📘 Class 11 Economics – Sample Paper
Chapter 6: Employment – Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues
🔷 Section A – Statistics for Economics (40 Marks)
Very Short Answer Questions
Q1 – Q10 (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
Answer in one or two lines.
Q1. What is meant by employment?
Q2. Define workforce.
Q3. What is unemployment?
Q4. What is casual employment?
Q5. Define organised sector.
Q6. What is informalisation of workforce?
Q7. What is disguised unemployment?
Q8. Define labour force participation rate.
Q9. What is underemployment?
Q10. State one problem of employment in India.
Short Answer Questions
Q11 – Q16 (3 × 6 = 18 marks)
Answer in 60–80 words.
Q11. Distinguish between organised and unorganised sectors.
Q12. Explain the concept of informalisation of employment.
Q13. Explain the causes of unemployment in India.
Q14. Explain the meaning of disguised unemployment with examples.
Q15. Describe the trends in employment growth in India.
Q16. Explain the role of education in employment generation.
Long Answer Questions
Q17 – Q18 (6 × 2 = 12 marks)
Q17. Explain the major employment problems in India.
OR
Explain the causes of unemployment in India.
Q18. Describe the measures taken by the government to promote employment.
🔷 Section B – Indian Economic Development (40 Marks)
Very Short Answer Questions
Q19 – Q28 (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
Answer in one line.
Q19. What is workforce participation rate?
Q20. What is self-employment?
Q21. Define wage employment.
Q22. What is seasonal unemployment?
Q23. What is child labour?
Q24. Name one employment generation programme in India.
Q25. What is contract labour?
Q26. What is meant by jobless growth?
Q27. Name one feature of informal sector employment.
Q28. Which sector employs the largest workforce in India?
Short Answer Questions
Q29 – Q34 (3 × 6 = 18 marks)
Answer in 60–80 words.
Q29. Explain the different types of unemployment in India.
Q30. Explain the role of the informal sector in employment generation.
Q31. Explain the impact of employment growth on economic development.
Q32. Explain the concept of jobless growth.
Q33. Describe the problems faced by workers in the unorganised sector.
Q34. Explain how skill development helps in solving the employment problem.
Long Answer Questions
Q35 – Q36 (6 × 2 = 12 marks)
Q35. Explain the causes and consequences of informalisation of the workforce.
OR
Describe the major employment generation programmes in India.
Q36. Why is employment generation important for inclusive growth? Explain.