Question

Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Why is literacy rate low among the females?
(a) Lack of equal education opportunities
(b) lack of transport facilities
(C) Lack of infrastructure
(d) lack of income
2. In which state was the literacy rate highest as per 2001 study?
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
3. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing elementary education toall the children in the age
group of 6-14 years?
[CBSE 2010]
(a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
(c) Mid-day meal
(b) Adult Education Programme
(d) None of the above
4. Market activity refers to production for:
(a) Exchange
(b) earning income
Fychange
(c) earning profit
(d) all the above
5. Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of
(a) Good quality of life
(c) Better HDI (Human Development Index)
(b) improvement in health sector
(d) all the above
6. Self-consumption is:
(a) Non-production activity
(C) Non-economic activity
(b) non-market activity
(d) none of the above
7. Secondary sector includes
(a) Trade
(b) marketing
(c) manufacturing
(d) education
8. One who can read and write in any language with understanding is termed as
(a) Student
(b) adult
(c) child
(d) literate
9. What is India's position in scientific and technical manpower in the world?
(a) First
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth​

Answer 1

(1)-(a)
(2)-(a)
(3)-(a)
(4)-(d)
(5)-(a)
(6)-(d)
(7)-(d)
(8)-(d)
(9)-(c)

Answer 2

Answer:

1. (a) Lack of equal educational opportunities

2. (a) Kerala

3. (a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

4. (d) all of the above

5. (a) Good quality of life

6. (b) Non market activity

7. (d) education

8. (d) literate

9. (c) third

Explanation:

1. The literacy rate is low among the females because of the prevailing lack of equal education opportunities.

2. Kerala recorded the highest literacy rate among the states as per 2001 census.

3. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan by the Government of India is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all the children in the age group of 6 to 14 years.

4. The market activity refers to production for exchange, earning income fychange and earning profit.

5. The increase in the longevity of life is an indicator of a good quality of life.

6. Self consumption is an example of a non market activity. Non market activity are those activities in which the goods are produced for the purpose of self consumption.

7. The secondary sector includes education sector.

8. Literate is a person who can read and write in any language with understanding.

9. India ranks 3rd in scientific and technical manpower in the world.