India: Human Resources

What is meant by human resource?

State the rural and urban population distribution in India.

State and explain the factors affecting distribution of population in India (any three).

Write a short note on sex ratio in India.

Distinguish between skilled and unskilled human resource with examples.

Fill in the blanks:

(i) In developing countries with agricultural economy, rural population is ............... .

(ii) The physical environment plays a vital role in determining the distribution of ............... .

(iii) ............... means the proportion of male and female in the total population.

(iv) Better developed human resources leads to the ............... and social development of a country.

(v) Trained and well-educated human resource is called ............... manpower.

Give a reason for the following statement:

Sex ratio is unfavourable in India.

Give a reason for the following statement:

Rapid rise in urban population leads to many problems.

Give a reason for the following statement:

Teachers, lawyers, doctors are the skilled human resources.

Human resource resides in the

1. knowledge
2. skills
3. motivation
4. all of the above

In India, in 2011 the rural population was about

1. 28 — 30%
2. 38 — 48%
3. 48 — 68%
4. 68 — 84%

Factors which affect the distribution of population are

1. climate
2. topography
3. soil
4. all of the above

Which of the following is an economic factor?

1. social customs
2. technical knowledge
3. industrial progress
4. capacity of inventions

Unskilled labour refers to a person who is

1. educated
2. energetic
3. not trained
4. experienced

The average population density of India (as per the census of 2011) is

1. 440 persons/sq.km.
2. 382 persons/sq.km.
3. 121 persons/sq.km.
4. 19 persons/sq.km.

Which of the following statement/statements related to the distribution of Indian population is correct?

1. Out of 121 crore population, 83.3 crore people live in rural areas.
2. India has favourable sex ratio (as per the census of 2011).
3. Literacy rate of India is increasing.
4. Both (1) & (3)

Which of the following is the most populous city in India?

1. Chennai
2. Kolkata
3. Mumbai
4. Delhi

WHO stands for

1. Wealth Home Organization
2. World Health Orientation
3. World Health Organization
4. Washington Health Organization

Skilled human resource refers to those,

1. who perform any specific work with efficiency.
2. who are well educated & trained.
3. who are experienced & devoted to their fields.
4. All the above.

The training which improves the production and efficiency of workforce is called

1. job training
2. vocational training
3. legal training
4. refresher training

Which of the following statement is not correct about the population distribution?

1. It is the way in which people are spread across the earth surface
2. Population is evenly distributed on the earth surface.
3. It is uneven
4. It depends on different geographical and economic factors.