Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
It is found in rural areas of India:
(a) Educated unemployment
(b) Disguised unemployment
(c) Seasonal unemployment
(d) Frictional unemployment.
Answer
Answer: (b) Disguised unemployment
Question 2.
What is important in organic farming:
(a) Crop rotation
(b) Animal manure
(c) Mechanical agriculture and Natural fertilizer control
(d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above.
Question 3.
Fair in villages are held:
(a) Weekly
(b) Fortnightly
(c) Daily
(d) On special occasions.
Answer
Answer: (a) Weekly
Question 4.
In 1951 number of universities in country:
(a) 25
(b) 27
(c) 36
(d) 53.
Answer
Answer: (b) 27
Question 5.
When was state of Madhya Pradesh established:
(a) 1948
(b) 1956
(c) 1961
(d) 1856.
Answer
Answer: (b) 1956
Question 6.
When price index increases it means:
(a) Value of currency increases
(b) Value of currency decreases
(c) No effect of value of currency
(d) None of the these.
Answer
Answer: (b) Value of currency decreases
Question 7.
Element of commercial energy:
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Gas and electricity
(d) All.
Answer
Answer: (d) All.
Question 8.
Energy from hot spring:
(a) Small hydro power
(b) Biomass
(c) Geothermal energy
(d) Hydro – electricity
Answer
Answer: (c) Geothermal energy
Question 9.
In India supply of electricity started first:
(a) In Delhi
(b) In Chennai
(c) In Darjeeling
(d) In Bhopal.
Answer
Answer: (c) In Darjeeling
Question 10.
National literacy mission is related to:
(a) Primary education
(b) High education
(c) Rural
(d) Adult education.
Answer
Answer: (d) Adult education.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Economic development is ……………………..
Answer
Answer: Continuous
2. Percapita income = ……………………….. /Total population.
Answer
Answer: National income
3. Universal indicator of Quality of life is ………………………….
Answer
Answer: Three
4. Economic development leads to …………………….. pollution.
Answer
Answer: Environment
5. In approx ……………………….. % cities of India amount of sulphur – dioxide and S.P.M. is maximum.
Answer
Answer: 20
6. …………………… is a challenge for Indian economy.
Answer
Answer: Unemployment
7. For poverty eradication in Aug 1979 ………………………… plan was started.
Answer
Answer: Trisem
8. Nehru employment plan was started in …………………………
Answer
Answer: 28 April 1989
9. …………………………… % of Indian population lives in villages.
Answer
Answer: 74 – 3%
10. Main problems of farmers is …………………….. and ………………………..
Answer
Answer: Agriculture finance
11. Duration of ………………………….. loan is 15 months to 5 years.
Answer
Answer: Temporary
12. ………………………. is physical capital.
Answer
Answer: Dynamic
13. In order to improve quality of school education ……………………….. is the best organisation.
Answer
Answer: NCERT
14. In India for every 100 people there are ………………………………
Answer
Answer: 40
15. Repo Rate causes increase in consumption expenditure and …………………………… expenditure.
Answer
Answer: Investment
State true or false:
1. Poverty line is same for rural and urban areas.
Answer
Answer: False
2. Trisem plan is working at present.
Answer
Answer: False
3. Bio farming and organic farming are different.
Answer
Answer: False
4. Proportion of man in working population is higher to woman.
Answer
Answer: False
5. Rate of participation of women in rural areas as compared to urban area is higher.
Answer
Answer: True
6. By the end of 11 plan no. of unemployed people will be 480 lakh.
Answer
Answer: True
7. Inflation results in favourable settlement.
Answer
Answer: False
8. Economic development is a short term process.
Answer
Answer: False
9. Indian medical has six recognition system.
Answer
Answer: True
10. With the passing time use of electricity is decreasing in agriculture.
Answer
Answer: False
11. Life expectancy of women is less as compared to man.
Answer
Answer: False
12. Forest destruction is a result of soil erosion.
Answer
Answer: True
13. Environment includes biological and non – biological elements.
Answer
Answer: True
14. Midday meal programme started from 15 August 1995.
Answer
Answer: True
Match the columns:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Employment Insurance Policy | (a) 69% |
| 2. Reason for poverty in India | (b) 1994 |
| 3. Agriculture marketing | (c) Natural reasons |
| 4. Agriculture input | (d) 16 |
| 5. According to 2011 least women women literacy rate in India | (e) Biomass |
| 6. According to 2011 Rural literacy rate | (f) Shendi |
| 7. Jawahar employment plan | (g) Hybrid seed |
| 8. Prime minister Gramoday ¥ojna | (h) 64 years |
| 9. Contingent unemployment | (i) 69% |
| 10. Non-conventional energy | (j) Increase in living standard |
| 11. Indicator of good health | (k) High life expectancy |
| 12. Life expectancy of women | (l) 28 April, 1989 |
| 13. Sustainable development | (m) Industrialization |
| 14. Non-renewable resources | (n) 2000-2001 |
| 15. Reasons for environment degration | (o) Get finished with use. |
Answer
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Employment Insurance Policy | (b) 1994 |
| 2. Reason for poverty in India | (d) 16 |
| 3. Agriculture marketing | (f) Shendi |
| 4. Agriculture input | (g) Hybrid seed |
| 5. According to 2011 least women women literacy rate in India | (a) 69% |
| 6. According to 2011 Rural literacy rate | (i) 69% |
| 7. Jawahar employment plan | (l) 28 April, 1989 |
| 8. Prime minister Gramoday yojna | (n) 2000-2001 |
| 9. Contingent unemployment | (c) Natural reasons |
| 10. Non-conventional energy | (e) Biomass |
| 11. Indicator of good health | (k) High life expectancy |
| 12. Life expectancy of women | (h) 64 years |
| 13. Sustainable development | (j) Increase in living standard |
| 14. Non-renewable resources | (o) Get finished with use. |
| 15. Reasons for environment degration | (m) Industrialization |
Answer in one word:
1. Reason for poverty in India.
Answer
Answer: Increase in population
2. Person who is willing to work and have qualification too but could not get job.
Answer
Answer: Unemployed
3. Farming were chemical fertilizer and insecticides are not used.
Answer
Answer: Organic farming
4. This type of marketing started in 1912 in India.
Answer
Answer: Agriculture
5. Reason for rural unemployment.
Answer
Answer: Mechanization of agriculture
6. When was NABARD was established.
Answer
Answer: 12 July
7. Define Poverty?
Answer
Answer: Poverty refers to a state in which an individual is unable to fulfill even the basic necessities of life.
8. What are the two sources of Human capital of a nation?
Answer
Answer: 1. Investment in Education
2. Investment in health.
9. Name two indicators of educational achievement of a nation?
Answer
Answer: 1. Primary Education
2. Youth literacy rate
3. Adult literacy rate.
10. What is worker?
Answer
Answer: All those persons who are engaged in various economic activities and hence . contribute to gross domestic products, are workers.
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