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People as Resource question types

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People as Resource questions

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Q 1MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark
What does investment in human capital' mean?
  • A
    Giving proper education to all.
  • B
    Giving proper medical care to all.
  • C
    Giving training to those who are interested in some skill.
  • All of the above.

Answer: D.

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Q 2MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark
What is the major aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?
  • A
    To provide elementary education to women.
  • B
    To provide elementary education to the rural poor.
  • To provide elementary education to all children in the age group $6-14$ years.
  • D
    To provide elementary education to the urban poor.

Answer: C.

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Q 3MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark
Which age group of children does the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan aim to promote education?
  • A
    $6$ to $10$ years
  • B
    $5$ to $3$ years
  • $6$ to $14$ years
  • D
    $7$ to $12$ years

Answer: C.

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Q 4MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark
Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to tertiary sector?
  • A
    In these activities goods are either grown on the earth or dug out from the earth.
  • B
    These activities transform primary goods into some commodities with the help of manual labour or machines.
  • C
    These activities generate services rather than goods.
  • This sector is primarily known as service sector.

Answer: D.

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Q 5MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark
Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian economy?
  • Primary sector
  • B
    Tertiary sector
  • C
    Secondary sector
  • D
    Private sector

Answer: A.

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Which project is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years by 2010?

  • A
    Sarvodaya Shiksha Abhiyan.
  • B
    Navodaya Vidyalaya Abhiyan.
  • C
    Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
  • D
    Rashtriya Shiksha Abhiyan.
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Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to tertiary sector?

  • A
    In these activities goods are either grown on the earth or dug out from the earth.
  • B
    These activities transform primary goods into some commodities with the help of manual labour or machines.
  • C
    These activities generate services rather than goods.
  • D
    This sector is primarily known as service sector.
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Which one of the following is not a cause of urban unemployment?

  • A
    Mass migration from rural to urban areas.
  • B
    Slow rate of economic development.
  • C
    Maladjustment between the demand and supply of labour.
  • D
    Caste system.
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Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by the parents?

  • A
    To sand their children to the school.
  • B
    To provide goods food to their children.
  • C
    To join their children in corporate schools.
  • D
    To take care of the health and education of their children.
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