Free Human Capital 01 Practice Test - 12th Grade - Commerce
Question 1
Human capital increases:
Labour in market
Labour Productivity
Trained labour
None of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Human capital increases labour productivity.
Question 2
Innovation leads to:
Growth
Development
Production
All of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Innovation leads to growth, development, and production.
Question 3
People migrate from one place to another in search of jobs with higher salaries. State true or false.
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : A
True. People migrate from one place to another in search of jobs with higher salaries.
Question 4
Which of these increases skill and productivity of labor?
Training
Migration
Health
Information
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Training increases skills and productivity of labour.
Question 5
Ministries of Health at the union and state level and
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : B
False. Ministries of Health at the union and state level and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are the two government organizations that regulate the health sector in India.
Question 6
Free and Compulsory Education Act provides free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of 4-18 years.
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : B
False. The Free and Compulsory Education Act provides free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years.
Question 7
____ and ____ are the twin pillars on which rests the edifice of social sector reforms.
Education and Poverty
Education and Health
Education and Infrastructure
Education and Employment
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Education and Health are the twin pillars on which rests the edifice of social sector reforms. They help to increase the level of human capital formation in the country.
Question 8
Mid-day meal scheme is applicable in both public and private institutions. State true or false.
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : B
False. Mid-day meal scheme is applicable in only government, government-aided, and local body public institutions.
Question 9
The concept of human development treats human beings as a means to an end. In the human capital perspective, human beings are ends in themselves. State true or false.
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : B
False. The concept of human capital treats human beings as a means to an end. In the human development perspective, human beings are ends in themselves.
Question 10
Which of the following statements is correct for the third stage of the demographic transition model?
Birth rate high, death rate falling, total population increasing
Birth rate low, death rate low, total population high and constant
Birth rate falling, death rate high, total population increasing
Birth rate falling, death rate falling, total population increasing
SOLUTION
Solution : D
In the third stage of population growth, both death and birth rates are falling, and the total population is increasing.