Which one is the cause of unemployment in India?

1. Rapid growth of population.
2. Rising prices.
3. Increasing public expenditure.
4. Defective monetary policy.

Rate of unemployment is equal to:

1. No. of persons employed/ size of labour force × 100.
2. No. of persons unemployed/ size of labour force × 100.
3. No. of unemployed persons/ 100 × labour force.
4. None of the above.

Which of the following is/ are the reason(s) why informal sector of employment is not better?

1. Do not get regular income.
2. Dismissed without compensation.
3. No protection from government.
4. All of these.

Consumption of a product is:

1. Production activity.
2. Economic activity.
3. Both a and b.
4. None of the above.

Which form of unemployment is most common in rural areas?

1. Disguised.
2. Open.
3. Seasonal.
4. Both a and c.

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:

1. Casual unemployment.
2. Disguised unemployment.
3. Structural unemployment.
4. Seasonal unemployment.

Who of the following is expected to have most stable income?

1. Casual wage laborer.
2. Regular salaried employee.
3. Self-employed.
4. Informal sector employee.

Who of the following is employed in informal sector?

1. A private school teacher with 50 teachers.
2. Nurse in a government hospital.
3. Driver of a Chartered Accountant.
4. A police constable.

Developmental strategies in many countries, including India, have aimed at _______ the proportion of people depending on agriculture.

1. Increasing.
2. Equalisation.
3. No changing.
4. Reducing Answers.

The workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as:

1. Employees.
2. Self-employed.
3. Hired workers.
4. None of these