Question

6.
At school level while the majority of the urban households had shown a preference for private schools, it's
the opposite for rural households. The report highlights that 76.1% of the rural children are attending
primary and middle school run by the government, while only 38% of the urban children are attending
government schools. However, for graduate and above studies, *9.7% rural students are attending classes
in government institutions as compared to 41% of the urban counterparts in government institutions.
STARK DIVIDE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
LITERACY RATE
AMONG THOSE
AGED 7 & ABOVE 73.5% 1 87.7%
Access to
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
Rural Households
HAVING
ACCESS TO
COMPUTERS
ANNUAL AVG EXPENDITURE/STUDENT (IN Rs)
Secondary level Sr Secondary Level
COMPUTERS 4% 23%
38%
Urban Households
70%
5,856 17,51819,148 23,832
On the basis of your reading answer any ten of the following questions.
(1 x 10 =10)
What shows that the rural-urban gap is significant?
(A) Right from literacy
(B) Accessibility to schools
(C) Household expenditure on education (D) All of these
Which fact proves that there is a digital divide in the pountry?
(A) Rural areas have no access to internet services
(B) Only 4% of rural areas have computers while in urban it is 23%
(C) Rural areas cannot afford digital or online education
(D) Only 15% of rural areas have access to the internet
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(A) gap
in the line "digital divide". the word divide DOES NOT refer to
(B) spic
(C) sects
(D) organise
The survey conducted by the NSO covered
(A) over 6000 households in total.
(B) over 8000 households in total.
1C) over 8000 rural and 6000 urban households. (D) over 1.52 lakh rural and 1.13 urban households
Choose the option that lists the correct answers for the following:
1. Rajan is a 14 year old boy who has been going to one of the best school near his locality which uses
digital means to impart education
2. Raman is a 12 year old boy who goes to the government school nearest to his home, but he is unable to
aterial because of lack of a digital device.​

Answer 1

Answer:

the opposite for rural households. The report highlights that 76.1% of the rural children are attending