NCERT (Economics) Class-IX
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| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Raw materials required to produce goods and services comes under the 'fixed capital' classification. 2. Land, labour, physical capital and human capital are called factors of production. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Apart from the riverine plains, coastal regions in our country are well-irrigated. 2. Of the total cultivated area in the country a little less than 40 per cent is irrigated even today. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Some terms such as 'bigha', 'guintha' are often seen in context of rural development. The words are related to: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds. 2. Traditional seeds needed high to very high irrigation. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following was/were used extensively in Green Revolution? 1. HYV seeds 2. irrigation 3. chemical fertilizers 4. pesticides Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh were the first to try out the modern farming method in India. Reason (R): The farmers in these regions set up tubewells for irrigation, and made use of HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides in farming. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Green Revolution is associated with the loss of soil fertility due to increased use of chemical fertilisers. 2. During green revolution, continuous use of groundwater for tubewell irrigation has led to the depletion of the water-table. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The Story of Village Palampur Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Chemical fertilisers can increase crop yield as high as twice or thrice the normal crop yield. Reason (R): Chemical fertilisers provide minerals which dissolve in water and are immediately available to plants. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 In which of the following state, the consumption of chemical fertilisers in highest? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): The consumption of chemical fertilizers in Punjab is highest in the country. Reason (R): Punjab farmers are now forced to use more and more chemical fertilizers and other inputs to achieve the same production level. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Most small farmers borrow from the formal financial institutions such as banks, co-operatives, etc. 2. The rate of interest on such loans is very high. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements, Assertion (A): Among the three factors of production, labour is the most abundant factor of production. Reason (R): There are many people who are willing to work as farm labourers in the villages, whereas the opportunities of work are limited. | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 From economic perspective, it is more desirable to see more non-farm production activities as compared to farm production activities in the rural economy. Why? 1. Unlike farming, non-farm activities require little land. 2. People with some amount of capital can set up non-farm activities. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping. Why? Choose the correct answer from the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The use of high yields with combinations of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. refers to: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which one among the following is a non-farm activity? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following is most appropriately correct with respect to 'human capital formation'? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Human capital is in one way superior to other resources like land and physical capital. Reason (R): Land and capital cannot become useful on its own. Choose the correct answer using the options given below : | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Educated parents are found to invest more heavily on the education of their child. Reason (R): This is because they have realised the importance of education for themselves. Choose the correct answer using the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Market activities involve remuneration to anyone who performs. 2. Consumption and processing of primary product and own account production of fixed assets are examples of non-market activities. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Education helps individual to make better use of the economic opportunities available before him. Reason (R): Education and skill are the major determinants of the earning of any individual in the market. Choose the correct answer using the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Employment in organised sector is characterised by irregular and low income. 2. In unorganised sector there is an absence of basic facilities like maternity leave, childcare and other social security systems. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The quality of population depends upon: 1. Literacy rate 2.Life expectancy 3. Skill formation Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP has declined to 2.7% in 2017-18. 2. The literacy rates have increased from 18% in 1951 to 74% in 2010-11. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Literacy among males is nearly 16.6% higher than females and it is about 16.1% higher in urban areas as compared to rural areas. 2. According to census, 2011 Bihar has the least literacy rate among all states. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. "Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)" envisages providing elementary education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years by 2020. 2. SSA is a time-bound initiative of the Central government, in partnership with the States, the local government and the community. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) had envisaged to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to upto 30% by 2030. 2. To achieve this target, the plan also focuses on distance education, convergence of formal, non-formal, distance and IT education institutions. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): The nature of unemployment differs in rural and urban areas. Reason (R): In case of rural areas, there is seasonal and disguised unemployment while in urban areas have mostly educated unemployment. Choose the correct answer using the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following is the most correct one with respect to 'seasonal employment'? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following type of unemployment is most common in urban areas? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Unemployment has detrimental impact on the overall growth of an economy. Reason (R): When a family has to live on a bare subsistence level there is a general decline in its health status and rising withdrawal from the school system. Choose the correct answer using the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): statistically speaking, the unemployment rate is low in India. Reason (R): Indian economy generates enough quality jobs to sustain its huge population. Choose the correct answer using the options given below | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The employment structure is characterised by self-employment in the primary sector. 2. In the secondary sector, small scale manufacturing is the most labour- absorbing. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following essentially is/are aspects of poverty? 1. Lack of a regular job at a minimum decent level. 2. Lack of access to basic health and sanitation 3. Hunger and lack of shelter. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Who of the following great personalities insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following assertion and reason type statements: Assertion (A): Social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a consequence of poverty in the usual sense. Reason (R): The working of the caste system in India in which people belonging to certain castes are excluded from equal opportunities. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following determine vulnerability of a community? 1. Education 2. Health 3. Job opportunities. 4. Natural disasters Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. A common method used to measure poverty is based on the income only. 2. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given “minimum level” necessary to fulfill the basic needs. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following assertion and reason type statements: Assertion (A): Poverty line varies with time and place. Reason (R): Each country uses an imaginary line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of development and its accepted minimum social norms. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The present formula for food requirement while estimating the poverty line is based on the desired calorie requirement. 2. The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2100 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2400 calories per person per day in urban areas. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following assertion and reason type statements: Assertion (A): Despite less calorie requirement, the higher amount for urban areas has been fixed. Reason (R): It has been so because of high prices of many essential products in urban centres. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The poverty line is estimated periodically (normally every five years) by conducting sample surveys. Which of the following organisations conduct such sample surveys? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. There is a substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about 45 per cent in 1993-94 to less than 20 per cent in 2011-12. 2. The poverty line for a person living in urban area is lower than a person living in rural area. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements. 1. The official data on poverty is made available to the public by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). 2. It is estimated on the basis of consumption expenditure data collected by the Planning Commission. Which of the above statements is/are correct? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Over the years, the government has been following approach/es to reduce poverty in India: 1. Growth oriented development 2. Specific poverty alleviation programmes 3. Meeting the minimum needs of the poor. Select the correct statements using the codes given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which among the following can be considered as the cause(s) of poverty? 1. Social, economic and political inequality 2. Social inclusion 3. Unemployment 4. Indebtedness 5. Unequal distribution of wealth Select the correct option from the below codes: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following cannot be held as a cause of poverty in India? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Although there was substantial de-industrialisation in India under the British rule: 1. Imports of manufactured cotton yarn from Lancashire in England caused enhancement in local production. 2. India reverted to being an exporter of cotton cloth. Which of the above statements is/are correct? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following form(s) the underpinning of the government’s anti-poverty strategy? 1. Promotion of economic growth 2. Targeted anti-poverty programmes 3. Giving free loans to poor Select the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Since the eighties, India’s economic growth has been one of the fastest in the world. 2. The higher growth rates have helped significantly in the reduction of poverty The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements: Assertion (A): Higher economic growth rate may not always lead to significant poverty reduction. Reason (R): The poor may not be able to take direct advantage from the opportunities created by economic growth. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following is/are essential aspect(s) of food security? 1. Availability of food 2. Accessibility 3. Affordability of food Select the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The food security is ensured in a country only if: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. A third dimension “accessibility” in food security was added by Amartya Sen in 1975 World Food Summit. 2. The 1995 World Food Summit recognised that "poverty eradication is essential to improve access to food". The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the famine of Bengal in 1943. 2. After the great Bengal famine 1943, no such famine has taken place in India. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following group(s) is/are vulnerable to food insecurity? 1. SC/STs and OBCs 2. Pregnant women 3. People facing natural disasters Select the correct answer using the options given below: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The food insecure people are uniform throughout the country. 2. The food insecurity is higher in economically backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. 2. Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Who among the following was the Prime Minister when 'Green Revolution' was started in India? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The highest rate of growth in wheat production as a result of Green Revolution was achieved in Punjab. 2. The increase in foodgrains as impact of Green Revolution was hugely disproportionate. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is declared by the government every year: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production. Which of the following correct expansion of acronym FCI? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The provision of rationing in India was started only after independence. 2. Three important food intervention programmes were introduced: Public Distribution System (PDS) for food grains (in existence earlier but strengthened thereafter); Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) were introduced in 1975 amidst high poverty incidence. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Under the The National Food Security Act, 2013, what percentage of urban and rural population is eligible to be covered? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December 2000. 2. Under this scheme ten crores of the poorest among the BPL families covered under the targeted public distribution system were identified. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following statements: 1. The stock of wheat and rice with FCI has remained consistently significantly lower than the buffer norms. 2 .The storage of massive food stocks has been responsible for high carrying costs, in addition to wastage and deterioration in grain quality. The correct statement(s) is/are: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The success story of Amul milk is an example of success of: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following crops are related to Green Revolution? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Farmers are paid a pre-announced price by the government for their crops. It is called: | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The price at which the government offers to sell foodgrains lower than the market price is known as | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 The minimum guaranteed price at which the government offers to purchase any quantity is known as; | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Buffer Stock is the stock of foodgrains procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI). 2. Under the 'Minimum Support Price', the farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Which of the following is correct with respect to 'Issue Price'? | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 In the context of ration cards, which of the following pairs is /are correctly matched? 1. Antyodaya cards --> for the poorest of the poor 2. BPL cards --> below poverty line 3. APL cards --> for all others | ||
| EconomicsDate Added: 2022-05-21 Consider the following assertion and reason type statements: Assertion (A): Indian agriculture is characterised by the predominance of food crop cultivation. Reason (R): Indian agriculture pays minimum attention towards fodder crops (4% of cropped area). Choose the correct answer using the options given below: | ||