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Match the terms given in… (Class 12 Economics 2026, Q24)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 24

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 24, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 1 mark · MCQEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Match the terms given in Column-I with their respective meaning in Column-II. Select the correct option :

Column-IColumn-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 specific season
(iv)Disguised Unemployment(d)Zero Marginal Productivity
  1. (A)(i)-(d); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(b); (iv)-(c)
  2. (B)(i)-(b); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(c); (iv)-(d)
  3. (C)(i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)
  4. (D)(i)-(c); (ii)-(d); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(b)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Match the easiest pair (seasonal) first.

Hint 2

Which term means extra workers add nothing to output?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Seasonal unemployment occurs in a specific season (c); self-employed workers use their own resources to earn a livelihood (b).

  2. The unorganised sector covers private enterprises hiring fewer than 10 workers (a); disguised unemployment means zero marginal productivity (d). Option (C).

    1 mark

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

Where the marks are

  • Correct matching of all four terms (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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