Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. There is no disguised unemployment in India.

2. High growth of population is the only cause of rural unemployment.

3. Joint Family System increases unemployment.

4. White collared job preference is voluntary unemployment.

5. Frictional unemployment is temporary.

Answer 1

1. This statement is False.
Explanation-
Disguised unemployment is a situation where too many people are employed in an activity, such that removal of a few does not affects the total productivity. It is a common problem in India, particularly, in the agriculture sector. In the agriculture sector often all the family members work in the fields. Even if any one or more of them is removed the production and productivity would not be affected.

2. No, this statement is False.
Explanation-
High growth of population is not the only problem that causes unemployment in rural areas. There are other factors also that work towards rural unemployment. These factors include increased dependence on monsoon, illiteracy, migration, joint family system and many others.

3. Yes, the given statement is True.
Explanation-
The joint family system is particularly responsible for disguised unemployment in the agriculture sector. Often all the members of a family are engaged in work on the farm or the family land even when they are not required actually. Even if one or more of them is removed the production and productivity will not be affected.

4. This statement is True.
Explanation-
Some people are voluntarily unemployed as they are in search of only white collared jobs. This means that they intentionally remain unemployed and leave their current jobs in search for a better one or a white collared job. In such a situation the individual voluntarily remains unemployed.

5. This statement is true.
Explanation-
Frictional unemployment refers to the type of unemployment that occurs when the people are in the middle of transiting between jobs, searching for new ones or are unemployed due to failure of machinery, etc. As these types of situations are temporary in nature, we say that frictional unemployment is temporary.