MCQ Class 11 Economics Chapter 6 Employment-Growth, Informalization and Related Issues Advertisement Indian Economic DevelopmentMCQ’s For All Chapters – Economics Class 11th 1. Data on unemployment in India can be obtained from which source?(a) Reports of Census of India (b) National sample survey organisation(NSSO) (c) Directorate general of employment (d) All the aboveQuestion 1 of 202. Those who work in their own establishment using their own resources are called _______.(a) Hired workers (b) Casual workers (c) Regular workers (d) Self-employedQuestion 2 of 203. About ___________ of the total population in the country is engaged in various economic activities.(a) Three-fifth (b) Four-fifth (c) Two-fifth (d) None of the aboveQuestion 3 of 204. When more persons are working in a job than actually required, it is known as ________.(a) Disguised unemployment (b) Seasonal unemployment (c) Educated unemployment (d) Open unemploymentQuestion 4 of 205. The newly emerging jobs are found mostly in the _____________ sector.(a) Service (b) Manufacturing (c) Agriculture (d) None of the aboveQuestion 5 of 206. Electricity, gas and water supply belong to ___________ sector.(a) Primary sector (b) Secondary sector (c) Tertiary sector (d) All the aboveQuestion 6 of 207. After the workers lost their jobs in 1980’s, which city experienced an economy recession and communal riots?(a) Ahmedabad (b) Bombay (c) Allahabad(d) BangaloreQuestion 7 of 208. An establishment with four hired workers is known as _____________ sector establishment.(a) Formal (b) Informal (c) (a) and (b) (d) None of the aboveQuestion 8 of 209. The newly emerging jobs are found mostly in ___________ sector.(a) Manufacturing (b) Primary (c) Service (d) None of theseQuestion 9 of 2010. When due to introduction of new machinery, some workers tend to be replaced by machines, their unemployment is termed as(a) Structural (b) Technological (c) Mechanical (d) SeasonalQuestion 10 of 2011. Formal sector includes all those enterprises which employ(a) More than 10 workers (b) 10 workers (c) Both (a) and (b)(d) Neither (a) nor (b)Question 11 of 2012. Unemployed person is one who is not able to get employment of even one hour in half a day. This definition is given by:(a) Economists (b) National Sample Survey Organisation (c) Census of India (d) Directorate general of Employment and TrainingQuestion 12 of 2013. Unemployment is a situation in which all those who, owing to lack of work, are not working but either seek work though employment exchanges, intermediaries, friends or relatives or by making applications 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) National Sample Survey Organisation (c) Census of India (d) Directorate general of Employment and TrainingQuestion 13 of 2014. Find the odd man out:(a) A clerk in the electricity office (b) Computer operator in the state government office working on a temporary basis (c) Worker in a hotel which has seven hired workers and three family workers.Question 14 of 2015. Which of the following is working in the informal sector?(a) A private school teacher In a school which has 25 teachers. (b) The owner of a textile shop employing nine workers. (c) Driver of a bus company which has more than 10 buses with 20 drivers, conductors and others workers. (d) Civil engineer working in a construction company which has 10 workers.Question 15 of 2016. ___________ is a major source of livelihood for both men and women as this category accounts for more than 50 per cent of India’s workforce.(a) Self-employment (b) Casual wage labour (c) Regular salaried employment (d) None of theseQuestion 16 of 2017. Economic activities contribute to the ________ of the country.(A) GDP(B) NNP(C) CSP(D) BJDQuestion 17 of 2018. Which of the following is the correct definition of self-employed?(A) Not able to find jobs during some months of the year (B) Own and operate their own enterprises (C) Receive wages on a regular basis by the employer (D) Casually engaged in other individuals enterprisesQuestion 18 of 2019. Which of the following workers is a regular salaried employee?(A) Owner of a saloon(B) Rickshaw puller(C) Cashier in Bank of India(D) Vegetable vendorQuestion 19 of 2020. What percent of urban workers are casual labourers?(A) 54 percent(B) 41 percent(C) 39 percent(D) 18 percentQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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