Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
2.The PLFS provides quarterly estimates for urban areas and annual estimates for both rural and urban areas.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO), which operates under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The PLFS provides: Quarterly estimates for urban areas using the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach and Annual estimates for both rural and urban areas using both the Usual Status (ps+ss) and Current Weekly Status (CWS) approaches.
Source: The Hindu
