On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to questions:
Government Expenditures on Social Services
(As percent of total expenditure)
Sl. No.
|
Items
|
2007-08
|
2008-09
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
Social Services
|
11.06
|
12.94
|
13.06
|
14.02
| |
(a)
|
Education, sports & youth affairs
|
4.02
|
4.04
|
3.96
|
4.46
|
(b)
|
Health & family welfare
|
2.05
|
1.91
|
1.90
|
2.03
|
(c)
|
Water supply, housing, etc.
|
2.02
|
2.31
|
2.20
|
2.27
|
(d)
|
Information & broadcasting
|
0.22
|
0.22
|
0.20
|
0.22
|
(e)
|
Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
|
0.36
|
0.35
|
0.41
|
0.63
|
(f)
|
Labour and employment
|
0.27
|
0.27
|
0.22
|
0.25
|
(g)
|
Social welfare & nutrition
|
0.82
|
0.72
|
0.79
|
1.06
|
(h)
|
North-eastern areas
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
1.50
|
1.75
|
(i)
|
Other social services
|
1.29
|
1.55
|
1.87
|
1.34
|
Total Government expenditure
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
1. How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than
5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 2008-09?
(A) One
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) All the above
2. In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate?
(A) 2007-08
(B) 2008-09
(C) 2009-10
(D) 2010-11
3. Which of the following activities remains almost stagnant in terms of share of expenditures?
(A) North-eastern areas
(B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Information & broadcasting
(D) Social welfare and nutrition
4. Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the given years?
(A) Information & broadcasting
(B) Welfare to SC/ST and OBC
(C) Labour and employment
(D) Social welfare & nutrition
5. Which of the following items of social services has registered the highest rate of increase in expenditures during 2007-08 to 2010-11?
(A) Education, sports & youth affairs
(B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Social welfare & nutrition
(D) Overall social services
6. Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10?
(A) Labour and employment
(B) Health & family welfare
(C) Social welfare & nutrition
(D) Education, sports & youth affairs
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