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......... is the main reason for rural-urban migration in India.
A)
Illiteracy done
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B)
Unemployment done
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C)
Inflation done
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D)
Lack of infrastructure done
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question_answer2)
Human capital considers education and health as a means to increase labour productivity, whereas Human Development considers that they are necessary for human well-being. The given statement is
A)
True done
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B)
False done
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C)
Partially true done
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D)
Partially false done
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question_answer3)
Which of the given factor cannot be termed as physical input?
A)
Machinery done
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B)
Tools and Equipment done
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C)
Knowledge done
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D)
Computers and Electronics done
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question_answer4)
......... capital is completely mobile between countries.
A)
Physical done
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B)
Human done
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C)
Both (a) and (b) done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer5)
Choose the correct combination between the following columns.
| Column A | | Column B |
A. | Preventive medicine | (i) | Medical intervention during illness |
B. | Curative medicine | (ii) | Vaccination |
C. | Social medicine | (iii) | Spread of education literacy |
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A)
A-(i) B-(ii) C-(iii) done
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B)
A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(i) done
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C)
A-(ii) B-(i) C-(iii) done
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D)
A-(ii) B-(iii) C-(i) done
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question_answer6)
Choose the correct combination between the following columns
| Column A | | Column B |
A. | Sources of human capital | (i) | Broader aspect |
B. | Sources of physical capital | (ii) | Narrow concept |
C. | Human capital | (iii) | Education, training and health |
D. | Human development | (iv) | Machinery, tools and equipments |
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A)
A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i) done
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B)
A-(iii) B-(iv) C-(ii) D-(i) done
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C)
A-(iii) B-(iv) C-(i) D-(ii) done
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D)
A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(i) D-(ii) done
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question_answer7)
......... refers to the stock of skills, ability, expertise, education and knowledge of a nation at a particular point of time.
A)
Human knowledge done
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B)
Human capital done
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C)
Human Development done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer8)
Physical capital refers to .........
A)
stock of produced means of production done
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B)
process of acquiring and increasing the number of people who have skill done
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C)
share of the companies done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer9)
What are the two main pillars on which rests the edifice of social sector reforms?
A)
Infrastructure and employment done
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B)
Education and poverty done
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C)
Education and Health done
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D)
Infrastructure and Health done
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question_answer10)
Choose the correct combination between the following columns.
| Column A | | Column B |
A. | National Skill Development Mission | (i) | Emergence of India as one of the four major growth centres by 2020 |
B. | The Tapas Majumdar Committee Report | (ii) | India should make a transition to knowledge economy |
C. | Deutsche Bank report on Global Growth Centre | (iii) | Launched in 2015 with an intention to train over 40 crore Indians and create an empowered workforce by 2022 |
D. | World Bank report on India and the knowledge economy | (iv) | Expenditure of around Rs. 1.37 lakh crore over 10 years (1998-99 to 2006-07) to bring all Indian children in the age group of 6-14 years under the purview of school education |
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A)
A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i) done
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B)
A-(iii) B-(i) C-(ii) D-(iv) done
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C)
A-(iii) B-(iv) C-(i) D-(ii) done
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D)
A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(i) D-(ii) done
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question_answer11)
Human capital brings about quantitative improvement in the labour force. The given statement is
A)
True done
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B)
False done
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C)
Partially true done
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D)
Can't comment done
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question_answer12)
Which among the following is incorrect with regard to the positive aspect of human capital formation?
A)
Improves technical knowledge done
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B)
Increases productivity done
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C)
Changes the social outlook done
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D)
Increases the cost of production done
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question_answer13)
People as a resource means ......... .
A)
country's natural capital in terms of their existing productive skill done
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B)
country's human capital in terms of their existing productive skill done
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C)
country's overall capital in terms of their existing productive skill done
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D)
country's technical capital in terms of their existing productive skill done
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question_answer14)
Which of the following statement is correct?
A)
Human capital and Human Development are the same thing done
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B)
Human capital treats human being as means done
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C)
Human capital is intangible whereas physical capital is tangible done
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D)
Physical capital cannot be sold in the market done
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question_answer15)
Medical intervention during illness can be categorised as which form of health expenditure?
A)
Preventive medicine done
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B)
Curative medicine done
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C)
Social medicine done
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D)
Any of the above done
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question_answer16)
Preventive medicine includes medical practices which are designed to avoid or avert diseases. The given statement is
A)
True done
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B)
False done
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C)
Partially true done
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D)
Can't comment done
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question_answer17)
Which among the following is not the source of human capital transformation?
A)
Health expenditure which directly increases the supply of labour force done
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B)
Expenditure on the on-the-job training which increases labour productivity done
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C)
Expenditure on migration in terms of better employment opportunities done
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D)
Expenditure on building machines and Factories done
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question_answer18)
Who among the following contributes more in the national income of a country?
A)
A worker in a factory done
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B)
A software engineer working with reliance done
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C)
A seasonal farmer in Punjab done
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D)
A student giving private tuitions at home done
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question_answer19)
Which among the following factor(s) explain the positive impact of on-the-job-training?
A)
Encourages innovation done
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B)
Enhances productivity done
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C)
Promotes modern methods done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer20)
People of ......... age group are treated as productive labour force.
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15-35 done
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B)
60-70 done
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C)
0-10 done
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D)
15-60 done
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question_answer21)
Demographic dividend refers to
A)
Growth that can arise when the population has large number of working-age population done
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B)
Growth that can arise when the population has large number of dependent population done
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C)
A shift from agriculture to an industrial economy done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer22)
Which of the given states respectively has highest and lowest literacy rate in India?
A)
Keralaand Bihar done
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B)
Keralaand Punjab done
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C)
Madhya Pradesh and Bihar done
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D)
Karnataka and Punjab done
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question_answer23)
Physical capital is inseparable from its owners. The given statement is
A)
True done
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B)
False done
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C)
Partially true done
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D)
Partially false done
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question_answer24)
Human capital treats humans as end in themselves. The given statement is
A)
True done
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B)
False done
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C)
Partially true done
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D)
Partially false done
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question_answer25)
If ......... capital represents production capacity of a nation, ......... capital is the cause that design machines.
A)
human, physical done
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B)
financial, human done
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C)
physical, human done
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D)
physical, financial done
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question_answer26)
Education Commission (1964 - 66) recommended ......... percent of GDP to be spent on education whereas the current level is ..........
A)
6% and 4.6% respectively done
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B)
5% and 3.8% respectively done
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C)
7% and 6% respectively done
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D)
6% and 5.8% respectively done
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question_answer27)
High level of physical and human capital can lead to a higher level of
A)
Economic growth done
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B)
Population done
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C)
Inflation done
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D)
Poverty done
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question_answer28)
World Bank in its report 'India and the knowledge Economy-leveraging strengths and opportunities' advised India to make a transition to ..........
A)
knowledge economy done
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B)
agrarian economy done
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C)
industrial economy done
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D)
a mix of the above three done
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question_answer29)
Which of the given pair is incorrectly matched?
| Column A | | Column B |
A. | Crude Death Rate | (i) | 7.3 per thousand |
B. | Literacy Rate | (ii) | 77.7% |
C. | Life Expectancy | (iii) | 69.27 years |
D. | Infant Mortality Rate | (iv) | 64 per thousand live births |
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A)
A-(i) done
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B)
B-(iii) done
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C)
C-(iii) done
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D)
D-(iv) done
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question_answer30)
Improved health and education of the people in a country entails
A)
Positive externality done
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B)
Negative externality done
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C)
Both (a) and (b) done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer31)
Which among the following is the major problem faced by the human capital formation in India?
A)
Rising population done
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B)
Rising prices done
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C)
Rising unemployment done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer32)
Which of the following is not the role of on-the-job-training?
A)
Encourages education done
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B)
Bridges industry-academia gap done
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C)
Fosters job readiness done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer33)
Investment in human capital contributes to growth by ......... .
A)
providing effective utilisation of the physical capital done
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B)
raises the level of both production and productivity done
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C)
promotes innovations and creates ability to apply newtechnologies done
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D)
All of the above done
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