Rural Development — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question

Workforce provided employment by the secondary sector is:

1. 20%
2. 24%
3. 26%
4. 27%

In 1997, a UN conference on climate change was held in:

1. Japan.
2. India.
3. Germany.
4. China.

Despite being the major source of livelihood, the agriculture sector continued to experience stagnation and deterioration during the British rule in India because of:

1. Decline of handicraft.
2. Land tenure system.
3. Drain of India's wealth.
4. None of the above.

Which among the following is/are the key challenge(s) in rural development?

1. Honest implementation of land reforms.
2. Development of productive activities.
3. Improving agricultural marketing.
4. All of the above.

Milk production in the country increased by more than _______ between 1960 and 2009.

1. Three times.
2. Four times.
3. Two times.
4. Five times.

The stock of skill and expertise of nation at a point of time is called:

1. Human capital.
2. Human development.
3. Human capital formation.
4. Physical capital.

It controls and guides higher education ________.

The institutional structure of rural banking in contemporary India consists of a set of multi-agency institutions, namely,___________.
(i) Regional Rural Banks (ii) Cooperative Banks (iii) Land Development Banks (iv) Commercial Banks

Financial sector reforms mainly relate to:

1. Banking sector.
2. Insurance sector.
3. Both (a) and (b).
4. Stock market.

Which entrepreneurial activity is taken by the women in rural households?

1. Poultry.
2. Bee-keeping.
3. Fisheries.
4. Organic farming.