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In outsourcing, work is allocated by ______ countries to ______ countries.
Concept: Industrialisation in India
Assertion(A): Earlier architects and engineers had to be skilled draughtsmen, now the computer does a lot of the work for them.
Reason(R): The use of machinery deskills workers.
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
‘Stand Up India Scheme’ and ‘Make in India’ are programs that will help realize the ______.
Concept: How People Find Jobs
Assertion(A): In Modern Foods, 60% of the workers were forced to retire in the first five years.
Reason(R): This was due to complacency at work.
Concept: Industrialisation in India
“In places like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Gurugram, where many IT firms or call centres are located, shops and restaurants have also changed their opening hours, and are open late.” Give reasons.
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
Industrial Society is characterised by alienation. How?
Concept: Images of Industrial Society
“The more mechanised an industry gets, the fewer people are employed.” Explain with a suitable example.
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
Mahatma Gandhi saw mechanisation as a danger to employees. Explain.
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
Job recruitment as a factory worker takes a different pattern. Explain this pattern.
Concept: How People Find Jobs
Explain the 'Scientific Management' system. What shift from Scientific Management took place in the 1980s?
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
What is the difference between a strike and the major manufacturing process carried out in a lockout? Discuss the famous strike of Bombay Textile Mills of 1982.
Concept: Strikes and Unions
Home-based work is an important part of the economy. Explain by giving an example.
Concept: Home-based Work
Assertion (A): The government has passed a number of laws to regulate the working conditions in coal mines.
Reason (R): Many contractors maintain proper register of workers and take responsibility for accidents giving all possible benefits.
Concept: Working Conditions
Assertion (A): To call a strike is a difficult decision.
Reason (R): Managers may try to use substitute labour. Workers also find it hard to sustain themselves without wages.
Concept: Strikes and Unions
Define work in the organised sector.
Concept: Industrialisation in India
What is the basic task of a manager?
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
Discuss the phenomenon of 'Time slavery' in the IT sector.
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
Major difference between developing and developed countries is in the number of people in ______ salaried employment.
Concept: Industrialisation in India
| In Modern Foods, which was set up by the government to make healthy bread available at cheap prices, and which was the first company to be privatised, 60% of the workers were forced to retire in the first five years. |
Based on the given passage, answer the following question.
- What do you mean by disinvestment?
- How did disinvestment impact the workers?
Concept: Industrialisation in India
| “In Maruti Udyog Ltd. two cars roll off the assembly line every minute. Workers get only 45 minutes rest in the entire day - two tea breaks of 7.5 minutes each and one lunch break of half an hour. Most of them are exhausted by the age of 40 and take voluntary retirement.” |
Based upon above passage, answer the following question.
What, according to you, is the impact of the factory‟s working condition on the workers and on the factory?
Concept: How is Work Carried Out?
