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CLASS 9ASS 7C 6CLASS 11UESTIONS, MCQ Questions for Class 9 Economics Chapter 2 People, as Resource with Answers, Choose the correct option:, Question 1., 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, Answer, , Question 2., Which of the following is included in the primary sector?, (a) Manufacturing, (b) Tourism, (c) Forestry, (d) Communication, Answer, , Question 3., Which of the following is included in the tertiary sector?, (a) Fishing, (b) Trade, (c) Mining, (d) Health, Answer
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Question 4., Which of the following is included in the secondary, sector?, (a) Poultry farming, (b) Manufacturing, (c) Transport, (d) Quarrying, Answer, , Question 5., Investment in human capital can be made through, (a) Education, (b) Training, (c) Medical care, (d) All the three, Answer, , Question 6., The literacy rate during 2010-11 was, (a) 64%, (b) 74%, (c) 70%, (d) 80%, Answer, , Question 7., Which of the following sectors faces the problem of, seasonal unemployment?, (a) Agriculture, (b) Service sector
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(c) Trade, (d) IT sector, Answer, , Question 8., Infant mortality rate is the death of a child under, (a) One year, (b) Three, year, (c) Two year, (d) Four year, Answer, , Question 9., The workforce population includes people from 15 years to, (a) 59 years, (b) 62 years, (c) 60 years, (d) 65 years, Answer, , Question 10., 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, Answer, Answer: (c) 6 to 14 years
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Question 11., The number of females per thousand males refers to :, (a) Sex Ratio, (b) Literacy Rate, (c) Infant Mortality Rate, (d) Birth Rate, Answer, Answer: (a) Sex Ratio, , Question 12., 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, Answer, Answer: (a) Increase in life expectancy, , Question 13., 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, Answer, Answer: (c) 64 years
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Question 14., 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, Answer, Answer: (d) To take care of the health and education of, their children, , Question 15., Which one from the following is the most labour absorbing, sector?, (a) Agriculture, (b) Fisheries, (c) Poultry farming, (d) Mining, Answer, Answer: (a) Agriculture, , Question 16., What is the aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?, (a) To provide elementary education to women, (b) To provide elementary education to the rural poor, (c) To provide elementary education to all children in the, age group 6-14 years, (d) To provide elementary education to the urban poor
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Answer, Answer: (c) To provide elementary education to all children, in the age group 6-14 years, , Question 17., What is the expended form of PHC, (a) Public Health Club, (b) Private Health Club, (c) Primary Health Centre, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (c) Primary Health Centre, , Question 18., What is the sex-ratio of India According to 2001 census, :, (a) 921 females per 1000, (b) 930 females per 1000, (c) 928 females per 1000, (d) 933 females per 1000, Answer, Answer: (b) 930 females per 1000, , Question 19., 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
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Answer, Answer: (c) Seasonal unemployment, , Question 20., The persons who are not working by their own willing is, covered under, (a) seasonal unemployment, (b) disguised unemployment, (c) educated unemployment, (d) none of the above, Answer, Answer: (d) none of the above, , Question 21., Where is Seasonal unemployment found, (a) urban areas, (b) rural areas, (c) in remote areas, (d) both in rural and urban areas, Answer, Answer: (b) rural areas, , Question 22., The quality of population depends on, (a) literacy rate, (b) health, (c) skill, (d) all the above
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Answer, Answer: (d) all the above, , Question 23., Which one from the following is the primary sector, activities, (i) Forestry, (ii) Poultry farming, (iii) Animal husbandry, (iv) Manufacturing, (a) (i), (b) (i), (ii), (iii), (c) (ii), (iii), (iv), (d) All the above, Answer, Answer: (b) (i), (ii), (iii), , Question 24., Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the, age of, (a) 1 year, (b) 2 years, (c) 3 years, (d) 4 years, Answer, Answer: (a) 1 year, , Question 25., The scheme for the establishment of residential schools to
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impart education to talented children from rural areas is, (a) Kendriya Vidyalayas, (b) Navodaya Vidyalayas, (c) Sarvodaya Vidyalayas, (d) None of the aboves, Answer, Answer: (b) Navodaya Vidyalayas, , Question 26., What is India’s position in scientifically and technically, manpower in the world?, (a) first, (b) second, (c) third, (d) fourth, Answer, , Question 27., Which one from the following is include in Secondary, sector includes, (a) trade, (b) marketing, (c) manufacturing, (d) education, Answer, Answer: (c) manufacturing, , Question 28., Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of
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(a) good quality of life, (b) improvement in health sector, (c) better HDI (Human Development Index), (d) all the above, Answer, Answer: (a) good quality of life, , Question 29., Which of the following is a significant step towards, providing basic education to the children in the age group, of 6-14 years?, (a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, (b) Adult Education Programme, (c) Mid-day meal, (d) None, Answer, Answer: (a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, , Question 30., Why is literacy rate is low in the females?, (a) lack of equal education opportunities, (b) lack of transport facilities, (c) lack of infrastructure, (d) lack of income, Answer, Answer: (a) lack of equal education opportunities, , Intext Activity Questions
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Question 1., Visit a village or colony near to your residential area and, note down the various activities undertaken by the people, of that village or colony., If this is not possible, ask your neighbour what is their, profession? In which of the three sectors will you, categorise their work?, Say whether these activities are economic or noneconomic activities:, 1. Vilas sells fish in the village market., 2. Vilas cooks food for his family., 3. Sakai works in the private firm., 4. Sakai looks after his younger brother and sister., Answer, Answer:, 1. Economic activity, 2. Non-economic activity, 3. Economic activity, 4. Non-economic activity, , Question 2., Visit a nearby hospital, either government or private and, note down the following details., (i) How many beds are there in the hospital you have, visited?, (ii) How many doctors are there in the hospital?, (iii) How many nurses work in that hospital?, Besides, try to gather the following additional information:, (i) How many hospitals are there in your locality?, (ii) How many dispensaries are there in your locality?, Answer, Answer: Do it yourself.
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