Employment: Growth, Informalization, and Other Issues Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding!

What trend in India’s employment and GDP growth from 1990-2012 indicates “jobless growth”?

Which of the following sources collect data on unemployment?

What does informalization of the workforce imply for India’s economic structure?

Why are more rural women found working compared to urban women?

What type of unemployment occurs when the marginal product gained by employing one additional unit of labor is zero?

What is the main reason for the widening gap between GDP growth and employment growth in India?

There are 473 million workers in the country. Out of which, 30 million workers are in the formal sector. Can you estimate the percentage of people employed in the formal sector in India?

In disguised unemployment, why is the marginal product of additional labor zero?

What percentage of the total worker population in India are women?

Agriculture is not a major source of employment in urban areas where people are mainly engaged in the service sector. About _____% of urban workers are in the service sector.

Informal workers

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

How does "jobless growth" between 1950–2010 reflect India’s economic structure?

Read the following statements carefully:

• Statement 1: The nature of the unemployment problem in India is uni-faceted.
• Statement 2: Worker-population ratio is an indicator used for analyzing the employment situation in a country.

Why might the worker-population ratio be higher in rural areas than urban areas despite lower income opportunities?