Infrastructure — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Which are the catch phases in the following UNCED definition of Sustainable Development:
 "Development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs".

1. Need.
2. Future generation.
3. Need and present generation.
4. Need and future generation.

Which of the following statement is true?

1. Major share of education expenditure goes to higher education.
2. No education cess is imposed by the government on all union taxes.
3. Human development is based on the idea that education and health are integral to human well-being.
4. Education and literacy can be used as synonyms of each other.

World's total iron-ore reserves accounted by India are nearly:

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 40%

China has a very less proportion of cultivable land due to which of the following reason(s)?

1. Topographic condition.
2. Climatic condition.
3. Economic condition.
4. Both (a) and (b).

Which of the following statements is true?

1. Major share of education expenditure goes to higher education.
2. No education cess is imposed by the government on all union taxes.
3. Human development is based on the idea that education and health are integral to human well-being.
4. Education and literacy can be used as synonyms of each other.

Which one is the cause of unemployment in India?

1. Rapid growth of population.
2. Rising prices.
3. Increasing public expenditure.
4. Defective monetary policy.

Rural banking today consists of:

1. Commercial Banks.
2. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).
3. Land Development Bank.
4. All the above.

Which of the following statement(s) is/ are true for estimation of India's national income and per capita income?

1. No sincere attempt was made by colonial government.
2. Some individual attempt were made but they were not significant.
3. Most studies by individual showed as GDP growth of about 0.5per annum.
4. All of the above are true.

Which of the following factors cause government to undertake programmes of public sector reforms?

1. Economic inefficiency in the production activities of the public sector.
2. Rapid and unreasonable expansion of bureaucracy.
3. Lack of accountability and corruption.
4. All the above.

__________________ refers to the sale of equity of public sector units in the market.

1. Liberalisation.
2. Globalisation.
3. Disinvestment.
4. Privatisation.