Jobless Growth

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What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?

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Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in the bracket: a) Employment in the service sector _________ increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not) b) Workers in the _________ sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural) c) Most of the workers in the _________ sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised) d) A _________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small) e) Cotton is a _________ product and cloth is a _________ product. [natural /manufactured] f) The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are_________ [independent / interdependent]

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Does modernisation as a planning objective create a contradiction in the light of employment generation? Explain.

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How does NSSO define unemployment?

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Why is it not easy to maintain an employment growth rate of 2% for a country like India?

Q. Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A) - At the time of independence, the Indian economy was a 'depleted economy.
Reason (R) - Depleted economy refers to an economy, where no arrangements have been made to replace the physical assets, depreciated due to excessive use. From the given options choose the correct one:

[0.80 marks]

1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

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Do you think that In the last 50 years, employment generated in the country Is commensurate with the growth of GDP in India? How?

Q. The gap between economic growth and employment growth is an indicator of .

1. unemployment
2. jobless growth
3. sectoral shift
4. primary sector boom

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Why is it not an easy thing for a country like India to maintain employment growth at 2%?

Q. Which sector of economy in India bears most of the workforce?

Q. Till 2000, which sector has been the largest employer?

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

Q. In Indian economy, primary sector refers to ________.

1. Manufacturing industries
2. Transport
3. Commerce
4. Agriculture

Q. In the year 2003, the largest producing sector in India was the tertiary sector. It was later replaced by which sector?

1. Secondary
2. Public
3. Primary
4. Organised

Q. [dummy - to be replaced] Jobless growth is a sitautaion when the level of output in the economy tends to rise without a proportionate rise in the opportunities of employment. What could be the contributing factor to this phenomenon?

1. Increase in the use of technology
2. Increase in manual unskilled worforce in rural areas
3. Increase in the proportion of workforce enaged in unorganised sector of the economy
4. Lack of willingliness among people to work

Q. Who gave the following definition?
"Economic Growth can be defined as an increase in overtime in per capita output of material goods".

1. Paul Baran
2. Jacob Viner
3. Irma Adleman
4. None

Q. Which sector provides livelihood to majority of Indians?

1. Commerce
2. Service
3. Industry
4. Agriculture

Q. In absolute terms, the number of people engaged in agricultural activities over the planning period has __________.

1. decreased
2. first increased and then decreased
3. remained constant
4. increased

Q. Periods of less than full employment of resources correspond to ___________.

1. points inside the PPC.
2. points outside the PPC.
3. points on the PPC.
4. either points inside or outside the PPC.

Q. Which of the following is the feature of Under-developed Economy?

1. Low per capita real income
2. Under-utilization of natural resources
3. Backward agriculture
4. All of the above

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Jobless growth is a sitautaion when the level of output in the economy tends to rise without a proportionate rise in the opportunities of employment. What could be the contributing factor to this phenomenon?

1. Increase in the use of technology

2. Increase in manual unskilled worforce in rural areas

3. Lack of willingliness among people to work

4. Increase in the proportion of workforce enaged in unorganised sector of the economy

Q. sector contributes the greatest portion to Gross Domestic Product today.

1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Service
4. Industry

Q. Which among the following influences the choice of method of production used by the public sector in a mixed economy?

1. Promotion of economic growth
2. Input/Factor prices
3. All of the above
4. Generation of employment opportunities

Q. A major financial newspaper while writing about the present status of the economy in India write, "The outlook in the agricultural sector gives room for optimism". What does it really mean ? [Pick up the most appropriate statement(s).]
A) The agricultural sector, which was not playing any significant role in the Indian economy, is now growing very fast and significantly.
B) The agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in the economy as its progress is still very slow.
C) Govt will not require to provide any boost-up package to the agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year.

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Only C
4. Either A or C

Q. If an economy is working at a point left to PPF curve it shows that ______.

1. the economy is working at less than the full employment level
2. the economy is at full employment level
3. the economy is country is faced with excess production
4. there is glut of imports

Q. Which one sector is highest employment in the GDP.

1. Industrial sector
2. Agricultural sector
3. Service sector
4. None of the above.

Q. Which theory suggests that economic growth will percolate down to all sectors?

1. Dispersal theory
2. Trickle down theory
3. Pump priming
4. Decentralised growth theory

Q. If in an economy, investment is greater than saving, what is the effect on the national income?

Q. In an under-developed economy, the production techniques employed are primarily _________________.

1. Capital - Intensive
2. Labour - Intensive
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. Neither (a) nor (b)

Q. Share of agriculture and their allied products in total export is about ___________ as per 2011-12.

1. 60%
2. 65%
3. 10%
4. 75%

Q. "In the past 50 years, there has been a further shift from industry to service sector for developed countries. The service sector has become the most important sector in terms of total production. Most of the working people have also made a shift and are now employed in the service sector and most of the production activities are those of services and not manufactured goods. This is the general pattern observed in developed countries”.
Is a similar pattern observed for India? Give your opinion?