Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Human Resources in India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does India have a large amount of? [1]
(A) A young population
(B) Only old population
(C) No population
(D) Only urban population
2. What does a young population offer? [1]
(A) Potential for economic growth
(B) No potential at all
(C) Only challenges, no benefits
(D) Guaranteed poverty
3. What does human resource development include? [1]
(A) Education, healthcare and skill training
(B) Only education
(C) Only healthcare
(D) Nothing specific
4. What sectors employ India's workforce? [1]
(A) Agriculture, industry and services
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only industry
(D) Only services
5. What is a challenge for India's human resources? [1]
(A) Unemployment
(B) Excessive employment
(C) Too much education
(D) No challenges exist
6. What else is a challenge? [1]
(A) Disparities in education access
(B) Equal access everywhere
(C) No disparities exist
(D) Perfect healthcare access
7. Why invest in human resources? [1]
(A) To improve productivity and wellbeing
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
8. Why study human resources in India? [1]
(A) It's key to understanding development potential
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What does India have a large amount of? [1]
(A) A young population
(B) Only old population
(C) No population
(D) Only urban population
10. What does a young population offer? [1]
(A) Potential for economic growth
(B) No potential at all
(C) Only challenges, no benefits
(D) Guaranteed poverty
11. What does human resource development include? [1]
(A) Education, healthcare and skill training
(B) Only education
(C) Only healthcare
(D) Nothing specific
12. What sectors employ India's workforce? [1]
(A) Agriculture, industry and services
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only industry
(D) Only services
13. What is a challenge for India's human resources? [1]
(A) Unemployment
(B) Excessive employment
(C) Too much education
(D) No challenges exist
14. What else is a challenge? [1]
(A) Disparities in education access
(B) Equal access everywhere
(C) No disparities exist
(D) Perfect healthcare access
15. Why invest in human resources? [1]
(A) To improve productivity and wellbeing
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
16. Why study human resources in India? [1]
(A) It's key to understanding development potential
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests