Multiple Choice Questions for Chapter 2 : People as Resource - Economics Class 9 S.st
1. Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian Economy ?
(i) Primary sector
(ii) Tertiary sector
(iii) Secondary sector
(iv) Private sector
Answer:
(i) Primary sector
2. Which of the following is included in the primary sector ?
(i) Manufacturing
(ii) Tourism
(iii) Foresty
(iv) Communication
Answer:
(iii) Foresty
3. Which of the following is included in the tertiary sector ?
(i) Fishing
(ii) Trade
(iii) Mining
(iv) Health
Answer:
(iv) Health
4. Which of the following is included in the Secondary sector ?
(i) Poultry farming
(ii) Manufacturing
(iii) Transport
(iv) Quarrying
Answer:
(ii) Manufacturing
5. Investment in human capital can be made through
(i) Education
(ii) Training
(iii) Medical care
(iv) All of the above
Answer:
(iv) All of the above
6. The literacy rate during 2010 - 11 was
(i) 64%
(ii) 74 %
(iii) 70%
(iv) 80%
Answer:
(ii) 74%
7. Which of the following sectors faces the problem of seasonal unemployment ?
(i) Agriculture
(ii) Service sector
(iii) Trade
(iv) IT sector
Answer:
(i) Agriculture
8. Infant mortality rate is the death of the child under
(i) One year
(ii) Two year
(iii) Three year
(iv) Four year
Answer:
(i) One year
9. The workforce population includes people from 15 years to
(i) 59 years
(ii) 62 years
(iii) 60 years
(iv) 65 years
Answer:
(i) 59 years
10. Which age group of children does the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan aim to promote education ?
(i) 6 - 10 years
(ii) 3 - 5 years
(iii) 6 - 14 years
(iv) 7 - 12 years
Answer:
(iii) 6 - 14 years
11. The number of females per thousand males refer to
(i) Sex ratio
(ii) Literacy rate
(iii) Infant Mortality rate
(iv) Birth rate
Answer:
(i) Sex ratio
12. Why is literacy rate is low in the females ?
(i) lack of equal education opportunities
(ii) lack of transport facilities
(iii) lack of infrastructure
(iv) lack of income
Answer:
(i) lack of equal education opportunities
13. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing basic education to the children in the age group of 6 - 14 years ?
(i) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(ii) Adult Education Programme
(iii) Mid - day meal
(iv) None
Answer:
(i) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
14. Increase in longevity of life is indicator of
(i) good quality of life
(ii) improvement in health sector
(iii) better HDI (Human Development Index)
(iv) all of the above
Answer:
(i) good quality of life
15. Which one from the following is included in Secondary sector
(i) trade
(ii) marketing
(iii) manufacturing
(iv) education
Answer:
(iii) manufacturing
16. What is the India's position in scientifically and technically manpower in the world ?
(i) 1st
(ii) 2nd
(iii) 3rd
(iv) 4th
Answer:
(iii) 3rd
17. The scheme for the establishment of residental schools to impart education to talented children from rural area is
(i) Kendriya Vidyalayas
(ii) Navodaya Vidyalayas
(iii) Sarvodaya Vidyalayas
(iv) None of the above
Answer:
(ii) Navodaya Vidyalayas
18. Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the age of
(i) 1 year
(ii) 2 year
(iii 3 year
(iv) 4 year
Answer:
(i) 1 year
19. The quality of population depends on
(i) literacy rate
(ii) health
(iii) skill
(iv) all of the above
Answer:
(iv) all of the above
20. Where is seasonal unemployment found
(i) urban areas
(ii) rural areas
(iii) in remote areas
(iv) both in rural and urban areas
Answer:
(ii) rural areas