Unemployment in Urban Areas

Q.

Why is educated but unemployed, a peculiar problem of India?

Q. Which among the following authority in India is responsible for collecting and publishing data related to unemployment?

1. National Labour Survey Office
2. National Sample Survey Office
3. National Sample Survey Organization
4. International Sample Survey Office

Q. Which of the following is related to 'frictional unemployment'?

1. Unemployed due to seasonal variation in demand
2. Unemployed for a short duration while switching from one job to another
3. Unemployed due to lack of skills, even after having the willingness to work
4. Unemployed due to lack of educational qualifications

Q. Sriram was working in a textile factory. The employers of the factory brought machines to speed up the process, and Sriram lost his job because of this. Now, he is actively looking for a new job.
Identify the type of unemployment in the above case.

1. Industrial unemployment
2. Seasonal unemployment
3. Structural unemployment
4. Educated unemployment

Q. Savitha is a postgraduate. However, she is unemployed. Her consistent efforts to find a job have been fruitless.

Identify the type of unemployment.

1. Disguised unemployment
2. Seasonal unemployment
3. Educated unemployment
4. Voluntary unemployment

Q. Choose the correct pairs of words with their closest meanings in the context of types of unemployment.

1. Frictional
2. Industrial
3. Find a new job
4. Disguised
5. Industry change
6. Extra workers

Q. Rishi grows rice on his farm. After the rice is harvested, he does not work at the field.
On the other hand, Saloni works in an office, but she is unhappy with her job, and so she quits. After two months, she gets a new job.

Are both of them unemployed? State reasons for the same.

1. No, both of them will be considered employed.
2. Only Saloni is unemployed for a few months.
3. Only Rishi is unemployed for a few months.
4. Yes. Rishi is seasonally unemployed and Saloni is frictionally unemployed.