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  • Question 1
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    When the existing population of a country is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, it becomes a
    Solution
    When the existing human resource is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, human capital formation takes place. It adds to the productive power of the country. The existing population of a country is its human resource. In economics, physical capital or just capital is a factor of production. HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and income per capita indicators.
  • Question 2
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    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?
    Solution
    IT revolution is a striking instance of how the importance of human capital has come to acquire a higher position than that of material, plant and machinery. Green revolution used the greater knowledge in the form of improved production technologies. This increased the production of milk. This increased the production of fisheries. A crucial aspect to the success of the Green Revolution was the various scientific technologies developed by Borlaug, which included new farming irrigation methods, stronger and more resistant pesticides, more efficient fertilizers, and newly developed seeds for more proficient crop growth.
  • Question 3
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    Which of the following is not a part of the primary sector?
    Solution
    Primary sector is the sector of the economy concerned with or relating to primary industry. It is also known as raw material sector. Agriculture, crop production, animal husbandry, fisheries and mining - all are included in the primary sector.
    Tourism does not relate to the primary sector as it is a part of the tertiary sector.
  • Question 4
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    Activities in which sector result in the production of goods and services?
    Solution
    Tertiary sector results in the production of goods and services. It is also known as Service sector. The service sector consists of the production of services instead of end products. Services (also known as "intangible goods") include attention, advice, access, experience, and affective labor.
  • Question 5
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    Which of the following statements 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 for selling also.
    c. They are the production for self-consumption.
    Solution
    Non market activites are those activities that have no financial transactions. It includes production for self consumption and hence, there is no profit associated with these activities. It includes the production of goods and services including the government services whereas it neither for sale in the market nor for earning profit.
  • Question 6
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    Which among the following is/are not recognised in national income?
    Solution
    National income is the total of factor incomes, i.e. wages, interest, rent and profit, received by factors of production, i.e. labour, capital, land and entrepreneurship of a nation. Since a housewife does not obtain any wages or salary for her domestic chores, domestic chores of a housewife are not considered in national income.
  • Question 7
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    The quality of population depends upon which of the following factors?

    a. Heath
    b. Wealth
    c. Skill formation
    d. Life expectancy
    Solution
    The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of a person indicated by life expectancy and skill formation acquired by the people of the country. The quality of the poulation ultimately decides the growth rate of the country. Illiterate and unhealthy population are a liability for the economy.
  • Question 8
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    Which of the following states has the maximum literacy rate in India?
    Solution
    With 96.2 per cent literacy, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country in 2019, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent, showed a report based on National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.
  • Question 9
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    What is the primary aim of the Government of India's initiative 'Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan'?
    Solution
    The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is to provide useful and relevant elementary education for all children in the 6 to 14 age group. There is also another goal to bridge social and gender gaps, with the active participation of the community in the management of schools.
  • Question 10
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    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.
    Solution
    The life expectancy at birth has increased substantially in India in the past three decades. For men, it has risen from 51 years in 1981 to 66 years in 2011, and for women, it has increased from 55 years in 1981 to 71 years in 2011. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. Infant mortality rate was 147 in 1951 and has come down to 42 in 2012.



  • Question 11
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    Which of the following can be considered unemployed?

    Solution

    Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work at the going wages cannot find jobs. A woman staying voluntarily at home for domestic work is not willing to work for wages and cannot be called unemployed. A retired postman is not willing to work at going wages and is not considered unemployed.

  • Question 12
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    When people in rural areas are not able to find jobs during some months of the year, it is called
    Solution
    Seasonal unemployment occurs when people are unemployed at particular times of the year when demand for labour is lower than usual. For example, in a Ski resort unemployment is likely to be higher in the summer when there is no snow. As when people in rural areas are not able to find jobs during some months of the year.
  • Question 13
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    Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sector of the Indian economy?

    Solution

    Agriculture is the most labour absorbing sector in India because the secondary and tertiary sectors have failed to provide more employment opportunities as to a majority of the Indian people, forcing them to engage themselves in the agriculture.

  • Question 14
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    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?
    Solution
    The mid-day meal scheme was introduced by the Government to promote basic primary education. The scheme helps to provide better nutrients to the kids by providing food. It was introduced with the intention to increase attendance, retain kids, and also improve nutritional level of the kids.
  • Question 15
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    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?

    Solution

    Primary Health Care, or PHC refers to "essential health care" that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community.

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