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Rural-Urban Employment Trends

Economics ⇒ Employment and Unemployment

Rural-Urban Employment Trends starts at 11 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Rural-Urban Employment Trends. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Define the term 'workforce participation rate'.
Describe one major difference between rural and urban employment patterns in India.
Describe the trend in female workforce participation in rural and urban areas.
Describe the trend in the share of agricultural employment in rural areas over the past few decades.
Discuss the impact of rural-urban migration on urban employment trends.
Discuss the role of government employment schemes in reducing rural unemployment.
Discuss the role of non-farm activities in rural employment.
Explain the difference between casual workers and regular salaried employees.
Explain the impact of education on urban employment trends.
Explain the impact of mechanization of agriculture on rural employment.
Explain the term 'casualisation of workforce' with reference to urban employment.
Explain the term 'informal sector' in the context of urban employment.
Explain the term 'seasonal unemployment' with reference to rural India.
State one reason for the migration of rural workers to urban areas.