KSHITIJ EDUCATION
Specialized Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science & Commerce
9810860991, 9910061580,47008740
40 Marks : 90 Minutes
TEST-005 / ECONOMICS Class – 12/Poverty & HCF
Save PDF as TECO005-<yourname>
In MCQ : Do write options
Solve all one marker in order
1. Define Poverty Line in terms of calofiric values.(1)
2. We need ________ _________ to produce more human capital. 1
3. Which of the following is not ‘Human Resource’ ? 1
a. A doctor
b. An unemployed labour
c. An uneducated person
d. A sick person
4. Define ‘Human Capital’. 1
5. What is source of Human Resources? 1
6. Name two institutes set up by Government for development of human
capital. 1
7. What are the minimum calorie requirements in rural areas for determining
poverty line in India? (1)
8.
K
S
H
I
T
I
J
E
D
U
C
A
T
I
(1)
9. A country has huge size of human resources. This country is planning to
transform the liability of this huge size of population into human capital.
State any one measure that can be taken by that country to achieve this?(1)
10.What is main problem of an educated youth in India? (1)
11.Identify the source of ‘Human Capital Formation’.(2)
a. Expenditure by employment seekers to know about types of jobs
available.
O
N
KSHITIJ EDUCATION
Specialized Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science & Commerce
9810860991, 9910061580,47008740
40 Marks : 90 Minutes
K
b. Sanitation & safe drinking water
c. Schools & Universities
d. A company arranging training for its employees
12.Analyse the state of poverty in Indian Economy after 60 years of
independence on the basis of (3)
a. Head count ratio
b. Absolute head count
13.What is difference between ‘Absolute Poverty’ and ‘Relative Poverty’ ?
Give example. (3)
14.How ‘Migration of labour’ is source of Human Capital? 3
15.Identify the Government’s poverty alleviation programs from the following
(3)
a. Creating a cooperative credit model to help each other in group.
b. Program implemented as a National Policy for Social Assistance for
the poor.
c. A program to develop infrastructure and help slum dwellers
d. Helping poor to open bank account and operate it.
e. Program for wage generation for skilled labour’
f. Program that helps to set up microenterprises
16.State four problems with ‘Human Capital Formation’ in India. 4
17.What is the effect of increase in ‘Human Capital’ on Economic
Development? What is experience of India? Use the following table. 6
India’s experience
1951
Crude Death Rate
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth rate(Male)
Life expectancy at birth rate(Female)
Literacy Rate
Real per capita income. (2011-12
prices)
25.1
146
37.2
36.2
16.7
11770
201415
6.7
37
67
70
76
72900
18.Critically examine the results of Poverty Alleviation Programmes
implemented in India since Independence. (6)
S
H
I
T
I
J
E
D
U
C
A
T
I
O
N