Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues
2 Board Economics previous year questions on Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues — options free on every question; 1 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.
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 |
(i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)
(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:\((i)-(c),(ii)-(b),(iii)-(a),(iv)-(d)\)
Identify which of the following highlights a highly relevant issue associated with evolving employment trends in India’s labour market. 1
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