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

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?

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

What is the term used to describe the situation where people are employed in the informal sector without any social security benefits?

In the Indian economy, during the period of 1951-2012, we were able to produce more goods and services without generating employment. Scholars refer to this phenomenon as _____.

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

Informal workers

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

Unemployment refers to people:

Generally, we divide all economic activities into 8 different industrial divisions. Choose the wrong combination.

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

In rural and urban areas which type(s) of unemployment, is generally found (First rural area unemployment then urban)

1. Disguised unemployment
2. Industrial unemployment
3. Seasonal unemployment
4. Open unemployment

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

Which indicator is used to analyze the employment situation of a country?

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

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