SSC CGL Economy – Poverty, Unemployment & Human Development – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Economy – Poverty, Unemployment & Human Development – Level 3 · Challenge – 10 questions, subject: Indian Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. CWS unemployment rates are usually higher than usual-status rates.
II. A person who worked at least one hour on any day of the reference week is employed under CWS.
III. Subsidiary status needs at least 180 days of work.

Correct Answer: D [I and II only]

Explanation:

Subsidiary status needs at least 30 days.

2.  
In a district, 45% of persons aged 15+ are in the labour force and 8% of the labour force is jobless. The worker population ratio is:

Correct Answer: C [41.4%]

Explanation:

WPR = LFPR × (1 − UR/100) = 45 × 0.92 = 41.4% (3.6% is the unemployed share of the population).

3.  
Mean years of schooling 7.5 and expected years of schooling 13.5 give an education index of:

Correct Answer: B [0.625]

Explanation:

7.5/15 = 0.5; 13.5/18 = 0.75; average = 0.625.

4.  
Dimension indices are 0.8, 0.8 and 0.8. The HDI is:

Correct Answer: A [0.8]

Explanation:

Geometric mean of equal values = that value.

5.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: geometric mean of 0.9, 0.6 and 0.4
Quantity II: arithmetic mean of 0.9, 0.6 and 0.4

Correct Answer: B [Quantity I < Quantity II]

Explanation:

GM = ∛0.216 = 0.6; AM ≈ 0.633 – GM is never above AM.

6.  
Spot My Mistake“400 in labour force, 380 employed, population 1,000 → UR = 20/1,000 = 2%.” The correct unemployment rate is:

Correct Answer: A [5%]

Explanation:

Answer: 5%. UR = 20/400 = 5%.

7.  
Odd pairWhich pair is NOT correctly matched?

Correct Answer: C [Kuznets – vicious circle of poverty]

Explanation:

Kuznets is linked to the inverted-U curve of inequality.

8.  
10 family members produce 80 quintals on a farm. With only 6 members the output is still 80 quintals. How many were disguisedly unemployed?

Correct Answer: B [4]

Explanation:

Zero-Loss Test: removing 4 left output unchanged.

9.  
Which statement about India in HDR 2025 is correct (UNDP India, 6 May 2025)?

Correct Answer: D [India is in the medium human development category]

Explanation:

HDI 0.685 for 2023, rank 130/193, medium human development.

10.  
Statement-basedStatement-based (PLFS Annual Report 2025, persons 15+, usual status): Which is/are correct?
I. Female LFPR was 40.0%.
II. Male WPR was 76.6%.

Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]

Explanation:

PIB, 27 March 2026: female LFPR 40.0%, male WPR 76.6%.

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