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  • Question 1
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    Small and scattered units largely outside the control of the government are in _______________.
    Solution

    The unorganised sector is characterised by small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government. There are rules and regulations but these are not followed. Jobs here are low-paid and often not regular. A lot also depends on the whims of the employer.

  • Question 2
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    Which scheme was launched by the Government of India for 'Right to Work' in September 2005?
    Solution
    NREGA- National Rural Employment Guarantee ACT was launched by the Government of India in September 2005 is a labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'Right to Work'. 
  • Question 3
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    How does the government protect people who are working in unorganized sectors in rural areas?
    (A) By providing basic needs free of cost
    (B) By providing agricultural inputs
    (C) By providing storage facilities
    (D) By providing marketing outlets
    Solution
    In the rural areas, the unorganised sector mostly comprises of landless agricultural labourers, small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers and artisans (such as weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters and goldsmiths).
     Nearly 80 per cent of rural households in India are in small and marginal farmer category. 
    These farmers need to be supported through adequate facility for timely delivery of seeds, agricultural inputs, credit, storage facilities and marketing outlets. 
  • Question 4
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    When more people are engaged in a work than required what does it indicate?
    Solution
    Disguised unemployment exists where part of the labour force is either left without work or is working in a redundant manner where worker's productivity is essentially zero. It is unemployment that does not affect aggregate output. An economy demonstrates disguised unemployment when productivity is low and too many workers are filling too few jobs.
  • Question 5
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    Unemployment is measured using _____.
    Solution

    • Usual Person's Status (UPS): Usual person status measure estimates the number of persons who may be said to be chronically unemployed.
    • Current Weekly Status (CWS): The reference period here is a week. According to this estimates a person in said to be employed for the week even if he is employed only for a day during that week.
    • Current Daily Status (CDS): The reference period here is a day. It counts every half-day's activity status of the respondent over the week.

  • Question 6
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    Poverty declined substantially in China and Southeast Asian countries as a result of rapid economic growth and massive investments in ___________.
    Solution

    In China and Southeast Asian countries, the governments invested a lot of money in human resource development. Various programmes were conducted with respect to employment creation, literacy, health and hygiene.

    All this helped to reduce poverty in these nations in the last decade.

  • Question 7
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    Underemployment occurs when people _____.
    Solution
    1:Underemployment occurs when a person does not work full time or takes a job that does not reflect their actual training and financial needs. 
    2:That is, their job doesn't use all their skills and education, or provides less than full time work. This is not the same as unemployment.
  • Question 8
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    What is the contribution of industries in India's GDP?
    Solution

    The industrial sector is one of the main sectors that contributes to the Indian GDP. The country ranks fourteenth in the factory output in the world. The industrial sector is made up of manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and electricity, water supply, and gas sectors. The industrial sector accounts for around 27.6% of India's GDP and it employs over 17% of the total workforce in the country. 

  • Question 9
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    Manufacturing industries are part of which activity?
    Solution

    All the manufacturing, processing, and construction activities are part of the secondary sector. 

  • Question 10
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    Which of the following is an economic activity?
    Solution
    The activities of earning and spending money are known as economic activities. These activities are concerned with money or wealth. When a person goes to office or to a factory to earn money, his activities are covered under economic activities.
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