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