question bank for term-i examination-2021-22 subject

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Question Bank for Term-I Examination-2021-22

Subject: Economics

Class: 10th

CHAPTERS

NAME OF THE CHAPTER/UNIT Page No

1 Development 02 to 10

2 Sectors of the Indian Economy 11 to 19

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Chapter1

Development

1.Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by:

a. Force

b. Democratic political process

c. Violent agitation

d .Terrorism

2..India’s HDI rank in the world is:

a. 125

b. 115

c.126

d.135

3.Which one among the following is a developmental goal for the landless

rural

labourers?

a. To get electricity and water

b. To educate their children

c. More days of work and better wages

d.To shift to the cities

4.Groundwater overuse in India is how much

a. one-third of country

b. one-fourth of country

c. one-fifth of country

d. two-fifth of country

5. What will happen if the government fails to provide 100 days

employment

under NREGA?

a.Unemployment allowance will not be given

b.Unemployment allowance will be given

c.Employment allowance will be given

d.None of these

6. Which statement is true for about the development?

a. What may be development for one may be development for the other.

b. What may be development for one may not be development for the

self.

c. Development of one may not be development for the other.

d.What may be development for one may not be development for the

other.

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7. Secondary sector: Workers in a Sugar factory, Tertiary Sector:

_________.

a.Farmer

b.Courier delivering person

c.Milk vendor

d.Tailor

8. "After primary and secondary, there is a third category of activities that

falls under the tertiary sector and is different from the above two."

Which

of the following is incorrect with regarding the given statement?

a.These activities do not produce a good by themselves.

b.These activities help in the development of the primary and secondary

sectors.

c. These activities are an aid or support for the production process.

d.These activities generate goods services rather than services.

9. Choose the incorrect pair:

a. Call centre employee-Secondary sector

b.IT specialists-Quaternary sector

C.Potter-Primary Sector

d.Money lender-Tertiary sector

10.Lemonis a ________ product and lemonade is a ________ product.

a.man-made, natural

b.man-made, tertiary

c.natural, manufactured

d.labour made, natural

11. Find the odd one out:

a.Teacher

b.Dairy farming

c.Fishing

d.Animal husbandry

12. Geetika is 28 years of age, has 65 kg of body weight and is 1.4 meters

tall. She went to a dietician to know if she is under-nourished or over-

weight. Using a particular formula, the dietician advised her to avoid over-

eating because she is overweight. Which formula is being used by the

dietician and what is the term called?

a.Height/ (Weight)2, Body Mass Index

b.Weight / (Height)2, Body Mass Index

c.Height/ (Weight)2, Mass Body Index

d.Weight/ (Height)2, Body Weight Index

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13.Choose the incorrect option from the following:

a.All of these

b.Both B and D

c.Only C

d.Only B

14. The government needs to pay attention to aspects of human

development such as:

a.Transportation

b.Entertainment

c.Safe drinking water

d.Good clothing

15.Sustainable development is necessary because:

a.Human nature

b.Development of a country

c.The market will get disturbed

d.Resources will deplete

For question numbers 16 and 17, two statements are given- one labelled

Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct

answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given

below:

16.Assertion: A state has a per capita income of Rs: 2,25,000 per annum.

The infant mortality rate in the state is 62%. So, the state cannot be

considered a developed state.

Reason: There are medical facilities in the state, but people fail to take

their children to the hospital in time

a.Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is

correct explanation for assertion.

b.Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not


c.Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

d.Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

List I List II

(A) Courier (i) Tertiary Sector

(B) Fisherman (ii) Primary Sector

(C) Carpenter (iii) Primary Sector

(D) Banker (iv) Tertiary Sector

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17.Assertion: In India, over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-

14, while production in all the three sectors has increased, it has

increased the most in the tertiary sector.

Reason: Tertiary sector is the only organized sector in the economy so

the government spends a lot of money for creating jobs in the tertiary

sector.







18.More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide

quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and

they too can become leaders in the village. The above Developmental Goals

falls under which category of person?

a.An adivasi from Narmada valley

b.Landless rural labourers

c.Prosperous farmers from Punjab

d.Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops

19.Sustainable development is necessary because:

a.Human nature

b.Development of a country

c.The market will get disturbed

d.Resources will deplete

20.Which of the given country is a developing country?

a.Russia

b.Brazil

c.Argentina

d.USA

21.Freedom, security, and respect are:

a.Unimportant things

b.Non-materialistic things

c.Materialistic thing

d.Monetary things

22.Only income is not the proper indicator of the development of the

country. Which of the following is not correct in the context of the

above statement?

a.Money cannot ensure a pollution-free environment for

individuals.

b.Money does not ensure respect and dignity for individuals.

c.Some people earn more than others do.

d.Money helps us buy only material goods and services.

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23.Assume there are four families in a country. The average per

capita income of these families is Rs 5000. If the income of three

families is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectively, what is the

income of the fourth family?

a.Rs 6000

b.Rs 3000

c.Rs 7500

d.Rs 2000

24. How can development goal of different sections can be achieved?

a.Terrorism

b.Democratic political process

c.Force

d.Violent agitation

25.What is the age group for measuring the literate population?

a.8 and above

b.10 and above

c.7 and above

d.6 and above

26.In addition to income people want ………. for development.

a. freedom

b.security

c. equal treatment

d. All of these

27.According to the World Bank, High Income countries are those

where per capita income is:

a. 8,08,296 or more

b. 5,35,500 or more

c. between 35,500 and 4,35,500

d. None of the above.

28.High Income countries are:

a. USA, Japan

b.UK, Denmark

c. Germany, Singapore

d. All of these

29.What are the goals/aspirations of prosperous farmers from Punjab ?

a. Higher support prices for their crops b.Hard working and cheap labourers

c. To settle their children abroad

d. None of the above.

30.Life expectancy at birth means:

a. average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth

b. average expected length of life of a person at the time of death

c. average expected length of a child at the time of birth

d. None of the above

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31.Underemployment occurs when people:

a. do not want to work

b. are working in a lazy manner

c. are working less than what they are capable of doing

d. are not paid for their work

32.We can obtain per capita income of a country by calculating:

a. the total income of a person

b.by dividing the national income by the total population of a

country c. the total value of all goods and services

d. the total exports of the country.

33.Which one of the following statements defines ‘Literacy Rate’?

a. Total literate population divided by total population

b. Total literate population divided by literate population

c. Proportion of illiterate population in the 18 and above age

group.

d. It measures the proportion of literate proportion in the 7 years and

above age group.

34.Which one of the following is a developmental goal for industrialists?

a.To get more days of work

b. To get better wages

c. To get more electricity

d. All the above

35.Which one of the following criteria is the basis to measure the

development of a country according to UNDP?

a. Per capita income

b. Educational levels of the people

c. Health status of the people

d. All the above

36.There are countries like ………..which have low reserves and hence

want to secure oil thorough military or economic power.

a. India

b. USA

c.Srilanka

d.New Zealand

37. About 300 districts have reported a water level decline of over ……

metres during the past 20 years.

a.5meters

B.4 meters

c.10meters

d.2meters

38.The reserves would last only ….. years more.

a.20

b.30.

c.50

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d.15

39. Choose correct sentence for the following image.

a.A demonstration meeting against raising the height of Sardar

Sarovar Dam on Godaveri River.

b. A demonstration meeting against raising the height of Man

Sarovar Dam on Narmada River.

c. A demonstration meeting against raising the height of Sardar

Sarovar Dam on Narmada River.

d. None of these.

40. If women are engaged in paid work, what difference does it make?

a. Their dignity in the household and society decreases.

b. No difference.

c. No dignity.

d. their dignity in the household and society increases.

41. According to the Human Development Report, 2018, United Nations

Development Programme which two countries have a higher Life

expectancy at Birth rate than India?

a. Srilanka and Myanmar

b. Pakistan and Nepal

c. Pakistan and Bangladesh

d. Nepal and Bangladesh

42. How can we find out if we are properly nourished?

a. Through good weight and scale

b. Body Mass Index

c. Nutrient table

d. Height and weight table

43. Since the second half of the twentieth century, a number of scientists

have been warning that…………

a. Health and nutrition is declining

b. per capita income is unstable

c. Levels of resources are not sustainable

d. levels of development are not sustainable.

44. Where is groundwater overuse particularly found?

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a. Assam

b. Shillong

c. Punjab

d. Karnataka

45.According to the Human Development Report, 2018, United Nations

Development Programme which two countries have a higher Life

expectancy at Birth rate than India?

a. Srilanka and Myanmar

b. Pakistan and Nepal

c. Pakistan and Bangladesh

d. Nepal and Bangladesh

46.Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.

a. Average income of the country means the total income of the

country.

b. The average income in a country is the income of only employed

people.

c. The average income is the same as per capita income. d. The average income includes the value of property held.

47.A person is overweight if the Body Mass Index is more than….

a.18

b.20

c.22

d.25

48.Which of the following resources is a non-renewable energy resource?

a. Solar radiations

b. Crude oil

c. Wind energy

d. All the above

49. Which one of the following is not a measure of development in the

Human Development Report of the UNDP ?

a. Per capita income in US $.

b. Educational Levels of the people

c. Body Mass Index

d. Life Expectancy at Birth

50. Which is the most important attribute for comparing the development of

countries ?

a. Resources

b. Population

c. Average income


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51. Per Capita Income is calculated in ……. for all countries so that it can

be compared.

a. Rupees

b. Works

c.Employments

d.Dollars

Chapter 2

Sectors of the Indian Economy

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1.Identify the schemes introduced by the government for the benefit of

the farmers:

a.Kissan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Insurance

Scheme (PAIS)

b.kisan arogya card , kisan identity card

c.NREGA, Kisan Health Card

d.IAYP, JGSY

2.People are said to be underemployed when they:

a.Are not willing to work

b.Are being underpaid

c.Are working less than they are capable of

d.Are unskilled

3. Which of these is a feature of the organised sector?

a.Job insecurity

b.No provision for paid leave

c.Jobs are low paid and often not regular

d.Fixed no of working hours

4.The contribution of which sector towards employment is highest at

present in India?

a.Secondary sector

b.Tertiary sector

c.Primary sector

d.IT sector

For question numbers 5 and 6, two statements are given- one labeled

Assertion (A) and the other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct

answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given

below:

5.Assertion: Agriculture can be considered as an activity of the

unorganized sector in India.

Reason: Agricultural labourers have no job security and rules and

regulations to protect the labourers are not followed.







6.Assertion: The development of agriculture and industry leads to the

development of the service sector.

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Reason: As the primary and secondary sectors develop, the demand for

transport, storage structures, banks, insurance, etc., increases.

a.Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason

is correct explanation for assertion.

b.Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is

not correct explanation for assertion.


d.Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement 7.Which part of the population has affected most by the development

of the tertiary sector?

a.Small shopkeepers, repairpersons and transport persons,

etc.

b.Skilled and educated workers

c.Farmers

d.Unskilled workers

8.What is the new name of NREGA 2005?

a.MGNREGA 2005 b.MGREGA 2005

c.MANREGA 2005

d.MNREGA 2005

9.Which of these sectors are classified on the basis of the nature of

economic activities?

a.Organized and unorganized

b.Public and private sector

c.Skilled and unskilled sector

d.The primary sector, secondary sector, and tertiary sector

10.Which sector has emerged as the largest producing sector in India

replacing the primary sector?

a.IT (Information technology) sector

b.Manufacturing sector

c.Tertiary sector

d.Secondary sector

11.Which of these is an example of the public sector?

a.Reliance Industries limited

b.Railways c.TATA and sons

d.TATA motors

12.During the initial stage of development of any country, which

sector is most important?

a.Primary sector

b.Tertiary sector

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c.IT (Information technology) sector

d.Secondary sector

13.How can the government increase employment in rural areas?

a.building schools

b.building healthcare institutions

c.investing money in transportation and storage of crops

d.promoting tourism

14.Underemployment is also known as:

a.Unorganized employment

b.Unemployment

c.Disguised unemployment

d.Seasonal unemployment

15. Salman is a daily wage labourer in a nearby grocery shop. He goes

to the shop at 7:30 in the morning and works till 8:00 p.m. in the

evening. He gets no other allowances apart from his wages. He is not

paid for the days he does not work. He has, therefore, no leave or paid

holidays. Nor was he given any formal letter saying that he has been

employed in the shop. He can be asked to leave anytime with his

employer. In which sector Salman is engaged? Tick the most

appropriate option.

a.Public Sector

b.Unorganised Sector

c.Organised Sector

d.Primary Sector

16.Which of these is not a feature of the unorganised sector?

a.Job insecurity

b.Jobs are low paid and often not regular

c.Fixed working hours d.No provision for paid leave

17.Which of the following is a public enterprise?

a.RIL

b.Infosys

c.TISCO

d.MTNL

18.The economy is classified into public and private sectors on the

basis of :

a. employment conditions

b.the nature of economic activity

c. ownership of enterprises

d.number of workers employed in the enterprise

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19.Who carries economic activities?

a. individuals

b. firms

c. government

d. all the above

20.As per NREGA 2005 (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

2005) the number of days of employment guaranteed by government is

a. 100 days

b. 80 days

c. 150 days

d. 120 days

21.The motive of public sector enterprises is:

a. Profit making

b. Entertainment

c. Social welfare and security


22.Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in

the organised sector?

a. She gets a regular salary at the end of the month

b. She is not paid for leave

c. She gets medical allowance

d. She got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions

of work when she joins work.

23.The money value of all final goods and services produced within a

country during a particular year is called:

a. Gross domestic product b. Net domestic product

c. National product

d. Production of secondary sector

24.Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from

5-yearly survey on employment and unemployment. Which

organisation conducts this survey?

a.Census of India

b. NREGA 2005 – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,

2005

c. ILO – International Labour Organisation

d. NSSO – National Sample Survey Organisation

25.Which of the following is also known as disguised employment?

a. Over-employment

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b. Factory employment

c. Under-employment d. Unemployment

26.Which of the following Acts would not apply to a company like

TISCO?

a. Minimum Wages Act

b. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

c. Factories Act

d. Payment of Gratuity Act

27.Disguised Unemployment means a situation where people are:

a. Unemployed

b. Employed but earning less salary

c. Employed but productivity is nil

d. Unemployed for a short period of time

28.Choose the correct meaning of organised sector.

a. It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment

are fixed and regular. b. It is outside the control of the government.

c. Jobs are not regular.

d. It provides low salaries.

29. The sum of production in the three sectors gives what is called

the…..

a. Gross Double Product (GDP) of a country.

b. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country.

c. Gross Domestic Procedure (GDP) of a country.

d. Guess Domestic Product (GDP) of a country.

30.Laxmi, owning about two hectares of unirrigated land dependent

only on rain and growing crops, like…

a. Jowar and Maze

b. Jowar and Wheat

c. Jowar and Arhar

d. All of these

31.The Planning Commission also now known as…

a. NITI Aayog

b. NITA Aayog

c. Planning Aayog

d. None of these

32.In any country several services such as hospitals, educational

institutions, post and telegraph services, police stations, courts, village

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administrative offices, municipal corporations, defence, transport,

banks, insurance companies, etc. are required. These can be considered

as.....

a. Important services

b.Identical services

c. Basic services

d. All of these

33. Graph 2 presents percentage share of the three sectors in GDP.

Choose the most appropriate sentence for the graph.

a.A remarkable fact about India is that while there has been

a change in the share of the three sectors in GDP, a similar shift

has not taken place in employment.

b.A remarkable fact about India is that while there has been a

change in the share of the three sectors in GDP, a similar shift has

taken place in employment.

c.A remarkable fact about India is that while there has been a

change in the share of the three sectors in GDP, a similar shift has not

taken place in unemployment.

d. None of these

34. Complete the following sentence.

............ is hidden in contrast to someone who does not have a job and is

clearly visible as unemployed.

a. Employment

b. Unemployment.

c. Unemployed

d. Underemployment

35. Following activity is....... activity.

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a.Non Economic

b. Economic

c.Primary

d.Teritary

36. Do you know that in India about 60 per cent of the population

belongs to the age group ------- ?

a. 5-29 years

b. 4-29 years

c. 5-28 years

d. 7-29 years

37.Which among the following sentences is not correct about organise

sector.

a.Organised sector covers those enterprises or places of work

where the terms of employment are regular and therefore, people have

assured work.

b.They are registered by the government.

c. They have to follow its rules and regulations which are given in

various laws such as the Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, Payment of

Gratuity Act, Shops and Establishments Act etc.

c. It is called organised because it has some formal processes and

procedures.

d.There is no provision for overtime, paid leave, holidays, leave

due to sickness etc.

38.Nearly ....... per cent of rural households in India are in small and

marginal farmer category.

a.80

b.85

c.81

d.None of these

39. The Government in India buys wheat and rice from farmers at

a.....

a.good price

b.proper price

c. fair price

d.highest

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40. Which of the following types of activities are covered in the

secondary sector?

a.It generates services rather than goods.

b.Natural products are changed through manufacturing.

c.Goods are produced by exploiting natural resources.

d.It includes agriculture, forestry and dairy.

41. Which of the following is not an activity of organised sector?

a.teacher taking a class in Kendriya Vidyalaya

b.a nurse working in a Government hospital

c.a farmer irrigating his field

d.a clerk working in the post office

42.Which one of the following countries has the largest size of

illiterate population in the world?

a.India

b.Japan

c.France

d.Germany

43.Arrange the following in the correct sequence –

i.Tran sporting cloth to the workshops

ii.Sale in shops and showrooms

iii.Spinning the yarn

iv.Weaving of the fabric

a.i--iv--iii--ii

b.iii –iv—i--ii

c.iv—i--ii--iii

d.iii—iv--ii—I

44.Find the odd one out from the following professions.

a.Postman,

b. cobbler,

c.soldier,

d. police constable

45.In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2003 is _________

a.between 20 per cent to 30 per cent

b. between 30 per cent to 40 per cent

c. between 50 per cent to 60 per cent

d.70 per cent

46.Findout most appropriate sentence for NSO.

a.NSO is an organisation under the Ministry of Statistics and

Programme Implementation, Government of India.

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b. NSO is an society under the Ministry of Statistics and


c. NSO is an organisation under the Ministry of Politics and


d. None of these.

47.Which is the website we can log onto for Employment data?

a.http:/mosopi.gov.in.

b. http:/mos.gov.in.

c.http:/mospi.gov.in.

d. http:/spi.gov.in.

48. Choose the correct sentence from the following.

a.The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) now

known as National Statistical Office (NSO).

b. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) now known

as National Chemical Office (NCO).

c. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) now known

as National Survey Office (NSO).

d. All of these

49.Who is Kanta’s neighbour referred in the story?

a. Laxmi

b.Kamal

c. Sakal

d. Bhuta

50. Find the odd one out from the following.

a. Indian Railways

b. Air India

c. Jet Airways

d.All India Radio

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