people as a resource

Question 1

how is human capital formed?

Answer 1

when human resource is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy it is called human capital formation

Question 2

how can you invest in human capital?

Answer 2

education, training, medical care

Question 3

how is human capital useful?

Answer 3

higher incomes,
better economy,
higher productivity,
increase in literacy rates

Question 4

how is human capital better than physical capital?

Answer 4

human resource can make use of land and capital.

Question 5

primary sector is-

Answer 5

extraction from natural resources like agriculture, fishing etc.

Question 6

secondary sector is-

Answer 6

when value is added to natural resources to produce goods.

Question 7

tertiary sector-

Answer 7

the commercial services that help industry produce and distribute goods to the final consumer

Question 8

sarva shiksha abhiyan

Answer 8

it is a step to providing elemntary education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years by 2010.

Question 9

how is health important?

Answer 9

helps them to realise their potential and the ability to fight illness.
wont be able to maximize their output if they are not healthy.

Question 10

infant mortality rate`

Answer 10

number of death of children below 1 year old age per thousand live birth

Question 11

birth rates

Answer 11

number of babies born for every 1000 people during a particular period of time

Question 12

death rate

Answer 12

number of people per 1000 who die during a particular period of time

Question 13

what is reduction in imr?

Answer 13

protection of children from infection, ensuring the nutrition of both the mother and the child

Question 14

literacy rate

Answer 14

percentage of the population of a given age group that can read and write

Question 15

what is unemployment?

Answer 15

when people who are willing to work at the going wages cannot find jobs

Question 16

the workforce population includes-

Answer 16

15 years to 59 years

Question 17

seasonal unemployment

Answer 17

when people dont have work during some months of the year.

Question 18

disguised unemployment

Answer 18

people are extra
does not add to the contribution
productivity doesn’t increase or decrease

Question 19

educated unemployment

Answer 19

the inability of educated people who are willing to work to find gainful employment

the people become a liability
it indicated waste of resources like education, healthcare etc.

Question 20

_____ is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy

Answer 20

agriculture

Question 21

The literacy rate during 2010-11 was?

Answer 21

74%

Question 22

What is the life expectancy in India as per the census of 2000?

Answer 22

64 years

Question 23

The scheme for the establishment of residential schools to impart education to talented children from rural areas is-

Answer 23

navodhya vidyalya

Question 24

life expectancy has increased to-

Answer 24

68.3 years

Question 25

infant mortality rate has come down to ______in 2016

Answer 25

34

Question 26

death rates have dropped to-

Answer 26

6.4

Question 27

increase in expenditure from __________ in the first plan to ________ in the 11th plan in education

Answer 27

rs 151 crore, 3766.9 crore

Question 28

what is GER?

Answer 28

Gross Enrollment Ratio

Question 29

GER targer for 2020-21?

Answer 29

30%

Question 30

issues with unemployment

Answer 30

wastage of manpower resources
increase in economic overload
social waste
quality of life affected
decline in health status
withdrawal from school system
indicator of depressed economy