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Economics · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 5 · Set 2 · Q5
(a) 'Ram is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work.' Is he unemployed? What kind of job could person…
(a)
'Ram is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work.' Is he unemployed ? What kind of job could person like Ram be doing ?
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(b)
Compare and analyse the sector-wise trends in employment, based on following information :
Trends in Employment (Sector-wise)
| Sector | $\displaystyle 1999$-$\displaystyle 2000$ | $\displaystyle 2011$-$\displaystyle 12$ |
| Primary sector | $\displaystyle 60.4$ | $\displaystyle 48.9$ |
| Secondary sector | $\displaystyle 15.8$ | $\displaystyle 24.3$ |
| Tertiary sector | $\displaystyle 23.8$ | $\displaystyle 26.8$ |
| Total | $\displaystyle 100$ | $\displaystyle 100$ |
Marking-scheme solution
No, Ram is not unemployed. An unemployed person is defined as the one who is not able to get employment of even one hour in half a day. Persons like Ram could be doing some part time job.
The given schedule represents that:
The workforce engaged in primary sector has declined from $\displaystyle 60$% ($\displaystyle 1999$–$\displaystyle 2000$) to $\displaystyle 49$% ($\displaystyle 2011$–$\displaystyle 12$). It may be due to greater number of job opportunities available in the other two sectors.
Secondary sector and Tertiary sector exhibit increase from $\displaystyle 16$% to $\displaystyle 24$% and from $\displaystyle 24$% to $\displaystyle 27$%, respectively. It may be because of rapid industrialisation and improvement of infrastructural facilities.
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