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Question 11 Mark
What does increase in longevity of life indicate?
Answer
Increase in longevity of life indicates good quality of life marked by self confidence.
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Question 21 Mark
Write the names of two new jobs, which were created through education in the village.
Answer
Agro-engineer and tailor are the two new jobs, which were created through education in the village.
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Question 31 Mark
Why are women paid low as compared to men? Give two points.
Answer
  1. Women are considered physically weak.
  2. They are unaware of their rights.
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Question 41 Mark
How did Japan become a rich and developed country?
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This country has invested on people especially in the field of education and health.
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Question 51 Mark
Which is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy?
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Agriculture is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy.
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Question 61 Mark
What activities does the primary sector include?
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The primary sector includes agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, poultry farming, mining and quarrying.
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Question 71 Mark
What are the major determinants of earnings?
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Education and skill are the major determinants of the earnings of any individual in the market.
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Question 81 Mark
What activities does the tertiary sector include?
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This sector includes activities such as trade, transport, communication, banking, education, health, tourism, services, insurance, etc.
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Question 91 Mark
Is women’s work an economic activity?
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No, women are not paid for their service delivered in the family. The household work done by women is not recognised in the national income.
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Question 101 Mark
How is human capital superior to other resources like land and physical capital?
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Land and capital cannot become useful on their own. It is human resource that can make use of land and capital.
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Question 111 Mark
A housewife looks after domestic chores, the children and also helps her husband in the field. Can you call her unemployed?
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yes you can say beacuse in that case they are unemployed because housewife is a 365 × 24 employee, that too without any salary, and with no appraisals, no appreciation, no bonus or incentives which she can demand of.
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Question 121 Mark
Why literacy rate is high among the males of India?
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India has a patriarchal society or male dominating society. Social stigma doesn’t allow women to be educated as they are meant for domestic chores.
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Question 131 Mark
What is the literacy rate of India as per the Census of 2011?
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Literacy rate of India in 2011 is 74.04%. The Male literacy rate is 82.14% and Female literacy rate is 65.46% according to Census 2011.
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Question 141 Mark
Mention the two types of unemployment found in the rural India.
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  1. Seasonal unemployment.
  2. Disguised unemployment.
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Question 151 Mark
What are the new job opportunities in Tertiary sector?
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Primary jobs involve getting raw materials from the natural environment e.g. Mining, farming and fishing. Secondary jobs involve making things (manufacturing) e.g. making cars and steel. Tertiary jobs involve providing a service e.g. teaching and nursing. Quaternary jobs involve research and development e.g. IT.
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Question 161 Mark
How does the health of a person help him?
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The health of a person helps him to realise his potential and the ability to fight illness. An unhealthy person becomes a liability for an organisation.
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Question 171 Mark
Govinda works as Human Resource Manager in a bank. Which sector of the economy does he work in?
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He works in tertiary sector.
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Question 181 Mark
What are economic activities?
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The activities which result in the production of goods and services. These activities add value to the national income. These activities are called economic activities.
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Question 191 Mark
The nature of unemployment differs in rural and urban areas. How?
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In case of rural areas, there is reasonal and disguised unemployment. Urban areas have mostly educated unemployment.
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Question 201 Mark
What is the national policy of India for health?
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Our national policy aims at improving the accessibility of health care, family welfare and nutritional service with a special focus on the underprivileged segment of population.
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Question 211 Mark
Our Constitution has a provision that states would provide universal, free education up to the age of 14 years. What is the name of that project?
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The name of this project is Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
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Question 231 Mark
What purpose does mid-day meal scheme serve?
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Mid-day meal scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status.
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Question 241 Mark
How is a vicious cycle created by illiterate parents for their children?
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A vicious cycle may be created by an illiterate or disadvantaged parents, who themselves are uneducated and lack in hygiene, keep their children in a similarly disadvantaged state.
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Question 251 Mark
What kind of unemployments exist in rural and urban areas?
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In rural areas, seasonal and disguised unemployment exist and in urban areas, mostly have educated unemployment.
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Question 261 Mark
What kinds of jobs attract women in organised sector?
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Among the organised sector, teaching and medicine attract women the most.
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Question 271 Mark
Has the literacy rates of population increased since 1951?
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The literacy rates have increased from 18% in 1951 to 74% in 2010-11.
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Question 281 Mark
Mention two factors on which quality of population depends.
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  1. Literacy rate.
  2. Health of a person indicated by life expectancy.
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Question 291 Mark
What is seasonal unemployment?
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Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year.
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Question 301 Mark
Who are educated unemployed?
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Many youth with matriculation, graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find jobs. They are educated unemployed.
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Question 311 Mark
How does population become human capital?
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When there is an investment made in the form of education, training and medical care.
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Question 321 Mark
How can infant mortality be reduced?
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Infant mortality can be reduced by protecting children from infection and ensuring nutrition along with mother and child care.
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Question 331 Mark
Which type of people do usually face seasonal unemployment?
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People who are dependent upon agriculture usually face seasonal unemployment.
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Question 341 Mark
What do you know about ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyan’?
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It is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years by 2010.
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Question 351 Mark
In which other sectors have women with high education and skill entered?
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Some women have entered administrative and other services including jobs that need high levels of scientific and technological competence.
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Question 361 Mark
When does seasonal unemployment take place?
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Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year. People dependent upon agriculture usually face such kind of problem.
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Question 371 Mark
Unemployment leads to the wastage of manpower. $\big(\frac{\text{Yes}}{\text{No}}\big)$
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Yes, Unemployment generates no resource and in this way, manpower gets converted into a liability in spite of the asset. Unemployment affects the overall growth of development. It develops despair and hopelessness among youth. In this way, unemployment increases and makes the economy depressed.
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Question 381 Mark
On what factors the quality of population depends?
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The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of a person indicated by life expectancy and skill formation acquired by the people of the country.
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Question 391 Mark
How is division of labours made between men and women in the family?
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In India, women generally look after domestic chores and men work outside to earn for the family.
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Question 401 Mark
To what extent has the life expectancy increased in India from 1951 to 2011?
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The life expectancy has increased from 37 years in 1951, 64 years in 2001 and 70 years in 2011.
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Question 411 Mark
What is the status of ‘unemployment’?
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Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work cannot find jobs.
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Question 421 Mark
Services rendered by housewives can be included in which of the categories of income?
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Housewife are not adding any profit to national income that's why they are doing a non market activity.
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Question 431 Mark
How is human capital superior to other resources?
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Human capital is in one way superior to other resources like land and physical capital human resource can make use of land and capital but otherwise land and capital cannot become useful on its own.
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Question 441 Mark
What does ‘People as a Resource’ mean?
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‘People as a Resource’ is a way of referring to a country’s working people in terms of their existing productive skills and abilities.
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Question 451 Mark
Why was mid-day meal scheme launched by the government in the schools?
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To encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status.
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Question 461 Mark
In which sector do we notice disguised unemployment?
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We notice disguised unemployment in the field of agriculture.
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Question 471 Mark
Why have vocational streams been developed?
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Vocational streams have been developed to equip large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills.
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Question 481 Mark
Explain birth rate and death rate.
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Birth Rate is the number of babies born there for every 1,000 people during a particular period of time. Death Rate is the number of people per 1,000 who die during a particular period of time.
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Question 491 Mark
If a mother is taking care of children and household activities within the walls of the house, what kind of activity is she performing?
Answer
She is performing non-economic activity.
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Question 501 Mark
Mention two consequences of unemployment.
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  1. Employment leads to wastage of manpower resource.
  2. It tends to increase economic overload.
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Question(1 Marks) - Social Science STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip