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When 5 workers are sufficient and 7 workers are actually employed, then the number of disguised unemployed is___.

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  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 2

  4. 12

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Correct Option: C

Disguised Unemployment in India is maximum in___.

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  1. agricultural sector

  2. secondary sector

  3. tertiary sector

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

Disguised employment refers to____.

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  1.  a situation where there are more employees and some having zero marginal productivity

  2. less employees plus zero marginal productivity

  3. both of the above

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

A situation of employment in which a person is apparently employed but his contribution to the production is almost nil is called ______ unemployment.

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  1. structural

  2. chronic

  3. disguised

  4. cyclical

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Correct Option: C

Which of these explains Disguised Unemployment?

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  1. When manual effort is replaced by mechanical effort and thereby workers are rendered jobless.

  2. When extra workers are employed and their removal will not affect the volume of total output.

  3. When these is a deadline in demand for production in particular industry.

  4. When industries offer employment for only a certain period of time in a year.

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is false?

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  1. Minimization of unemployment rate is an accepted goal of macroeconomic policy.

  2. Business Cycle have no effect on unemployment rates.

  3. During a recession, when output falls, the demand for labour falls and the unemployment rate increases.

  4. During a boom, the unemployment rate falls as the demand for labor increases.

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Correct Option: B

Which of these explains technological Unemployment?

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  1. When manual effort is replaced by mechanical effort and thereby workers are rendered jobless.

  2. When extra workers are employed and their removal will not affect the volume of the total output.

  3. When these is a decline in demand in production in particular industry.

  4. When industries offer employment for only a certain period of time in a year.

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Correct Option: A

When unemployment tends to be long-term feature of a country, it is called ______ unemployment.

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  1. open

  2. disguised

  3. chronic

  4. technological

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Correct Option: C

How much proportion of India's population is disguisedly unemployed?

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  1. One half.

  2. One third.

  3. One fourth.

  4. One fifth.

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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  1. Workers employed in Sugar Mills face seasonal unemployment.

  2. Due to introduction of new machinery, labour saving device etc. this structure replaced by machine is termed as Structural Unemployment.

  3. Frictional Unemployment is temporary phenomenon.

  4. Disguised Unemployment refers to a situation where removal of some workers will not affect the volume of total output.

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Correct Option: B