Unemployment in India - Types and Causes

Unemployment refers to a situation when

• people are willing to work at the existing wage rate, but are not getting work

• people are not willing to work at the existing wage rate

• there are jobs existing but people don't want to work

The number of workers engaged in a job is much more than actually required to accomplish it, this is called ....................................... .

• Disguised unemployment

• Seasonal Unemployment

• none of the above

• seasonal and disguised unemployment

Disguised unemployment is rampant in

• Urban areas of Indian

• Indian Agriculture

• Indian Cottage industry

• India's technology sector

Seasonal unemployment occurs due to

• people not wanting to work for few months

• people being lazy

• agriculture being a seasonal occupation

Which of the following is not a cause of unemployment?

• Rapid growth of population

• Rapid Economic Growth

• Joint family system

• Limited Mobility of labour

The picture shows one of the major causes of unemployment. Which from the following options do you think best describes the situation?

• Slow economic Growth

• Joint family system

• Lack of irrigation facilities

• Decay of Cottage and small industries

There is a scarcity of ......................... to eradicate unemployment

• Capital

• Population

• Joint families