Employment : Growth, Informalisation and other Issues
Previous year questions from 2022,2023 and 2024
Ques 1 Workers who are on the permanent pay-roll of their employer are
called
workers. Choose the correct alternative to fill up the blank
(a) self-employed. (b) casual
(c) regular. (d) hired. 1M
Ques 2 Jobless growth leads to unemployment because .
Choose the correct alternative to fill up the blank
(a) Labour refuses to migrate. (b) Labour is very expensive
(c) Growth rate is low. (d) Growth is due to technological development. 1M
Ques 3 State and elaborate whether the following statement is
true or false, with valid arguments :
“Indian economy had showed satisfactory progress towards formalisation of
workforce in the recent past”. 4M
Ques 4 “In India , the self employed constitute around 60% employees.
The possible incidence of under employment is the highest among the self
employed”.
As an economist, suggest and elaborate any two measures that may be taken
to
more productive employment for the self-employed. 4M
Ques 5 Why are less women found in regular salaried employment ? 3M
Ques 6 have emerged as an important micro finance system and led to
women empowerment.
(a) NABARD. (b) Self - Help Groups
(c) Commercial banks. (d)
Land development banks. 1M Ques 7 Define Worker Population
Ratio. Discuss its usefulness. 3M
Ques 8 ‘Mr. Rishi, after completing his education, has joined his family
business but his marginal productivity is zero’. Comment upon the
employment status of Mr. Rishi. Give valid reasons in support of your
answer. 3M.
Ques 9 ‘Kavya works on her family farm and is neither paid in cash nor in the form
of grains.’ Can she be categorised as a worker? Give valid reason in
support of your answer. 3M
Ques 10 “In the late 1990’s India experienced a widening gap between the
growth of GDP and employment generation”. Discuss. 3M
Ques 11 Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose
the correct alternative from those given below.
Assertion (A) : Government can try to reduce unemployment through
special poverty removal programmes.
Reason (R) : Such poverty removal programmes directly or indirectly led
to employment generation.
1M
Ques 12 State whether the following statements are true/false, with valid arguments:
(a) Economic participation of women as homemakers is not accounted
for in the Gross Domestic Product. 2M
(b) Indian economy has shown excellent shift from informal sector to
formal sector in the recent past. 2M
Ques 13 Explain the role of education in the economic development of the nation.
4M
Ques 14 State, whether the following statements are true/false, with
valid arguments :
Indian economy has shown satisfactory progress towards formalisation of
the workforce in the recent past. 2M
Ques 15 Who is casual wage labourer? 1M
Ques 16 Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Choose the correct alternative given below.
Assertion (A) : The nature of unemployment problem in India is multi-
faceted. Reason (R) : Worker-Population ratio is an indicator used for
analysing the employment situation in a country. 1M
Ques 17 “It is necessary to create employment in the formal sector
rather than in the informal sector”
Defend or refute the statement with valid arguments. 3M
Ques 18 State with valid reason, whether the following statement is true or
false. “Self employed workers are different from hired workers”.
3M
Ques19 “In rural areas of India, more members of a family are engaged in work ,
yet the gross income of the family is generally low”.
Identify the type of unemployment indicated in the above statement and
explain the paradox associated with it. 3M
Ques 20 Discuss the need for promoting women education in India. 3M
Ques 21 Read the following statements carefully :
Statement 1 : As per the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO),
unemployment is a situation in which all those who,
owing to lack of work, are not working, but are
seeking work from prospective employers. They
express their
willingness/availability to work under the prevailing conditions of work and
remuneration.
Statement 2 : Disguised Unemployment is generally a massive
problem in a highly populated country like India.
1M
Ques 22 Worker population ratio is an indicator, used for analyzing
the employment situation in a nation. True/ false
give reason. 2M
Ques 23 Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Choose the correct alternative from those given below :
Assertion (A) : In the recent past, Indian economy has been
facing the problem of jobless growth.
Reason (R) : Jobless growth refers to a situation where an
economy is able to produce more goods and services without
generating additional employment. 1M
Ques 24 Amita is a regular worker in a private firm that
employs twelve hired workers.
(i) Is she working in the formal/informal sector ? Give valid
reasons in support of your answer. 2M
(ii) State any
two sources of data on unemployment in India. 1M
(iii) Elaborate the
need to promote women’s education in India. 3M
Ques 25 The participation rate of people in economic activities in rural
areas is more than that in urban areas. Justify the statement. 3M
Ques 26 Define disguised unemployment. State its implications on
output and employment in a country. 3M
Ques 27 From the type of workers given in Column I, identify the correct
nature of work in Column II :
Coulmn 1. Column 2
1. Cement shop owner. (i) Regular salaried
2. Construction worker (ii) Casual wage workers
3. Civil engineer. (iii) self-
employed Alternatives :
(A) 1 (i); 2 (ii); 3 (iii). (B) 1 (ii); 2 (i); 3 (iii)
(C) 1 (iii); 2 (ii); 3 (i) (D) 1 (iii); 2 (i); 3 (ii). 1M
Ques 28 Define worker population ratio and describe its usefulness. 3M
Ques 29 Define disguised unemployment. 1M
Ques 30 “In a nation like India, self employment provides an important avenue for
employment generation.
Defend or refute the statement with valid arguments. 4M
Ques 31 Read the following statements carefully-
Statement 1 -Casual workers are hired on permanent basis and also get
social security benefits.
Statement 2 - Workforce comprises, both employed and unemployed person.
1M
Good luck :)
