CBSE Class 11 Economics Employment Growth Informalisation and Other Issues MCQs Set 03

Question. Which of the following statements is not true for a worker?
(a) A worker contributes to the GDP.
(b) Workers may temporarily abstain from work due to illness.
(c) Self-employed are not workers.
(d) Those who help the main workers are also workers.

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following statement is not true for a worker?
(a) A worker contributes to the GDP.
(b) Workers may temporarily abstain from work due to illness.
(c) Self-employed are not workers.
(d) Those who help the main workers are also workers.

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is not a feature of organised sector?
(a) Job Security
(b) Social security benefits
(c) Irregular payment
(d) Fixed working hours

Answer: C

Question. Fluctuations in output and employment through a sequence of boom, recession, depression and recovery known as
(a) Agriculture cycle
(b) Industrial cycle
(c) Commerce cycle
(d) Business cycle

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is not an employment generation programme?
(a) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
(b) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
(c) National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
(d) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is the cause of rural unemployment
(i) Decline in size of land holdings
(ii) Excessive use of foreign technology
(iii) Backwardness of agriculture.
(a) ii, iii
(b) i,ii
(c) i, iii
(d) None

Answer: C

Question. Out of these which of the following is a worker?
(a) Beggar
(b) Gambler
(c) Cobbler
(d) Smuggler

Answer: C

Question. Urban areas of most suffer most from
(a) Open unemployment
(b) Seasonal unemployment
(c) Disguised unemployment
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. Non-farm enterprises include
(a) Shopkeepers
(b) Professional
(c) Traders
(d) All of the options

Answer: A

Question. In a tertiary sector which of the following economic activity does not exist?
(a) Bee-keeping
(b) Teaching
(c) Banking
(d) Working in the Call Center

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is a primary sector activity?
(a) Mining and Quarrying
(b) Construction
(c) Trade
(d) Transport and Storage

Answer: A

Question. The amount of labour that workers are willing to offer corresponding to a particular wage rate called
(a) Labour force
(b) Labour supply
(c) Both
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. Long run solution of inflation lies in
(a) Enhancing supply
(b) Controlling demand
(c) Both
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. What percent of urban workers are casual labourers?
(a) 54 percent
(b) 41 percent
(c) 39 percent
(d) 18 percent

Answer: D