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Questions Related to quality of population

Unemployment rate among educated was  ______ than for uneducated. 

  1. higher

  2. lower

  3. equal

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

If in a population of $1000$ people, $400$ are in the labor force and $392$ are employed, what is the unemployment rate?

  1. $2\%$

  2. $8\%$

  3. $6\%$

  4. $4\%$


Correct Option: A

Measure estimates the number of persons who may be said to be chronically unemployed.

  1. Usual status

  2. Current weekly status.

  3. Current daily status.

  4. Current yearly status.


Correct Option: A

Work force refers to the part of _______________.

  1. labour force, which is employed.

  2. population, which is unemployed.

  3. population, which is forced to work.

  4. labour force, which is unemployed.


Correct Option: A

During 2008-09, more than_____crore households were provided employment under the scheme of Mahatma Gandhi National rural employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGS).

  1. 5.49

  2. 6.47

  3. 5.5

  4. none


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is measures of Unemployment?

  1. Usual Status.

  2. Current Weekly Status.

  3. Current Daily Status.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Situation, where some people are unwilling to work at the prevailing wage rate, is called _____________.

  1. Voluntary unemployment

  2. Technological unemployment

  3. Frictional unemployment

  4. Disguised employment


Correct Option: A

Cause of unemployment is due to ________________.

  1. lack of financial resources

  2. slow growth problem

  3. faulty employment planning

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

The primary aim of 'Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme' does not include which of the following?

  1. Lift the household above the poverty line.

  2. Provide self employment opportunities to households living below the line of poverty.

  3. Create and set up "rural productive assets.'

  4. Transform rural area into urban areas.


Correct Option: D

In India, present trend of rapid urbanization is due to ___________.

  1. influence of cinema and electronic media

  2. lack of employment opportunity in rural areas

  3. break-up of joint family system

  4. abolition of zamindari system


Correct Option: B