CBSE Class 11 Economics Infrastructure MCQs

Question : The state known as ‘God’s own country
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Kerala
d) Goa

Answer :   C

Question : Energy generated by sun is known as____________
a) Natural gas
b) Solar energy
c) Wind energy
d) Electricity

Answer : B

Question : Some states in India are performing much better than others in certain areas due to
a) Better irrigation facilities
b) Better transportation facilities
c) Better health care and sanitation faculties
d) All the above

Answer : B

Question : LPG is an example of ____________
a) Bio-energy
b) Solar energy
c) Wind energy
d) Natural gas

Answer : D

Question : ____________ infrastructure is important for the development of a nation
a) Economic
b) Social
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) and (b)

Answer : C

Question : Essential indicator of good health in a country is increase in ___________
a) Death rate
b) Infant mortality rate
c) Expectancy of life
d) Incidence of deadly diseases

Answer : C

Question : Electricity generated from radioactive elements is called:
a) Thermal electricity
b) Atomic energy
c) Hydel electricity
d) Tidal energy

Answer : B

Question : ___________ is an example of social infrastructure
a) Transport
b) Communication
c) Energy
d) Education

Answer : D

Question : Power generated using water:
a) Atomic power
b) Thermal power
c) Hydroelectric power
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : Education is an example of ____________
a) Sustainable development
b) Economic infrastructure
c) Economic development
d) Social infrastructure

Answer : D

Question : Indian system of medicine comprises of systems.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following is an example of conventional source of energy?
a) Natural gas
b) Solar energy
c) Biomass
d) Wind energy

Answer : A

Question : From the following which is not a commercial source of energy
a) Petroleum
b) Coal
c) Electricity
d) Dried dung

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following statement is not true? 
a) Distribution of electricity to farmer’s is the main reason for the losses of State Electricity Boards (SEB’s)
b) At present, nuclear energy accounts for only 2 per cent of total energy consumption
c) CFL consume 80 percent more power than ordinary bulbs
d) Energy shortage adversely affects transport sector, industries sector and agriculture production

Answer : C

Question : ISM stands for:
a) Indian systems of medicine
b) International system of medicine
c) Indian standard of medicine
d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question : A lot of power is wasted during its transmission and distribution from power stations to households. This can be controlled by:
a) Promoting the use of CFL’s
b) Proper lead management
c) Promoting non conventional sources
d) All the above

Answer : B

Question : From the following which is not a non-commercial source of energy
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Tidal energy
d) Coal

Answer : D

Question : Which source of power accounted for only 2%?
a) Hydel power
b) Wind power
c) Nuclear power
d) Tidal power

Answer : C

Question : The highest use of commercial energy is:
a) Agriculture
b) Transport
c) Household
d) Industry

Answer : D

Question : ____________ include hospitals with better facilities of health care like X-ray, surgeries, ECG etc.
a) Primary health care
b) Secondary heath care
c) Tertiary heath care
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question : Indian system of medicine:
a) Unani
b) Yoga
c) Siddha
d) All of these

Answer : D

Question : Indicator of health status:
a) Expansion of health services
b) Decline of infant mortality rate
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer : C

Question : Sources of electricity are ____________
a) Water
b) Oil,Coal
c) Gas
d) All of these

Answer : D

Question : ___________ is an indicator which measures the number of people dying prematurely due to a particular disease:
a) Global burden of disease
b) Golden burden of disease
c) Global burden of depression
d) Global break down disease

Answer : A

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Question :  ………… is used as an indicator to assess the number of people dying prematurely of some disease and also the number of years spent by them in a state of disability due to that disease.
Answer. Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

Question :  …………… are those resources that can be replenished or renewed naturally over time.
Answer. Renewable resources

Question : ____________________ is an indicator used by exports to gauge the number of people dying prematurely due to a particular disease, as well as, the number of years spent by them in a state of ‘disability’ owing to the disease.
Answer : Global Burden of Diseases

Question ……………. are those resources that cannot be renewed in short duration.
Answer Non-renewable/Exhaustible resources

Question : India invests only __________ of its GDP on infrastructure, which is far below that of China.
Answer : 34 per cent

Question : Indian system of Medicine (ISM) have huge potential and can solve large part of our healthcare problems. True/False? Give reason.
Answer : True : Because they are effective, safe and inexpensive.

Question : In India, commercial energy consumption makes up about _________________ of the total energy consumed in India. Non-commercial energy sources account for over _____________ of the total energy consumption.
Answer : 74 per cent; 26 per cent

Question : Generally, scholars assess people’s health by taking into account indicators like_____________.
Answer : infant mortality and maternal mortality rates, life expectancy, nutrition levels and the incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Question : Some private practitioners are not even registered doctors and are known as _____________.
Answer : quacks

Question : In India, more than the half of Global burden of diseases (GBD) is accounted for by _________________.
Answer : communicable diseases such as diarrhea, malaria and tuberculosis.

Question : At present nuclear/atomic energy accounts for only ____________ of the total energy consumption, against a global average of 13%.
Answer : 2 per cent

Question : Indian systems of medicine include _______________.
Answer : Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Naturopathy and Homeopathy (AYUSH).

Question : Government expenditure on health sector is only_____________ of the total GDP; which is very low as compared to USA and China.
Answer : 4.7 per cent

Question : Health infrastructure includes __________________.
Answer : hospitals; doctors, nurses and other para-medical professionals, beds, equipment required in hospitals; and well-developed pharmaceutical industry.

Question : At the village level, a variety of hospitals, technically known as _____________ have been set up by the government.
Answer : Primary Health Centres (PHCs)