CBSE Class 11 Economics Employment Growth Informalisation and Other Issues MCQs Set B

Question: The fundamental cause of unemployment from the labour demand angle is
a) High rate of growth of population
b) Use of capital intensive technique
c) Shortage of capital
d) Lack of vocational education
Answer: c

Question: What is the distribution of the workforce in rural and urban areas?
a) 75 : 25
b) 60 : 40
c) 50 : 50
d) 40 : 60
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following is false regarding labour force
a) Include those engaged in productive activities
b) Exclude mentally challenged people
c) It includes all member of population
d) Exclude very young and very old people
Answer: c

Question: Those people who are hired by others and are paid wages as a reward for their services are called
a) Hired workers
b) Construction workers
c) None
d) Self-employed workers
Answer: a

Question: Labour force refers to
a) The number of persons employed forcefully
b) The number of persons usually employed or willing to be employed
c) The number of persons usually unemployed
d) None
Answer: b

Question: Find odd one out
a) Transport operator
b) Owners of a saloon with more than 10 employees
c) A cobbler
d) A tuition master
Answer: b

Question: Under employment occurs when people
a) do not want to work
b) are not paid for their work
c) are working less than they are capable of doing work.
d) are not skilled
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following sectors is the largest employer in India?
a) Secondary
b) Tertiary
c) Primary
d) IT sector
Answer: c

Question: What was the average rate of growth of employment during 1950-2010?
a) 1 percent
b) 2 percent
c) 5 percent
d) 10 percent
Answer: b

Question: Person who are engaged in their own farm or non-farm enterprises are called as
a) Workers
b) Self-employed
c) Employees
d) None
Answer: b

Question: Inflation means.
a) Rise in prices of only selected items
b) The continuous rise in the general price level
c) Rise in a general price level
d) A continuous rise in the general price level over a long period
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following activities can be included in the primary sector?
a) Making Sugar from sugar cane
b) Cultivating sugar cane
c) Providing storage facility for the grains
d) Giving loans to the farmer
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following is false regarding India Vision 2020 : Employment
a) By the year 2020 primary sector’s employment in total workforce is expected to increase to less than 45 % percent
b) Increase role of SME’s which create majority of jobs
c) India need to generate in the order of 200 million additional employment opportunities over the next two decades
d) None
Answer: a