Eco Survey (Human Capital)

Question 1

Economic Survey 2015-16 states that increasing investment in human capital is a key requirement to improve productivity of the population. It also states that the total expenditure on Social Services including _____________________________ of SC/ST/OBC etc. during 2014-15 (RE) was ____ of GDP while it was 6.5% during 2013-14.

Answer 1

Education, Health, Social Security, Nutrition, Welfare

7 %

Question 2

____________________ in India’ was launched last year to help identify low-performing geographic pockets for girls, particularly from marginalized groups. National Scholarship Portal, a single window system for various types of scholarship schemes administered by different Ministries/Departments has been introduced under _______________ mode.

Answer 2

“Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girl’s Education”

Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

Question 3

The expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on social services increased from_____ in 2014-15 (RE) and _____ in 2015-16 (BE).

Answer 3

19. 3% (RE)

19. 5% (BE)

Question 4

During 2015-16, about ____ Minority students are to be benefited under the Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum-Means scholarship schemes, while about _____ lakh SC students benefited under Prematric, ______ lakh under Post-matric and 3354 under the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship including the Top Class Education scholarship scheme are to be assisted.

Answer 4

90 lakh

23. 21 lakh
24. 30 lakh