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Types of unemployment - class-XI

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____________ sector has highest rate of disguised unemployment.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Service

  3. Industrial

  4. Construction


Correct Option: A

 _________ unemployment is associated with trade cycles.

  1. Cyclical

  2. frictional

  3. technological

  4. disguised


Correct Option: A

EAS stands for _______.

  1. Employment Assurance Scheme.

  2. Employment Assistance scheme

  3. Essential Assistance Scheme

  4. European Assistance Scheme


Correct Option: A

______ refers to the persons who are not willing to work at the existing wage rate.

  1. Voluntary unemployed

  2. Disguised unemployed

  3. Semi employed

  4. Frictional unemployment


Correct Option: A

Rural unemployment in India is mainly of the ______ type. 

  1. industrial

  2. educated

  3. seasonal and disguised

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C

Urban unemployment in India is mainly of ______ type.

  1. industrial

  2. educated

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: C

_________ means persons who did not find work on a day or some days during the survey week.

  1. Daily status unemployment

  2. Weekly status unemployment

  3. Chronic unemployment

  4. Disguised employment


Correct Option: A

Seasonal unemployment is most common in____.

  1. agriculture

  2. mining

  3. interior decoration

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: A

Difficulties in getting workers and vacancies together leads to ______ unemployment.

  1. voluntary

  2. frictional

  3. casual

  4. disguised


Correct Option: B

When marginal output of a worker is zero, it is a case of ______ unemployment.

  1. open

  2. disguised

  3. chronic

  4. technological


Correct Option: B

When contribution to the production is almost zero / nil is called ______ unemployment.

  1. disguised

  2. cyclical

  3. chronic

  4. structural


Correct Option: A

Unemployment in which some workers are temporarily out of work while changing their job is called _____________.

  1. seasonal unemployment

  2. cyclical unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. voluntary unemployment


Correct Option: C

Unemployment, where marginal product of labour is zero or negative, is called __________________.

  1. Voluntary unemployment

  2. Technological unemployment

  3. Frictional unemployment

  4. Disguised unemployment


Correct Option: D

The phenomenon of structural unemployment is _________.

  1. temporary

  2. chronic

  3. seasonal

  4. cyclical


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Structural unemployment is a form of unemployment caused by a mismatch between the skills that workers in the economy can offer, and the skills demanded of workers by employers (also known as the skills gap). Since  it requires either migration or re-training, structural unemployment can be chronic or long-term and slow to fix.

Seasonal unemployment is associated with the________.

  1. private sector industry

  2. Public sector industry

  3. agriculture sector

  4. transport sector


Correct Option: C

Disguised unemployment generally exists in __________.

  1. manufacturing sector

  2. agriculture

  3. small scale industries

  4. urban societies


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The term was first coined in $1934$ by Prof Joan Robinson. Disguised unemployment refers to the employment of a person whose marginal productivity is zero, i.e, he does not contribute anything in the production process. If disguised unemployed people are withdrawn from a particular sector and transferred to other sector, the productivity of the sector will remain unaffected. Such a condition exists in majorly in the agricultural sector.

Disguised unemployment refers to the situation when _____________.

  1. people seems occupied on a full time basis even though the services they render require less than full time

  2. workers are underpaid despite doing full time job

  3. there is a co-existence of unemployment and inflation

  4. the economy experiences under employment equilibrium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Disguised unemployment refers to the employment of a person whose marginal productivity is zero, i.e, he does not contribute anything in the production process. If disguised unemployed people are withdrawn from a particular sector and transferred to other sector, the productivity of the sector will remain unaffected.

When a person is unemployed for a few months in the year owing to seasonal nature of the activity, it is called _____.

  1. disguised unemployment

  2. open unemployment

  3. seasonal Unemployment

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In seasonal unemployment, a person is unemployed for a short period. Or, we can say that a person gets employed for a short time. Both statements are correct. For example, hot coffee drinks seller is only employed during the winter season. 

The type of unemployment where a person only appears to be working but adds no additional output to the activity is _______.

  1. open unemployment

  2. seasonal unemployment

  3. disguised unemployment

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Disguised unemployment is a sort of unemployment in which people are visibly employed but are in fact unemployed. In simple words, here worker's productivity is zero. 
So, his absence or presence doesn't effects the overall output. 

The type of unemployment that includes those persons who are unemployed for an intervening period of change over in job for better job is known as _______.

  1. seasonal unemployment

  2. voluntary unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. technical unemployment


Correct Option: C

Unemployment due to a mismatch between skill possessed and present available jobs is known as _________.

  1. cyclical unemployment

  2. structural unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. seasonal unemployment


Correct Option: B

In an agricultural family all the family members are working the farmland of the family. Due to addition of two more person in the family they are also working in the farmland of the family with no additional increase in farm output. This type of unemployment is known as _________.

  1. cyclical unemployment

  2. disguised unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. seasonal unemployment


Correct Option: B

Unemployment caused due to cyclical changes in the economy are called __________.

  1. cyclical unemployment

  2. seasonable unemployment

  3. disguised unemployment

  4. temporary unemployment


Correct Option: A

Unemployment caused by trade cycles is known as_____.

  1. cyclical unemployment

  2. seasonal unemployment

  3. long term unemployment

  4. disguised unemployment


Correct Option: A

Retrenchment of staff due to introduction of ATMs in Banks is referred to ________ unemployment.

  1. cyclical

  2. frictional

  3. technological

  4. disguised


Correct Option: C

When a person is temporarily out of work while changing job it refers to ________ unemployment.

  1. frictional

  2. seasonal

  3. cyclical

  4. technological


Correct Option: A

During general downturn of business activities we find _______.

  1. seasonal unemployment

  2. cyclical unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. structural unemployment


Correct Option: B

In _________ unemployment, productivity of labour is nil or negative.

  1. disguised

  2. chronic

  3. technological

  4. structural


Correct Option: A

In India, the type of unemployment is mostly _________.

  1. disguised

  2. chronic

  3. technological

  4. structural


Correct Option: D

"Some workers are temporarily out of job" is a phenomenon of which type of unemployment.

  1. Voluntary

  2. Frictional

  3. Casual

  4. Seasonal


Correct Option: B

__________ means persons who did not find even an hour of work during the survey week.

  1. Daily status unemployment

  2. Weekly status unemployment

  3. Chronic unemployment

  4. Disguised employment


Correct Option: B

Voluntary Unemployment arises when a person_____.

  1. is unwilling to work at prevailing wage rate

  2. gets a continuous flow of income from his property, and need not work

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: C

Frictional Unemployment arises when____.

  1. some workers are temporarily out of work while changing job

  2. work is suspended due to strikes or lockouts

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: C

If a person gets a continuous flow of income from his property or other sources, and hence need not work, it is a case of ______ unemployment.

  1. voluntary

  2. frictional

  3. casual

  4. disguised


Correct Option: A

______ Unemployment is caused by imperfect mobility of labour.

  1. Voluntary

  2. Frictional

  3. Casual

  4. Disguised


Correct Option: B

______ unemployment arises due to short-term contracts, which are terminable any time.

  1. voluntary

  2. frictional

  3. casual

  4. disguised


Correct Option: C

Frictional unemployment is a ______ phenomenon.

  1. permanent

  2. temporary

  3. long-term

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Casual unemployment arises due to ______ contracts.

  1. long-term

  2. short-term

  3. medium-term

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Casual unemployment is common in____.

  1. construction

  2. catering

  3. agriculture

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Frictional unemployment exists in an economy due to_____.

  1. lack of trained employees

  2. imperfect information about availability of manpower and the opportunities

  3. ceiling on production levels by manufactures

  4. decrease in demand for products


Correct Option: B

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

  1. structural.

  2. chronic.

  3. disguised.

  4. cyclical.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A situation of employment in which a person is apparently employed but contribution to the production is almost nil is called disguised unemployment. This is a case of marginal productivity of labour being zero and is generally found in the agricultural sector.

In which type of unemployment would a shift in surplus labour from one sector to another, will lead to an increase in productivity and the national output?

  1. structural unemployment.

  2. frictional unemployment.

  3. disguised unemployment.

  4. cyclical unemployment.


Correct Option: A

Which type of unemployment arises due to changes in the regional and occupational patterns of job vacancies, which does not match the profile of a the existing workers?

  1. Disguised unemployment.

  2. Frictional unemployment.

  3. Structural unemployment.

  4. Cyclical unemployment.


Correct Option: C

When industries offer employment for only a certain period of time in a year, it leads to ______ unemployment.

  1. structural

  2. frictional

  3. casual

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: D

When the economy is not able to absor the increasing number of people coming to labour market in search of jobs, it is a case of ______ unemployment.

  1. frictional

  2. structural

  3. casual

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: B

You are the factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers if 10 workers are retrenched by you without loss of production then this situation be described as ______.

  1. open unemployment

  2. disguised unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. seasonal unemployment


Correct Option: B

Occupational Structure means____.

  1. number of people living in a country

  2. size of working force in a country

  3. distribution of working force among the different occupations

  4. the nature of different occupation


Correct Option: C

When people engaged in certain work or activities remain unemployment during the off-season, it leads to ______ unemployment.

  1. structural

  2. frictional

  3. seasonal

  4. casual


Correct Option: C

Structural unemployment results due to____.

  1. change caused by the introduction of new machines, labour saving devices and improvement in method of production

  2. change caused by recessionary and depressionary phases of the economy

  3. change caused by high population growth, primitive state of technology, low capital formation and vicious circle of poverty etc.

  4. change caused by a decline in demand for production in particular industry and consequent disinvestment and reduction in its manpower requirement


Correct Option: D

When there is a decline in demand for production in a particular industry, it leads to ______ unemployment.

  1. structural

  2. frictional

  3. casual

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: A

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

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

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 2

  4. 12


Correct Option: C

Disguised Unemployment in India is maximum in___.

  1. agricultural sector

  2. secondary sector

  3. tertiary sector

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Disguised employment refers to____.

  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


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.

  1. structural

  2. chronic

  3. disguised

  4. cyclical


Correct Option: C

Which of these explains Disguised Unemployment?

  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.


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is false?

  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.


Correct Option: B

Which of these explains technological Unemployment?

  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.


Correct Option: A

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

  1. open

  2. disguised

  3. chronic

  4. technological


Correct Option: C

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

  1. One half.

  2. One third.

  3. One fourth.

  4. One fifth.


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  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.


Correct Option: B

Which of these explains seasonal unemployment?

  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 there is decline in demand for production in a particular industry.

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


Correct Option: D

Which of these explains structural unemployment?

  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 there is decline in demand for production in a particular industry.

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


Correct Option: C

When some people in a society are unwilling to work at the prevailing wage rate and there are people who have income from property or some other sources and need not work, such people ________________.

  1. Casually unemployed.

  2. Chronically unemployed.

  3. Voluntarily unemployed.

  4. Disguisedly unemployed.


Correct Option: C

Some people who are unwilling to work at the prevailing wage rate is called ___________.

  1. frictional unemployment

  2. casual unemployment

  3. disguised unemployment

  4. voluntary unemployment.


Correct Option: D

Which type of unemployment occurs in an economy as a result of a general downturn in business activity? 

  1. Structural unemployment

  2. Cyclical unemployment

  3. Frictional unemployment

  4. Voluntary unemployment.


Correct Option: B

Disguised unemployment refers to _________.

  1. persons with no jobs

  2. more persons employed for a job which less can accomplish

  3. unemployment among woman

  4. unemployment of people whoa are above 60 years of age.


Correct Option: B

Unemployment when some workers are temporarily out of work while changing jobs is called __________.

  1. voluntary unemployment

  2. technological unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. disguised unemployment


Correct Option: C

Most of the disguised unemployment in India is found in the __________ sector.

  1. agricultural

  2. industrial

  3. export

  4. banking


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Disguised unemployment is when any person is employed but actually is not adding anything in the production. In simpler words when there are no marginal additions made a worker i.e. if that worker stops working it won't affect the output that is when he is unemployed in disguised manner. Such kind of unemployment in agriculture is found in the highest level in agriculture because majority of the agriculture activities involve labour also it is done as a family business hence finding out the contribution of every individual becomes difficult.

Seasonal unemployment refers mainly to _________.

  1. private sector industry

  2. public sector industry

  3. agriculture

  4. banks


Correct Option: C

When some workers tend to be displaced by machines, it is called ___________.

  1. voluntary unemployment

  2. technological unemployment

  3. frictional unemployment

  4. disguised unemployment


Correct Option: B

When unemployment tends to be a long term feature of a country it is called ___________.

  1. voluntary unemployment

  2. disguised unemployment

  3. casual unemployment

  4. chronic unemployment.


Correct Option: D

Voluntary unemployment may be a national waste of __________.

  1. capital

  2. wealth

  3. human resources

  4. natural resources.


Correct Option: C

The nature of usual unemployment in India is ________.

  1. seasonal

  2. disguised

  3. chronic

  4. fractional.


Correct Option: C

Disguised unemployment is a state in which the ___________.

  1. marginal product of labour rises

  2. marginal product of labour is nil

  3. number of persons available for work are less than the input requirement

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to:
(i) Agricultural sector
(ii) Rural area
(iii) Industrial sector
(iv) Urban area
Select aspects of the Indian economy.

  1. (i) and (ii) only

  2. (ii) and (iv) only

  3. (iii) and (iv) only

  4. (i) and (iii) only


Correct Option: A

According to _________ measure, a person is said to be employed for the week even if he is employed only for a day during the week.

  1. usual status.

  2. current weekly status.

  3. current daily status.

  4. current yearly status.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Current weekly status is a approach used to measure unemployment under which the data of seven days preceding the date of survey is used; and a person is said to be employed if he or she is employed for at least one hour on any one day of the week in consideration.

Open unemployment refers to ___________.

  1. usual status

  2. weekly status

  3. daily status

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
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