JAI VATIKA PUBLIC SCHOOL
(Co-Educational, Senior Secondary, Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi)
Class-IX
Subject – Social science
CHAPTER –People as resource
I. Multiple choice questions
Which age group of children does the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan aim to promote education?
a. 6-14 years
b. 6-15 years
c. 8-14 years
d. 8-15 years
2. Disguised unemployment could be traced in:
a. mining activity
b. service sector
c. agriculture
d. social forestry
3. In which sector should India increase maximum employment opportunities?
a. mining activity
b. service sector
c. agriculture
d. social forestry
4. Which of the following is not an economic activity?
a. Banking
b. Teaching
c. Dairy farming
d. Farming for self-consumption
5. Why are rural women employed in low-paid jobs?
a. They do not need to work in high-paid jobs.
b. They lack in education or the necessary skill.
c. They are not allowed by their families to do high paid jobs.
d. They are not aware of the wage structure.
6. The two determinants of earning by an individual in the market are:
a. Health and education
b. Education and skill
c. Age and education
d. Skill and age
II.Fill in the blanks
1. ____________ is the most labour absorbing sector of Indian economy.
2. The physical framework required to provide different types of services is known as __________.
3. ____________ refers to the number of deaths of infants per thousand of births in a year.
4. ___________ refers to the number of live births in a year per thousand of mid- year population.
5. The activities which are related to production and consumption of goods and services for economic gain are
known as __________.
6. The activities which are performed with the aim of providing services to other without any regard to
monetary gain are known as __________.
III. True or False
1. Investment can be made in humans by means of education, training and provision of healthcare facilities.
2. Education and skill are the two determinants of earnings.
3. The literacy rate of population is 1952 was 20%.
4. The infant mortality rate has come down from 147 in 1951 to 34 in 2016.
IV.Very Short Answer Type Questions.
1.What are people as a resource?
2. When does population become human capital?
3. What is the positive side of a large population?
4. What is human capital?
5. How can investment be made in humans?
6. How does the society benefit from investment in humans?
7. How is human capital superior to other resources?
8. Why do educated parents invest heavily in the education of their children?
9. How illiterate parents create a vicious cycle for their children?
10. What are different types of primary activities?
11. What are tertiary activities?
12. A person is making envelopes with the help of paper. In which sector should his activity be included?
13. What are economic activities?
14. What are non-economic activities?
15. Define market activities.
16. What are non-market activities?
17. In which case women get paid for their work?
18. What are the major determinants of earnings?
19. What is an unorganised sector?
20. What kinds of jobs in the organised sector attract women?
V.Short Answer Type Questions.
1. Mention three sectors of economic activities with examples.
2. Define Human capital and human capital formation. Name any two sources of human capital formation.
3. What is an economic activity? What are the different types of economic activities?
4. Distinguish between market and non-market activities with three points of distinction.
5. Mention any three features of National Health Policy.How are the children of educated parents different
from those of uneducated ones?
6. What iWhy is health of people a major concern for the Indian government?
7. What is the health status of the population in India?
8. Describe the employment scenario in the three sectors of the economy in India in recent years.
VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year. People
dependent upon agriculture usually face such kind of problem. There are certain busy seasons when sowing,
harvesting, weeding and threshing is done.
Certain months do not provide much work to the people dependent on agriculture.
In case of disguised unemployment, people appear to be employed. For example, on a field, the work requires the
service of five people but engages eight people. Three people are extra. The contribution made by the three extra
people does not add to the contribution made by the five people. If three people are removed, the productivity of
the field will not decline. The field requires the service of five people and the three extra people are disguised
unemployed.
The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of a person indicated by life expectancy and skill
formation acquired by the people of the country. The quality of the population ultimately decides the growth rate of
the country. Literate and healthy population are an asset.
Education is an important input for the growth of an individual.Education contributes towards the growth of
society.It enhances the national income, cultural richness and increases the efficiency of governance.There is a
provision made for providing universal access, retention and quality in elementary education with a special emphasis
on girls.Literacy is not only a right; but also needed, if the citizens wants to perform their duties and enjoy their
rights properly.The health of a person helps him to realise his/her potential and the ability to fight illness.Health
plays an important role in the economic development of the country; an unhealthy person is a liability to the country
as he/she will not be able to maximise his/her output to the overall growth of the country.Health is an indispensable
basis for realising one’s well-being. Henceforth, improvement in the health status of the population has been the
priority of the country.
1. Define Disguised unemployment.
2. What is the role of education education in the growth of individual
3. What is health
4. The quality of the population ultimately decides the__________ of the country.
