extra question from people as resources chapter 2 class 9
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When there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care, the population becomes _______ .
Answer:
Human capital
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Question 1.
When there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care, the population becomes _______ .
Answer:
Human capital
Question 2. Greater knowledge with the help of improved technology can rapidly improve the production of land resources. One big example of this in India is _______ .
Answer:
Green Revolution
Question 3.
India’s large population can be used as a great asset, like other resources. It can be treated as a _______ .
Answer:
Human resource
Question 4.
Activities like agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, poultry farming and mining are part of _______ .
Answer:
Primary sector
Question 5.
Quarrying and manufacturing is included in the _______ .
Answer:
Secondary sector
Question 6.
What do you mean by ‘death rate’ ?
Answer:
Death rate is the number of people per 1,000 who die during a particular period of time.
Question 7.
The activities that result in the production of goods and services and add value to the national income are called _______ .
Answer:
Economic activities
Question 8.
Economic activities are basically of two types _______ .
Answer:
Market activities and non-market activities
Question 9.
Activities which include production of goods or services, including government service and are performed for pay or profit, are called _______ .
Answer:
Market activities.
Question 10.
Self-consumption is _______ .
Answer:
Non-market activities.
Question 11.
Our national policy aims at improving the _______ .
Answer:
Accessibility of healthcare and family welfare.
Question 12.
The workforce population of India includes people from the age group of _______ .
Answer:
15-59 years
Question 13.
Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work at the going wages, cannot find job. In India it is of two types in rural areas _______ .
Answer:
Seasonal and disguised unemployment.
Question 14.
In urban areas, youths with graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find job. This type of unemployment is called _______ .
Answer:
Educated unemployment
Question 15.
When does population become human capital ?
Answer:
Population becomes human capital when investment is made in the form of education, training and medical care.
Question 16.
What do you understand by the term ‘National Income’ ?
Answer:
National income is a sum of total income of goods and services produced in a country during a financial year.
Question 17.
What is Infant Mortality Rate ?
Answer:
Death of a child under one year of age.
Question 18.
How can a large population be turned into a productive asset ?
Answer:
A large population can be turned into a productive asset by making investment in human capital.
Question 19.
What do you understand by Seasonal Unemployment ?
Answer:
People find work at the time of sowing, harvesting and weeding, etc., but rest of the year, they are unemployed. This is called seasonal unemployment.
Question 20.
How can infant mortality be reduced ?
Answer:
Infant mortality can be reduced by protection of children from infection, ensuring the nutrition of both the mother and the child, and child care.
Question 21.
What does increase in longevity of life indicate?
Answer:
Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of good quality of life marked by self-confidence.
Question 22.
What are the main consequences of unemployment?
Answer:
Employment leads to wastage of manpower resources and it tends to increase economic overload.
Question 23.
What do you mean by “Birth Rate”?
Answer:
Birth rate is the number of babies born for every 1,000 people during a particular period of time.
Question 24.
When we refer to a person as a ‘resource’, we are referring to which of his/her skills?
Answer:
When a person is referred to as a resource, it refers to that person’s productive skills and abilities.
Question 25.
What is the main purpose of mid-day meal scheme?
Answer:
Mid-day meed scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status.
Question 26.
What is the reason behind the development of vocational streams?
Answer:
Vocational streams have been enveloped to equip large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills.
Question 27.
Which sector of the Indian economy absorbs the maximum labour?
Answer:
Agriculture is the most labour-absorbing sector of the economy.
Question 28.
What do you understand by the term “Sarva Siksha Abhiyan”?
Answer:
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is a flagship programme of Government of India that aims to provide elementary education to all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years.
Question 29.
What is the name of the school set in each district by the government for the talented students of a rural area?
Answer:
Navodaya Vidyalaya.
Question 30.
What is the current literacy rate of India, according to Census of 2011?
Answer:
According to Census of 2011, the literacy rate of India is 74 per cent.