The concept of 'Hysteresis' in unemployment refers to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The concept of 'Hysteresis' in unemployment refers to:
A. Temporary unemployment that disappears quickly
B. Only seasonal unemployment
C. Only frictional unemployment
D. The tendency of unemployment to persist even after the original cause has disappeared
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Hysteresis in unemployment means that high unemployment can become self-perpetuating through loss of skills, reduced employability or changes in wage-setting behaviour, so that the natural rate itself rises.

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The 'supply-side economics' emphasizes which policies?
A. raising taxes
B. increasing money supply
C. reducing tax rates and regulation to increase output
D. increasing aggregate demand

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Supply-side economics emphasizes lower taxes and reduced regulation to stimulate production.

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The term 'Seigniorage' refers to:
A. Profit earned by the government from printing currency
B. Deficit financing through external loans
C. Revenue from income tax
D. Interest paid on government bonds

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Seigniorage is the difference between the face value of money and the cost of producing it; it represents the real resource gain to the government from issuing currency.

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The 'industrial relations code' was passed in which year?
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2020
D. 2019

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The Industrial Relations Code was passed in 2020.

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