Human Capital Formation In India — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question

The sector providing alternate livelihood options to 70 million small and marginal farmers is:

1. Livestock.
2. Agro-processing.
3. Apni Mandi.
4. Fisheries.

___________ was setup in 1974 by the Indian government to address two major environmental concerns viz. water and air pollution.

_______is a women-oriented project to train the women about the latest agricultural techniques in Tamil Nadu.

1. Kudumbashree.
2. Self Help Group.
3. TANWA.
4. None of these.

Consumption of a product is:

Use of non-conventional sources of energy is strategy for sustainable development. Out of the following what are the non-conventional sources of energy?

1. Crude oil.
2. Solar.
3. Wind.
4. Wood.
5. Coal.
6. Nuclear.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
2. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4. 2, 3 and 6

Landlords, moneylenders, traders and employers are sources of rural credit.

1. Institutional credit.
2. Non Institutional credit.
3. Cheap credit.
4. Nll of the above.

ISM stands for:

1. Indian Systems of Medicine.
2. International System of Medicine.
3. Indian Standard of Medicine.
4. None of the above.

Match the following. options are as follows

a. Industries Act	i. 1973
b. MRTP	ii. 1951
c. FERA	iii. 1956

Read the following statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option from those given below:
Assertion (A): The Education Commission (1964–66) had recommended that at least 4 % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) be spent on education.
Reason (R): The Union and State Governments, have been stepping up expenditures in the education sector over the years to fulfil the objective of attaining cent per cent literacy.

Which of the following state reduced its people below the poverty line to 17% during 1973-2010?

1. Bihar.
2. West Bengal.
3. Uttar Pradesh.
4. Tamil Nadu.