SSC Social Science Chapter 20 MCQ

SS CHAPTER 20

Quiz

 

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