution
D
Old-age security
Correct Answer: A. EPF Scheme, 1952
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Scheme providing provident-fund accumulation for eligible members
A. EPF Scheme, 1952
B. Employment injury benefit
C. Employee contribution
D. Old-age security
Correct Answer: A. EPF Scheme, 1952
Explanation: The correct answer is EPF Scheme, 1952. Scheme providing provident-fund accumulation for eligible members
QID #27498
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Basic unit of life is correctly associated with which of the following?
A
ampere
B
cell
C
carbon dioxide
D
skin
Correct Answer: B. cell
Question: Basic unit of life is correctly associated with which of the following?
A. ampere
B. cell
C. carbon dioxide
D. skin
Correct Answer: B. cell
Explanation: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
QID #27497
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Which statement best explains Worker participation in management?
A
Dispute resolution in which parties submit the dispute to an arbitrator for a decision
B
Written outcome of collective bargaining between employer and workers' representatives
C
Institutional involvement of employees in management-related decision processes
D
Formally defined conditions of employment and workplace rules for specified industrial establishments
Correct Answer: C. Institutional involvement of employees in management-related decision processes
Question: Which statement best explains Worker participation in management?
A. Dispute resolution in which parties submit the dispute to an arbitrator for a decision
B. Written outcome of collective bargaining between employer and workers' representatives
C. Institutional involvement of employees in management-related decision processes
D. Formally defined conditions of employment and workplace rules for specified industrial establishments
Correct Answer: C. Institutional involvement of employees in management-related decision processes
Explanation: Worker participation in management: Institutional involvement of employees in management-related decision processes
QID #27496
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Which of the following is best described as: Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
A
Subsidiarity
B
Citizen Charter
C
Estimates Committee
D
Right to Information
Correct Answer: A. Subsidiarity
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
A. Subsidiarity
B. Citizen Charter
C. Estimates Committee
D. Right to Information
Correct Answer: A. Subsidiarity
Explanation: The correct answer is Subsidiarity. Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
QID #27495
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Which statement best explains Committee on Public Undertakings?
A
Budget approach linking public spending with measurable outputs and outcomes
B
Parliamentary committee examining reports and accounts of public sector undertakings
C
Principle that government and citizens are governed by publicly known laws applied fairly
D
Availability and openness of government information and decision processes
Correct Answer: B. Parliamentary committee examining reports and accounts of public sector undertakings
Question: Which statement best explains Committee on Public Undertakings?
A. Budget approach linking public spending with measurable outputs and outcomes
B. Parliamentary committee examining reports and accounts of public sector undertakings
C. Principle that government and citizens are governed by publicly known laws applied fairly
D. Availability and openness of government information and decision processes
Correct Answer: B. Parliamentary committee examining reports and accounts of public sector undertakings
Explanation: Committee on Public Undertakings: Parliamentary committee examining reports and accounts of public sector undertakings
QID #27494
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Ravi walks 5 km east and then 5 km west. Where is he relative to the start?
A
At the starting point
B
5 km east
C
5 km west
D
10 km east
Correct Answer: A. At the starting point
Question: Ravi walks 5 km east and then 5 km west. Where is he relative to the start?
A. At the starting point
B. 5 km east
C. 5 km west
D. 10 km east
Correct Answer: A. At the starting point
Explanation: Equal opposite movements cancel.
QID #27493
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Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
A
Each of the employees has submitted the form.
B
Each of the employees have submitted the form.
C
Each of the employee have submitted the form.
D
Each employees has submitted the form.
Correct Answer: A. Each of the employees has submitted the form.
Question: Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
A. Each of the employees has submitted the form.
B. Each of the employees have submitted the form.
C. Each of the employee have submitted the form.
D. Each employees has submitted the form.
Correct Answer: A. Each of the employees has submitted the form.
Explanation: 'Each' takes a singular verb: has.
QID #27492
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Which statement best explains Social security?
A
Home-based, self-employed or wage worker in the unorganized sector within statutory definitions
B
Consolidates laws relating broadly to social security benefits for workers
C
Regulatory process for checking compliance with labour standards
D
Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Correct Answer: D. Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Question: Which statement best explains Social security?
A. Home-based, self-employed or wage worker in the unorganized sector within statutory definitions
B. Consolidates laws relating broadly to social security benefits for workers
C. Regulatory process for checking compliance with labour standards
D. Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Correct Answer: D. Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Explanation: Social security: Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
QID #27491
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Which statement best explains Industrial tribunal?
A
Legal regulation of timely and authorized payment of wages
B
Adjudicatory forum for specified industrial disputes
C
Person participating in a work arrangement outside the traditional employer-employee relationship as recognized in social-security law
D
Compensation framework for employment injury arising out of and in the course of employment
Correct Answer: B. Adjudicatory forum for specified industrial disputes
Question: Which statement best explains Industrial tribunal?
A. Legal regulation of timely and authorized payment of wages
B. Adjudicatory forum for specified industrial disputes
C. Person participating in a work arrangement outside the traditional employer-employee relationship as recognized in social-security law
D. Compensation framework for employment injury arising out of and in the course of employment
Correct Answer: B. Adjudicatory forum for specified industrial disputes
Explanation: Industrial tribunal: Adjudicatory forum for specified industrial disputes
QID #27490
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If 40% of a number is 80, find the number.
A
200
B
120
C
320
D
40
Correct Answer: A. 200
Question: If 40% of a number is 80, find the number.
A. 200
B. 120
C. 320
D. 40
Correct Answer: A. 200
Explanation: Number = 80/0.40 = 200.
QID #27489
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What is 16% of 2500?
A
400
B
525
C
275
D
2484
Correct Answer: A. 400
Question: What is 16% of 2500?
A. 400
B. 525
C. 275
D. 2484
Correct Answer: A. 400
Explanation: 16% of 2500 = 16/100 × 2500 = 400.
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