Employment: Growth, Informalization, and Other Issues Class 12 MCQ Quiz

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Chapter Name: Employment: Growth, Informalization, and Other Issues
Subject: Economics
Book: NCERT Class 12 Economics
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Chapter 6 Employment: Growth, Informalization, and Other Issues

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

Secondary sector which includes (iii) Manufacturing (iv) Electricity, Gas, and Water Supply (v) Construction

Primary sector which includes (i) Agriculture (ii) Communication service

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Service sector which includes (vi) Trade (vii) Transport and Storage and (viii) Services

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

Only 35% of the population is capable of working due to age or health constraints

65% of the population is unemployed and actively seeking work

65% of the population is either not working or not contributing to economic activities

35% of the workforce is engaged in formal sector employment

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Informal workers

Do not get social security benefits

Form trade unions

Work in factories

Work in government department

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Read the following statements carefully:

Statement 1: The nature of the unemployment problem in India is uni-faceted.

Statement 2: Worker-population ratio is an indicator used for analyzing the employment situation in a country.

Both Statements 1 and 2 are false.

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Both Statements 1 and 2 are true.

Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

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Unemployment refers to people:

Who have been dismissed because of incorrect practices

Who are willing but do not get work

Who are not willing to work

Who leave their jobs in search of better ones

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

10.5%

16.5%

20.5%

25.5%

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

Increase in capital intensity

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Jobless growth

Increase in labor productivity

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

Disguised unemployment

Informalisation of the workforce

Formalisation of the workforce

Casualisation of the workforce

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

It indicates technological advancements increased output without proportional job creation

It proves employment grew steadily at 2% regardless of GDP fluctuations

It suggests a decline in GDP alongside stagnant employment rates

It shows employment growth outpacing GDP due to informal sector expansion

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In rural and urban areas which type(s) of unemployment, is generally found (First rural area unemployment then urban)

Disguised unemployment

Industrial unemployment

Seasonal unemployment

Open unemployment

1, 3, 4

4, 1, 2, 3

1, 2, 4

4, 2, 1, 3

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Which of the following sources collect data on unemployment?

Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment exchange

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Census Reports of India

National Sample Survey Organization’s Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation

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Poverty alleviation programmes aim at providing not only employment but also

Construction of houses and sanitation, laying of rural roads, development of wastelands

Primary health, primary education, rural drinking water, nutrition

All

Assistance for people to buy income and employment-generating assets, development of community assets by generating wage employment

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

Structural unemployment

Disguised unemployment

Open unemployment

Seasonal unemployment

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

Unemployment rate

Labor force participation rate

GDP growth rate

Worker population ratio

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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?

21%

06%

69%

94%

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Meaning & Types of Employment – Self-employment, Regular, Casual
✔ Workforce Participation & Employment Trends
✔ Growth of Informal Sector & Its Challenges
✔ Unemployment – Types & Causes
✔ Government Employment Programs (MGNREGA, PMEGP)
✔ Impact of Economic Reforms on Employment

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