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Unemployment in India – MCQs (1–25)

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1. Unemployment refers to:
   A) Lack of education
   B) Lack of job despite willingness to work ✅
   C) Lack of income
   D) Lack of skills
2. Which is NOT a type of unemployment?
   A) Structural
   B) Seasonal
   C) Political ✅
   D) Frictional
3. Frictional unemployment is:
   A) Permanent
   B) Temporary job search gap ✅
   C) Seasonal
   D) Technical
4. Structural unemployment is caused by:
   A) Inflation
   B) Skill mismatch ✅
   C) Population
   D) Demand
5. Seasonal unemployment is common in:
   A) IT sector
   B) Agriculture ✅
   C) Banking
   D) Education
6. Disguised unemployment means:
   A) No workers
   B) Extra workers without productivity gain ✅
   C) Skilled workers
   D) High wages
7. Cyclical unemployment occurs due to:
   A) Weather
   B) Economic downturn ✅
   C) Education
   D) Migration
8. Which sector shows disguised unemployment?
   A) Agriculture ✅
   B) IT
   C) Banking
   D) Transport
9. Unemployment is mainly an:
   A) Social issue
   B) Economic issue ✅
   C) Cultural issue
   D) Political issue
10. Full employment means:
    A) Zero unemployment
    B) Minimum natural unemployment exists ✅
    C) No jobs
    D) Only skilled jobs
11. Educated unemployment refers to:
    A) Illiterate people
    B) Educated but jobless people ✅
    C) Skilled workers
    D) Farmers
12. Hidden unemployment is another name for:
    A) Structural
    B) Disguised ✅
    C) Seasonal
    D) Cyclical
13. Which is short-term unemployment?
    A) Structural
    B) Frictional ✅
    C) Cyclical
    D) Disguised
14. Which is long-term unemployment?
    A) Frictional
    B) Structural ✅
    C) Seasonal
    D) Temporary
15. Labour force includes:
    A) Only employed
    B) Employed + unemployed seeking work ✅
    C) Only unemployed
    D) Students only
16. Unemployment rate measures:
    A) Total population
    B) Jobless percentage in labour force ✅
    C) GDP
    D) Inflation
17. Which is NOT related to unemployment?
    A) Labour market
    B) GDP
    C) Weather only ✅
    D) Economy
18. Underemployment means:
    A) Full job
    B) Less work than capacity ✅
    C) No job
    D) High income
19. Which country faces high youth unemployment?
    A) Developed countries only
    B) India ✅
    C) Small countries
    D) None
20. Labour market mismatch leads to:
    A) Employment
    B) Structural unemployment ✅
    C) Growth
    D) Inflation
21. Seasonal unemployment occurs in:
    A) Manufacturing
    B) Agriculture ✅
    C) Banking
    D) IT
22. Which unemployment rises during recession?
    A) Structural
    B) Cyclical ✅
    C) Seasonal
    D) Frictional
23. Skill gap leads to:
    A) Employment
    B) Structural unemployment ✅
    C) Growth
    D) Demand
24. Which is invisible unemployment?
    A) Disguised ✅
    B) Seasonal
    C) Cyclical
    D) Frictional
25. Which sector absorbs most labour in India?
    A) Industry
    B) Agriculture ✅
    C) IT
    D) Banking

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