Labour Welfare Fund Inspector Question and Answers

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Question Paper Code: 46/2019/OL

Category Code: 172/2017

Exam: Labour Welfare Fund Inspector NCA

Medium of Question: English

Date of Test 03-10-2019

Department Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Board

Alphacode A

Question1:-The main system of revenue assessment prevalent during the Mughal period were:
A:-Zabti
B:-Batai
C:-Kankut
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question2:-The permanent settlement was made with:
A:-The Zamindars
B:-The Muquddams
C:-The Ryots
D:-The village communities
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question3:-The colonial historians depicted the revolt of 1857 as:
A:-The great revolt
B:-Mutiny of sepoys
C:-The first war of independence
D:-The freedom struggle
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question4:-Who among the following first systematically expounded the implications of the theory of 'Economic Drain':
A:-M.N. Roy
B:-R.C. Dutt
C:-Surendranath Banerjee
D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question5:-the success and popularity of the Theosophical Society in India was mainly due to:
A:-Madame Blavatsky
B:-sir William Crooke
C:-Annie Besant
D:-Colonel Olcott
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question6:-The Vaikom Satyagraha launched in 1924 was to:
A:-Open the temples for the entry of avarnas
B:-Open the road near by the temple for the travelling of the avarnas
C:-Removal of untouchability
D:-Force the temple authorities to appoint non-brahmins as priests
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question7:-The labour movement in India intensified, after the first world war beacuse of:
A:-The economic crisis created by the increase of cost of living.
B:-The non-cooperation movement of 1920.
C:-The influence of Russian revolution of 1917.
D:-All of the above.
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question8:-Which of the following was not one of the factors responsible for the Mappila Rebellion of 1921:
A:-Police atrocities
B:-Khilafat issues
C:-Social disabilities
D:-Non Cooperation Movement
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question9:-The first paper published by Gandhiji was:
A:-Indian opinion
B:-Navajeeva
C:-Harijan
D:-Young India
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question10:-Which of the following works of Gandhi was the first to be written by him:
A:-My Experiments with Truth
B:-Economics of Khadi
C:-Ashram experience in Action
D:-Hind Swaraj
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question11:-Aruvippuram temple installation of Sree Narayana Guru was in the year:
A:-1888
B:-1889
C:-1880
D:-1903
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question12:-Who was the founder of the association Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham:
A:-Poikayil Appachan
B:-Pandit Karuppan
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Dr.Palpu
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question13:-The modern Indian historian who has written "it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called first
national war of independence was neither first, no national, nor a war of independence"
A:-S N Sen
B:-Dr. Tara Chand
C:-Dr. R C Majundar
D:-Dr. K K Datta
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question14:-Who declared his motto as "no religion, no caste, and no god for mankind"
A:-Sree Narayana Guru
B:-Jyotiba phule
C:-Ramaswami Naicker
D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question15:-Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
A:-W C Banerjee
B:-A O Hume
C:-Mahatma Gandhi
D:-Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question16:-The British Viceroy who took initiative for the partition of Bengal:
A:-Lord Curzon
B:-Lord Duferin
C:-Lord Minto
D:-Lord Chelmsford
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question17:-Who among the following is not related with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A:-Chandrasekhar Azad
B:-Subhash Chandra Boze
C:-Bhagat Singh
D:-Rajguru
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question18:-Lahore Congress of 1929 was famous for:
A:-Resolution boycotting Simon Commission
B:-Poona Pact
C:-Resolution of Poorna Swaraj
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question19:-The first modern Trade Union was founded in India in 1918 by:
A:-M N Roy
B:-V V Giri
C:-B P Wadia
D:-S A Dange
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question20:-Who among the following were the Members of Cabinet Mission visited India in 1946?
A:-Lord Pathick Lawrence
B:-Sir Stafford Crips
C:- A V Alexander
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question21:-Which is the fourth guild named in the Jatakas, where the other three are wood work, smith and leather work?
A:-Painting
B:-Stone work
C:-Potters
D:-Merchants
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question22:-Which was the important Pandyan port known for its pearls mentioned in the sangam poems and Greek
accounts?
A:-Uraiyur
B:-Kanchi
C:-Madurai
D:-Korkai
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question23:-Which area among the following was identified as the source of copper in Harappan cultural context?
A:-Chagai hills
B:-Tape yahya
C:-Khetri
D:-Rojdi Plain
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question24:-Janapadas were emerged as major kingdoms in the Ganga valley. Following is a list of Janapadas and its capital.
1. Vatsa-Kaushambi
2. Kuru-Hastinapura
3. Chedi-Vaishali
4. Kosala-Champa
Which among the following is most correct?
A:-1 is correct
B:-1 and 2 are correct
C:-all are correct
D:-2 is correct
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question25:-The region Dilmun mentioned in the Mesopotamian records is identified today as
A:-Makran Coast
B:-Bahrain
C:-Iran
D:-Dholavira
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question26:-"Rights are those powers which are necessary in the fulfilment of man's vocation as a moral being". Who made
the remark?
A:-T.H. Green
B:-Lasky
C:-Bentham
D:-J.S. Mill
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question27:-Who has stated that "Political liberty without economic equality is a myth"?
A:-Karl Marx
B:-J.S. Mill
C:-G.D.H. Cole
D:-T.H. Green
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question28:-The most popular device of Direct Democracy is:
A:-Referendum
B:-Initiative
C:-Plebscite
D:-Recall
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question29:-Women in England got Universal adult franchise on equal terms with men in:
A:-1909
B:-1919
C:-1928
D:-1948
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question30:-The Council of Ministers in India is responsible to the:
A:-President
B:-Prime Minister
C:-Parliament
D:-Supreme Court
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question31:-On the basis of Balwant Rail Mehta committee report of 1957, which state in India introduced Panchayati Raj
system first in 1959.
A:-Rajastan
B:-Gujarat
C:-Kerala
D:-West Bengal
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question32:-Who was the Prime Minister of India when the New Panchayati Raj Act (73 & 74 constitution amendment) came
into force?
A:-Rajiv Gandhi
B:-V.P. Singh
C:-P.V. Narasimha Rao
D:-A.B. Vajpayee
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question33:-In which year did the Indian Parliament enact the Protection of Human Rights Act?
A:-1989
B:-1991
C:-1993
D:-1995
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question34:-The Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha was the child of 47 days Adivasi Dalit Samara Samiti agitation at
Thiruvananthapuram in the year
A:-2000
B:-2001
C:-2002
D:-2003
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question35:-The Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly on:
A:-August 15, 1947
B:-November 26, 1949
C:-January 26, 1950
D:-August 15, 1950
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question36:-Which article of the Indian Constitution stood for abolition of untouchability?
A:-Article 14
B:-Article 15
C:-Article 17
D:-Article 19
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question37:-The source of the Directive principle of State Policy enshrined in the constitution of India is:
A:-Constitution of USA
B:-Constitution of USSR
C:-Canadian Constitution
D:-Spanish Constitution
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question38:-To protect and improve the natural environment is a:
A:-DPSP
B:-Fundamental Right
C:-Fundamental Duty
D:-A natural Right
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question39:-The maximum strngth of Indian Lok-Sabha is:
A:-515
B:-525
C:-535
D:-545
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question40:-Right to development and environment are included in the category of:
A:-First generation human rights
B:-Second generation human rights
C:-Third generation human rights
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question41:-Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme court means its power to give advise to:
A:-The President of India
B:-Prime Minister of India
C:-Lok Sabha
D:-Rajya Sabha
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question42:-Beglihar Dam is a chief diplomatic issue between:
A:-India and Bengladesh
B:-India and Pakistan
C:-India and China
D:-India and Nepal
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question43:-The prominent issue which promoted joined initiative between USA and India in the dawn of the 21st Century is:
A:-Energy
B:-Environment
C:-Weapons
D:-Terrorism
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question44:-The surgical strike (the Indian Army crossed the LoC and attacked the terrorist camps there) in September
2016 was in response to
A:-The Parliament attack
B:-The Uri attack
C:-The Kargil attack
D:-The J & K Assembly attack
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question45:-If both the President and Vice President are no more, who can act as the President of India.
A:-The Prime Minister
B:-The solicitor General of India
C:-The nomini selected by the cabinet
D:-The chief justice of supreme court
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question46:-Who edited the book "Public Administration in a time of Turbulence"
A:-Frank Marini
B:-Dwight Waldo
C:-Willoughby
D:-Woodrow Wilson
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question47:-The concept of 'POSDCoRB' was contributed by:
A:-L.D. White
B:-Luther Gullick
C:-Chester Bernard
D:-Simon
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question48:-The Community Development Programme was started in India on the recommendation of:
A:-Asok Mehta Committee
B:-Krishnamachari Committee
C:-Sarkaria Committee
D:-Datta Committee
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question49:-The merit system for recruitment based on competitive examinations was first introduced in:
A:-China
B:-Russia
C:-USA
D:-Britain
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question50:-Who recommended for productive planning with constitutional status in India?
A:-Sardar Patel
B:-JL Nehru
C:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D:-Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question51:-The phrase 'Developmental Bureaucracy' was coined by:
A:-Max Webber
B:-La Palambora
C:-Willougby
D:-Simon
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question52:-Who called the Indian Civil Service as the steel frame of Indian Constitution?
A:-JL Nehru
B:-M.K. Gandhi
C:-Sadar Patel
D:-Indira Gandhi
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question53:-Who stated that 'the heart of an administrator must be located in his brain'?
A:-SVB Patel
B:-Alladi Krishna Swami Ayyar
C:-Motilal Nehru
D:-JL Nehru
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question54:-The Scientific Management Movement was founded by:
A:-Woodrow Wilson
B:-Max Weber
C:-Elton Mayo
D:-F.W. Taylor
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question55:-The principal function of the secretariat of a state government is:
A:-Day to day administration of the state
B:-Assist in policy formulation and its implimentation
C:-Appointment and transfer
D:-Legislation
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question56:-The budget was formally introduced in India in:
A:-1857
B:-1860
C:-1909
D:-1919
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question57:-The source of the Consolidated Fund of India is:
A:-Income Tax
B:-Excise Duty
C:-Loan's Interest
D:-All revenue receipts of the Government of India
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question58:-Who headed the commission on Centre-State relations?
A:-Ashok Mehta
B:-R.S. Sarkaria
C:-Y.V. Reddy
D:-Balwanth Rai Mehta
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question59:-Public Accounts Committee was set up first in India in the year:
A:-1921
B:-1935
C:-1940
D:-1947
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question60:-In which part of the constitution of India 'Economic and Social Planning' is included?
A:-Union list
B:-State list
C:-Concurrent list
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question61:-The Lok pal and Lok ayuktas Act got presidential assent in the year:
A:-2012
B:-2013
C:-2014
D:-2015
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question62:-The Indian National Trade Union Congress was formed in the year:
A:-1949
B:-1950
C:-1951
D:-1952
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question63:-D.B. Thengdi is associated with which trade union?
A:-INTUC
B:-CITU
C:-AITUC
D:-BMS
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question64:-In 1975, the constitution of India was amended and section 43A was inserted in the DPSP, Which provides the
state to take steps on:
A:-Participation of workers in management
B:-Industrial Hygiene
C:-Women Safety
D:-Accident benefit for workers
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question65:-The political head of the general administration department in an Indian state is:
A:-Chief Minister
B:-Governor
C:-Political Secretary of CM
D:-Home Minister
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question66:-In which year, the Kudumbasree "The Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission" was launched?
A:-May 1998
B:-May 1989
C:-June 1989
D:-June 1990
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question67:-Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 is popularly known as
A:-Adult Marriage Act
B:-Sarda Act
C:-Juvenile Justice Act
D:-Early Marriage Act
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question68:-The branch of scientific study dealing with the process of ageing and old age.
A:-Gerontology
B:-Oncology
C:-Alzheimers
D:-Pathology
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question69:-National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2011 is a
restructured version of
A:-Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY)
B:-Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)
C:-Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna (SGRY)
D:-Indira Awaas Yogana (IAY)
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question70:-How many Chapters and Sections are there in the Disaster Management Act 2005 enacted to deal with the
management of disasters in India?
A:-26 Chapters and 76 Sections
B:-28 Chapters and 76 Sections
C:-14 Chapters and 79 Sections
D:-11 Chapters and 79 Sections
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question71:-The Stone Necklace agitation (Kallumala Samaram) was led by
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
C:-EMS Namboothripad
D:-Sree Narayana Guru
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question72:-Who among the following articulated the concept of "Global Village" for the first time?
A:-Martin Albrow
B:-Anthony Giddens
C:-Pierre Bourdieu
D:-Marshall McLuhan
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question73:-Kerala Scheduled Tribes (Restriction on Transfer of Lands and Restoration of Alienated Lands) Act was passed
in the year
A:-1975
B:-1951
C:-1965
D:-1949
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question74:-Workplace Sexual Harassment is a type of gender discrimination that violates the fundamental right of women
to equality and right to life guaranteed under
A:-Article 37, 41 & 44 of the Constitution of India
B:-Article 12, 17 & 24 of the Constitution of India
C:-Article 14, 15 & 21 of the Constitution of India
D:-Article 48, 49 & 73 of the Constitution of India
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question75:-What is meant by the term 'gender sensitization'?
A:-Reading books and collecting knowledge about women
B:-Understanding the differences between male and female
C:-Generating sense for women
D:-Behaviour modification and increasing awareness of gender equality concerns
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question76:-Which of the following is the autobiography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
A:-Annihilation of Caste
B:-A Life of Diplomacy
C:-Waiting for a Visa
D:-A life from beginning to end
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question77:-Who among the following, proposed the term internet addiction for the first time.
A:-Dr. Carlos Godwin
B:-Dr. Davis Grassfield
C:-Dr. Rose Williams
D:-Dr. Ivan Goldberg
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question78:-The fifth goal of the 2020 Sustainable Development Agenda is about gender equality. What does it aim at?
A:-Achieve gender equality by creating Women's Leadership Network.
B:-Achieve gender equality by reserving 33% of all available employment opportunities for women.
C:-Achieve gender equality through education and provide free and compulsory education to atleast 75% of rural girls
by 2030
D:-Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question79:-Clause 19 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill 2007 envisages provision for
A:-Atleast one old age home for indigent senior citizens in every district of the country.
B:-Regulating and monitoring pension distribution through Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDS)
C:-The right of parents without any means, to be supported by their children having sufficient means.
D:-Setting up Directorates for Older Persons in the state.
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question80:-One of the objectives of the State Policy for Transgenders in Kerala 2015 is.
A:-To ensure that transgenders enjoy the right to freedom of expression in all matters that affect them.
B:-To ensure that transgenders get 25% reservation in Govt. institutions / Colleges
C:-To provide for transgenders for financial support required for medical transitioning
D:-To provide legal protection from their parents and relatives
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question81:-Fiscal policy in India is formulated by
A:-Planning Commission
B:-Reserve Bank of India
C:-Ministry of Finance
D:-Finance Commission
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question82:-The theoretical models of development that focused on the structural transformation of a primarily subsistence
economy was formulated by
A:-Ross Levine
B:-W. Arthur Lewis
C:-J A Robbinson
D:-Gunnar Myrdal
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question83:-Income tax is based on the principle of
A:-Ability to pay
B:-Benefit
C:-Service
D:-Property
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question84:-A continuous disequilibrium in the balance of payments caused by fundamental or long term factors is called
A:-Cyclical Disequilibrium
B:-Secular Disequilibrium
C:-Structural Disequilibrium
D:-Development Disequilibrium
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question85:-The highest per capita income during 2018 in Indian state is for
A:-Kerala
B:-Karnataka
C:-Bihar
D:-Punjab
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question86:-Human development index was developed by
A:-Mahbub-Ul-Haq
B:-J.S. Mill
C:-Kerensky
D:-Adolph wagner
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question87:-Which district of Kerala stands first with the Per capita income in 2018
A:-Kottayam
B:-Malappuram
C:-Ernakulam
D:-Kasargod
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question88:-The Headquarters of Asian Development Bank is situated in
A:-Japan
B:-Manila
C:-Singapore
D:-Hong Kong
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question89:-The state government earn maximum revenue through which taxes
A:-Excise duties
B:-Income tax
C:-Corporation tax
D:-Commercial Taxes
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question90:-The first operational special economic zone in India is located at
A:-Calcutta
B:-Hyderabad
C:-Indore
D:-Chennai
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question91:-Which one of the following is not a positive check on population growth as propounded by Robert Thomas
Malthus
A:-War
B:-Starvation
C:-Diseases
D:-Celibacy
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question92:-The main theory for the declining commodity terms of trade is known as
A:-Prebisch - Singer thesis
B:-Galbraith Model
C:-Gurley - Shaw thesis
D:-Simon - Kuznets thesis
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question93:-Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance commission
A:-K C Pant
B:-C. Rangarajan
C:-Y.V. Reddy
D:-V.L. Kelkar
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question94:-Economic survey of India is published by
A:-Planning Commission
B:-Ministry of Finance
C:-National sample Survey
D:-Finance Commission
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question95:-In terms of GDP what is the target of fiscal deficit of India for Financial year 2019-20
A:-4.1%
B:-3.1%
C:-3.4%
D:-4.4%
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question96:-The father of Community Development Programmes in India is
A:-Ambedkar
B:-S.K. Dey
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Vallabh Bhai Patel
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question97:-Gadgil formula was used for the objective distribution of
A:-Income tax share to States
B:-Grants in Aid to States
C:-Loans to States
D:-Plan Assistance to States
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question98:-The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) was set up in India in
A:-January 1964
B:-April 1969
C:-March 1980
D:-January 1972
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question99:-The mutual funds in India is regulated by
A:-ARDC
B:-RBI
C:-SEBI
D:-NABARD
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question100:-A tax structure in which the average tax rate declines as the size of the tax base increases is known as
A:-Progressive
B:-Regressive
C:-Proportional
D:-Degressive
Correct Answer:- Option-B