CHITRA STUDY POINT

Date : 13-08-2025 STD 9 Social Studies Total Marks : 50

ECONOMIC CH. 2

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* Multiple choice questions.
1. People as a resource refers to their:
(A) Educational skills. (B) Productive skills.
(C) Health skills. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
b. Productive skills.

2. Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the age of:
(A) 1 year (B) 2 year (C) 3 year (D) 4 year

Ans. :
a. 1 year

3. The persons who are not working by their own willing is covered under.
(A) Seasonal unemployment. (B) Disguised unemployment.
(C) Educated unemployment. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
d. None of the above.
4. The number of females per thousand males refers to:
(A) Sex Ratio. (B) Literacy Rate.
(C) Infant Mortality Rate. (D) Birth Rate.

Ans. :
a. Sex Ratio.
5. Which of the following is included in the primary sector?
(A) Manufacturing. (B) Tourism. (C) Forestry. (D) Communication.

Ans. :
c. Forestry.
6. Which one from the following is include in Secondary sector includes.
(A) Trade (B) Marketing (C) Manufacturing (D) Education

Ans. :
c. Manufacturing

7. Primary sector activities will include which of the following?

(A) Distribution of milk to urban consumers. (B) Producing cars in a factory.
(C) A lawyer fighting a case in a court. (D) Sprinkling insecticides over crops.

Ans. :
b. Producing cars in a factory.
Explanation:
When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources such activities come in Primary Sector.
8. Investment in human capital can be made through.
(A) Education. (B) Training. (C) Medical care. (D) All the three.

Ans. :
d. All the three.
9. Infant mortality rate is the death of a child under.
(A) One year (B) Three year (C) Two year (D) Four year

Ans. :
a. One year
10. The quality of population depends on:
(A) Literacy rate. (B) Health. (C) Life expectancy. (D) All of these.

Ans. :
d. All of these.
Explanation:

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 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.
11. Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of:
(A) Good quality of life. (B) Improvement in health sector.
(C) Better HDI (Human Development Index). (D) All the above.

Ans. :
a. Good quality of life.

12. Why is literacy rate is low in the females?

(A) Lack of equal education opportunities.
(B) Lack of transport facilities.
(C) Lack of infrastructure.
(D) Lack of income.

Ans. :
a. Lack of equal education opportunities.
13. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing basic education to the children in the age group of 6-14
years?
(A) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. (B) Adult Education Programme.
(C) Mid-day meal. (D) None.

Ans. :
a. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan.
14. The literacy rate during 2010-11 was.
(A) 64% (B) 74% (C) 70% (D) 80%

Ans. :
b. 74%
15. What was the life expectancy in India in the census year 2011?
(A) 44 years. (B) 54 years. (C) 70 years. (D) 74 years.

Ans. :
c. 70 years.
16. PHC stands for:
(A) Public Health Club. (B) Private Health Club.
(C) Primary Health Centre. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
c. Primary Health Centre.
17. Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and dairy?
(A) Primary Sector. (B) Tertiary Sector.
(C) Secondary Sector. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
a. Primary Sector.

18. Investment in human capital is expenditure on:

(A) Education. (B) Training. (C) Medical care. (D) All of the above.

Ans. :
d. All of the above.
19. Disguised unemployment occurs when the number of persons working on a farm is:
(A) Only what is required. (B) More than required.
(C) Less than required. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
b. More than required.
20. Which factor is said to be superior to the other resources?
(A) Land. (B) Physical capital.
(C) Human capital. (D) Natural resources.

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 Ans. :
c. Human capital.
Explanation:
Human capital is an asset for any country rather than a liability. The citizens of a country become human capital
when there is investment made in the form of education and medical care. In fact, human capital is the stock of skill
and productive knowledge embodied in them.
21. Which of the following activities is not included in tertiary sector activity?
(A) Trade. (B) Health. (C) Transport. (D) Manufacturing.

Ans. :
d. Manufacturing.
Explanation:
Tertiary activities include both production and exchange. The production involves the ‘provision’ of services that
are consumed. Exchange, involves trade, transport and communication facilities that are used to overcome
distance.
22. What is the sex-ratio of India According to 2001 census:
(A) 921 females per 1000 (B) 930 females per 1000
(C) 928 females per 1000 (D) 933 females per 1000

Ans. :
b. 930 females per 1000
23. Which of the following is a primary activity?
(A) Manufacturing. (B) Banking. (C) Fishing. (D) Education.

Ans. :
c. Fishing.
24. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is meant to provide _______ education.
(A) Primary. (B) Secondary. (C) Elementary. (D) nursery.

Ans. :
a. Primary.
Explanation:
Primary education for children whose parents are not having that much money to pay the fees. Sarva siksha
avhiyan ensures free education to every children.
25. Which one from the following is the primary sector activities.
i. Forestry
ii. Poultry farming
iii. Animal husbandry
iv. Manufacturing
(A) (i) (B) (i), (ii), (iii) (C) (ii), (iii), (iv) (D) All the above.

Ans. :
b. (i), (ii), (iii)

26. How did countries like Japan become rich/ developed?

(A) By extracting from the natural resources. (B) By investing on people in the field of education and
health.
(C) By controlling population. (D) By raising the standard of the people.

Ans. :
b. By investing on people in the field of education and health.

27. In which sector should India increase maximum employment opportunities?

(A) Industrial sector. (B) Agricultural sector.
(C) Non-farming activities. (D) Tertiary sector.

Ans. :
b. Agricultural sector.

28. What was the literacy rate in the year 1951?

(A) 18% (B) 21% (C) 25% (D) 30%

Ans. :
a. 18%
29. Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by the parents?

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 (A) To sand their children to the school.
(B) To provide goods food to their children.
(C) To join their children in corporate schools.
(D) To take care of the health and education of their children.

Ans. :
d. To take care of the health and education of their children.

30. When are women paid for their work?

(A) When they work for their family members. (B) When they enter the labour market.
(C) When they do hard work. (D) When they get high education.

Ans. :
b. When they enter the labour market.
31. How can large population be turned into a productive asset?
(A) By investment in human capital.
(B) By stopping migration.
(C) By increasing employment opportunities.
(D) By developing rural areas.

Ans. :
a. By investment in human capital.
32. What is India’s position in scientifically and technically manpower in the world?
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth

Ans. :
c. Third

33. Which one of the following is not a cause of urban unemployment?

(A) Mass migration from rural to urban areas.
(B) Slow rate of economic development.
(C) Maladjustment between the demand and supply of labour.
(D) Caste system.

Ans. :
d. Caste system.

34. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all the children in the age group
of 6-14 years?
(A) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. (B) Adult Education Programme.
(C) Mid-day meal. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
a. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan.

35. Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies:

(A) Increase in life expectancy.
(B) Increase in GNP.
(C) Economic development of a country.
(D) Increase in number of colleges in a country.

Ans. :
a. Increase in life expectancy.

36. Bribe taking is an:

(A) Economic activity. (B) Marketing activity.
(C) Non-economic activity. (D) None of the above.

Ans. :
c. Non-economic activity.
37. 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.

Ans. :

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 b. Education and skill.

38. The workforce population includes people from 15 years to:

(A) 59 years (B) 62 years (C) 60 years (D) 65 years

Ans. :
a. 59 years
39. Which group of four states have the maximum number of medical colleges in India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
(B) Bihar, Bengal, UP and Haryana.
(C) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
(D) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa.

Ans. :
a. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
40. Which of the following is not a tertiary activity?
(A) Transport. (B) Tourism. (C) Manufacturing. (D) Health

Ans. :
c. Manufacturing.

41. The scheme for the establishment of residential schools to impart education to talented children from rural areas is:
(A) Kendriya Vidyalayas. (B) Navodaya Vidyalayas.
(C) Sarvodaya Vidyalayas. (D) None of the aboves.

Ans. :
b. Navodaya Vidyalayas.

42. What is Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?

(A) Death of a child under one year of age. (B) Death of a child at the time of birth.
(C) Death of a child under two year of age. (D) Death of a child under five year of age.

Ans. :
a. Death of a child under one year of age.
43. Which of the following is included in the tertiary sector?
(A) Fishing (B) Trade (C) Mining (D) Health

Ans. :
d. Health

44. Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian economy?
(A) Primary sector. (B) tertiary sector. (C) Secondary sector. (D) Private sector.

Ans. :
a. Primary sector.

45. Which of the following sectors faces the problem of seasonal unemployment?
(A) Agriculture (B) Service sector (C) Trade (D) IT sector

Ans. :
a. Agriculture
46. Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian economy?
(A) Primary sector (B) Tertiary sector (C) Secondary sector (D) Private sector

Ans. :
a. Primary sector

47. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to tertiary sector?
(A) In these activities goods are either grown on the earth or dug out from the earth.
(B) These activities transform primary goods into some commodities with the help of manual labour or machines.
(C) These activities generate services rather than goods.
(D) This sector is primarily known as service sector.

Ans. :
d. This sector is primarily known as service sector.
48. Which age group of children does the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan aim to promote education?
(A) 6 to 10 years (B) 5 to 3 years (C) 6 to 14 years (D) 7 to 12 years
 Ans. :
c. 6 to 14 years

49. What is the major aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?

(A) To provide elementary education to women.
(B) To provide elementary education to the rural poor.
(C) To provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years.
(D) To provide elementary education to the urban poor.

Ans. :
c. To provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years.

50. What does investment in human capital' mean?

(A) Giving proper education to all.
(B) Giving proper medical care to all.
(C) Giving training to those who are interested in some skill.
(D) All of the above.

Ans. :
d. All of the above.

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