Q 1– Domestic work by housewife is a _____ activity.
(a) Economic
(b) Non-economic
(c) Both of them
(d) None of the above
(b) Non-economic
Q 2– The literacy rates have increased from ………… in 1951 to ………… in 2001.
(a) 18%-45%
(b) 20%-55%
(c) 18%-55%
(d) 18%-65%
(a) 18%-45%
Q 3– Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian economy?
(a) Primary sector
(b) tertiary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) Private sector
(a) Primary sector
Q 4– The two determinants of earning by an individual in the market are:
(a) Health and education
(b) Education and skill
(c) Age and education
(d) Skill and age
(b) Education and skill
Q 5– Which of the following is a non-economic activity?
(a) Mother doing household work
(b) Washerman washes doth of people
(c) Chef cooking food in the hotel
(d) All of the above
(a) Mother doing household work
Q 6– Which of the following is included in the primary sector?
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Tourism
(c) Forestry
(d) Communication
(c) Forestry
Q 7– Economic activities have two parts:
(a) market activities and sale activities
(b) market activities and non-market activities
(c) only market activities
(d) none of the above
(b) market activities and non-market activities
Q 8– Which of the following is included in the tertiary sector?
(a) Fishing
(b) Trade
(c) Mining
(d) Health
(d) Health
Q 9– Which state has the highest literacy rate as per 2001?
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
(a) Kerala
Q 10– Which of the following is included in the secondary sector?
(a) Poultry farming
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Transport
(d) Quarrying
(b) Manufacturing
Q 11– Which state has the highest literacy rate as per 2001?
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
(a) Kerala
Q 12– Investment in human capital can be made through
(a) Education
(b) Training
(c) Medical care
(d) All the three
(d) All the three
Q 13– A market activity known as production for
(a) exchange
(b) earning income
(c) earning profit
(d) all the above
(d) all the above
Q 14 – The literacy rate during 2010-11 was
(a) 64%
(b) 74%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%
(b) 74%
Q 15– Why are rural women employed in low-paid jobs?
(a) They do not need to work in high-paid jobs
(b) They lack in education or the necessary skill
(c) They are not allowed by their families to do high paid jobs
(d) They are not aware of the wage structure
(b) They lack in education or the necessary skill
Q 16– Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies:
(a) Increase in life expectancy
(b) Increase in GNP
(c) Economic development of a country
(d) Increase in number of colleges in a country
(a) Increase in life expectancy
Q 17– Which of the following sectors faces the problem of seasonal unemployment?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Service sector
(c) Trade
(d) IT sector
(a) Agriculture
Q 18– Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by the parents?
(a) To send their children to the school
(b) To provide goods food to their children
(c) To join their children incorporate schools
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
Q 19– The infant mortality rate is the death of a child under
(a) One year
(b) Three, year
(c) Two year
(d) Four year
(a) One year
Q 20– From the following in which fields is disguised unemployment found?
(a) Industries
(b) Agriculture
(c) Mining
(d) Fisheries.
(b) Agriculture
Q 21– The workforce population includes people from 15 years to
(a) 59 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 60 years
(d) 65 years
(a) 59 years
Q 22– If a person cannot find jobs during some months of the year, which type of employment is this called?
(a) Structural unemployment
(b) Cyclical unemployment
(c) Seasonal unemployment
(d) None of these
(c) Seasonal unemployment
Q 23– Which age group of children does the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan aim to promote education?
(a) 6 to 10 years
(b) 5 to 3 years
(c) 6 to 14 years
(d) 7 to 12 years
(c) 6 to 14 years
Q 24– Disguised unemployment when the number of persons working on a farm is
(a) only what is required
(b) more than required
(c) less than required
(d) None of the above
(b) more than required
Q 25– The number of females per thousand males refers to :
(a) Sex Ratio
(b) Literacy Rate
(c) Infant Mortality Rate
(d) Birth Rate
(a) Sex Ratio
Q 26– Which group of four states have the maximum number of medical colleges in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(b) Bihar, Bengal, UP and Haryana
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Q 27– Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies:
(a) Increase in life expectancy
(b) Increase in GNP
(c) Economic development of a country
(d) Increase in number of colleges in a country
Ans– (b) Increase in GNP
Q 28– Bribe taking is an
(a) economic activity
(b) marketing activity
(c) non-economic activity
(d) none of the above
(c) non-economic activity
Q 29– What is the life expectancy in India as per the census of 2000?
(a) 72 years
(b) 53 years
(c) 64 years
(d) 80 years
(c) 64 years
Q 30– Which of the following is not an economic activity?
(a) Banking
(b) Teaching
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Farming for self-consumption
(d) Farming for self-consumption
Q 31– Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by the parents?
(a) To send their children to the school
(b) To provide goods food to their children
(c) To join their children incorporate schools
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
Q 32– PHC stands for
(a) Public Health Club
(b) Private Health Club
(c) Primary Health Centre
(d) None of the above
(c) Primary Health Centre