Indian Economy: Human Capital & Rural Development: Class 12 Previous Year Questions

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1. Read the following statements carefully : 1 Statement 1 : The option for producing off-season crops are quite restricted in organic farming. Statement 2 : Organic agriculture helps in substituting costlier agricultural inputs with locally produced organic inpu…
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2. Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R), Choose the correct option from those given below : 1 Assertion (A) : The notion of rural development encompasses a far wider spectrum than agricultural advancement. Reason (R) : Government intervent…
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3. Education provides _________. 1 (Choose the correct option to fill in the blank) (i) Scientific advancements (ii) Facilitate inventions and innovations (iii) Adapting to new technology Options : (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i), (i…
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4.  34. Read the following text carefully : To ensure inclusive and quality education for all, the Indian government has launched several important schemes. These schemes aimed at improving access, equity and learning outcomes, especially among disadvantaged gro…
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5.  17. Read the following text carefully : The government has allocated ` 15.27 lakh crore for major sectors, ranging from defence to rural development to social welfare to commerce and so on. Government expenditure goes to paying states’ share of taxes and dut…
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6.  34. Read the following text carefully : The Union Budget 2025-26 proposed a significant package for rural India allocating ` 1.88 lakh crore to drive comprehensive development. The budget emphasises on boosting employment, women employment, education and inf…
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7.  32. (A) State the meaning of ‘Disguised Unemployment’. 1 (B) In the light of the given chart, analyse the gender-wise sectoral distribution of workers. 3 Note : The following question is for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of.
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8. “In the formative stages of reforms development of credit markets, administrative intervention in interest rates is both necessary and desirable.” Identify the sector under which the aforesaid reform was introduced. (Choose the correct option) 1 Options : (A) …
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9. Read the following statements carefully : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option from those given below : Assertion (A) : Human capital formation increases the rate of participation of population to economic activities and leads to economic gr…
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10. (a) ·In the recent times through various schemes and policies, the Government of India has taken vital initiatives to generate employment directly / indirectly." Justify the statement giving valid arguments. OR (b) ·Micro credit programmes have been very helpf…
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11. Read thefollowing text carefully : Agro-startups and rural enterprises are becoming increasingly vital for rural development in India. They address the critical challenges faced by rural sector in India. These ventures bring in technological innovations such a…
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12. Trace the relationship between Human capital and Economic growth.
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13. (a) Medhya and Danish both had their own farms. Medhya invested in a few agricultural courses, learnt modern farming techniques and trained her labourers on best practices related to soil fertility, crop management, pest control etc. Whereas, Danish invested h…
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14. of agriculture refers to production of crops for sale in the open market rather than for self consumption purpose. (A) Commercialisation (B)Diversification (C)Digitisation (D)Modernisation
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15. There exists a positive correlation between human capital formation and Justify the given statement with valid explanation.
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16. (A) Choose one of the correct alternatives given below : Assertion (A) : Human capital is not traded in the market; however its services are traded. Reason (R) : Human capital is intangible in nature. Alternatives : (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are tr…
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17. (a) () (i) (b) (i) (i) ·1990GDP 26 3l. On the basis of the given data : Some Selected Indicators of HumanDevelopment.2017-2019 Item India China Pakistan 0.645 0.761 HumanDevelopmentIndex(Value) 0.557 Rank (based on HDI) 130 87 154 69.7 76.9 Life Expectancy at …
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18. (a) Critically evaluate the role of rural banking system in the process of rural development in India. 3 OR (b) ically backward area. He was earning a comparatively low income. So, he Identify and explain the type of expenditure incurred by Dr. Khurana, which …
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19. (a) ·Recently the Government of India has taken numerous steps towards increasing the farmer's income through agricultural diversification." In light of the above statement, explain any two advantages of diversification in agriculture. OR (b) ·Active Governmen…
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20. (A) is a process, which includes all the activities from sowing till sale of the final produce in the market. (Fill up the blank with correct alternative) Rural Development (a) (b) Agricultural Diversification Organic Farming (c) (d) Agricultural Marketing OR …
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