Employment in the Sectors

Q.

Which Sector Contributes Most to the GDP of India?

Q. Identify the reason for the primary sector being the largest employer in India.

1. Not enough jobs were created in the secondary and tertiary sectors
2. Decrease in the demand for services
3. Decrease in the income level of the consumers
4. Not enough clothes to work on in the secondary and tertiary sectors

Q. Disguised unemployment is mostly found in the tertiary sector.

1. False
2. True

Q.

“Employment structure is characterized by self-employment in the primary sector.” Explain the statement

Q. Assertion (A): Repair persons and daily wage earners are very productive in tertiary sectors.

Reason (R): Repair persons and daily wage earners are unskilled and therefore, they are mostly employed on a short-term basis.

1. A is true but R is false
2. A is false but R is true
3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
4. Both A and R are true but R is the incorrect explanation of A

Q. Who faces the maximum case of disguised unemployment in India?

1. Business owners
2. Agricultural workers
3. Industrial workers
4. Government officers

Q. The sector is the largest employer in India.

1. tertiary
2. service
3. primary
4. secondary

Q. Identify the reason for underemployment.

1. Working less than their capacity
2. Lack of interest towards work
3. Low payment of wages
4. Laziness

Q. “In India, there are more people in agriculture than necessary.” Which of the following captures the essence of this statement?

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1. The agricultural sector produces more than its potential.
2. Agriculture is a labour-intensive sector.
3. There is disguised unemployment in the agriculture sector.
4. Agriculture is a lucrative activity.

Q.

Full form of NREGA.What are its features?

Q. Which of the following rights does Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 provide?

1. Right to equal pay
2. Right to protest
3. Right to education
4. Right to work

Q. What term is associated with the type of unemployment in which more number of people work than actually needed?

1. Overemployment
2. Underemployment
3. Disguised unemployment
4. Seasonal unemployment

Q. Identify the alternate term for underemployment.

1. Stable unemployment
2. Distinct unemployment
3. Disguised unemployment
4. Low unemployment