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