Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 17 — Chapter 17: People as Resource
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How can population be seen as a resource? [1]
(A) As a source of skills, labour and innovation
(B) Only as a burden, with no benefits
(C) Only as a number to count
(D) Only as a source of pollution
2. What contributes to economic growth? [1]
(A) A skilled and educated population
(B) Only natural resources
(C) Only foreign investment
(D) Only government spending
3. What transforms population into a valuable asset? [1]
(A) Investing in education and healthcare
(B) Ignoring education completely
(C) Reducing population size only
(D) Avoiding all investment
4. What is the 'demographic dividend'? [1]
(A) The economic benefit from a young, skilled population
(B) A type of tax
(C) A government scheme for elderly only
(D) A type of population decline
5. What does India's young population offer? [1]
(A) A significant demographic dividend, if managed well
(B) No advantage at all
(C) Only economic burden
(D) Guaranteed economic success with no effort
6. What is needed to realise a demographic dividend? [1]
(A) Jobs, education and skill training
(B) Nothing specific is needed
(C) Only more population growth
(D) Only reducing the population
7. What can happen if population growth outpaces resources? [1]
(A) Unemployment and strain on infrastructure
(B) Automatic economic prosperity
(C) No effect at all
(D) Immediate wealth for everyone
8. Why is population considered both an asset and a challenge? [1]
(A) It depends on how well it's developed and managed
(B) It's always only a burden
(C) It's always only a benefit
(D) Population has no real impact
9. What does investing in education and health build? [1]
(A) Human capital
(B) Only physical infrastructure
(C) Only military strength
(D) Nothing significant
10. What does education improve? [1]
(A) Employment opportunities and incomes
(B) Only entertainment options
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only leisure time
11. What does healthcare investment ensure? [1]
(A) People remain productive and healthy
(B) Higher taxes only
(C) No specific benefit
(D) Only benefits for the wealthy
12. What does good health reduce? [1]
(A) Absences from work or school
(B) Employment opportunities
(C) Educational achievement
(D) Economic growth
13. What do countries investing in education and health tend to have? [1]
(A) More skilled workforces and stronger growth
(B) Weaker economies always
(C) No change in economic outcomes
(D) Only higher unemployment
14. What is government spending on schools and hospitals considered? [1]
(A) An investment in human capital
(B) A wasted expense
(C) Only a political gesture
(D) Unrelated to development
15. What drives national development, according to this concept? [1]
(A) A healthy, educated population
(B) Only natural resources
(C) Only military strength
(D) Only foreign investment
16. Why is investing in education and health important? [1]
(A) It improves productivity and long-term economic growth
(B) It has no real benefit
(C) Only benefits individuals, not the nation
(D) It's a wasteful use of resources