SSC Social Science Chapter 20 MCQ

SS CHAPTER 20

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1. According to human development report 2005, how many countries have medium human development?
   1.   177
   2.   32
   3.   88
   4.   57
2. The year 2005 is called the .......
   1.   National Literacy Year
   2.   National Environment Year
   3.   National Women's Year
   4.   National Awareness Year
3. In India (in 2001), around .............crore people lived below poverty line.
   1.   26
   2.   38
   3.   24
   4.   35
4. What per cent reservation has been provided to women in the local self- government organizations?
   1.   25
   2.   28
   3.   33
   4.   30
5. Which of the following indication is not included in Human Development Index?
   1.   Education
   2.   Standard of living
   3.   Political development
   4.   Health
6. Which is the main obstacle in the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of India?
   1.   unemployment
   2.   population rise
   3.   terrorist factors
   4.   irregularity of rains
7. How many women are there per every thousand men in Kerala?
   1.   1028
   2.   1086
   3.   1067
   4.   1090
8. What issue has become a matter of concern for the entire world?
   1.   Labour
   2.   International trade
   3.   Scientific inventions
   4.   Development
9. In 2003, in India child death rate was ...........%.
   1.   5.8
   2.   6.9
   3.   6.3
   4.   7.9
10. by India, .......... has been celebrated as Women Empowerment Year.
    1.   1980
    2.   1975
    3.   2002
    4.   2001
11. Who spreads the message of giving social. economic and political justice to the citizens of India?
    1.   Supreme court of India
    2.   Preamble of the Constitution of India
    3.   Prime Minister of India
    4.   President of India
12. According to 2001 Census, there were .......... women per one thousand men in India.
    1.   930
    2.   941
    3.   933
    4.   927
13. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
    1.   It is not necessary that human development is achieved by only economic development.
    2.   Development a continuous process.
    3.   Social development is a complex and dynamic process.
    4.   Human development is a tool, economic development is an achievement.
14. Which disease have we not been able to control?
    1.   AIDS
    2.   Polio
    3.   Jaundice
    4.   Malaria
15. What was the Gross Domestic Product of our country in 1950-51?
    1.   Rs 95.17 billion
    2.   Rs 98.95 billion
    3.   Rs 110.25 billion
    4.   Rs 98.68 billion
16. United Nations (UN) declared 1975-85 decade as ............
    1.   women's awareness decade
    2.   female awareness decade
    3.   women's education decade
    4.   women's decade
17. In 2002, in India, the expenditure for medical treatment was ........... % of GDP.
    1.   95
    2.   8.9
    3.   4.8
    4.   1.3
18. What per cent was the registration of girls in higher education in 2001- 02 ?
    1.   10.06
    2.   6.71
    3.   8.75
    4.   14.02
19. According to human development report 2005, how many countries have lower human development?
    1.   127
    2.   32
    3.   139
    4.   76
20. What is the main aim of social development?
    1.   Increase social welfare
    2.   Eradicate communalism
    3.   Eradicate casteisrn
    4.   Eradicate customs
21. What per cent was women's literacy rate in 2001, in India?
    1.   62.5
    2.   54.16
    3.   58.4
    4.   48.6
22. What is measured by per capita income?
    1.   standard of living of a person
    2.   daily income of a person
    3.   economic development of a person
    4.   needs of a person
23. What are the preconditions of human development?
    1.   Every person should be got educational and health facilities.
    2.   Live and Let live
    3.   Companionship in social life, a responsible governme.nt and a clean and transparent administration.
    4.   Remove Poverty, Bring Prosperity
24. Gujarat has implemented schemes such as ............. Bond to promote women education.
    
    1.   Narmada
    2.   Mahila
    3.   Saraswati
    4.   Vidyalaxi
25. In 2003, in Gujarat men's average life span was ........... years.
    1.   61.50
    2.   64.10
    3.   63.82
    4.   62.80
26. The Government of India implemented the National Policy for Empowerment of women in .......
    1.   2001
    2.   2002
    3.   1990
    4.   1992
27. What was the Gross Domestic Product of our country in 1999-2000?
    1.   Rs 15,880.60 billion
    2.   Rs 25,250.65 billion
    3.   Rs 17,556.38 billion
    4.   Rs 20,325.40 billion
28. In 2003, in India women's average life span was ............ years.
    1.   64.10
    2.   62.5
    3.   68.4
    4.   60.5
29. How many indicators are jointly used in Human Development Index?
    1.   Four
    2.   Five
    3.   Six
    4.   Three
30. The concept of Human Development Index has been accepted by ..........
    1.   WHO
    2.   UNO
    3.   UNICEF
    4.   UNDP
31. What was the Gross Domestic Product of India in USA Dollar in 2003, according to purchasing capacity?
    1.   3060
    2.   2892
    3.   2652
    4.   2518
32. Whose objective is to create equal conditions of life for all?
    1.   Economic development
    2.   Human development
    3.   Social development
    4.   Educational development
33. India's literacy rate in 2001 was ....
    1.   64.8%
    2.   70%
    3.   81.67%
    4.   65.38%
34. For social development. in which structure will we have to bring changes?
    1.   Social
    2.   . Cultural
    3.   Political
    4.   Economic
35. According to human development report 2005, how many countries, have high Human Development Index?
    1.   60
    2.   48
    3.   57
    4.   52
36. In 2001, death rate in India was .........
    1.   12.5
    2.   9
    3.   25.1
    4.   14.9
37. The National Commission for Women was established in ............ , in India.
    1.   1999
    2.   1980
    3.   2001
    4.   1992
38. Which diseases have we been able to eradicate?
    1.   Measels, chickenpox
    2.   TB, Iodine deficiency
    3.   Aids, Psychological diseases
    4.   Plague, smallpox, leprosy
39. What per cent literacy rate was targeted in India upto National literacy 2005?
    1.   81
    2.   88
    3.   75
    4.   92
40. What was the Gross Domestic Product of our country in US Dollar in 2003?
    1.   784
    2.   655
    3.   620
    4.   564
41. Human development is achievement,...............development is a tool.
    1.   moral
    2.   biological
    3.   economic
    4.   all round
42. What per cent was women's literacy rate in 2001, in Gujarat?
    1.   62.14
    2.   55.1
    3.   58.6
    4.   60.2
43. The Aim of Human Development is to create an equal ........ for all.
    1.   employment
    2.   respect
    3.   income
    4.   conditions
44. What per cent is the ratio of women in rural employment in India?
    1.   28
    2.   34
    3.   42
    4.   36
45. Which development is a complex and dynamic process?
    1.   Economical development
    2.   Social development
    3.   Human development
    4.   Political development
46. How much was women's population out of total population according to the census of 2001?
    1.   46 crore 38 lakh
    2.   48 crore 70 lakh
    3.   48 crore 15 lakh
    4.   49 crore 70 lakh
47. According to the UNDP Report 2005, India's Human Development Index is ...........and is positioned ........in the world.
    1.   0.726, 120
    2.   0.595, 127
    3.   0.602, 127
    4.   0.206, 139
48. What percent was the registration of girls in standard 1 to 2 in 2001 - 02 ?
    1.   45.14
    2.   59.29
    3.   38.12
    4.   40.45
49. During the period from 1990-2004, in India, ratio of doctors for population of every one lakh was .............
    1.   78
    2.   62
    3.   51
    4.   96
50. Where does India rank among 173 countries in relation to gender development index.
    1.   93
    2.   170
    3.   108
    4.   124
51. One of the following statements is not true. Find it out and answer.
    1.   Zambia is a country having low human development.
    2.   Norway is at first rank among the countries having high human development.
    3.   Canada is a country having high human development.
    4.   Kenya is a country having medium human development.
52. More production in comparison to population means, increase in per capita income of the people means
    1.   National growth
    2.   Best management
    3.   Economic growth
    4.   Increment of production
53. According to the World Bank Report for 2005. in which currency is per capita income determined?
    1.   Pounds
    2.   Dollar
    3.   Euro
    4.   Rouble
54. Which is the overall social development process?
    1.   Human development
    2.   National development
    3.   Agricultural development
    4.   Social development
55. According to human development report 2005, among the 57 countries having high human development ........... is having first rank.
    1.   Canada
    2.   USA
    3.   India
    4.   Norway
56. According to human development report 2005, among the 57 countries having high human development. USA's rank is ............
    1.   seventh
    2.   eighth
    3.   fifty
    4.   tenth
57. What is the centre point of the whole development process?
    1.   Women
    2.   Men
    3.   Education
    4.   Law
58. In 2002, in India, birth rate per thousand was ...........
    1.   24.7
    2.   25
    3.   28.2
    4.   32
59. How many main languages are given recognition in Indian Constitution?
    1.   20
    2.   12
    3.   18
    4.   15
60. Where does India rank among countries having medium human development?
    1.   122
    2.   127
    3.   120
    4.   115
61. In 2003. in India average life span has increased to ............. years.
    1.   62.5
    2.   72.5
    3.   63
    4.   65.8
62. What percentage growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP) of India was targeted in Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)?
    1.   8.9 %
    2.   8 %
    3.   6.8 %
    4.   11 %
63. In 2003, in India men's average life span was ..............years.
    1.   63.82
    2.   68.70
    3.   50.65
    4.   58.70
64. True wealth and capital of any nation is high quality of its.............
    1.   economic development
    2.   citizens
    3.   national production
    4.   social development
65. In 2002, in Gujarat, birth rate per thousand was ...............
    1.   25
    2.   24.7
    3.   42.6
    4.   40.8
66. What was the mortality rate per thousand in Gujarat in 2001- 2002 ?
    1.   11.4
    2.   7.7
    3.   6.5
    4.   7.10
67. What per cent is the ratio of women in professional and technical jobs in India?
    1.   12.6
    2.   20.5
    3.   23.8
    4.   16.4
68. At present, in India, every year ............. lakh children die due to malnutrition.
    1.   25
    2.   35
    3.   37
    4.   32
69. All children of which age have got the fundamental right to get free and compulsory education?
    1.   From 1 to 14 years
    2.   From 8 to 16 years
    3.   From 10 to 14 years
    4.   From 6 to 14 years
70. Among the 103 poor countries, India's rank is ..........
    1.   42
    2.   28
    3.   58
    4.   64
71. What is the main topic of the draft of 'United Nations Development Programme?
    1.   Economic development
    2.   Energy development
    3.   Environment development
    4.   Human development
72. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
    1.   United Nations (UN) had declared 1975 as "Women's Year".
    2.   In 2005, National Policy for Women's Empowerment was enacted.
    3.   Year 2002 was celebrated as 'Women Empowerment Year'.
    4.   Year 2005 was declared as 'National literacy year'.
73. In India, what was the ratio of women in parliamentary field?
    1.   12 to 15%
    2.   8 to 10%
    3.   20 to 25%
    4.   4 to 5%
74. Which year was celebrated as 'Women's Year' in India? OR Which year was declared as 'Women's Year' by United Nations (UN)?
    1.   2001
    2.   1975
    3.   2002
    4.   1990
75. What is the main agenda of United Nations Development Programme at present?
    1.   Human development
    2.   World development
    3.   Ban on Nuclear Weapons
    4.   Peace talks
76. In which state of India is highest ratio of women in comparison to men?
    1.   Kerala
    2.   Maharashtra
    3.   Tamil Nadu
    4.   Gujarat
77. In 1951, in India, national literacy rate was ............, which increased to..............in 2001.
    1.   68.4, 16.5
    2.   64.8, 18.3
    3.   16.5, 68.4
    4.   18.3, 64.8
78. What per cent was literacy rate in Gujarat in 2001?
    1.   69.97
    2.   63.38
    3.   65.40
    4.   66.82
79. What percent is the ratio of women in managerial and administrative jobs in India?
    1.   5.6
    2.   3.8
    3.   4.1
    4.   2.3
80. How is living standard measured?
    1.   Daily income
    2.   Per capita income
    3.   Annual income
    4.   National income