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Indian Socio-Economic Indicators

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Indian socio-economic indicators cover vital statistics like literacy rates, forest cover, agricultural dependency, and population growth. These quantitative facts are crucial for general awareness and state-level exams. Test your knowledge of demographic and economic data here.

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Indian Socio-Economic Indicators Questions

Multiple choice civics the nature of the indian economy part 1 three phases of indian agriculture cash crops of india agricultural nature of indian economy plantation of crops

What percent of the total population of India depends directly on agriculture?

  1. 52%

  2. 59%

  3. 64%

  4. 69%
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C Correct answer
Explanation
61.5%
According to 2011 Agricultural Census of India, an estimated 61.5% of the 1300 million Indian population is rural and dependent on agriculture. The number of farming households is 159.6 million.
Multiple choice civics the nature of the indian economy part 1 three phases of indian agriculture cash crops of india agricultural nature of indian economy plantation of crops

What percent of the national income comes from agriculture?

  1. 22%

  2. 18%

  3. 31%

  4. 36%
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Agriculture is the most important sector of Indian Economy. Indian agriculture sector accounts for 18 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) and provides employment to 50% of the countries workforce.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

Literacy rate among men in 2011 was___________.

  1. 86%

  2. 72%

  3. 76%

  4. 82%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The literacy rate among women is only 65% as compared to 82% among men. Similarly, a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boy's education rather than spending equally on their sons and daughters.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

Literacy rate among women in 2011 was ________.

  1. 52%

  2. 58%

  3. 54%

  4. 65%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The literacy rate among women is only 65% as compared to 82% among men. Similarly, a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boy's education rather than spending equally on their sons and daughters.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

What is the literacy rate among women and men respectively in India in 2001?

  1. $44$% and $66$%
  2. $54$% and $76$%
  3. $33$% and $67$%

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Literacy rate among women in 2001 was 54%.
  • Literacy rate among men in 2001 was 76%.
  • The literacy rate of India in 2001 was 65%.
Multiple choice labour and its division social stratification labour sociology

In total, ______% of the labourers work in unorganized sector in India.

  1. 45

  2. 79

  3. 82

  4. 90
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D Correct answer
Explanation

More than 90 percent of the workforce and about 50 percent of the national product are accounted for by the informal economy. 10 A large proportion of socially and economically under- privileged section of the society are concentrated in informal activities. 

Multiple choice industries in tamil nadu human geography in tamil nadu geography

What is Tamil Nadu's share in sugar production of India?

  1. 8.5%

  2. 9%

  3. 10%

  4. 11%
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil Nadu's share in sugar production is about 10% of the total sugar production in India. Majority of sugar units in Tamil Nadu lies with the cooperative sector.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

India's plain land area is about _____________.

  1. 43%

  2. 63%

  3. 83%

  4. 93%
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A Correct answer
Explanation
India has land under a variety of relief features, namely; mountains, plateaus, plains and islands. About 43 percent of the land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry. Mountains account for 30 percent of the total surface area of the country. About  27 percent of the area of the country is the plateau region.
Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

______% of the total cultivable land in India is irrigated.

  1. 55

  2. 60

  3. 35

  4. 75
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C Correct answer
Explanation
35%
The total arable land in India is 160 million hectares (395 million acres). According to the World Bank, only about 35% of total agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated in 2010.