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Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

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Defective education system causes _____ unemployment.

  1. educated

  2. technological

  3. frictional

  4. rural
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When the education system does not align with the skills required by the market, it leads to educated unemployment.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Labour Force consists of ________.

  1. all people officially employed or unemployed

  2. all people over the age of 18 but less than 58 years of age

  3. all youth having passed matriculate examination

  4. all the three
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The labour force is defined as the sum of employed and unemployed individuals who are willing and able to work.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in ________.

  1. Dec. 2004

  2. Dec. 2003

  3. Dec. 2000

  4. Dec. 1999
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Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched on December 25, 2000, to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected rural habitations.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was announced on ________.

  1. 2nd February 2006

  2. 2nd October 2006

  3. 1st April 2009

  4. 31st December 2009
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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005, and the scheme was launched on February 2, 2006.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

What is Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

  1. 100 days manual work of unskilled nature in a financial year to rural adult willing to work but unable to get employment

  2. 120 days skilled work every six month

  3. Work during off seasons to all adult workers

  4. 100 days work to skilled workers

  5. Poverty and Poverty Elimination Schemes
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The MGNREGA guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. This is a legal right aimed at enhancing livelihood security in rural areas.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

__________ is the implementing agency of Employment Assurance scheme.

  1. Nagar Nigam

  2. Gram Sabha

  3. Zilla Parishad

  4. Local Panchayat
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The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) was designed to be implemented through the Zilla Parishad at the district level, with the District Collector acting as the overall in-charge.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was enacted on _________.

  1. 25th August 2005

  2. 2nd October 2006

  3. 1st April 20093

  4. 1st December 2009
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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed by the Parliament of India and received the President's assent on August 25, 2005.