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?

Unemployment refers to people:

Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 _____.

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

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

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