People as Resource (Class IX)
Covers human capital formation, education, health, employment, and population quality in India
Questions
When the existing population of a country is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, it becomes
- human resource
- human capital
- physical capital
- human development index
- human right
Which of the following is not a part of the primary sector?
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Quarrying
- Tourism
- Mining
In which of the following ways did India use its greater knowledge in the form of improved production technologies to increase the productivity of its scarce land resources?
- IT revolution
- Green revolution
- White revolution
- Blue revolution
- Golden fibre revolution
Activities in which sector result in the production of goods and services?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternary
- Quinary
Which of the following states has the maximum literacy rate in India?
- Goa
- Sikkim
- Punjab
- Kerala
- Bihar
The quality of population depends upon which of the following factors?
a. Heath
b. Wealth
c. Skill formation
d. Life expectancy
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- b, c and d
- a, c and d
- a, b, c and d
Which of the following is/are correct about non-market activities?
a. These activities involve remuneration to any one who performs.
b. They include production of goods or services.
c. They are the production for self-consumption.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- None of these
Which of the following is/are not recognised in National Income?
- A teacher teaching in a school
- Household help employed in a family
- Domestic chores of a housewife
- A doctor's services in a fertility clinic
- A judge's services in a family court
Which of the following cannot be considered unemployed?
- A woman staying voluntarily at home for domestic work
- A child going to school
- A retired postman
- A school dropout working as a scooter mechanic
- None of these
What is the primary aim of the Government of India's initiative 'Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan'?
- To focus on education of adults as well as children in the educationally backward districts of many Indian states
- To focus on giving education to women
- To focus on giving education to children of backward classes
- To focus on giving education to all children between 6 to 14
- To focus on giving elementary education to all the children between 4 to 16 years in the rural areas
Which of the following is/are correct?
a. Life expectancy in India came to over 66 years in 2011.
b. Infant mortality rate has come down from 147 in 1951 to 42 in 2012.
c. Death rate has dropped from 77 in 1951 to 22.1 in 2012.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sector of the Indian economy?
- Mining
- Small scale manufacturing
- Fisheries
- Quarrying
- Agriculture
When people in rural areas are not able to find jobs during some months of the year, it is called
- industrial unemloyment
- disguised unemployment
- under employment
- seasonal unemployment
- educated unemployment
Which of the following schemes has/have been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children in elementary level schools and improve their nutritional status?
- Bridge courses
- Back to school program
- Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan
- Mid day meal
- Operation black board
There has been a marked increase in the health infrastructure in India and PHCs have grown in a focused way. What does PHC stand for?
- Private Health Club
- Primary Health Care
- Private Health Care
- Private Health Centre
- Primary Health Centre