Infrastructure For Class 12 Economics MCQ Questions

Q 1 –  Which of the following statements is not correct with regards to infrastructure?
(A) Infrastructure contributes to economic development.
(B) Infrastructure provides support services.
(C) All infrastructural facilities have a direct impact on the production of goods and services.
(D) Inadequate infrastructure can have multiple adverse effects on health.

Ans.  (C) All infrastructural facilities have a direct impact on the production of goods and services.

Q 2 –  Which of the following facilities is included in social infrastructure?
(A) Roads and highways
(B) Housing
(C) Internet
(D) Electricity

Ans. (B) Housing

Q 3 –  What is morbidity?
(A) Proneness to fall ill
(B) High infant mortality rate
(C) High maternal mortality rate
(D) Low life expectancy

Ans.  (A) Proneness to fall ill

Q 4 –  What percent of rural households use bio-fuels for cooking?
(A) 50 percent
(B) 75 percent
(C) 80 percent
(D) 90 percent

Ans.  (D) 90 percent

Q 5 –  Which of the following countries invest almost 50 percent of its GDP in infrastructure?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka

Ans. (B) China

Q 6 –  Low-income countries do not invest in which of the given infrastructural services?
(A) Transport
(B) Irrigation
(C) Power
(D) Telecommunication

Ans. (D) Telecommunication

Q 7 –  Which of the following statements is true for commercial sources of energy?
(A) Commercial sources are bought and sold.
(B) Commercial sources are renewable.
(C) Commercial sources are found in forests.
(D) Dried dung is an example of a commercial source of energy.

Ans. (A) Commercial sources are bought and sold.

Q 8 –  Which of the following sector was the largest consumer of commercial energy in 1953-54?
(A) Households
(B) Transport
(C) Industries
(D) Agriculture

Ans. (B) Transport

Q 9 –  Which of the following is not a function of primary health care?
(A) Spreading education concerning prevailing health problems
(B) Promoting food supply and proper nutrition
(C) Conducting research
(D) Providing essential drugs

Ans.  (C) Conducting research

Q 10 –  Which of the following systems is not included in the Indian System of Medicines?
(A) Allopathy
(B) Homeopathy
(C) Naturopathy
(D) Ayurveda

Ans. (A) Allopathy

Q 11 –  Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?

(a) Coal
(b) Agricultural waste
(c) Animal dung
(d) Firewood

Ans. (a) Coal

Q 12 –  The power generated from water is called

(a) Thermal Power
(b) Hydroelectric Power
(c) Atomic Power
(d) Tidal Power

Ans. (b) Hydroelectric Power

Q 13 –  From which of the following sources of generation we get the largest amount of power?

(a) Thermal Power
(b) Hydroelectric Power
(c) Atomic Power
(d) Tidal Power

Ans. (a) Thermal Power

Q 14 –  Which of the following statements is not correct with regards to infrastructure?

(a) Infrastructure contributes to economic development.
(b) Infrastructure provides support services.
(c) All infrastructural facilities have a direct impact on the production of goods and services.
(d) Inadequate infrastructure can have multiple adverse effects on health.

Ans. (c) All infrastructural facilities have a direct impact on the production of goods and services.

Q 15 –  Which of the following facilities is included in social infrastructure?

(a) Roads and highways
(b) Housing
(c) Internet
(d) Electricity

Ans. (b) Housing

Q 16 –  What is morbidity?

(a) Proneness to fall ill
(b) High infant mortality rate
(c) High maternal mortality rate
(d) Low life expectancy

Ans. (a) Proneness to fall ill

Q 17 –  What percent of rural households use bio-fuels for cooking?

(a) 50 percent
(b) 75 percent
(c) 80 percent
(d) 90 percent

Ans. (d) 90 percent

Q 18 –  Which of the following sector was the largest consumer of commercial energy in 1953-54?

(a) Households
(b) Transport
(c) Industries
(d) Agriculture

Ans. (b) Transport

Q 19 –  Which of the following is not a function of primary health care?

(a) Spreading education concerning prevailing health problems
(b) Promoting food supply and proper nutrition
(c) Conducting research
(d) Providing essential drugs

Ans. (c) Conducting research

Q 20 –  Which of the following systems is not included in the Indian System of Medicines?

(a) Allopathy
(b) Homeopathy
(c) Naturopathy
(d) Ayurveda

Ans. (a) Allopathy