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

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

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

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?

Which of the following sources collect data on unemployment?

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

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

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

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

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

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 _____.

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

Unemployment refers to people:

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

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also