INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND HUMANITIES Indian Economic Development Class : 11
Worksheet on Employment
Date of issue --------------2017
Economics (030)
Reference: NCERT text book Date of submission ------------------2017
I. Answer in One sentence each. a. What does employment mean? b. Who is a worker? c. How does GDP differ from GNP? d. define worker population ratio. e. What is meant by casualisation of work force? f. What is meant by informalisation of work force? g. How does NSSO define unemployment? II. Answer in about 60 words. a. b. c. d.
What are the three sources of data regarding unemployment in India? What are the effects of infomalisation of Indian work force? Compared to urban women more rural women are found working. Why? What are the two development indicators? How do they change over the last 50 years? e. What are the different types of unemployment generally seen in India? State the meaning of each. III. Answer in around 75 words. a. The nature of employment in India is multifaceted. Explain. b. Is it necessary to generate employment in formal sector rather than informal sector? Why? c. How are economic activities divided into different industrial sectors? d. How are workers classified according to their status in an industry? e. Distinguish between employment in formal sector and informal sector employment IV. Answer in around 100 words. a. What are the policies that government has undertaken to generate employment in the country? Explain b. Give a brief account on the industry wise distribution of workers in India. How does the structure of employment change in India since 1970? ************************** ISM/SENIOR SECTION/ECONOMICS/CLASS 11 - 2017-2018
Page 1 of 1
