Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods

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This mock test of Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods for UPSC helps you for every UPSC entrance exam. This contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions for UPSC Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods (mcq) to study with solutions a complete question bank. The solved questions answers in this Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods quiz give you a good mix of easy questions and tough questions. UPSC students definitely take this Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods exercise for a better result in the exam. You can find other Important Questions Test: Rural & Urban Livelihoods extra questions, long questions & short questions for UPSC on EduRev as well by searching above.

QUESTION: 1

Farmers borrow loan from the

A.
Government
B.
Bank
C.
Moneylenders
D.
Ministers

Solution:

C is the correct option.As the farmers do not have any identity proof and also are not know that banks give loans at low rates of interest.Farmers borrow from moneylenders at insane rates of interest. The peasants hope for a better yield in times to come but this never happens, and they find themselves in a debt trap.

QUESTION: 2

When a group of people live and work together in the same place and share certain common interest they form a

A.
Village
B.
Gang
C.
community
D.
District

Solution:

QUESTION: 3

When a person is said to be caught in debt

A.
When he forget the amount he owes
B.
When he pay extra amount on his loan then actually has to be paid
C.
When he is unable to payback his loan
D.
When he is able to pay back loan

Solution:

QUESTION: 4

Who was Thulasi

A.
Live in towns
B.
Fish catchers
C.
Works in Ramalingams field as a labourer
D.
Large money lender

Solution:

QUESTION: 5

Which of the following is false regarding Sekar

A.
Depend on labour
B.
To pay back loan he sold his paddy to the traders
C.
Required loan
D.
He work in Ramalingam Rice mill

Solution:

QUESTION: 6

Who is Bachchu Manjhi

A.
Ricksahaw puller
B.
Dentist
C.
Teacher
D.
Scientist

Solution:

QUESTION: 7

Which of the is the rural areas

A.
Ahmadabad
B.
Delhi
C.
Kalpattu
D.
Surat

Solution:

QUESTION: 8

How much Bachchu Manjhi earn per day

A.
50
B.
100
C.
150
D.
200

Solution:

QUESTION: 9

The life of people in urban areas is ____ than the rural areas

A.
Same
B.
Highly similar
C.
Slower
D.
Faster

Solution:

QUESTION: 10

According to survey in Ahmedabad city how many workers work in the street

A.
18 percent
B.
10 percent
C.
12 percent
D.
14 percent

Solution:

The correct option is C.
In a survey of Ahmedabad city it was found that 12 percent of all the workers in the city were people working on the street.

QUESTION: 11

If we feel a problem in our teeth where should we go?

A.
Veterinary clinic
B.
Teacher
C.
Physician
D.
Dentist

Solution:

QUESTION: 12

What are readymade clothes sold

A.
Furniture shop
B.
Shoes shop
C.
Garments shop
D.
Chemist shop

Solution:

QUESTION: 13

What does Vandana do

A.
Nurse
B.
Sales woman
C.
Dress designer
D.
Peon

Solution:

QUESTION: 14

What type of jobs are there in urban livelihood
I. Casual workers
II. Potters
III. Vendors
IV. Permanents workers
Options are as follows

A.
I,II,III,IV
B.
I,II,III
C.
I,III,IV
D.
II,III,IV

Solution:

QUESTION: 15

There are almost ____ crore street vendors' in the country working in urban areas

A.
Four
B.
One
C.
Three
D.
Two

Solution:

QUESTION: 16

The art of Zari work is cantered in which state of India?

A.
Chandigarh
B.
Jaipur
C.
Bhopal
D.
Agra

Solution:

Zari work or Zardozi, an art which is considered quite popular amongst embroiders and designers, survives in the narrow alleys of the Old Town of Bhopal. The richest embroidery of India is the Zardozi which was introduced in India by the Mughal invaders in the 17th century.

QUESTION: 17

Which of the following places are nearby Delhi

A.
Surat and Poona
B.
Noida and Gurgaon
C.
Mumbai and Goa
D.
Kullu and Manali

Solution:

B is the correct option.Gurgaon is the main city of the National Capital Region of Delhi.Noida is located in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state India. Noida is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of New Delhi.

QUESTION: 18

Most of the businessman are

A.
Employed by government
B.
Employed by Industries
C.
Employed by others
D.
Self employed

Solution:

self employed means working for oneself as a freelance or the owner of a business rather than for an employee.

QUESTION: 19

Why people living in rural areas move to different places?

A.
able to move from season to season as favourable condition are not there in rural areas
B.
Not being able to earn money throughout the year forces people in many rural areas to travel long distances in search of work
C.
able to produce many goods throughout the year and sell them in towns
D.
able to earn money throughout the year move to enjoy the urban life

Solution:

B is the correct option.People moving within rural areas (centres with populations less than 1,000) moved from their homes mainly for employment reasons, primarily for better employment opportunities or to start a new job, as can be seen in the graph below.

QUESTION: 20

Excess of revenue over cost is known as