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Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Unemployment prevailing in Indian farms is _______.

  1. open unemployment

  2. disguised unemployment

  3. seasonal unemployment

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Economists call unemployment prevailing in Indian farms as disguised unemployment. One study conducted in the late 1950s showed about one-third of agriculture workers in India as disguisedly unemployed. Suppose a farmer has four acres of land and he actually needs only two workers and himself to carry out various operations on his farm in a year, but if he employs five workers and his family members such as his wife and children, this situation is known as disguised unemployment.
Productivity does not increase with additional workers.
Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given in the brackets.
Post graduate working as a peon is called ______.

  1. under employment

  2. unemployment

  3. structural unemployment

  4. seasonal employment

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Underemployment occurs when a person's skills, education, or experience exceed the requirements of their current job. A postgraduate working as a peon is a classic example of credential mismatch. The term 'under employment' (two words) is used here to describe this phenomenon. Unemployment means no work at all, while structural and seasonal refer to specific causes of joblessness, not credential mismatch.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

When due to introduction of new machinery, some workers tend to be replaced by machines, it is termed as ____________ unemployment.

  1. structural

  2. technological

  3. mechanical

  4. seasonal.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When due to introduction of new machinery (change in technology) some workers tend to be replaced by machines; their unemployment is termed as Technological unemployment.

Multiple choice economics income-output determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Aggregate Supply and __________ are always equal.

  1. National Income

  2. Aggregate Demand

  3. Marginal Propensity to save are always equal.

  4. Average Propensity to Consume
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aggregate supply refers to the desired level of output in the economy during an accounting year. It is through this output only that the producer sector generates income. Therefore, aggregate supply= consumption + savings. 

Multiple choice economics income determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

The gap by which actual aggregate demand exceeds the aggregate supply required to establish full employment equilibrium is known as ______.

  1. Deficient Demand

  2. Deflationary gap

  3. Inflationary Gap

  4. Excess Demand
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Inflationary gap is the excess of aggregate demand over and above its level required to maintain full employment equilibrium in the economy. It implies two things-
1) Planned aggregate demand in the economy happens to exceed its full employment level.
2) The level of aggregate demand surpasses the level of aggregate supply even when the available factors are fully utilized.
Multiple choice economics income determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Effective demand is determined at the point of equality between aggregate demand and aggregate supply. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The point at which aggregate demand (AD)  is equals aggregate supply (AS) is the point of effective demand  because at this level there is no tendency for income and output to change and the market is entirely clear.

Multiple choice economics income determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

If aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply, the income rises. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

True.

When Aggregate demand  is more than Aggregate supply, then the planned inventory would fall below the desired level. To bring back the Inventory at the desired level, the producers expand the output More output means more income. Rise in output means rise in AS and rise in income means rise in AD. 

Multiple choice economics income-output determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Which among the following determinants of aggregate supply are held to be constant in the short run?

  1. Natural resources

  2. Stock of capital

  3. State of technical knowledge

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Aggregate supply refers to the sales proceeds from the desired level of output in the economy during an accounting year. It is through this output only that the producer sector generates income in the economy at any given level of employment. The determinants of aggregate supply are natural resources, Human resources which refers to labor, stock of capital which refers to machinery and tools used in production and state of technical knowledge.

Multiple choice economics income-output determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Which among the following determinants of aggregate supply is held to be variable in the short run?

  1. Human resources

  2. Stock of capital

  3. State of technology

  4. Natural resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aggregate supply refers to the sales proceeds from the desired level of output in the economy during an accounting year. Human resources which refers to labor is held to be variable in short run as its application can be changed depending on the requirement of the output in the market. Human resources can be increased or decreased as per the requirement in the market. 

Multiple choice economics income-output determination unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

Aggregate supply refers to the total value of output of goods and services produced in an economy in a year.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aggregate supply refers to the desired level of output in the economy during an accounting year. It is through this output only that the producer sector generates income. Therefore, aggregate supply= consumption + savings.