Free Human Capital 03 Practice Test - 12th Grade - Commerce
Question 1
Female literacy in India is:
75%
85%
70%
66%
SOLUTION
Solution : D
66% of females are literate in India.
Question 2
Elementary education covers both primary and middle education. State true or false.
True
False
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Both primary and middle education are covered by elementary education.
Question 3
People as a resource implies:
Country's fixed capital in terms of their existing productive skills
Country's working capital in terms of their existing productive skills
Country's natural capital in terms of their existing productive skills
None of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Natural capital can be defined as the world's stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water, and all living things. It is from this natural capital that humans derive a wide range of services, often called ecosystem services, which make human life possible.
Question 4
A person becomes a resource when he/she:
is willing to work
belongs to a particular age group
is able to work
all of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : D
A person becomes a human resource when he/she is willing to work, able to work, and belongs to a particular age group.
Question 5
A problem which hampers human capital formation is:
rising prices
devaluation of currency
developed technology
rising population
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Rapidly rising population adversely affects the quality of human capital, as it reduces per head availability of the existing facilities. Accordingly, capacities to acquire knowledge and specialised skills are reduced.
Question 6
Which of the following aspects of human capital consist of preventive and curative aspects?
Education
Health
Skill
Migration
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Health has preventive and curative aspects.
Question 7
The movement started by National Literacy Mission is:
Education of children
Education for life
Education for all
Education literacy
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Education for all is the mission of UNESCO that was to be achieved by 2015.
Question 8
Which of the following is a better performer in education?
Bihar
Rajasthan
U.P
Mizoram
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Mizoram is a better performer in education.
Question 9
Role of human capital formation in economic growth is given by:
Improvement in quality of life
Rise in life expectancy
Greater innovative skills
All of these
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Role of human capital formation in economic growth implies an improvement in the quality of life, rise in life expectancy and greater innovative skills.
Question 10
Which of the following statements is correct for the first stage of the demographic transition model?
Birth rate high, death rate high and fluctuating, total population low and constant
Birth rate high, death rate high, total population increasing
Birth rate low, death rate high, total population low and constant
Birth rate high, death rate low, total population low and constant
SOLUTION
Solution : A
In the first stage of population growth, birth rate is high, death rate is high and fluctuating, and total population is low and constant