People as Resource MCQ Questions With Answers Online Quiz

1.Work at home by a housewife is a _____ activity.
(A) Economic
(B) Non-economic
(C) Both of them
(D) None of the above

2. The literacy rates escalated from ………… in 1951 to ………… in 2001.
(A) 18%-45%
(B) 20%-55%
(C) 18%-55%
(D) 18%-65%

3. ______is the most labour intensive sector of India.
(A) Primary sector
(B) tertiary sector
(C) Secondary sector
(D) Private sector

4. ____and ______ are the 2 determinants of earning by an individual
(A) Health and education
(B) Education and skill
(C) Age and education
(D) Skill and age

5. _____is a non-economic activity?
(A) Mother working at home
(B) Washer man
(C) Chef cooking  in the restaurant
(D) All of the above

6. ____________is a part of the primary sector?
(A) Manufacturing
(B) Tourism
(C) Forestry
(D) Communication

7. _______and ___________ are parts of economic:
(A) market activities and sale activities
(B) market activities and non-market activities
(C) only market activities
(D) none of the above

8. ________ is included in the tertiary sector?
(A) Fishing
(B) Trade
(C) Mining
(D) Health

9.  __________ has the highest literacy rate.
(A) Kerala
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Orissa

10. ___________is included in the secondary sector.
(A) Poultry farming
(B) Manufacturing
(C) Transport
(D) Quarrying

11. In human capital, investment can be made through
(A) Education
(B) Training
(C) Medical care
(D) All the three

12. A market activity known as production for

(A) exchange

(B) earning income                        

(C) earning profit

(D) all the above

13. The literacy rate during 2010-11 was
(A) 64%
(B) 74%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%

14. Rural women are employed in jobs which pay low because
(A) They do not need to work in high-paying occupations

(B) They lack the requisite education or skills

(C) Their families do not allow them to work in high-paying positions

(D) They are unaware of the wage structure

15. 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 college number

16. ____sectors faces the issue of seasonal unemployment.
(A) Agriculture
(B) Service sector
(C) Trade
(D) IT sector

17. _______is crucial to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by the parents.

(A) To send their children to school

(B) to provide nutritious food for their children

(C) to enroll their children in private schools

(D) to look after their children’s health and education

18. The infant mortality rate is the death of a child under
(A) 1 year
(B) 3 year
(C) 2 year
(D) 4 year

19. Disguised unemployment is found in _____

(A) Industries

 (B) Agriculture                 

(C) Mining

(D) Fisheries

20. The workforce population consists of persons from 15 years to
(A) 59 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 60 years
(D) 65 years

21. What is the name of the type of job that a person can’t find during certain months of the year?

(A) Structural unemployment

(B) Cyclical unemployment     

(C) Seasonal unemployment

(D) None of these

22. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan aim to promote education of _______ age group.
(A) 6 to 10 years
(B) 5 to 3 years
(C) 6 to 14 years
(D) 7 to 12 years

23. Disguised unemployment is when the number of people working on a farm is

(A) only what is required

 (B) more than required             

(C) less than required

 (D) None of the above

24. The number of females per thousand males is called

(A) Sex ratio
(B) Literacy Rate
(C) Infant Mortality Rate
(D) Birth Rate

25. Decrease in IMR of a nation signifies:
(A) Increased life expectancy

(B) increased GNP

(C) country economic development

(D) The number of colleges in a country grows.

26. Life expectancy of India as per the census of 2000 is
(A) 72 years
(B) 53 years
(C) 64 years
(D) 80 years

27. ___________is not an economic activity.

(A) Banking

(B) Teaching

(C) Dairy farming

(D) Farming for self-utilization

28. PHC means

(A) Public Health Club

(B) Private Health Club

(C) Primary Health Centre

(D) None

29. People as a resource means

(A) educational skills

(B) productive skills

(C) health skills

(D) none of the above

30. Decrease in IMR means

(A) Increase in life expectancy

(B) Increase in GNP

(C) Economic development of a country 

(D) None

31. What exactly is the goal of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?

(A) To give women with a basic education

(B) To give basic education to the impoverished in rural areas.

(C) To provide a basic education to all children aged 6 to 14 years.

(D) To give basic education to the impoverished in urban areas.

32. _________is not a reason of urban unemployment.

(A) Mass migration

(B) Slow rate of economic development

(C) Caste system

(D) None

33. PHC stands for

Public Health Club
(B) Private Health Club
(C) Primary Health Centre
(D) None of these

34. An investment made for education, training and medical care, makes a population :

(A) Working capital

(B) Human capital

(C) Fixed capital

(D) Capital growth

35. Sex ratio of India is

(A) 930 females per 1000 males

(B) 940 females per 1000 males

(C) 950 females per 1000 males

(D) 970 females per 1000 males

36. With regard to the tertiary sector, which of the following assertions is correct?

(A) Goods are either cultivated on the ground or dug out of the ground in these activities.

(B) These activities use manual labour or machines to convert raw materials into finished goods.

(C) Rather than producing things, these activities generate services.

(D) The service sector is the most common name for this industry.

37. ______ is the scheme for the establishment of residential schools to give education to children of rural areas.


(A) Kendriya Vidyalayas
(B) Navodaya Vidyalayas
(C) Sarvodaya Vidyalayas
(D) None of the above

38. __________is a part of the primary sector.
(A) Manufacturing
(B) Tourism
(C) Forestry
(D) Communication

39. ______ is included in the tertiary sector.
(A) Fishing
(B) Trade
(C) Mining
(D) Health

40. Investment made in human capital can be through
(A) Education
(B) Training
(C) Medical care
(D) All

41. The literacy rate of India in 2010-11
(A) 64%
(B) 74%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%

42. _____sectors faces the problem of seasonal unemployment.
(A) Agriculture
(B) Service sector
(C) Trade
(D) IT sector

43. The workforce population mean people from 15 years to

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

44. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(A) To provide basic education to women;

(B) To provide basic education to the rural poor;

(C) To provide basic education to all children aged 6 to 14 years.

(D) To give basic education to the impoverished in urban areas.

45. Seasonal employment can be found in

(A) urban areas
(B) rural areas
(C) in remote areas
(D) both  rural and urban areas

46. The quality of population is dependent on
(A) literacy rate
(B) health
(C) skill
(D) All

47. India’s position in scientifically and technically manpower around the globe is_

(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) fourth

48. When longevity of life increases it means

(A) good quality of life
(B) improvement in health sector
(C) better HDI (Human Development Index)
(D) all the above

Answer: (A)

49. _________is a crucial step to give basic education to the children of age 6-14 years.
(A) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
(B) Adult Education Programme
(C) Mid-day meal
(D) None

50. Literacy rate is low in women due to
(A) lack of equal education opportunities
(B) lack of transport facilities
(C) lack of infrastructure
(D) lack of income

Sumit ThakurMCQsPeople as Resource MCQ Questions With Answers Online Quiz 1.Work at home by a housewife is a _____ activity.(A) Economic(B) Non-economic(C) Both of them(D) None of the above 2. The literacy rates escalated from ………… in 1951 to ………… in 2001.(A) 18%-45%(B) 20%-55%(C) 18%-55%(D) 18%-65% 3. ______is the most labour intensive sector...Seminar Topics