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question_answer1)
What makes population of a nation as human capital?
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Investment in healthcare done
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Investment in training done
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Investment in education done
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All of the above done
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question_answer2)
People as a resource refers to their
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Productive skills done
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Educational skills done
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Health conditions done
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Moral values done
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question_answer3)
Which of the following can turn a large population into a productive asset?
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An increase in employment level done
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Reduction in migration done
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Reduction in birth rate done
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Investment in human capital done
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question_answer4)
Human Capital includes
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Productive skills done
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Abilities done
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Productive knowledge done
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All of the above done
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question_answer5)
Human capital can be improved through which of the following?
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Skill development done
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Education done
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Medical care done
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All of these done
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question_answer6)
GNP stands for
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Grand Net Product done
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Great National Product done
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Gross National Product done
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Goods of National Product done
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question_answer7)
Which of the following is the example of the input of greater knowledge of human resources?
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Green Revolution done
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IT Revolution done
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Blue Revolution done
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All of these done
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question_answer8)
Educated parents are more conscious about their children who.............
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invest more heavily on the education of their children. done
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provide nutritious food to their children done
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avoid hygiene of their children done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer9)
Virtuous cycle is created by
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Investing more on education done
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Investing more on health done
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Investing more on entertainment done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer10)
Countries like Japan invests heavily in which of the following fields?
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Education done
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Health done
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Entertainment done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer11)
Japan got developed by
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Investing in human capital done
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borrowing money from World Bank done
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C)
developing agriculture sector done
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D)
improving infrastructure done
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question_answer12)
Activities which add value to the National Income are called?
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Economic activities done
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Market activities done
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Household activities done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer13)
Activities which use natural resources are classified as
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Secondary activities done
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Primary activities done
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Tertiary activities done
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All of these done
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question_answer14)
Which sector of India employs largest number of labour force?
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Private sector done
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Primary sector done
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Tertiary sector done
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Secondary sector done
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question_answer15)
Example of Primary activities is
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Agriculture done
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Forestry done
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Dairy done
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All of these done
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question_answer16)
Sprinkling crops with insecticide in an activity of which sectors?
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Primary sector done
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Secondary sector done
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Tertiary sector done
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D)
Manufacturing sector done
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question_answer17)
Example of secondary sector is
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Textile production done
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Construction done
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Paper making done
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All of these done
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question_answer18)
The activity which supports tertiary activities is
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Primary done
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Secondary done
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Quarternary done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer19)
Example of tertiary activities is
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Education done
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Health done
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Tourism done
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All of these done
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question_answer20)
Which is a non-economic activity?
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Teacher teaching in school done
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Farmer working in his own farm done
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Tailor stitching his own clothes done
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Restaurant owner cooking by customers. done
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question_answer21)
A doctor treating his own child is which type of activity?
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Marketing activity done
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Non-economic activity done
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C)
Economic activity done
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D)
Primary activity done
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question_answer22)
Which is an activity performed by tertiary sector?
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Working in farms done
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Transporting goods done
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Manufacturing clothes done
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D)
Studying in a college done
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question_answer23)
Which of the following is the feature of Primary sector?
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Job insecurity done
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No legal protection done
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Irregular income done
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All of these done
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question_answer24)
Woman work mostly in which field of organised sector?
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Manufacturing done
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B)
Teaching done
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Transportation done
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Tourism done
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question_answer25)
The quality of population depends upon
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literacy rate done
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health done
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skill formation done
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All of these done
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question_answer26)
Education is responsible to
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Increase National Income done
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Increase Cultural richness done
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Increase efficiency of governance done
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All of the above done
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question_answer27)
What is the aim of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?
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Provide elementary education to children from 6 to 14 years done
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Provide education to illiterate adults done
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Education to rural poor people done
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Free education till class 12. done
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question_answer28)
The female literacy rate is low in India due to
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lack of good schools done
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lack of equal opportunities done
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lack of income done
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lack of transport facilities done
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question_answer29)
It the Infant Mortality Rate of a country reduces, then it signifies.
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Increase in Gross National Product (GNP) done
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Increase in employment done
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Increase in life expectancy done
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Economic development done
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question_answer30)
Seasonal unemployment is related to which region?
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Rural region done
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Urban region done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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None of the above done
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question_answer31)
The problem of disguised unemployment is more prevalent in which sector?
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Manufacturing done
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Service sector done
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Agriculture done
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All of the above done
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question_answer32)
If a landless farmer, finds employment during the harvesting season only on a rich farmers land, then which type of unemployment is it?
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Disguised unemployment done
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Structure unemployment done
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Cyclical unemployment done
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Seasonal unemployment done
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question_answer33)
The work force population includes people from
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12 to 49 years done
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15 to 59 years done
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14 to 50 years done
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25 to 63 years done
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question_answer34)
Human being is a positive asset and a precious national resource which needs to be cherished, nurtured and developed with tenderness and care, coupled with dynamism. Each individuals growth presents a different range of problems and requirements. The catalytic action of education in this complex and dynamic growth process needs to be planned meticulously and executed with great sensitivity. Which of the following best signifies the given situation?
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Importance of education for human beings done
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Importance of National growth done
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Vicious cycle done
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Virtuous cycle done
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question_answer35)
Geeta, mother of Vilas, earned an income by selling fish. Thus, women are paid for their work when they enter the labour market. Their earning like that of their male counterpart is determined on the basis of education and skill. A majority of women have meagre education and low skill formation. Women are paid low compared to men. Most women work where job security is not there. Employment in this sector is characterized by irregular and low income. Why are rural women employed in low paid jobs?
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They do not need to work in high-paid jobs. done
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They lack in education or the necessary skill. done
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They are not allowed by their families to do high paid jobs. done
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They are not aware of the wage structure. done
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question_answer36)
Sakal goes to a village school and learns the technique of kite making. His family gives him nutritious food. Vilas works with his mother in a shop to earn a living. He wants to go to school but never had the opportunity to do so. Who has better prospects of earning when they grow-up.
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Vilas done
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Sakal done
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Both done
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Cannot be determined done
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question_answer37)
Match the following.
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Vicious cycle |
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Investment in education |
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Virtuous cycle |
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No investment in education |
C. |
Primary activities |
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Tourism, Banking |
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Tertiary activities |
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Fishing, mining |
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B)
C)
D)
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question_answer38)
Match the following.
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List II |
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Non-economic Activity |
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Construction of a building |
B. |
Primary Activity |
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Doctor treating patients |
C. |
Secondary Activity |
3. |
Cooking for family |
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Tertiary Activity |
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Fisherman catching fish |
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question_answer39)
Match the following.
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List II |
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Literacy of India in 2017 |
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26.3% |
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Literacy rate in Kerala in 2017-18 |
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85% |
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Literacy rate in Bihar in |
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70.9% |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio in India in 2018-19 |
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96.2% |
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question_answer40)
The given picture denotes which of the following activities?
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Primary activities done
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B)
Secondary activities done
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Tertiary activities done
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All of the above. done
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question_answer41)
Which year has recorded the maximum number of universities? Table 2.1: Number of Institutions of Higher Education, Enrolment and Faculty
Year | Number of Colleges | Number of Universities | Students | Teachers in Universities & Colleges |
1950-51 | 750 | 30 | 263000 | 24000 |
1990-91 | 7346 | 177 | 4925000 | 272000 |
1998-99 | 11089 | 238 | 74170000 | 342000 |
2010-11 | 33023 | 523 | 18670050 | 816966 |
2012-13 | 37204 | 628 | 22302938 | 925396 |
2014-15 | 40760 | 711 | 26585437 | 1261350 |
2015-16 | 41435 | 753 | 28484741 | 1438000 |
2016-17 | 42338 | 795 | 29427158 | 1470190 |
2017-18 | 41338 | 851 | 36642378 | 1484957 |
2018-19 | 41023 | 993 | 37399388 | 1416299 |
Source: UGC Annual Report 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16 and Selected Educational Statistics, Ministry of HRD. www.ugc.ac. In_Annual Report. 2018-19.pdf
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1998-1999 done
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2012-2013 done
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2017-2018 done
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2018-2019 done
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