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Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following govt schemes?

  1. Technical Education

  2. Primary Education

  3. High School Education

  4. Adult Education


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In education sector the highest priority is given to primary education. Primary education is the basic primary stage of education that is considered as a fundamental right for the age of 6-14 years of age. Hence, maximum importance is given. 

Which of the following are the goals of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?
(A) All children of $6-14$ years age in school / EGS (Education Guarantee Scheme) Centre / bridge course by the year $2015$
(B) Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by the year $2007$ and at elementary education level by the year $2010$
(C) Universal retention by the year $2020$.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. (A) and (B)

  2. (B) and (B)

  3. (A) and (C)

  4. (A), (B) and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Main targets of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) $(2010)$:
(i) All children of age-group of $6 - 14$ in school/ Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) through Centre/ Bridge Course by $2005$.
(ii) Bridge all gender and social category Gap at primary stage by $2007$ and at elementary education level by $2010$.
(iii) Universal retention by $2010$.

Under this approach, every employee of an organization is considered as human resources_________.

  1. Human resource

  2. Human relation

  3. Judicial

  4. group


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Under the judicial approach every employee of the organisation is considered as human resources. Employees are known as the assets of the organisation. 

The per capita education expenditure is lowest in _______ state of India. 

  1. Lakshadweep

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Per capita education expenditure is the amount of expenditure done on education during the year. State of Bihar has the lowest per capita income. 

The percentage of education expenditure of GDP expresses _____.

  1. the importance of education in the scheme of things before the government

  2. how much of our income is being committed to the development of education in the country

  3. both A and B

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Education expenditure is expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure/total government expenditure. It is expressed as how much of the total income is being committed to the development of education in the country. 

GDP is a monetary measure of the market value of goods and services produced over the year in the country or the total expenditure on goods and services over the year or government expenditure. 
Hence, B is the correct option.

The percentage of education expenditure of total government expenditure indicates _______.

  1. how much of our income is being committed to the development of education

  2. importance of education in the scheme of things before the government

  3. both A and B

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The percentage of education expenditure of total government indicates importance of education in the scheme of things before the government. Percentage of education expenditure of total expenditure shows how much of the total expenditure has the government done on education thereby showing its importance. 

_______ education takes a major share of total education expenditure and the share of the ________ education is the least.

  1. Higher. Elementary

  2. Tertiary, elementary

  3. Elementary, higher

  4. Higher. tertiary


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Elementary education takes the highest major share of total expenditure and higher education is the least. Elementary education/primary education is the basic or the first level of education and hence, government emphasises on it more. 

Education expenditure by the government is expressed as a percentage of _______.

  1. total government expenditure

  2. gross domestic product

  3. total revenue of government

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Education expenditure is expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure/total government expenditure. It is expressed as how much of the total income is being committed to the development of education in the country. GDP is a monetary measure of the market value of goods and services produced over the year in the country or the total expenditure on goods and services over the year or government expenditure. 

The per capita education expenditure is highest in ______ state of India. 

  1. Lakshadweep

  2. Kerala

  3. Bihar

  4. Tamil Nadu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Per capita education expenditure is the amount of expenditure done on education during the year, The highest per capita expenditure is for the state of Lakshadweep. 

___________ is an important factor to promote human development.

  1. Education

  2. Trade

  3. Transport

  4. Banking


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main source of human capital is investment in education. People invest in education to provide knowledge to their kids and also expect future returns.