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ECONOMICS - Development

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Q. 1
What happens to the image of the women if they are engaged in paid work?
A
Their dignity and importance increases in the society
B
Their dignity and importance decreases in the society
C
Their dignity and importance remains same in the society
D
None of the above
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Q. 2
Why might non-material things be considered more important than more income in some cases?
A
Material goods are always sufficient for a good life.
B
Money is the only factor determining the quality of life.
C
Friends and relationships contribute to the quality of life.
D
Non-material things have no impact on life quality.
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Q. 3
What does the passage suggest about the role of friends in our lives?
A
Friends are not essential for a good life.
B
The quality of life depends solely on material possessions.
C
Friendship is a key factor in the quality of life
D
Friends have no impact on the sense of security and freedom.
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Q. 4
What are some of the factors that a person considers while taking a job?
A
Income
B
Facilities for the family
C
Working atmosphere
D
All of the above
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Q. 5
How does a job with less pay but regular employment affect a person's sense of security?
A
It doesn't affect security
B
It enhances the sense of security
C
It decreases the sense of security
D
It has no relation to security
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Q. 6
What is the significance of respect for women in the context of paid work?
A
It encourages more women to take up paid work.
B
Respect for women is irrelevant to paid work.
C
It reduces the chances of women engaging in paid work.
D
Respect for women has no impact on societal views.
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Q. 7
What does the passage emphasize about developmental goals?
A
Developmental goals are solely about better income.
B
Developmental goals only consider material possessions.
C
Developmental goals encompass a mix of factors, including better income and other important things in life.
D
Developmental goals have no impact on the quality of life.
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Q. 8
What does a safe and secure environment potentially enable for women?
A
It allows more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business.
B
It has no impact on women's employment opportunities.
C
It discourages women from working.
D
It limits their choices in jobs.
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Q. 9
Why does the passage suggest that what cannot be measured is still important?
A
Unmeasurable things have no impact on life quality.
B
Unmeasurable things are always insignificant.
C
Measuring things is the only way to determine importance.
D
Some important aspects of life are not easily measurable
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Q. 10
What are the different things that people seek in the society besides good income?
A
All of the above
B
Respect in the society
C
Freedom and security in the society
D
Equal treatment in the society
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Q. 11
IMR stands for
A
Infant Mortality Ratio
B
Indian Mortality Ratio
C
International Mortality Ratio
D
none of these
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Q. 12
Which one of the following is a development goal for an industrialist ?
A
To get more days of work
B
To get better wages
C
All the above
D
To get more electricity
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Q. 13
A resource will get exhausted after 15 years from now if used at current rate. In which category do you like to put the resource?
A
Both (a) and (b)
B
None of the above
C
Non-renewable
D
Non-exhaustible
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Q. 14
In addition to the level of income which of the following measures are important for measuring the development status of a nation?
A
Interest level
B
Inflation level
C
Bond prices and stock prices
D
Literacy level and health facilities
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Q. 15
Which of the following best defines sustainable development?
A
Sustainable development refers to the development that meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.
B
Sustainable development refers to ensuring that no individual, firm or country can become a free rider, i.e., no one can benefit from resources without paying for them.
C
Sustainable development refers to ensuring Pareto efficiency in the countries so that resources are optimally allocated, and it is not possible to reallocate resources to make some one better off without making someone else worse off.
D
Sustainable development refers to the promotion of international trade so that the world doesn't have to face scarcity of resources because of geographical constraints.
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Q. 16
What is the third tier of government known as ?
A
Village Panchayats
B
Zila Parishad
C
Local self-government
D
State government
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Q. 17
A good way to measure the quality of life in countries across the world is by comparing their........... .
A
per capita Income
B
human development index
C
gross national income
D
sustainable development
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Q. 18
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
Both a and b
D
None of the above
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Q. 19
Dividing the total income of country with its population, we get
I. Per-Capita income
II. National income
III. Average Income
IV. Total Income

A
None of these
B
All of the above
C
Only III
D
I and II
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Q. 20
Full form of SED is
A
none of these
B
sound economic development
C
simple economic development
D
sustainable economic development
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Q. 21
The total number of children attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group is called
A
level of education
B
gross enrolment ratio
C
literacy rate
D
net attendance ratio
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Q. 22
As per Human Development Report 2006 which neighboring country has the highest income following
A
Sri Lanka
B
India
C
Pakistan
D
Nepal
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Q. 23
Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
A
Nepal
B
Bangladesh
C
Sri Lanka
D
Pakistan
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Q. 24
Per capita income of Kerala is higher than that of
A
Gujarat
B
none of these
C
Bihar
D
Punjab
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Q. 25
Which organization publishes the Human Development Report:
A
UNDP
B
WHO
C
WTO
D
IMF
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Q. 26
Which of the following is a drawback of using average income as a measure of development?
A
,
B
Would a development plan lead to increased international trade?
C
Average income does not indicate the disparity in income level.
D
Would a development plan benefit people from suburbs?
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Q. 27
Yuvraj is 21 years old, he is 5'9" and weighs 48 kgs. While the selection for the cricket team was going on the coach told him that he is underweight. On what ground/s did the coach tell him this?
A
His age
B
His weight
C
His Body Weight Ratio
D
His Body Mass Index
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Q. 28
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
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Q. 29
Which of the following is true about development?
A
The notion of development is different for people from different sections of society.
B
The notion of development can never be conflicting for people from different sections of society.
C
The notion of development always go hand in hand for industrialists and tribal people.
D
The notion of development is only associated to higher income.
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Q. 30
Which of the following is the best way to measure the development status of a country?
A
Per capita income
B
Inflation
C
Number ofIT sector jobs in a country
D
Number of cities in a country
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Q. 31
Name the country in South Asia which has lower HDI than India.
A
China
B
Thailand
C
Bhutan
D
Bangladesh
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Q. 32
Which one of the following is also called average income?
A
All of the above
B
National income
C
Per capita income
D
Total income
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Q. 33
People may have different developmental goals; what is development for one, may even be for the other.
A
constructive
B
same
C
destructive
D
equal
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Q. 34
What does HDI stands for?
A
Hampered Development Index
B
High Development Index
C
Human Development Indicator
D
Human Development Index
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Q. 35
Which one of the following organizations prepares the 'World Development Report'?
A
International Labour Organisation
B
World Health Organisation
C
International Monetary Fund
D
World Bank
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Q. 36
Which one of the following is a developmental goal of the factory workers?
A
Better wages
B
Better technology
C
More hours of work
D
More labour work
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Q. 37
Development of a country can generally be determined by:
A
its per capita income
B
its average literacy level
C
health status of its people
D
all of the above
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Q. 38
Which of the following is true of the people’s goals in addition to higher income ?
A
Equal treatment
B
Freedom
C
Respect and security
D
All of these
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Q. 39
The total income of the country divided by its total population is Called:
A
National income
B
Per capital income
C
Total income
D
None of these
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Q. 40
What is India's rank as per HDI Report, 2018?
A
100
B
130
C
101
D
75
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Q. 41
Which one of the following has prepared Human Development Report ?
A
UNO
B
WHO
C
IMF
D
UNDP
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Q. 42
In UP, most of the industries run on thermal power but in Gujarat, it is mandatory for the industries to run on solar energy. Which state do you think has adopted sustainable development?
A
Both the states
B
UP
C
Gujarat
D
None of the above
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Q. 43
Development of an individual refers to
A
mental development
B
physical development
C
spiritual development
D
overall development
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Q. 44
Development criteria include
A
income
B
equal treatmen
C
freedom
D
all of these
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Q. 45
BMI (Body Mass Index) is a method of finding out which of the following ?
A
Infant Mortality
B
Health Status
C
Longevity
D
Economic
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Q. 46
Assume there are four families in a locality. If the income of each family is ₹6,000, 74,000, 77,000 and 3,000 then find out the average income of the locality from the following options:
A
3,000
B
6,000
C
5,000
D
2,000
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Q. 47
The literacy rate is highest in Kerala while the infant mortality rate is highest in Bihar. What does it show?
A
Most of the people in Kerala and Bihar have good living conditions.
B
Both Bihar and Kerala lack basic necessities of life.
C
The standard of living in Kerala is batter than Bihar.
D
The standard of living in Bihar is better than Kerala.
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Q. 48
Under employment occurs when people:
A
do not want to work
B
are working less than what they are capable of doing
C
not getting paid
D
none of the above
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Q. 49
Which one of the following statement defines 'Literacy Rate'?
A
Proportion of literate population in the 18 and above age group
B
Total literate pop
C
Total literate population population
D
It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above age group.
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Q. 50
Which region of the world has the maximum amount of crude oil reserves?
A
Japan
B
Middle East Countries
C
Chin
D
USA
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Q. 51
Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people ?
A
Education level
B
Health Status
C
Per capita income
D
All of these
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Q. 52
Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by
A
Democratic political process
B
Force
C
Violet agitation
D
Terrorism
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Q. 53
Arrange the countries according to the order of their ranking, i.e., starting with the top-ranked country based on HDR, 2018:
(i) Myanmar
(ii) Bangladesh
(iii) India
(iv) Sri Lanka
A
iv, iii, ii, i
B
iii, iv, ii, i
C
iii, ii, i, iv
D
iv, ii, i, iii
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Q. 54
Which of the following report is published by the UNDP to compare the countries' education, health and per capita income level standards?
A
Living Index Development Report
B
Resource Development Report
C
Human Development Report
D
Urban Development Report
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Q. 55
Which of the following is true for a renewable resource?
A
Renewable resources are available only in developed nations.
B
Renewable resources are fixed, and they are bound to get exhausted.
C
Renewable resources are replenished by the nature over a period of time.
D
Renewable resources can never be overused as they are in abundance.
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Q. 56
Development goal for landless agricultural labor is
A
high prices for crops
B
more days of work
C
cheap labor
D
pollution free environment
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Q. 57
Per capita income hides
A
disparities
B
average income
C
total population
D
none of these
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Q. 58
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
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Q. 59
Name the basic criteria that is used by the World Bank for comparison of countries on the basis of development.
A
Income criteria
B
Health
C
Education
D
None of these
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Q. 60
We can obtain per capita income of a country by calculating
A
the total income of persons
B
the total exports of the country
C
by dividing the national income by the total population of a country
D
the total value of all goods and services
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Q. 61
Development of a country generally be determined by:
A
its per capita income
B
its literacy level
C
health status of its people
D
all above
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Q. 62
Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
A
Bangladesh
B
Sri Lanka
C
Nepal
D
Pakistan
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Q. 63
The per-capita income of different countries is counted in which currency?
A
Rupees
B
Pounds
C
US Dollars
D
Canadian Dollars
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Q. 64
Among Haryana, Kerala and Bihar, the lowest per- capita income state is Bihar. It shows that
A
Bihar has high standard of living
B
People are earning less in Kerala
C
Maharashtra has more number of rich people
D
On an average, people in Bihar have low income
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Q. 65
Classical view of economic development includes
A
both a and b
B
per capita income
C
national Income
D
none of these
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Q. 66
A person is overweight if the Body Mass Index is more than
A
18
B
20
C
22
D
25
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Q. 67
Meaning of development is different for
A
different people
B
alien people
C
same people
D
none of these
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Q. 68
Which of the following states has highest per capita income based on the Economic Survey 2018-19?
A
Haryana
B
Odisha
C
Kerala
D
Bihar
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Q. 69
Arrange the following countries in the correct rank according to HDI World Rank 2018:
(i) India (iii) Myanmar
(ii) Pakistan:
(iv) Sri Lanka
A
iii-iv-ii-i
B
iv-i-iii-ii
C
i-ii-iii-iv
D
ii-iii-i-iv
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