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

Which of the following sources collect data on unemployment?

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

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

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

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 _____.

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

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.

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

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?

If India’s worker-population ratio is 35, what can be inferred about the employment situation?

Unemployment refers to people:

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

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

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

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