Economics Quiz Questions – Chapter 6 – Unemployment

Economics Quiz Questions, which are covered in this chapter, relate to the topic, Unemployment. Economics Quiz Questions contains 20 questions. Answers to Economics Quiz Questions are available after clicking on the answer.

1. Occupational structure refers to:

(a)  Distribution of working force among the different occupations

(b)  The nature of different occupations

(c)   Size of working force in a country

(d)  Number of people living in a country

Answer

Answer: (A) Distribution of working force among the different occupations


 

2.Employment assurance scheme & Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna have been submerged into ________:

(a)  NFFWP

(b)  SGRY

(c)   SGSY

(d)  IAY

Answer

Answer: (b) SGRY


 

3.People who are unwilling to work at the existing wage rate are:

(a) Voluntary unemployed

(b) Frictional unemployed

(c) Casual unemployed

(d) Seasonal unemployed

Answer

Answer: (A) Voluntary unemployed





4.The measure of National rural Employment Guarantee Bill is applicable to whole of India except__________:

(a) J & K

(b) Bihar

(c) Mizoram

(d) U.P.

Answer

Answer: (A) J & K


 

5.Due to introduction of new technology, workers may be replaced by machines leading to:

(a) Technological unemployment

(b) Frictional unemployment

(c) Seasonal unemployment

(d) Disguised unemployed

Answer

Answer: (A) Technological unemployment


 

Economics Quiz Questions – Unemployment

6.Workforce refers to that part of :

(a) Labour force which is employed

(b) Population which is unemployed

(c) Population which is forced to work

(d) Labour force which is unemployed

Answer

Answer: (A) Labour force which is employed


 

7.Most of the unemployment in India is:

(a) Voluntary

(b) Structural

(c) Frictional

(d) Technical

Answer

Answer: (b) Structural


 

8.According to measure a person is said to be employed for a week even if he is employed only for a day during the week :

(a) Usual status

(b) Current weekly status

(c) Current daily status

(d) Current yearly status

Answer

Answer: (b) Current weekly status


 

9.Measure which generally gives the lowest estimated of unemployment especially for poor economy:

(a) Usual status

(b) CWS

(c) CDS

(d) CMS

Answer

Answer: (A) Usual status





10. ________ is defined as the number of persons in the labour force per 1000 persons:

(a) WPF

(b) LFPR

(c) CWS

(d) CDS

Answer

Answer: (b) LFPR


 

Economics Quiz Questions – Unemployment

11.You are a factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers if 10 workers are dismissed by you without loss of production then this situation will be described as.

(a) Casual unemployment

(b) Disguised unemployment.

(c) Structural unemployment.

(d) Seasonal unemployment.

Answer

Answer: (b) Disguised unemployment


 

12.The unemployment which is caused by the introduction of new machinery, improvement of production techniques, labour saving device etc. is called:

(a) Frictional unemployment.

(b) Casual unemployment.

(c) Structural unemployment.

(d) Technological unemployment.

Answer

Answer: (d) Technological unemployment


 

13.Which one is the cause of unemployment in India?

(a) Defective educational system

(b) Rising prices

(c) Increasing public expenditure.

(d) Defective monetary policy.

Answer

Answer: (A) Defective educational system


 

14.Which type of unemployment is more in India?

(a) Disguised

(b) Open

(c) Cyclical

(d) Educational

Answer

Answer: (c) Cyclical


 

15.In which type of unemployment workers are temporarily out of work while changing jobs.

(a) Frictional

(b) Cyclical

(c) Structural

(d) Technological

Answer

Answer: (A) Frictional





Economics Quiz Questions – Unemployment

16.Most of the unemployment in India is:

(a)  Voluntary

(b) Structural

(c) Frictional

(d) Technical

Answer

Answer: (b) Structural


 

17.Disguised unemployment is a common phenomenon in India especially in:

(a) Industrial sector

(b) Agriculture sector

(c) Service sector

(d) All of the above.

Answer

Answer: (b) Agriculture sector


 

18.You are a factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers. If 10 workers are retrenched by you without los of production then this situation will be described as:

(a) Open Unemployment

(b) Disguised Unemployment

(c) Frictional Unemployment

(d) Seasonal Unemployment

Answer

Answer: (b) Disguised unemployment


 

19.In disguised unemployment marginal productivity of labour becomes.

(a) Zero

(b) One

(c) Infinite

(d) Double.

Answer

Answer: (A) Zero


 

20.Disguised Unemployment is found in

(a) Manufacturing sector

(b) Agricultural sector

(c) Service sector

(d) All of the above.

Answer

Answer: (b) Agricultural sector


 

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