Growth in Allied Activities

Q.

Why, despite the implementation of Green Revolution, 65% of our population continued to be engaged in the agricultural sector till 1990?

Q.

How do infrastructure facilities boost production?

Q. In an under-developed economy, the rate of Population Growth is __________.

1. high
2. low
3. moderate
4. nothing can be said

Q. In India, the share of agriculture in GDP has declined at a very fast rate in the recent years. This is due to _____________.

1. lack of diversification of rural economy
2. slow growth in the prices of agriculture commodities
3. saturation of employment opportunities in the agriculture sector
4. very slow growth rate of agriculture and a fast rate of growth of other sectors

Q. Government spending in agriculture and allied activities has been in the past few decades.

1. rising
2. declining
3. constant
4. brought to zero

Q. In an under-developed economy, employment and under-employment are ____________.

1. low
2. high
3. moderate
4. nothing can be said

Q. Developed nations have realised that __________ anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.

1. poverty
2. unemployment
3. prosperity
4. none of the above

Q. Which of these is not a feature of an under-developed economy?

1. Higher percentage of dependent Population
2. High Standard of Living of People
3. Low Rate of Capital Formation
4. Low Productivity of Labour

Q.

An underdeveloped economy is characterised by __________.

1. High per capita real income
2. Large proportion of labour force in the tertiary sector
3. State of deprivation of large proportion of population
4. All the above

Q. Micro economics deals with allocation of resources. Comment.

Q. Indonesia, Iran and India are examples of _____.

1. Developed Economy
2. Under-developed Economy
3. None of the above
4. Developing Economy

Q. Which of these is a feature of an under-developed economy?

1. Low Rate of Capital Formation
2. High Growth Rate of Population
3. Higher Percentage of Dependent Population
4. All of the above

Q. The share of agriculture in India's national income has _____________ over the years.

1. decreased
2. increased
3. remained constant
4. first decreased and then increased.

Q. Which of the Five Year Plan India adopts the idea of considering 'primary sector' as the 'prime moving force' of the economy?

1. 8th Plan
2. 9th Plan
3. 10th Plan
4. 11th Plan

Q. India devalued Rupee for the first time in ________.

1. 1940
2. 1966
3. 1956
4. 1991

Q. Generally an economy is considered underdeveloped if ___________________.

1. The standard of living of people is low and productivity is also considerably low
2. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people and productivity in agriculture is quality low
3. The production techniques are backward
4. All of the above

Q. The basic reason of considering the Indian Economy as under developed economy is _____________.

1. wide spread of poverty
2. high growth of population
3. high income inequalities
4. all of these

Q. Scarcity means producing less goods and services in a given time period.

1. true
2. false