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Tamil Nadu as a whole has _____ of the total national population.

  1. 4.67%

  2. 5.09%

  3. 5.96%

  4. 6.36%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per 2011 Census, the population of Tamil Nadu was about 7,21,38,958 of which 3,61,58,871 was males and 3,59,80,087 was females. Tamil Nadu as a whole has 5.96% of the total national population.

Which of the following denotes an underdeveloped economy?

  1. High level of inequalities

  2. Low level of capital productivity

  3. A relatively closed economy

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Underdeveloped economy is characterized by:
  1.  Low per capita income 
  2.  High rate of capital formation 
  3.  High dependency figure 
  4.  Working force largely in the primary sector.

Which of the following about strategy of balanced growth is right?

  1. Simultaneous investment in all sectors

  2. All sectors are independent

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Balanced growth doctrine advocates simultaneous investment in a number of industries. 
  • The balanced growth aims at the development of all sectors simultaneously but unbalanced growth recommends that the investment should be made only in leading sectors of the economy.

consider the following statements
1. Human resource has quantitative as well as qualitative features.
2. Size of population,growth of population and health care are quantitative features.
3. Birth rate,age structure and sex ratio are qualitative features.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 1,2 and 3 only.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human resource has two parts- quantitative and qualitative. While size of population and growth of population are quantitative part but health care comes under the qualitative part.
Birth rate, age structure and sex ratio come under quantitative part.

The human development index(HDI) is used to measure human development of a particular country. In order to calculate it takes in to account _________________.

  1. Life expectancy

  2. Education index

  3. Income index

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

the human development index takes into account three dimensions to calculate human development of a country. The dimensions are-1 Life expectancy
                                                                           2 Education index
                                                                           3 Income index.

Consider the following statements-
1. The Integrated child development scheme(ICDS) ensures integrated development of children upto 6 years only.
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) ensures universal primary education to all and to improve educational facilities.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The statement 2 is correct. For the statement 1, The integrated child development scheme not only ensures integrated development of children upto 6 years but also provides healthcare for pregnant and lactating women.

Consider the following statements-
 
1.The branch of social science that analyses the population,the change in its size,its structural aspects,etc is known as demography.
2.Size of population refers to the total number of people residing in a country at a particular time.

Which of the above statements are wrong? 

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: D

Consider the following about Rashtriya Madhyamik Sikhshya abhiyan..
1. It ensures access to primary education.
2. It improves educational facilities.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

the statement 2 is correct while in statement 1. it ensures access to primary education.