In a diagram below is shown the total product curve OA of labour. For it which of the following statements is true-<br><img src="/images/question-image/commerce/economics/1703314190-c5-11-48.png" title="Economics mcq question image" alt="Economics mcq question image">

Which of the following statements are true/ false?
1. With the decrease in wages, the opportunity cost of leisure decreases.
2. An income effect is associated with lower wages.
3. The market demand curve for a particular type of labour is the horizontal summation of the marginal revenue product of labour curves of every firm in the market for that type of labour.
4. The market supply of labour is the number of workers of a particular type and skill level who are willing to supply their labour to firm at different wages.

A

1, 3, 4 are true and 2 is false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Demands for goods is directly proportional to the labour market.
2. Marginal productivity is the addition made to the total production by subtracting one worker from the existing labour force.
3. Demand for labour is dependent on the elasticity of demand for product produced by the labour.
4. At higher wages, the demand for labour will be higher.

A

1, 2 are true and 3, 4 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

When labour is plotted on X-axis and capital is plotted on Y-axis and an iso-quant is prepared, then which of the following statements is/are false ? (a) Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is equal to the slope of the iso-quant. (b) Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is equal to change in the units of capital divided by the change in the units of labour. (c) Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is the ratio of marginal productivity of capital to marginal productivity of labour.

A

(a) and (b) statements

B

Only (c) statement

C

Only (a) statement

D

Only (b) statement

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The International Labour Office is the permanent secretariat of the ILO.
2. Convention 182 regarding worst forms of Child Labour has been ratified by India.
3. International Labour Conference is also known as an international Parliament of labour.
4. International Labour Conference is a forum for discussion of key social and labour questions.
5. Trade Unions are involved in collecting wage data including fringe and personal benefits.
6. Strikes, boycotts and gheraos are militant functions of trade union.
7. Ministrant functions of trade unions involve providing financial support to members during strikes and lockouts.

A

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

B

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are not true in relation to employment of contract labour in any establishment?
1. Supreme Court can abolish contract labour system in any establishment.
2. High Court can abolish contract labour and prohibit the principal employer from engaging contract labour where the government has not abolished the same.
3. An appropriate government and not the court can prohibit the employment of contract labour as per the provisions of law.
4. Neither the court nor the appropriate government can abolish the contract labour in any establishment.

A

1 and 2

B

1, 2 and 4

C

1, 2 and 3

D

All of the above

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form acoherent paragraph.
P- The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve.
Q- Interdependence of food and labour market is important for the development process.
R- Similarly, an upward shift in the food supply curve shifts up the food demand curve.
S- An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve.

A

QSPR

B

QPRS

C

PSRQ

D

SPQR

When labour is plotted on X-axis and capital is plotted on Y-axis and an isoquant is prepared, then which of the following statement(s) is/arefalse?
1. Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is equal to the slope of the iso-quant.
2. Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is equal to change in the units of capital divided by the change in the units of labour.
3. Marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital is the ratio of marginal productivity of capital to marginal productivity of labour.

A

Both 1 and 2

B

Only 3

C

Only 1

D

Only 2

The short-run production function for a firm is as follows
Q = -L³ + 15L² + 10L
Where Q denotes total output in physical units and L denotes units of labour which are homogeneous, but are not perfectly divisible and change in labour does not tend to become zero.
Statement I In this production function, the marginal product of 5^th unit of labour is 85.
Statement II Similarly, in this production function, the average product of the 5^th unit of labour is 60.

A

Both the statements are true

B

Both the statements are false

C

Statement I is true, while Statement II is false

D

Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Given

The above diagram is related with

A

Plant layout

B

Process and Product layout

C

Product layout

D

Production layout

Given

The above diagram shows

A

Line of Balance

B

Critical Path

C

PERT

D

Distribution Theory

In a diagram below is shown the total product curve OA of labour. For it which of the following statements is true-

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