Rural-Urban Employment Trends
Economics ⇒ Employment and Unemployment
Rural-Urban Employment Trends starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Define the term 'workforce participation rate'.
Describe one major difference between rural and urban employment patterns in India.
Describe the trend in female workforce participation in rural and urban areas.
Describe the trend in the share of agricultural employment in rural areas over the past few decades.
Discuss the impact of rural-urban migration on urban employment trends.
Discuss the role of government employment schemes in reducing rural unemployment.
Discuss the role of non-farm activities in rural employment.
Explain the difference between casual workers and regular salaried employees.
Which of the following is a challenge faced by urban casual workers? (1) Job security, (2) Social security, (3) Regular income, (4) All of the above
Which of the following is a characteristic of disguised unemployment? (1) Workers are completely jobless, (2) Workers are underemployed, (3) Workers are overpaid, (4) Workers are highly skilled
Which of the following is a feature of regular salaried employment? (1) No job security, (2) Fixed monthly income, (3) Daily wage payment, (4) Seasonal work
Which of the following is a major cause of rural unemployment in India? (1) Lack of education, (2) Seasonal nature of agriculture, (3) High industrial growth, (4) Urbanization
Fill in the blank: ________ is the main source of employment in rural India.
Fill in the blank: In urban areas, the informal sector provides employment to a ________ proportion of workers.
Fill in the blank: In urban areas, the majority of workers are engaged in the ________ sector.
Fill in the blank: The ________ sector in rural areas is the main source of casual employment.
Identify whether the following statement is True or False: Urban unemployment is mainly of the educated and technically skilled.
State whether the following is True or False: The proportion of casual labourers is higher in rural areas than in urban areas.
State whether the following is True or False: The share of regular salaried employees is increasing in urban areas.
State whether the following is True or False: The share of self-employed workers is declining in both rural and urban areas.
