Emp. eco obj. 23 0ct 25

Manufacturing, Construction, Electricity, gas and water supply are included in A. Primarysector

B. Secondary sector

C. Tertiarysector D. All of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

In rural areas unemployment can be divided into :

(I) Seasonal Unemployment

(II) Disguised unemployment

(III) Industrial unemployment.

A. I,II
B. I only

C. II only

D. I,II,III

• a

• b

• c

• d

Cyclical unemployment refers to

A. Voluntary unemployment

B. Disguised unemployment
C. Unemployment during recessionary phase of a trade cycle

D. Seasonal unemployment

• a

• b

• c

• d

Unemployment is situation in which all those who, owing to lack of work, are not working but either seek work through employment exchange, intermediaries, friends or relative or by making application to prospective employers or express their willingness or availability for work under the prevailing condition of work and remunerations. This definition is given by:

(a) Economists
(b) CensusofIndia
(c) NationalSampleSurveyOrganisation
(d) DirectorategeneralofEmploymentandTraining

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following is working in the informal sector?

1. (a)  A private school teacher in a school which has 25 teachers.

2. (b)  The owner of a textile shop employing nine workers

3. (c)  Driver of a bus company which has more than 10 buses with 20 drivers, conductors and

   other workers.

4. (d)  Civil engineer working in a construction company which has 10 workers.

• a

• b

• c

• d

10. Studying about working people: (choose the correct alternative)

    1. (a)  Helps in understanding and planning our human resources.

    2. (b)  Helps us to analyse the contribution made by different industries and sectors

       towardsnational income.

    3. (c)  Helps us to address many social issues such as exploitation of marginalised sections of the

       society, child labour, etc.

    4. (d)  All of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

10. The number of persons employed per hundred persons is termed as: (a) Worker population ratio

    (b) Headcount ratio (c) Capital gain ratio (d) Legal reserve ratio

• a

• b

• c

• d

10. The process of moving from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work noticed during 1972-94 as:

    (a) Casualisationofworkforce (b) Informalisation of workforce (c) Joblessgrowth
    (d) None of these

• a

• b

• c

• d

________ is a major source of livelihood for both men and women as this category accounts for more than 50% of India’s workforce. (choose the correct alternative)

(a) Self- employment
(b) Casual wage labour
(c) Regular salaried employment (d) None of these

• a

• b

• c

• d

Some people look for jobs in newspapers, some look for a job through friends and relatives. In many cities, people standing in some areas looking for people to employ them for that day’s work. Some go to factories and office and give bio-data and ask whether there is any vacancy in their factory or office. Some go to employment exchanges. The situation described in the above paragraph is called__________. (choose the correct alternative)

(a) Disguised unemployment (b) Seasonal unemployment (c) Open unemployment
(d) Structural unemployment

• a

• b

• c

• d