Labour Force

Q. Identify the activity that absorbs most of the labour in the secondary sector.

1. Agriculture
2. Biotechnology
3. Small-scale manufacturing
4. Large-scale manufacturing

Q. Which activities help people in earning money?

1. Illegal activities
2. Hoarding activities
3. Economic activities
4. Social activities

Q. People who are not engaged in any economic activity and are not willing to take up a job are called unemployed.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the sectors is not a part of the classification in terms of occupational pattern?

1. Primary sector
2. Secondary sector
3. Private sector
4. Tertiary sector

Q. Who is responsible for establishing the indicators related to unemployment?

1. RSSO
2. NSSO
3. TSSO
4. ISSO

Q. The age group between years is used for the computation of the workforce.

1. 12–60
2. 15–60
3. 21–65
4. 5–14

Q. Who comprise the dependant population in a labour force?

1. Children
2. Men
3. Women
4. Senior citizens

Q. Who among the options is/are not considered to be a part of the labour force?

1. Children
2. Women
3. Senior citizens
4. Farmers

Q. Who among the following comes under the category of dependent population?

1. College graduates
2. Senior citizens
3. Skilled labourers
4. Bank managers

Q. Identify the most appropriate meaning of an unemployed person.

1. A person who is engaged in any economic activity.
2. A person who is not engaged in any economic activity.
3. A person who is not engaged in any economic activity and is looking for work.
4. A person who is engaged in an economic activity but is looking for a better job.