EASY
Earn 100

Unemployment that occurs at certain seasons of the year is known as

66.67% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

HARD
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Rahul installed a computerised machine in his factory. Some workers of his factory become unemployed due to having no knowledge of computers. Which type of unemployment is this?
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Phillips curve explains the relationship between:
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
You are residing in a village. If you are asked to advice the village panchayat, what kinds of activities would you suggest for the improvement of your village which would also generate employment.
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
People who depend on agriculture are busy during the time of sowing, harvesting, weeding, and threshing, but unemployed during the months when there isn't much work to be done on the field. What situation is being described above? 
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Most of the disguised unemployed persons in India are found in
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
 Where do you find seasonal unemployment in India?
HARD
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Victor is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work. Is he unemployed? Why? What kind of jobs could persons like Victor be doing?
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
The phenomenon of structural unemployment is:
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
When people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year. This type of unemployment refers to as
MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures

Match the following:

(A) Seasonal unemployment (1) It exists where part of the labour force is either left without work or is working in a redundant manner where worker productivity is essentially zero. 
(B) Voluntary unemployment (2) It occurs at certain seasons of the year.
(C) Disguised unemployment (3) It is the time period between jobs when a worker is searching for or transitioning from one job to another.
(D) Cyclic unemployment (4) It occurs when a working person willingly withdraws from work.
  (5) Unemployment that results when the overall demand for goods and services in an economy cannot support full employment.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:  
Codes: 

A  B  C  D

 

EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
The major causes of unemployment in India can be classified as
HARD
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Which of the following types of unemployment is found in rural areas?
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Structural Unemployment arises due to:
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
In which of the following type of unemployment, is the marginal productivity of the worker zero?
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in the context of Disguised Unemployment?
1. Under Disguised Unemployment, people did not get into any aspects of employment or job creation.
2. Disguised employment is a strategic necessity for enhanced production with higher marginal productivity.

Choose the correct code:

EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Where do the seasonal unemployment mainly exists?
EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures

Which unemployment is found in abundance in rural India? 

EASY
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures

Consider the following statements.
1. Frictional unemployment exists due to people being in the process of moving from one job to another.
2. Structural unemployment occurs when there is a mismatch between the existing skills and the skills needed for the available jobs.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

MEDIUM
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
"Disguised Unemployment" means
HARD
Economics>Indian Economy Post-independence>Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues>Unemployment and Employment Generation Measures
Voluntary _____ is that part of the working force not willing to engage itself in gainful _____.