CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Economics Employment: Growth,Informalisation And Other Issues Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

Where is seasonal unemployment found?
  • Urban areas
  • Rural areas
  • In remote areas
  • Both in rural and urban areas
If a person cannot find a job during some months of the year, which type of employment is this called?
  • Structural unemployment
  • Cyclical unemployment
  • Seasonal unemployment
  • none of these
Under the 'Minimum Needs Programme' the Karnataka government has provided ___________ facilities in rural areas.
  • primary health
  • dairy farming
  • agriculture extension
  • cottage industry development
The percentage of people working in unorganised sector in India is _________.
  • $$65$$
  • $$75$$
  • $$83$$
  • $$94$$
From the following, ________ belong to unorganized sector.
  • Railways
  • Government School
  • Farm labourers
  • Banks
Disguised unemployment is also called __________.
  • underemployment
  • youth employment
  • unemployment
  • voluntary unemployment
Match the following:
List - I
(Type of Unemployment)
List - II
(Associated Fact)
A. Frictional UnemploymentNon-availability of job
B. Structural UnemploymentMarginal productivity is zero
C. Seasonal UnemploymentUse of obsolete technology for production
D. Disguised UnemploymentPopulation pressure on land
  • $$4, 2, 1, 3$$
  • $$1, 3, 4, 2$$
  • $$4, 3, 1, 2$$
  • $$1, 2, 4, 3$$
The National Development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund?
(A) To boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare, and employment.
(B) To make capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns.
(C) To fund revision in the pay structure of Central Government employees.
  • Only (A)
  • Only (B)
  • Only (C)
  • Both (A) and (B)
Which of the following decisions has been taken by Govt in respect of MGNREGA?
  • The wages should be revised by the State Governments.
  • The wages are to be revised by the Planning Commission.
  • The District Authorities who allot work can give differential wages.
  • The wages shall be linked to inflation.
Many people talk about the rollback of stimulus packages provided by the Government to help certain sectors. If these stimulus packages are rolled back, this would mean that:
(A) those who have availed these benefits would be required to return them to the Govt of India.
(B) no such incentive would be available henceforth to these sectors.
(C) all such benefits/incentives would be available to all the people across the country and will not be restricted to some selected few.
  • Only (A)
  • Only (B)
  • Only (C)
  • Only (A) and (C)
Disguised unemployment refers to ___________.
  • people with no job
  • more people employed for a job where less can fit in
  • unemployment among women
  • unemployment of people over sixty years of age
Open unemployment refers to people __________.
  • who are not willing to work
  • who are willing to work but do not get jobs
  • who leave their jobs in search of better ones
  • who have been dismissed because of corrupt practices
Which of the following statements about agricultural sector in the economy of India is/are correct?
A) Agricultural growth has reduced poverty of the people locally and, through its external effects, also in many other parts of the country.
B) Food and nutrition security in the country has increased substantially.
C) The area of cultivation has increased in recent past as agriculture has become a full-time employment for the people, which was not so a few years back.
  • Only (A)
  • Only (B)
  • Only (C)
  • Both (A) and (B) only
Which of the following scheme has NOT been launched to provide any type of employment to beneficiaries?
  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  • Mid Day Meal Scheme
  • National Food for Work Programme
  • All are employment-generating schemes
Which means deciding the value of the work done by the individual?
  • Performance appraisal
  • Task
  • Action
  • Reward
Which one of the following is unemployment rate?
  • Percentage of unemployed persons to total population.
  • Percentage of unemployed persons to total labour force.
  • Percentage of unemployed persons to total workforce.
  • Percentage of unemployed persons to total persons not in labour force.
Who among the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Government of India for unorganised workers?
  • Primary school teacher
  • Employee of Sugar Factory
  • Textile Mazdoor
  • Rikshaw Puller
In India, the share of agriculture in GDP has declined at a very fast rate in the recent years. This is due to _____________.
  • lack of diversification of rural economy
  • slow growth in the prices of agriculture commodities
  • saturation of employment opportunities in the agriculture sector
  • very slow growth rate of agriculture and a fast rate of growth of other sectors
Fringe benefits includes ______________.
  • Financial facility
  • Housing
  • Health
  • All of these
Many surveys done in last few years by various government agencies have reported an increase in Rural Unemployment. What are the major causes of increases in rural unemployment?
(A) Old method of agriculture
(B) Dependence on monsoon for agriculture activities 
(C) Sharpe increases in rural population 
  • Only (A)
  • Only (B)
  • Both (A) and (B) only
  • All (A), (B) and (C)
A major financial newspaper while writing about the present status of the economy in India write, "The outlook in the agricultural sector gives room for optimism". What does it really mean ? [Pick up the most appropriate statement(s).]
A) The agricultural sector, which was not playing any significant role in the Indian economy, is now growing very fast and significantly.
B) The agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in the economy as its progress is still very slow.
C) Govt will not require to provide any boost-up package to the agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year.
  • Only A
  • Only B
  • Only C
  • Either A or C
The job redesign includes ________________.
  • Provide task closure
  • Person
  • System
  • Casting
Job analysis involves:
  • Identifying the job
  • Requirement
  • Business
  • Management
Job analysis includes:
  • Task analysis
  • Training
  • Need
  • Plan
A real organised labour moment in India started at the end of ________.
  • Great depression
  • Emergency
  • First world war
  • Second world war
Which of the following would not ensure better labour relations?
  • Proper rehabilitation of retrenched labour.
  • Rational and pragmatic recruitment policy.
  • Inadequate incentives for productivity of labour.
  • Disincentives for failures.
Which of the following is not true of the activity known as job analysis?
  • The rate of pay for the job is fixed.
  • The job payments are rated in terms such as frequency of use or amount of time involved.
  • It aims to describe the purpose of a job and the conditions under which it is performed.
  • Jobs are broken into elements such as information required or relations with other people.
Job analysis produces which of the following, regardless of the technique used?
  • Benchmarks
  • Individual interview
  • Job specifications
  • Replacement charts
The area from which applicants can be recruited is ______________.
  • Job agencies
  • Labour markets
  • Employment lines
  • Labour unions
__________ is defined as downgrading an employee by reducing his salary decreases his responsibility and authority and status.
  • Transfer
  • Promotion
  • Demotion
  • None of these
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