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Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the programme launched by the Govt of India for developing desert areas? 

  1. DRDA

  2. CAPART

  3. DDP

  4. IRDP


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

DDP stand for Desert Development Programme and was launched in 1977-78. 

Which of the following programmes was launched to further improve the facilities of irrigation in rural India?

  1. National Social Assistance programme

  2. Construction of Kiosks for the poor

  3. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna

  4. National Watershed Development Programme


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are the goals of the Bharat Nirman?
A) To bring additional one crore hectare under assured irrigation
B) To provide cooked food to about 12 crore children in their school itself
C) To construct 60 lakh additional houses for the rural poor.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: D

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

  1. population

  2. population excluding children

  3. labour force

  4. population excluding the aged


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?

  1. Cyclical unemployment

  2. Frictional unemployment

  3. Disguised unemployment in the rural sector

  4. Urban unemployment among the educated classes


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 _________.

  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


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.

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given in the brackets.
Unemployment during recession is called ______ unemployment.

  1. cyclical

  2. frictional

  3. structural

  4. voluntary


Correct Option: A

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Disguisedly unemployed labour has ______ marginal productivity. 

  1. zero

  2. one

  3. minimum

  4. maximum


Correct Option: A

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Introduction of computer causes ______ unemployment.

  1. technological

  2. structural

  3. frictional

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

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Unemployment during the off season is called ______ unemployment.

  1. urban

  2. seasonal

  3. disguised

  4. involuntary


Correct Option: B