CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2023-24: question 26
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section B, question 26, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q26 · 1 mark · MCQEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues
Read the following statements carefully:
Statement 1: The nature of unemployment problem in India is uni-faceted.
Statement 2: Worker-Population ratio is an indicator used for analysing the employment situation in a country.
In light of the given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following:
- (A)Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
- (B)Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
- (C)Both Statements 1 and 2 are true.
- (D)Both Statements 1 and 2 are false
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Hints
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Hint 1
How many kinds of unemployment can you name in India?
Hint 2
What does WPR measure?
Step-by-step solution
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Statement 1 is false: unemployment in India is multi-faceted (open, disguised, seasonal, educated unemployment).
- 1 mark
Statement 2 is true: the worker-population ratio is an indicator used to analyse the employment situation. Option (B).
Answer: (B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
Where the marks are
- Multi-faceted unemployment; WPR measures employment (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
- Topic: Workers, Worker-Population Ratio and Employment Structure
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