SSC CGL Economy – Poverty, Unemployment & Human Development – Tier II Level · Marathon

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SSC CGL Economy – Poverty, Unemployment & Human Development – Tier II Level · Marathon – 11 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.  
Data-basedPLFS Annual Report 2025 (persons 15+, usual status): LFPR 59.3% and WPR 57.4%. Using the two-ratio formula, the unemployment rate is about:

Correct Answer: B [3.2%]

Explanation:

1.9/59.3 × 100 ≈ 3.2% (3.3% wrongly divides by the WPR).

2.  
A population of 2,00,000 has LFPR 45% and an unemployment rate of 6%. How many are employed?

Correct Answer: D [84,600]

Explanation:

Labour force 90,000; employed 94% = 84,600.

3.  
Life expectancy needed for a health index of 0.7 is:

Correct Answer: A [65.5 years]

Explanation:

20 + 0.7 × 65 = 20 + 45.5 = 65.5 (59.5 = 0.7 × 85 ignores the minimum).

4.  
Using the HDI income goalposts (100 and 75,000), a GNI per capita of 7,500 gives an income index of about:

Correct Answer: B [0.65]

Explanation:

(ln 7,500 − ln 100)/(ln 75,000 − ln 100) = ln 75/ln 750 ≈ 0.652.

5.  
Indices: health 0.8, education 0.6, income 0.72. The HDI is about:

Correct Answer: D [0.70]

Explanation:

(0.8 × 0.6 × 0.72)^(1/3) = (0.3456)^(1/3) ≈ 0.702.

6.  
A region of 50 lakh people sees its MPI head-count ratio fall from 30% to 12% with population unchanged. People who escaped multidimensional poverty:

Correct Answer: C [9 lakh]

Explanation:

Answer: 9 lakh. 50 lakh × 18% = 9 lakh.

7.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Removing disguisedly unemployed workers from a farm does not reduce output.
R: Their marginal product is zero.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

That is the definition of disguised unemployment.

8.  
A household of 5 lives in a town. Using the Tendulkar urban line of ₹ 1,000 per person per month (2011–12), its poverty-line spending is:

Correct Answer: B [₹ 5,000]

Explanation:

₹ 1,000 × 5 persons = ₹ 5,000 per month.

9.  
In a state, 40% of people are multidimensionally poor and the average intensity among the poor is 45%. Its MPI is:

Correct Answer: C [0.18]

Explanation:

MPI = H × A = 0.40 × 0.45 = 0.18 (0.85 wrongly adds them).

10.  
If the LFPR rises while the WPR stays the same, the unemployment rate will:

Correct Answer: D [Rise]

Explanation:

UR = 1 − WPR/LFPR; a larger LFPR with fixed WPR raises UR.

11.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. The HDI income index uses natural logarithms.
II. The education index is the geometric mean of the two schooling indices.

Correct Answer: A [Only I]

Explanation:

The education index is the simple average of the two schooling indices.

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