Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues MCQ Class 12 Economics Chapter 7

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MCQ Questions for Class 12 Microeconomics with Answers: Indian Economic Development

Question 1.

Most of the disguised unemployed persons in India are found in

(i) Agriculture
(ii) Industry
(iii) Trade
(iv) Transport

(i) Agriculture

Question 2.

What is the distribution of the workforce in rural and urban areas?

(i) 75 : 25
(ii) 60 : 40
(iii) 50 : 50
(iv) 40 : 60

(i) 75 : 25

Question 3.

Out of these which of the following is a worker?

(i) Beggar
(ii) Gambler
(iii) Cobbler
(iv) Smuggler

(iii) Cobbler

Question 4.

What percent of urban workers are casual labourers?

(i) 54 percent
(ii) 41 percent
(iii) 39 percent
(iv) 18 percent

(iv) 18 percent

Question 5.

Which of the following statements is not true for a worker?

(i) A worker contributes to the GDP.
(ii) Workers may temporarily abstain from work due to illness.
(iii) Self-employed are not workers.
(ii) Those who help the main workers are also workers.

(iii) Self-employed are not workers.

Question 6.

Which of the following workers is a regular salaried employee?

(i) Owner of a saloon
(ii) Rickshaw puller
(iii) Cashier in State Bank of India
(iv) Vegetable vendor

(iii) Cashier in State Bank of India

Question 8.

What proportion of the urban workforce is engaged in the secondary sector?

(i) Half
(ii) One-third
(iii) One-fourth
(iv) One-fifth

(ii) One-third

Question 9.

Which of the following is a primary sector activity?

(i) Mining and Quarrying
(ii) Construction
(iii) Trade
(iv) Transport and Storage

(i) Mining and Quarrying

Question 10.

Which of the following is not a feature of organised sector?

(i) Job Security
(ii) Social security benefits
(iii) Irregular payment
(iv) Fixed working hours

(iii) Irregular payment

Question 11.

What was the average rate of growth of employment during 1950-2010?

(i) 1 percent
(ii) 2 percent
(iii) 5 percent
(iv) 10 percent

(ii) 2 percent

Question 12.

Which of the following is not an employment generation programme?

(i) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
(ii) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
(iii) National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
(iv) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

(iv) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

Question 13.

Which of the following is not a feature of organized sector?