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Which type of unemployment is found in India when people are employed for a certain period of the year in tourist resorts and various tourism-related activities in the mountain regions, but are unemployed in the off-season?

1. Seasonal unemployment
2. Underemployment
3. Disguised unemployment
4. Cyclical unemployment

Correct answer: Seasonal unemployment

Solution

This is seasonal unemployment because workers are employed only during a specific season and remain unemployed during the off-season. Tourism-related work in mountain regions often follows this pattern.

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