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Unemployment rate in India is defined as the ratio of number of persons unemployed to total __________.

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  1. population

  2. population excluding children

  3. labour force

  4. population excluding the aged

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Unemployment rate in India is defined as the ratio of number of persons unemployed to total population.

Out of the four types of unemployment mentioned below, which one is the most disturbing for the Indian economy?

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  1. Cyclical unemployment

  2. Frictional unemployment

  3. Disguised unemployment in the rural sector

  4. Urban unemployment among the educated classes

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cyclical unemployment occurs due to business depression.Frictional unemployment is a temporary short-term unemployment, which emerges due to a number of reasons.Disguised unemployment is another name of under employment when a person is employed but not to the maximum of his normal ability for want of an opportunity.But the most disturbing unemployment is of educated because due to this country is losing its human capital that has made by a considerable national spending.

The 3 sources of data on unemployment are _________.

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  1. Census of India

  2. National Sample Survey Organisations Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation

  3. Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment Exchanges

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
There are three sources of data on unemployment: Reports of Census of India, National Sample Survey Organisation’s Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation and Directorate General of Employment and Training Data of Registration with Employment Exchanges. Though they provide different estimates of unemployment, they do provide us with the attributes of the unemployed and the unemployment scenario prevailing in our country.

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Unemployment during recession is called ______ unemployment.

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  1. cyclical

  2. frictional

  3. structural

  4. voluntary

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Correct Option: A

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Disguisedly unemployed labour has ______ marginal productivity. 

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  1. zero

  2. one

  3. minimum

  4. maximum

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Correct Option: A

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Introduction of computer causes ______ unemployment.

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  1. technological

  2. structural

  3. frictional

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

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Unemployment during the off season is called ______ unemployment.

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  1. urban

  2. seasonal

  3. disguised

  4. involuntary

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Correct Option: B

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Unemployment due to power cut is called ______ unemployment.

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  1. frictional

  2. cyclical

  3. seasonal

  4. voluntary

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Correct Option: A

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Educated unemployment is ______ unemployment.

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  1. open

  2. hidden

  3. cyclical

  4. frictional

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Correct Option: A

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Employment Guarantee Scheme was started in the year ______.

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  1. 1972

  2. 1969

  3. 1970

  4. 1975

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Correct Option: A