poverty & unemployment section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

When population experts refers to the possible ‘Demographic Bonus’ that may accrue to India around 2016, they are referring to phenomenon of

a) a decline in birth and death rates

b) a well balanced sex ratio

c) a surge in population in productive age group

d) a sharp drop in total population

Question : 17

Disguised unemployment generally means:

1. large number of people remain unemployed
2. alternative employment is not available
3. marginal productivity of labour is zero
4. productivity of workers is low

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 3 and 1 only

d) 3 only

Question : 18

Which one of the following laws/curves stated that the lower the unemployment in an economy, the higher the rate of Inflation?

a) Gibrat’s law

b) Gini’s curve

c) Verdoorn’s law

d) Philips curve

Question : 19 [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Decade Decadal growth rate of population (in percent)

a) 1991-2001 21.54

b) 2001-2011 19.05

c) 1971-1981 24.66

d) 1981-1991 23.87

Question : 20 [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]

The census projection report shows that India is one of the youngest nation in the world. In year 2020, average age of Indians will be of

a) 29 years

b) 30 years

c) 27 years

d) 28 years