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

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

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

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

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 _____.

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

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?

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

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?

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

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

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

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

Unemployment refers to people:

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