Human Capital Flashcards

1
Q

Who can work better?

A

A person with sound health

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2
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What percent GDP as estimated by the tapas Majumdar committee should spend for education

A

6%

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3
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Education for all,

A

Still a distant dream

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4
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Investment on education is considered as one of the main sources of_________________

A

Human capital

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5
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Government of India has also started levying a 2 percent of _________________ on all union taxes

A

Education cess

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6
Q

The revenues from education cess has been earmarked for spending on _______________

A

Elementary education

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7
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The contribution of the educated person to economic growth is more than that of an _____________ person

A

Illiterate

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8
Q

What are two major sources of human capital?

A

Ca) investment of educations
B) health expenditure

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9
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What are the indicators of educational achievement in a country?

A

Education achievement in a country can be known with the indicator like adult literary level, primary education completion rate and youth literacy rate

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10
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What factors contribute to human capital formation?

A

A) investment of education
B)investment - on health
C)investment on on-the-job-training
D)investment on migration
E) investment on information

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11
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What are various forms of health expenditures

A

Preventive medicines, curative medicines, social medicine (spread of health literacy) provision of clean drinking water and good sanitization one various forms of health expenditures.

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12
Q

State the need of human capital

A

We need to invest on human capital to produce more human capital with the human resource

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13
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Why individuals spend money on education?

A

Individuals generally invest on education with the objective of increasing their future income.

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