People as Resource (Quiz)

Welcome to your People as Resource (Quiz)

1.

What are the major determinants of an individual's earning in the market?

Family background and social status

Age and gender

Physical strength and appearance

Education and skill

2.

Which of the following is an example of human capital formation?

Investment in infrastructure development

Investment in new factories

Investment in natural resources

Investment in health care and education

3.

Which of the following is presented as a positive example of human capital’s impact on productivity of scarce land?

Blue Revolution

Operation Flood II

White Revolution

Green Revolution

4.

Which of the following activities belongs to the tertiary sector?

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Banking

Mining

5.

What sector includes activities like trade, transport, and banking?

Quaternary sector

Primary sector

Tertiary sector

Secondary sector

6.

How does a vicious cycle occur in human resource development?

When governments prioritize human resources over physical capital

When developed countries ignore education and healthcare

When children receive education and better nutrition

When uneducated parents keep their children in a disadvantaged state

7.

How does a virtuous cycle work in the context of human resource development?

Educated parents invest in their children's education and health, ensuring better future outcomes.

Natural resources are prioritized over human resources.

Disadvantaged parents provide basic necessities to their children.

Governments focus only on physical capital investment.

8.

How does unemployment impact the quality of life?

Enhances family income through shared work

Increases dependency and reduces health standards

Improves education access for children

Promotes economic stability

9.

Assertion (A): Human capital formation adds to a country’s productive power. Reason (R): Education, training, and medical care increase the skills and efficiency of people.

A and R are true, R does not explain A

A is false, R is true

A is true, R is false

A and R are true, R correctly explains A

10.

How can the productivity of a country's population be increased?

By improving education, training, and healthcare

By controlling population growth

By reducing government spending

By using more physical capital

11.

Why is Japan considered a developed country despite lacking natural resources?

Because it has abundant natural resources

Due to its investment in human resources and technological efficiency

Due to its large population

Because of its advanced physical infrastructure

12.

Which action directly converts population into human capital ?

Increasing population growth rate

Raising import duties on machinery

Expanding road networks

Investment in education, training, and medical care

13.

Why is unemployment among educated individuals considered a social waste?

It leads to disguised unemployment.

It indicates overpopulation in rural areas.

It wastes potential resources that could have been used for economic growth.

It results in increased dependence on agriculture.

14.

What is 'human capital' ?

The skill and productive knowledge in people

Money invested in businesses

The natural resources of a country

Physical resources like machines and land

15.

Which sector is described as the most labor-absorbing in India?

Services

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Technology

16.

Mid-Day Meal Scheme primarily aims to

fund private tuitions

reduce teacher workload

promote attendance and retention while improving nutrition

replace textbooks

17.

Which pair is correctly matched?

Human capital → buildings and equipment

Physical capital formation → scholarships and vaccines

Physical capital → skills and health

Human capital formation → education, training, health investments

18.

What is the age range of the workforce population?

12-55 years

10-50 years

18-60 years

15-59 years

19.

What creates a "virtuous cycle" in society?

Emphasis on agriculture and mining

Educated and healthy parents prioritizing education and hygiene for their children

Investment in land and capital

High birth rates and population growth

20.

What are non-market activities?

Activities generating income through trade

Activities performed for self-consumption

Activities related to manufacturing goods

Activities providing government services

21.

Which initiative is mentioned as a ‘pace-setting’ school model?

Navodaya Vidyalaya

PM SHRI School

Sainik School

Kendriya Vidyalaya

22.

What are market activities?

Activities performed without remuneration

Activities performed for pay or profit

Activities performed for self-consumption

Activities related to agriculture only

23.

What is a key characteristic of seasonal unemployment?

It primarily affects the tertiary sector.

It occurs throughout the year.

It happens only in urban areas.

It affects people involved in agriculture during off-seasons.

24.

Which scheme is described as integrating pre-school to Class XII with a focus on inclusive and equitable learning outcomes?

Samagra Shiksha

RMSA (secondary only)

Mid-Day Meal Scheme

RUSA (higher education)

25.

What happens to families that live on a bare subsistence level?

They have better access to healthcare.

They face health decline and withdraw children from schools.

They increase their dependency on tertiary jobs.

They invest more in education.

26.

Which of the following is an example of a primary sector activity?

Education

Trade

Poultry farming

Banking

27.

What is the term used for the process of improving a population's skills and health?

Human capital formation

Economic growth

Resource depletion

Population growth

28.

What is the main purpose of expanding vocational streams at the high-school level?

Equip students with occupation-related knowledge and skills

Replace general education

Promote only higher education

Reduce class size

29.

Who among the following can be considered unemployed?

Sakal's grandparents, as they are not mentioned in the workforce.

A person willing to work at the current wages but cannot find a job.

Jeetu and Seetu, as they spend time playing and roaming.

Sheela, as she works only in the domestic domain.

30.

Why is education considered an investment?

It yields higher returns in the future in terms of earnings and societal contributions

It eliminates the need for health care

It increases immediate income

It ensures job security

31.

Which type of unemployment occurs when more people are engaged in work than required?

Urban unemployment

Seasonal unemployment

Disguised unemployment

Educated unemployment

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