Quality of Population

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Quality of Population: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Quality of Population, Education as a Quality of Population, Elementary Education, Government's Initiatives for Elementary Education in India, Expenditure on Education in India, Literacy Rate Disparities in India, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Government's Initiatives for Higher Education in India, Health as a Quality of Population, Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality Rate, Health Infrastructure of India Over Years, Status of Medical and Dental Hospitals, National Education Policy & 2020 etc.

Important Questions on Quality of Population

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Consider the following statements:

Statement 1Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan aims at the universalization of elementary education.

Statement 2Mid-Day Meal Scheme aims at improving only  the nutritional status of the children.

Identify the correct answer from the given options.

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What was Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of India in higher education in the year 2018-19?

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NP-NSPE programme is basically

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Infant mortality rate refers to the death of child under the age of

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The population of which age group is included in the calculation of literacy rate in India?

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Match the following states with respect to their highest literacy rate:

  State   Literacy rate%
A. Kerela (i) 91.85
B. Lakshwadeep (ii) 91.33
C. Mizoram (iii) 94.00
D. Tripura (iv) 87.78

 

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Which of the following is not associated with better quality of life in a country?

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Direction: Which of the following indicators help to improve the quality of life in a country?
i. Reduction in life expectancy.
ii. The decline in infant mortality rate.
iii. Growth in literacy rate.
iv. Rise in per capita income.

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Which states in India have the lowest literacy rate.

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Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies:

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Which of the following is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all the children in the age group of 6-14 years?

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Source of human capital formation is

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The quality of population depends upon

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Which of the following is not true about the Mid-day meal scheme launched by the government? 

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Read the statements given below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1 : Japan invested in its natural resources.

Statement 2 : Growth rate of a country depends on the quality of the population.

Statement 3 : Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is a step towards universalisation of higher education.

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On which of the following point, the quality of the population does not depend?

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Which of the following indicators points to a deteriorating quality of population? 

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Which education policy has replaced the National Policy on Education, 1986

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What is the statistical study of human populations known as?