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Disguised unemployment generally means

Disguised unemployment generally means

(a)

large number of people remain unemployed

(b)

alternative employment is not available

(c)

marginal productivity of labour is zero

(d)

productivity of workers is low

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Disguised unemployment, means that more people are engaged in a job which can be done with less people, normally seen in agriculture where whole family is involved. It means extra people can be removed without affecting the productivity, i.e. their marginal productivity is zero.