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For measuring Unemployment, the term "Labour Force" includes____.

  1. employed persons

  2. unemployed persons

  3. both (a) and )b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: C

______ unemployment may result when some workers are temporarily out of work while changing job.

  1. Cycllical

  2. Voluntary

  3. Frictional

  4. Seasonal


Correct Option: C

Difficulties in getting workers and vacancies together is called____.

  1. imperfect mobility of labour

  2. perfect mobility of labour

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: A

Which of these is a cause for Unemployment in India?

  1. Over-Population.

  2. Use of Capital Intensive Technology.

  3. Gaps between Education and Job Requirments.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D

For measuring Unemployment, "Labour Force" will be ______ "Work Force".

  1. lower than

  2. higher than

  3. equal to

  4. nothing can be said


Correct Option: B

____________ unemployment refers to a situation where some workers are temporarily out of work while changing jobs.

  1. Cyclical.

  2. Voluntary.

  3. Frictional.

  4. Seasonal.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fricitional unemployment refers to a situation where some workers are temporarily unemployed while changing jobs.

The Occupational structure of India's labour force since 1951 has____.

  1. changed significantly

  2. remained more or less static

  3. moved against services and in favour of agriculture

  4. shown trends which cannot be titled in any pattern.


Correct Option: B

If in a population of 1000 people, 400 people are in the labour force, 392 are employed, what is the unemployment rate?

  1. 2%

  2. 8%

  3. 6%

  4. 4%


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Usual Satus

  2. Current Weekly Status

  3. Current Daily Status

  4. Current Yearly Status


Correct Option: B

___________ measure estimates the number of persons who may be said to be chronically unemployed.

  1. Usual status

  2. Current weekly status

  3. Current daily status

  4. Current yearly status


Correct Option: A