Human Capital Formation Flashcards

1
Q

Which one of the following is the reason for poor human capital formation in India?

a) Brain-train
b) High growth of population
c) Insufficient resources
d) All of the above

A

All of the above

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2
Q

Literacy rate of India increased from 18% in 1951 to __% in 2011

A

73%

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3
Q

Human Capital consists of _______

A

both workers and entrepreneurs

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4
Q

Active factor in the production

A

Human Capital

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5
Q

Human Development is _____, Human Capital is__________

A

ends, means

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6
Q

Sources of Human capital formation are

a)internal b) external c)both

A

both

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7
Q

Planning Commission prepared a report regarding education for 2 decades named:_

A

India Vision 2020

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8
Q

____ is an important programme for the availability of education to all

A

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

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9
Q

Expenditure on education is _______ expenditure

A

Productive

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10
Q

Human capital is __ in nature

A

Active

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11
Q

T/F. Literacy rates in India have increased so has the absolute number of illiterates.

A

True

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12
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T/F. Components of human capital and human development are complementary to each other.

A

True

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13
Q

What is education?

A

Process of teaching, training and learning to improve knowledge and develop skill

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14
Q

Why do we need to invest in human capital?

A

For skill formation and improvement in human capabailities

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