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Basics of General Economics - Major Problems of Indian Economy

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

Population refers to -

(a)
Total number of citizens of a country
(b)
Total number of people residing in the world
(c)
Total number of people registered as Voters with Election Commission
(d)
Total number of people residing in a place

2 )

Disadvantages of high Population include -

(a)
Unemployment
(b)
Increased dependency
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
Neither (a) nor (b)

3 )

In about a 100 year period, India's Population has increased -

(a)
More than 100%
(b)
More than 200%
(c)
More than 300%
(d)
More than 400%

4 )

India has about -------- of the World's area.

(a)
2.4%
(b)
10%
(c)
20%
(d)
33%

5 )

------- refers to number of deaths per 1000 of population.

(a)
Birth Rate
(b)
Death Rate
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
Neither (a) nor (b)

6 )

The approximate national average for Density of Population is ------ persons per square kilometer.

(a)
100
(b)
200
(c)
300
(d)
400

7 )

Density of Population is --------- for all the States in India.

(a)
Uniform
(b)
Same
(c)
Not the same
(d)
Nothing can be said

8 )

As per Statistical Analysis, Sex Ratio in India, is highly favourable to -

(a)
Males
(b)
Females
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
Neither (a) nor (b)

9 )

The ratio of female to male in 2011 was lowest in ------

(a)
Bihar
(b)
Kerala
(c)
Punjab
(d)
Haryana

10 )

If Death Rate is low and/or death occurs at an advanced age, Life Expectancy will be -

(a)
High
(b)
Low
(c)
Zero
(d)
Moderate

11 )

Fall in Death Rate leads to------ in the Life Expectancy at Birth.

(a)
Increase
(b)
Decrease
(c)
No change
(d)
Nothing can be said

12 )

As per Theory of Demographic Transition, in the First Stage -

(a)
Birth Rate is high, Death Rate is high
(b)
Birth Rate is high, Death Rate is low
(c)
Birth Rate is low, Death Rate is high
(d)
Birth Rate is low, Death Rate is low

13 )

As per Theory of Demographic Transition, in the Second Stage -

(a)
Birth Rate is high, Death Rate is high
(b)
Birth Rate is high, Death Rate is low
(c)
Birth Rate is low, Death Rate is high
(d)
Birth Rate is low, Death Rate is low

14 )

As per Theory of Demographic Transition, in the Third Stage, Population Growth Rate -

(a)
Is very high
(b)
Is very low
(c)
Remains stable and modest
(d)
Nothing can be said

15 )

Due to higher Population Growth, India's National Income has -------and Per Capita Income has------

(a)
Increased, increased
(b)
Decreased, decreased
(c)
Increased, decreased
(d)
Decreased, increased

16 )

Dependent Population refers to -

(a)
Children and Old Persons
(b)
Employed Persons
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
Neither (a) nor (b)

17 )

Minimum Level of Consumption Standard laid down is called as -

(a)
Consumption Standard
(b)
Demand Levels
(c)
Income Line
(d)
Poverty Line

18 )

------ focuses on construction / upgradation of houses to be given to the poor, free of cost.

(a)
Indira AwasYojana (lAY)
(b)
PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY)
(c)
Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY)
(d)
National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)

19 )

Nehru RozgarYojana (NRY), Urban Basic Services Programmes (UBSP) and Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PMIUPEP) have been merged into

(a)
Indira AwasYojana (lAY)
(b)
SwarnaJayantiShahariRozgarYojana (SJSRY)
(c)
SwaranJayanti Gram SwarozgarYojana (SGSY)
(d)
PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY)

20 )

Which of the following is not a scheme to reduce poverty in India?

(a)
Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
(b)
SJSRY(Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana)
(c)
MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme)
(d)
SGRY(Sampoorna Grameena Rojgar Yojana)

21 )

When industries offer employment for only a certain period of time in a year, it leads to ..... Unemployment.

(a)
Structural
(b)
Frictional
(c)
Casual
(d)
Seasonal

22 )

Seasonal Unemployment is most common in -

(a)
Agriculture
(b)
Mining
(c)
Interior Decoration
(d)
All of the above

23 )

Technological Unemployment is caused by -

(a)
Introduction of new machinery
(b)
Improvement in methods of production
(c)
Use of labour-saving devices
(d)
All of the above

24 )

When workers are tend to be replaced by machines and technological improvements, it is known as -

(a)
Industrial Unemployment
(b)
Technological Unemployment
(c)
Chromic Unemployment
(d)
Seasonal Unemployment

25 )

Which of these explains Technological Unemployment?

(a)
When manual effort is replaced by mechanical effort and thereby workers are rendered jobless
(b)
When extra workers are employed and their removal will not affect the volume of total output
(c)
When there is a decline in demand for production in a particular industry
(d)
When industries offer employment for only a certain period of time in a year

26 )

Which of the following is a measure of Unemployment?