Economics

Q.

What discourages woman to migrate from rural to urban areas in India? 1. Shortage of housing. 2. The high cost of living. 3. Paucity of job opportunities. 4. Lack of security in cities.

1. 1, 2 and 3

2. 2, 3 and 4

3. 1, 3 and 4

4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q. When a worker is working in an institution where he/she is not adding any real value to output, we have unemployment.

1. disguised
2. seasonal
3. educated
4. classical

Q.

A worker is an individual, who is involved in some economic activity, to earn a living.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Seasonal unemployment is in general a feature of rural unemployment
2. Disguised unemployment is in general a feature of rural unemployment
3. Disguised unemployment is in general a feature of urban unemployment
4. In the secondary sector, small scale manufacturing is the most labour absorbing in India

1. 1 & 2 only.

2. 1 & 3 only.

3. All the above

4. 1, 2 & 4 only

Q. The number of persons employed per thousand people is called ratio.

1. Participation
2. Worker-Population
3. Labour-force
4. Economic

Q. Identify the correct reasons for poor female participation in the workforce.

1. Gender Disparity
2. No Recognition
3. Traditions
4. Household Work
5. Lack of Jobs
6. Social Status
7. Surplus Incomes
8. Low Wages

Q. If the total population of economy W is 600, and the number of employed people is 200, the worker-population ratio is .

1. 20
2. 60
3. 333.33
4. 666.67

Q.

Less employment of females in comaprison to males is an indication of:

1. economic backwardness

2. social backwardness

3. both (a) and (b)

4. none of these

Q.

Compared to women, more men are found working in India. It has been observed that for every 100 urban females, only about 15 work. In rural areas, for every 100 rural women, only about 25 work. Why are women not working? What values are affected by it?

Q. Rabi crops are grown in season.

1. summer
2. monsoon
3. autumn
4. winter