Q1.Yojna whose aim was to construct and upgrade the dwelling units for the slum dwellers
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
VAMBAY stands for “Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojna”. It is a central govt. sponsored programme for the slum dwellers living in different towns and cities all over the country. The central govt. provides the funds for construction. Integrated with the above programme is another central govt. scheme i.e. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, a programme aimed at providing basic toilet facilities to the urban poor at a bare minimal cost.
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Index numbers possess much practical importance in measuring changes in the cost of living, production trends, trade, policy formation, income variations, etc.
Q5.Following states have high literacy rate except
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
Rajasthan has a literacy rate of 66.11 percent as of the 2011 census and is the least when compared t o Kerala, Delhi and Mizoram.
Q6.Orderly arrangement of data ultimately takes the shape of a
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
A frequency distribution is a table that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample. Each entry in the table contains the frequency or count of the occurrences of values within a particular group or interval, and in this way, the table summarizes the distribution of values in the sample.
Q8.Reason behind the decay of handicrafts industry in India was
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
The Indian handicrafts that had made the country famous, collapsed under the colonial rule due to discriminating policy of colonial rules.