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

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

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

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

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?

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

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

Informal workers

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

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

Which of the following sources collect data on unemployment?

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 _____.

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

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