NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Economics Chapter 2 People As Resource

What do you understand by ‘people as resource’?

How is human resources different from other resources like land and physical capital?

What is the role of education in human capital formation?

What is the role of health in human capital formation?

What part does health play in the individual's working life?

What are the various activities undertaken in the primary, secondary and the tertiary sector?

What is the difference between economic activities and non-economic activities?

Why are women employed in low paid work?

How will you explain the term unemployment?

What is the difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment?

Why is educated unemployment, a peculiar problem of India?

In which field do you think India can build the maximum employment opportunity? Explain.

Can you suggest some measures in the education system to mitigate the problem of the educated unemployed?

Can you imagine some village which initially had no job opportunities but later came up with many?

Which capital would you consider the best—land, labour, physical capital and human capital? Why?

Population can be as ______________ for the economy.

• Asset

• Liability

• Both asset and liability

• None of these

In which field the investment formulates human capital?

• Education

• Health

• Training

• All of these

Which do indicate the Human capital formation in India?

• Green Revolution

• I.T. Revolution

• Labour Revolution

• White Revolution

Cooking the food, cleaning the clothes and utensils by Sheela in her home is what kind of activity?

• Economic activity

• Non-economic activity

• Wealth activity

• None of these

Agriculture, forestry and dairy come in which sector?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• None of these

Construction and manufacturing come in the __________ sector.

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Primary

• All of above

Trade, transport, communication and Banking etc. come in which sector?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• None of these

What is the life expectancy  in India?

• 66 years

• 70 years

• 55 years

• 64 years

What is the crude birth rate per thousand in India?

• 26.1

• 28.2

• 20.4

• 35.1

What is the death rate per thousand in India?

• 9.8

• 8.7

• 11.9

• 25.1

What was the literacy rate of India in 2001?

• 65%

• 75%

• 60%

• 63%

What type of unemployment exists in rural areas of India?

• Seasonal

• Disguised

• Both seasonal and disguised

• Voluntary

What type of unemployment mainly remains in the urban areas?

• Seasonal

• Voluntary

• Disguised

• Educated

Shifting of labours from rural area to urban area in search of work is known as

• Migration

• Immigration

• Invention

• None of these

In which field the investment increases the production capacity of the country?

• Land

• Physical capital

• Human capital

• All of these

Which one is an example of Primary sector?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Communication

• Trade

Which one is the example an Secondary sector?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Communication

• Banking

Which one is the example of Tertiary sector?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Banking

• None of these

Economic activities are of _______ types.

• one

• two

• three

• four

In which year India has the highest literacy rate?

• 2001

• 2002

• 2000

• 1981

What kind of people are the liability for the economy?

• Educated

• Healthy

• Unhealthy

• None of these

When the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched In India?

• 2008

• 2010

• 2007

• 2005

What is the infant mortality rate per thousand in India?

• 67

• 17

• 81

• 75

What was the literacy rate of India in-1951?

• 10

• 52

• 18

• 38

Which is the most literate states in India?

• Punjab

• Uttar Pradesh

• Bihar

• Kerala

In India, how many doctors were there in 2001?

• 7,01,500

• 4,03,600

• 4,03,600

• 5,03,900

How many Hospitals and Dispensaries were there in  country in 2001?

• 43,322

• 50,671

• 28,961

• 27,632

How many nursing personnel were there in country in 2001?

• 5,18,081

• 7,37,000

• 6,19,861

• 7,17,632

Which is the most labour absorbing sector of the Indian economy?

• Agriculture

• Banking

• Manufacturing

• Public sector

What is GDP?

• Germany, Nepal, Pakistan

• Gross National Product

• Gross Net Product

• None of these

Which of the following countries have invested a large amount in human resources?

• Pakistan

• China

• India

• Japan

Which of the following is a market activity?

• A teacher teaching in a school

• A teacher teaching to his son

• A farmer producing vegetables for self-consumption

• A mother caring his son

What is unemployment?

• A situation under which a person is under paid

• A situation under which a person is not working

• A situation under which people are willing to work at the prevailing wages but cannot find a job

• A situation under which a person is unemployed for a particular season

What is national income?

• It is an average income of each and every citizen of a country

• It is a sum total of goods and services produced by each household

• It is gross domestic purchase

• It is a sum total of goods and services produced in a country

What is CHC?

• Common Heath Centre

• Community Help Centre

• Community Help Centre

• None of these

What is PHC?

• Primary Health Club

• Primary Help Club

• Primary Help Centre

• Primary Health Centre

Which of the following sector faces the problem of disguised unemployment?

• Agriculture

• Service

• Manufacturing

• Banking

What is ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’?

• It is to promote adult education

• Under this free and compulsory education will be provided to all

• It is an employment programme of the central govt

• It is a scheme under which elementary education is to be provided to all children in the age group of 6-14 years.

The work force population includes people from ________ years to _________ years.

• 40, 80

• 16, 67

• 15, 59

• 14, 36

The work requires the services of five people but engages eight people. Identify the type of unemployment.

• Disguised

• Educated

• Seasonal

• Technical

What is seasonal unemployment?

• People appear to be employed but they are not

• People are willing to work at the prevailing wages cannot find job

• When people are not able to find jobs during some months of year

• None of these

Which of the following factor do not improve the quality of human resources?

• Education

• Technology

• Health

• Birth rate

Which one of the following activity is not associated with primary sector?

• Agriculture

• Forestry

• Education

• Mining

Which are of the following is not an activity of tertiary sector?

• Transport

• Banking

• Manufacturing

• Tourism

Has the literacy rate of the population increased since 1951?

Why are women less educated than men?

Is the increase in number of colleges adequate to admit the increasing number of students?

Do you think we should have more number of universities?

What is the increase noticed among the teachers in the year 1998-99?

What is your idea about future colleges and universities?

What are two types of rural unemployment?

What are the two types of urban unemployment?

How will you invest in human capital?

Which is the indicator of person's health?

What kind of people are considered an asset in economy?

Define infant mortality rate

What is birth rate?

What is meant by death rate?

What are the main sources of human Capital Formation?

Discuss the quality of population.

'Country like Japan did not have any natural resources, still they are developed countries'. State the reasons.

State any three factors on which the quality of population depends.

Describe ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’.

Enlist the following activities into primary, secondary and tertiary activities.

Mention the objectives of the Tenth Five Year Plan with reference to education.

Differentiate between disguised unemployment and educated unemployment.

What are the causes for seasonal unemployment?

Why investment in human resource is important?

What are the implication of umemployment?

Mention the steps taken by the goverment to promote education.

Mention the steps taken by the government to Improve the literacy level in India.

Describe peculiarities of literacy in India.

State the factors responsible for unemployment in India.

Mention any three schemes launched by the Govt. of India to tackle unemployment.

Mentioned the differences you noticed between the two friends Vilas and Sakal in the chapter.

Visit a village or colony located near to your residential area and note down the various activities undertaken by the people of that village or colony.

If this is not possible, ask your neighbour what is their profession? In which of the three sectors will you categorise their work?

State whether these activities are economic or non-economic activities.

Vilas sells fish in the village market.

Say whether these activities are economic or non-economic activities.

Vilas cooks food for his family.

Say whether these activities are economic or non-economic activities.

Sakal works in the private firm.

Say whether these activities are economic or non-economic activities.

 Sakal looks after his younger brother and sister.

Source : Census of India 2001. Series I India, Paper 1 of 2001.

Study the graph and answer the following questions:

1. Has the literacy rates of the population increased since 1951?

2. In which year India has the highest literacy rates?

3. Why literacy rate is high among the males of India?

4. Why are women less educated than men?

5. How would you calculate literacy rate in India?

6. What is your projection about India's literacy rate in 2010?

Number of Institutions of Higher Education, Enrolment and Faculty.

Discuss this table in the classroom and answer the following questions:

1. Is the increase in number of colleges adequate to admit the increasing number of students?

2. Do you think we should have more number of universities?

3. What is the increase noticed among the teachers in the year 1998-99?

4. What is your idea about future colleges and universities?

Health infrastructure over the years.

SC : Sub-Centre, PHC : Primary Health Centre, CHC : Community Health Centre.

Source : National Health Policy, 2002.

Study the Table 2.2 and answer the following questions:

1. What is the percentage increase in dispensaries from 1951 to 2001?

2. What is the percentage increase in doctors and nursing personnel from 1951 to 2001?

3. Do you think the increase in the number of doctors and nurses adequate for India? If not, why?

4. What other facilities would you like to provide in a hospital?

5. Discuss about the hospital you have visited.

6. Can you draw graph using this table?