Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

A lot of power is wasted during its transmission and distribution from power stations to households. This can be controlled by:

1. Promoting the use of CFL's.
2. Proper load management.
3. Promoting non conventional sources.
4. All the above.

Into how many units have economic activities been divided?

1. 7.
2. 8.
3. 10.
4. 12.

Poverty index developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was named as:

1. Poverty gap index.
2. Sen's index.
3. Squared poverty gap.
4. None of the above.

How can a country's net earning be positive?

1. When imports are more than exports.
2. When exports are more than imports.
3. When imports and exports are equal.
4. None of the above.

In 1999-2000, the poverty line was defined for rural areas as consumption worth:

1. ₹ 454 per person a month.
2. ₹ 328 per person a month.
3. ₹ 545 per person a month.
4. ₹ 238 per person a month.

Vaccination, proper diet, promotion of food supply, sanitation, maternal and child healthcare, provision of essential drugs, etc. Health services are provided by ______ in India.

1. Primary healthcare system.
2. Secondary healthcare system.
3. Tertiary healthcare system.
4. All of these.

India energy policy encourages two energy sources ________________.

1. Solar and wind
2. Hydel and wind.
3. Both a and b.
4. None of the above.

The institutional source of credit whose area of operation is the one where banking facilities and cooperatives are absent and which operate at the district level is:

1. Regional rural bank.
2. Commercial bank.
3. Self-help group.
4. NABARD.

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.

_______ is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce?

1. Minimum support price.
2. Maximum retail price.
3. Minimum retail price.
4. Market price.