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Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

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Q1 FREE PREVIEW

Match the terms given in Column I with their respective meanings in Column II. Select the correct option. 1

Column I

Column II

(i) Seasonal Unemployment

(a) Private enterprises hiring less than 10 employees

(ii) Self-employed

(b) Workers using their own resources to earn livelihood

(iii) Unorganised Sector

(c) Unemployment occurring in a specific season

(iv) Disguised Unemployment

(d) Zero Marginal Productivity

a

(i)-(d); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(b); (iv)-(c)

b

(i)-(b); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(c); (iv)-(d)

c

(i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)

d

(i)-(c); (ii)-(d); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(b)

✓ Correct answer: c)

(i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)

Explanation

(C) (i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)

Explanation:

(i) Seasonal Unemployment → (c)

This type of unemployment occurs during a particular season, especially in agriculture.

(ii) Self-employed → (b)

Self-employed persons use their own resources to earn income, such as shopkeepers and farmers.

(iii) Unorganised Sector → (a)

It includes small private enterprises employing less than 10 workers without formal regulations.

(iv) Disguised Unemployment → (d)

In this situation, some workers have zero marginal productivity, meaning removing them does not affect output.

Hence, the correct matching is:\((i)-(c),(ii)-(b),(iii)-(a),(iv)-(d)\)

Q2

Identify which of the following highlights a highly relevant issue associated with evolving employment trends in India’s labour market. 1

a

Progressive increase in the share of permanent salaried employees

b

Increase in the proportion of casually employed individuals

c

Expansion of self-employment avenues in all regions

d

Significant rise in job opportunities within the formal sector

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