Q. Study the picture and answer the questions that follow:
It is an activity of which sector?
- (a) Primary sector
- (b) Secondary sector
- (c) Tertiary sector
- (d) None of the above
- Ans. (c) Tertiary sector
Q. Which of the following options best signifies the picture?
- (a) Education
- (b) Training
- (c) Health
- (d) None of these
- Ans. (a) Education
Q. Which of the following options best signifies the picture?
- (a) Seasonal unemployment
- (b) Educated unemployment
- (c) Disguised unemployment
- (d) None of the above
- Ans. (c) Disguised unemployment
Q. Which of the following options best describes the picture?
- (a) Primary activity
- (b) Secondary activity
- (c) Tertiary activity
- (d) None of the above
- Ans. (c) Tertiary activity
Q. _______is the number of women per thousand of men in a population.
Ans. Sex ratio.
Q. Quarrying and manufacturing is included in the _______.
Ans. Secondary sector.
Q. Educated unemployment is related to urban regions.
Ans. True
Q. Death Rate is the number of people per 1,000 who die during a particular period of time.
Ans. True
Q. How can investment be made in humans?
Ans. Investment can be made in humans by providing education, training and making provisions of health care facilities.
Q. How is human capital superior to other resources?
Ans. Human capital is superior to other resources because other resources can be developed only by human beings with their skills and knowledge. Also, other resources are only useful when humans use them.
Q. What are different types of primary activities?
Ans. Primary activities include agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, mining, quarrying and poultry farming etc.
Q. Differentiate between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment.
Ans. Difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment are as follows:
Disguised unemployment | Seasonal unemployment |
(i) This is a situation when a person looks like employed in an economic activity but actually his contribution is zero. | This is a situation when a person is engaged in a seasonal economic activity and remains unemployed during the off season. |
(ii) It is mostly found in rural sector mainly agriculture. | It is found in agro based industry. |
(iii) Job security. | No job security. |
E.g. 8 persons are cultivating on same farmland for production but the requirement is of only 5 persons. So in this situation, remaining 3 persons are regarded as disguisedly unemployed. | E.g. A farmer is engaged in a seasonal activity. He is employed for around half of the year and remains unemployed for the rest half of the year. This is due to the nature of seasonal farming activity. |