Which of the following pairs about sources of data on unemployment is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Directorate General of Employment and Training – data of registration with employment exchanges
The Directorate General of Employment and Training gives data on registration with employment exchanges.
Option (1) Census of India – data of registration with employment exchanges — Incorrect. The Census gives its own reports. Exchange data come from the Directorate General.
Option (2) National Statistical Office – data of registration with employment exchanges — Incorrect. The NSO brings out Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation. Registration data come from the Directorate General.
Option (3) Directorate General of Employment and Training – data of registration with employment exchanges — Correct. This Directorate keeps the data of registration with employment exchanges.
Option (4) World Trade Organization – Annual Reports of Periodic Labour Force Survey — Incorrect. The WTO is an international body that sets rules for world trade. The Annual Reports of Periodic Labour Force Survey are an Indian source of data on unemployment.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.8 Unemployment … The National Statistical Office (Previously it was known as National Sample Survey Organisation) defines unemployment as a situation in which all those who, owing to lack of work, are not working but either seek work through employment exchanges, intermediaries, friends or relatives or by making applications to prospective employers or express their willingness or availability for work under the prevailing condition of work and remunerations. There are a variety of ways by which an unemployed person is identified. Economists define unemployed person as one who is not able to get employment of even one hour in half a day. There are three sources of data on unemployment : Reports of Census of India, National Statistical Office’s Reports of Employment and Unemployment Situation, Annual Reports of Periodic Labour Force Survey, and Directorate General of Employment and Training data of Registration with Employment Exchanges. …” |