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When manual effort is replaced by mechanical effort and thereby workers are rendered jobless, it is called as ______ unemployment.

  1. frictional

  2. structural

  3. technological

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: C

Cyclical unemployment is a ______ phenomenon.

  1. permanet

  2. temporary

  3. long-term

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Technological unemployment is caused by____.

  1. introduction of new machinery

  2. improvement in method of production

  3. use of labour-saving devices

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

When there is an unemployment attributed to recession, it is called as ______ unemployment.

  1. cyclical

  2. structural

  3. technological

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: A

Structural unemployment is due to____.

  1. inflationary condition

  2. heavy industry bias

  3. shortage of raw materials

  4. inadequate productive capacity


Correct Option: B

During the recessionary phase of Trade Cycle____.

  1. aggregate demand falls

  2. there is disinvestment, decline in production

  3. there is unemployment

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Cyclical unemployment can be overcome by____.

  1. increasing total expenditure and pushing up effective demand

  2. easy-money policy

  3. deficit financing

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

When workers tend to be replaced by machines and technological improvements, it is known as____.

  1. industrial unemployment

  2. technological unemployment

  3. chronic unemployment

  4. seasonal unemployment


Correct Option: B

Which type of unemployment takes place in the economy when there is a business downturn?

  1. Frictional unemployment.

  2. Structural unemployment.

  3. Cyclical unemplyment.

  4. Unstructured unemployment.


Correct Option: C

In disguised unemployment marginal productivity of labour becomes___.

  1. zero

  2. one

  3. infinite

  4. doubles


Correct Option: A