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Questions Related to economics

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Employment exchanges are not working efficiently in India.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Unemployment refers to unemployed people in the age group of 15 to 60 years.

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

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Problem of unemployment of India and Japan are the same.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna was launched in __________.

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

  1. December 2001

  2. April 2002

  3. May 1999

  4. September 2003

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Correct Option: A

Over the years, in the Indian economy  _______.

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

  1. the proportion of labour in primary sector has increased and that in secondary & tertiary sector has decreased.

  2. the proportion of labour in primary sector has decreased and that in secondary and tertiary sector has increased.

  3. no specific trend has been observed

  4. none of the above is true

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Correct Option: B

Whether a big population is an asset or a liability depends upon economy to economy (True/False) 

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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Can't say

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Among the above mentioned countries, unemployment rate is lowest in which country?

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

  1. Pakistan

  2. Malaysia

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. India

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Correct Option: B

Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) aimed at providing assured employment of _______ of unskilled manual work to the rural poor who are in need of employment and seeking it.

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

  1. 50 days

  2. 100 days

  3. 150 days

  4. 200 days

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Correct Option: B

The Government of India introduced Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) with effect from _______ in rural areas in 1778 blocks of 261 districts.

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

  1. 2nd October, 1953

  2. 2nd October, 1963

  3. 2nd October, 1993

  4. 2nd October, 2003

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Correct Option: C

Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?

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

  1. Geeta Shrivastav

  2. Manoj Malhotra

  3. Pankaj Saran

  4. Nikunj Khanna

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pankaj Saran, the 1982-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS), has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). He will at post for a period of two years, on deputation basis initially till the date of his superannuation, i.e., November 30, 2018, then on re-employment on contract basis. Currently, he is Indias envoy to Russia. 

He served twice in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) first as Deputy Secretary/ Director during 1995 and 1999, and then as the Joint Secretary between 2007 and 2012. Former chief of the Intelligence Bureau, Ajit Doval is the National Security Adviser (NSA). He is assisted by Deputy National Security Advisers. Ex-chief of Indias external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Rajinder Khanna was in January 2018 also appointed as the Deputy NSA.