What are the differences between education and literacy?

Is the formation of human capital linked to man's all round development or, as it is now called human development?

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from 1 to 4.
The economic and social benefits of human capital formation and human development are well known. The union and state governments in India have been earmarking substantial financial outlays for the development of education and health sectors. The spread of education and health services across different sectors of society should be ensured so as to simultaneously attain economic growth and equity. India has a rich stock of scientific and technical manpower in the world. The need of the hour is to better it qualitatively and provide such conditions so that they are utilized in our own country.

1. For a improved health status of the country, family planning is quit essential. Which of the following is the main reason for family planning?

1. For birth control issues
2. For having unwanted pregnancies
3. For having child every year
4. To get pregnant before the age of twenty

2. What percentage of GDP is contributed towards health and educatoin sectors in India respectivley.

1. 1.8% and 4.6% respecively
2. 5.4% and 3.4% respectively
3. 7% and 7.4% respectively
4. 6% and 6.4% respectively

3. __ is not an indicator which measures the education status of the country?

1. year os schooling
2. Life expectancy
3. Teacher pupil ratio
4. Net attendance ratio

4. Health status of a country is relfected by indicators such as birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, life expectancy etc. The given statement is?

1. True
2. False
3. Partially true
4. Can’t comment

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from 1 to 4.
People spend to acquire information relating to the labour market and other markets like education and health. This information is necessary to make decisions w.r.t investment in human capital and its efficient utilisation. Thus, expenditure incurred for acquiring information relating to the labour market and other markets is also a source of human capital formation.

1. Which of the following is the source of human capital formation in India?

1. Health
2. Migration
3. Acquiring information
4. All of these

2. Education provides:

1. Private benefit
2. Social benefit
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

3. persons contribute more to the growth of an economy.

1. Ducated
2. Healthy
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

4. Training given by a company to its employees is generally__________?

1. Investment
2. Social wastage
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

With a view to discourage hoarding of cash and to solve the problem of black money, the Government of India initiated demonetisation of Indian economy by declaring that 500 and 1,000 notes are no longer legal tender. This situation created a cash crunch and parents were not able to pay school fees of their children.

Keeping in view the present scenario, what should be the objectives of education in India?

Explain any four problems of human capital formation in India.OR
What are the main problems of human capital formation in India?OR
Indian Government has been taking steps for human capital formation, yet human capital formation is facing problems. Explain such problems of human capital formation.

Bring out the differences between human capital and human development.

"Over time, human capital has replaced physical capital as the most scarce resource and the main economic factor". What is the value of human capital in economic development?

Is India going to be knowledge based economy in the near future?