Q 1 – Countries with per capita income of Rs. 37,000 or less are called:
(а) Rich countries
(b) Poor countries
(c) Low-income countries
(d) None of the above
(c) Low-income countries
Q 2 – What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless labourer?
(a) Expansion of rural banking
(b) More days of work and better wages
(c) Metal roads for transportation
(d) Establishment of a high school
(b) More days of work and better wages
Q 3 – Which is the most important attribute to compare countries?
(a) Human Development Index (HDI)
(b) Literacy rate
(c) Export earnings
(d) Income
(a) Human Development Index (HDI)
Q 4 – If per capita income were to be used as the measure of development, Punjab will be considered the most developed and which
of the states the least developed:
(a) West-Bengal
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar
Q 5 – What proportion of the country is over using their groundwater reserves?
(a) One-Fourth
(b) One-Tenth
(c) One-Third
(d) half
(c) One-Third
Q 6 – Per capita income is :
(a) income per person
(b) income per family
(c) the income per earning person
(d) income per month
(a) income per person
Q 7 – Money cannot buy a:
(a) Pollution-free environment
(b) Unadulterated medicines
(c) Life without worries
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 8 – Nepal has half the per capita income of India, yet it is not far behind India in:
(а) Literacy rate
(b) Gross enrolment-ratio
(c) Life expectancy and literacy levels
(d) None of the above
(c) Life expectancy and literacy levels
Q 9 – The per capita income of Sri Lanka in US $ is:
(a) 102.7
(b) 222.5
(c) 149.0
(d) 439.0
(d) 439.0
Q 10 – Which of the following resources is a non-renewable energy resource?
(a) Solar radiations
(b) Crude oil
(c) Wind energy
(d) All the above
(b) Crude oil
Q 11 – Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by:
(a) Force
(b) Democratic political process
(c) Violent agitation
(d) Terrorism
(b) Democratic political process
Q 12 – Gross Enrolment Ratio for three levels means:
(a) Enrolment ratio for primary school, middle school, and higher education
(b) Middle school, secondary school, and colleges
(c) Primary school, secondary school, and higher education
(d) None of the above
(c) Primary school, secondary school, and higher education
Q 13 – Life expectancy at birth denotes:
(а) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth
(b) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of death
(c) Average expected length of life of a child at the time of birth
(d) None of the above
(а) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth
Q 14 – Which is the most important attribute to compare countries?
(a) Human Development Index (HDI)
(b) Literacy rate
(c) Export earnings
(d) Income
(a) Human Development Index (HDI)
Q 15 – Which one of the following statements defines ‘Literacy Rate’?
(a) Total literate population divided by total population
(b) Total literate population divided by literate population
(c) Proportion of illiterate population in the 18 and above age group.
(d) It measures the proportion of literate proportion in the 7 years and above age group.
(c) Proportion of illiterate population in the 18 and above age group.
Q 16 – A safe and secure environment:
(a) May enable more men to take up a variety of jobs or run a business
(b) May enable more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business
(c) Help policemen to live in peace
(d) None of the above
(b) May enable more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business
Q 17 – Proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above age group is termed as
(a) Education index
(b) Mortality ratio
(c) Literacy rate
(d) Gross enrolment ratio
(c) Literacy rate
Q 18 – Which of the following is correct regarding Individuals who seek different goals :
(a) Ideas are different from others
(b) Ideas are similar to others
(c) Notion of national development is same also likely to be similar.
(d) Notion of national development is likely to be different.
(d) Notion of national development is likely to be different.
Q 19 – Which of the following things money cannot buy?
(a) Building
(b) Pollution free environment
(c) Flowers
(d) Books
(b) Pollution free environment
Q 20 – For comparison between countries:
(a) Total income is a useful measure
(b) Total income is not such a useful measure
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
(b) Total income is not such a useful measure
Q 21 – The developmental goal for a girl from a rich family is:
(a) to get more days of work
(b) to get as much freedom as her brother gets
(c) to get electricity
(d) to get better wages
(b) to get as much freedom as her brother gets
Q 22 – Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people?
(a) Educational level
(b) Health status
(c) Per capita Income
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 23– Which one of the following criteria is the basis to measure the development of a country according to UNDP?
(a) Per capita income
(b) Educational levels of the people
(c) Health status of the people
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 24 – Which one of the following is not a measure of development in the Human Development Report of the UNDP?
(a) Per capita income in US $.
(b) Educational Levels of the people
(c) Body Mass Index
(d) Life Expectancy at Birth
(c) Body Mass Index
Q 25 – Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.
(a) Average income of the country means the total income of the country.
(b) The average income in a country is the income of only employed people.
(c) The average income is the same as per capita income.
(d) The average income includes the value of property held.
(c) The average income is the same as per capita income.
Q 26 – Which one of the following states has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?
(a) Kerala
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
(a) Kerala
Q 27 – BMI (Body Mass Index) is a method of finding out which of the following?
(a) Infant mortality
(b) Health status
(c) Longevity
(d) Economic status
(b) Health status
Q 28 – Which of the following countries has a higher HDI rank than India?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
(a) Sri Lanka
Q 29 – HDI stands for ‘Human Development Index’ that focuses on Fill in the blanks with one of the following options:
(a) life expectancy
(b) gross enrolment ratio for three levels of schooling
(c) national income
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 30 – In terms of human development, which of the following countries is ahead of India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
(b) Sri Lanka
Q 31 – Pick out the cause (from below) that enhances environmental degradation:
(a) Planting of trees.
(b) Prevention of factory wastes getting mixed up with river water.
(c) Ban on use of plastic bags.
(d) Allowing an increase in the level of exhaust fumes emitted by cars, buses, trucks, etc.
(d) Allowing an increase in the level of exhaust fumes emitted by cars, buses, trucks, etc.
Q 32 – Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because:
(a) it has a good climatic condition
(b) it has adequate infrastructure
(c) it has the adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
(d) it has a poor net attendance ratio
(c) it has the adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
Q 33 – Which is the most important attribute for comparing the development of countries?
(a) Resources
(b) Population
(c) Average income
(d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
Q 34 – Which of the following countries has a higher HDI rank than India?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
(a) Sri Lanka
Q 35 – Development of the country can generally be determined by
(a) It’s per capita income
(b) Its average literacy rate
(c) Health status of its people
(d) None of the above
(a) It’s per capita income
Q 36 – Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people?
(a) Educational level
(b) Health status
(c) Per capita Income
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 37 – Underemployment occurs when people:
(a) do not want to work
(b) are working in a lazy manner
(c) are working less than what they are capable of doing
(d) are not paid for their work
(c) are working less than what they are capable of doing
Q 38 – The countries with a per capita income of US $955 (2017) or less are termed as
(a) Low-income countries
(b) Developing countries
(c) Developed countries
(d) Rich countries
(a) Low-income countries
Q 39 – Human Development Report is published by
(a) UNDP
(b) World Bank
(c) IMF
(d) WHO
(a) UNDP
Q 40 – Proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above age group is termed as
(a) Education index
(b) Mortality ratio
(c) Literacy rate
(d) Gross enrolment ratio
(c) Literacy rate
Q 41 – In which state of India is the infant mortality rate lowest?
(a) Goa
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(a) Goa
Q 42 – What was the literacy rate in Kerala in 2011?
(a) 82
(b) 94
(c) 62
(d) 50
(b) 94
Q 43 – Per capita income is:
(a) income per person
(b) income per family
(c) the income per earning person
(d) income per month
(a) income per person
Q 44 – Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries?
(a) Population
(b) Income
(c) Per capita income
(d) Resources
(c) Per capita income
Q 45 – Economic development by maintaining the natural resources for present and future use is known as
(a) Sustainable development
(b) Planned development
(c) Human development Index
(d) Development
(a) Sustainable development
Q 46 – The……………. helps in maintaining the nutritional levels of poor people by proving food at a lower cost.
(a) BMI body mass index
(b) PDS public distribution system
(c) GNI gross national income
(d) HDI human development index
(b) PDS public distribution system
Q 47 – The Human Development Report (HDR) published by UNDP compares countries based on literacy rate, health status and ……………….. .
(a) National Income
(b) Per-Capita Income
(c) State Per Capita Income
(d) None of the above
(b) Per-capita income
Q 48 –Per capita income of low-income countries is
(a) < 30,000 or less
(b) < 37,000 or less
(c) < 40,000 or less
(d) none of these
(b) < 37,000 or less
Q 49 – If industrialists want more dams then why do local people resist it?
(a) They will be displaced.
(b) Their lands will be submerged.
(c) There will be no source of earning for them.
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
Q 50 – The total number of children attending school as a percentage of the total number of children in the same age group is called
(a) Net attendance ratio
(b) Gross enrolment ratio
(c) literacy rate
(d) level of education
(a) Net attendance ratio
Q 51 – The drawback of Per capita income is that
(a) It hides disparities
(b) Average income
(c) It reflects disparities
(d) None of these
(a) It hides disparities
Q 52 – People may have different developmental goals; what is development for one, may even be ……….. for the other.
(a) destructive
(b) constructive
(c) same
(d) equal
(a) destructive
Assertion and Reason Questions.
DIRECTION : Mark the option which is most suitable
(a) If Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) If Both assertion and reason are false.
Q 53 – Assertion: A country that was extremely rich in natural resources has mainly relied on oil extraction for revenue generation for several centuries. However, the scientists predict that the country may become poor in the future if other means of generating income are not devised.
Reason: Oil is a non-renewable resource, and it is likely to get exhausted if not used judiciously.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Q 54 – Assertion: Non-renewable resources are abundant in nature.
Reason: Non-renewable resources can be replenished over a period of time.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
Q 56 – Assertion: Sustainable development is essential for the economic growth of the countries.
Reason: Sustainable development ensures that environment-friendly measures are adopted for carrying out production processes.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q 57 – Assertion : A state has a per capita income of Rs. 2, 25, 000 per annum. The infant mortality rate in the state is 62%. So, the state cannot be considered a developed state.
Reason: There are medical facilities in the state, but people fail to take their children to the hospital in time.
(c) Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
Q 58 – Assertion: A country that was extremely rich in natural resources has mainly relied on oil extraction for revenue generation for several centuries. However, the scientists predict that the country may become poor in the future if other means of generating income are not devised.
Reason: Oil is a non-renewable resource, and it is likely to get exhausted if not used judiciously.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q 59 – Assertion: Different people have different developmental goals.
Reason: The capitalist approach to development is detrimental to the poor section of society.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Q 60 – Assertion: A high average income is not indicative of the overall well-being or human development in a country.
Reason: Average income does not cover indicators like the level of literacy rate, health facilities, and public facilities in a country.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.