Employment: Growth, Information and Others Issues

Consider the following statements:
1. Rural workers constitute as high as three-fourth of total workforce in India.
2. Men have the majority share in total workforce.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements with reference to women workforce in India:
1. The women’s share in total workforce is higher in urban areas as compared to rural areas.
2. All women workers are paid wages in cash or in the form of grains.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements:
1. The worker-population ratio is higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
2. Availability of limited resources is one of the reasons of high worker population ratio in rural areas.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements:
1. Labour force participation of women is higher in rural areas as compared to urban
areas.
2. The narrow definition of women workers has been one of the reasons of poor rate of Labour force participation of women.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Which of the following type of employment has the highest share in India\’s total employment?

Which of the following is considered an ideal transition of workforce from one sector to another?

Consider the following statements:
1. The secondary sector is the main source of employment for majority of workers in Indian economy.
2. Only about one-third of total workers are in the service sector.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements with reference to the structure of employment in Indian economy:
1. About 60 per cent of urban workers are in the service sector.
2. The secondary sector gives employment to about 35 per cent of urban workforce.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements:
1. Since independence, the employment growth rate never exceeded the GDP growth rate.
2. The gap between GDP growth rate and employment growth rate has widened post 1990s economic reforms.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Which of the following best describes the ‘casualisation of workforce’?

Consider the following statements:
1. All the public sector establishments by default come under the definition of organised sector.
2. Only those private organisations which hire more than 100 workers can be covered under the definition of organised sector.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Which of the following is/are among features of informal sector establishments?
1. Low or irregular wages for its workers.
2. No social protection for workers.
3. Inferior technology.
4. No proper maintenance of accounts.
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Which of the following data repository(ies) give(s) information about prevailing unemployment rate in the country?
1. Census of India.
2. National Sample Survey Organisation\’s Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation.
3. Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment Exchanges.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The kind of unemployment prevailing in Indian agricultural sector is disguised unemployment.
2. Seasonal unemployment is virtually non-existent in India.
The correct statement is/are:

Which type of unemployment is most dominant in the primary sector of Indian economy?

Which of the following best describes the meaning of term ‘Inflation?

Unemployment is perhaps the most misunderstood term in economics. Under which of the following conditions, ‘unemployment’ occurs?

Unemployment and its type essentially has bearing of spatial influence. The most dominant type of unemployment in urban areas is:

Consider the following statements with reference to disguised unemployment:
1. The mounting pressure of population in rural areas with no alternative employment manifests as disguised unemployment.
2. Under this kind of unemployment, the marginal productivity of a worker is high.
3. It is mainly a feature of the agrarian economy.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following statements:
1. Those activities which contribute to the gross national product are called economic activities.
2. All those people who are engaged in economic activities are workers.
3. Individuals who are self-employed are also workers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following assertion with the given reason:
Assertion (A): The ratio of rural labor force is higher than urban labor.
Reason (R): People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income.
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Which of the following serve as the biggest source of livelihood of people in India?

Consider the following statements:
1. Male labour force participation is more than female workforce in urban areas only.
2. Women\’s share in casual wage labourers is more than men.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which sector is the main source of employment for majority of workers in India?

Consider the following statements:
1. Activities related to manufacturing fall under the secondary sector.
2. Urban workers get the highest employment in the tertiary/service sector.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements best describes ‘jobless growth’?

Which of the following collects and publishes data on unemployment in India?

The ‘disguised unemployment’ generally means:

Which of the following types of unemployment is/are found in the agricultural sector of India?
1. Seasonal unemployment
2. Involuntary unemployment
3. Cyclical unemployment
4. Disguised unemployment
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