Excess population is considered as a burden for an economy, but they can become human capital  if there is an investment made in the form of

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(a)

health and capital

(b)

education,training and medical care

(c)

skill and productive knowledge

(d)

all of the above

Finance raised to operate a business is called.

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(a)

Labour

(b)

Enterprise

(c)

Land 

(d)

Capital

Investment in human resource can be done through investing in:

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(a)

Health and Education

(b)

Land and capital

(c)

Job opprtunities

(d)

None of the above

Which of the following is included in the secondary sector?

1

(a)

Tourism

(b)

Agriculture

(c)

Manufacturing

(d)

Banking

Catching fish is a 

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(a)

Primary activity

(b)

Secondary activity

(c)

Tertiary activity

(d)

Trade activity

On which of the following does the quality of population not depend?

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(a)

Literacy Rate

(b)

Income

(c)

Health Status

(d)

Skill formation

Education contributes towards the growth of a society.It also enhances the:

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(a)

National Income

(b)

Cultural richness

(c)

Efficiency of governance

(d)

All the above

The tenth plan endeavours to increase enrolment in higher education upto:

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(a)

8%

(b)

9%

(c)

10%

(d)

9.5%

Which states in India have poor health indices and vary few medical colleges?

1

(a)

Bihar,Tamil Nadu

(b)

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

(c)

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

(d)

Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

The workforce population of India includes people from the age group of:

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(a)

10-59 years

(b)

15-59 years

(c)

20-59 years

(d)

25-59 years

When more than required people are employed for a particular job it is known as:

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(a)

Unemployment

(b)

Seasonal unemployment

(c)

Disguised unemployment

(d)

Employment

Disguised unemployment is mostly present in which of the following fields:

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(a)

Transport

(b)

Communication

(c)

Industries

(d)

Farming

Who is an unemployment person?

1

(a)

One who does not have education and skill

(b)

One who is willing to work but is unable to find work

(c)

One who does not have a job

(d)

One who does not have a job of his/her choice

Which of the following sector faces the problem of disguised unemployment?

1

(a)

Service Sector

(b)

Agriculture

(c)

IT sector

(d)

Public Sector

Which is the most labour absorbing sector of the Indian economy?

1

(a)

Secondary Sector

(b)

Public Sector

(c)

Tertiary Sector

(d)

Primary Sector

What is the difference between economic activities and non-economic activities?

2

(a)

What is human capital?

2

(a)

Why is human resource superior to any other resource?Explain with the help of three arguments.

2

(a)

How quality of populations determine the growth rate of the country?

2

(a)

Explain the initiatives taken by the government to improve elementary education in India.

2

(a)

Are sufficient health services available in our villages? Justify your answer.

3

(a)

What is disguised unemployment? what are factors responsible for seasonal unemployment?

3

(a)

In which sector is disguised unemployment mostly found?

3

(a)

Which is the most labour absorbing sector of the Indian economy?What trend has been recently noticed in terms of dependence of population on this sector and what is the reason for that?

3

(a)

"Unemployment leads to a depressed economy"Justify the statement with five arguments.

3

(a)

How is defective educational system also responsible for unemployment?

5

(a)

How are working conditions for women in unorganised sector different from those in the organised sector? Explain.

5

(a)