Multiple Choice Questions
ECONOMICS - Development
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 69 questions available
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 societyB
Their dignity and importance decreases in the societyC
Their dignity and importance remains same in the societyD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
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 lifeD
Friends have no impact on the sense of security and freedom.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What are some of the factors that a person considers while taking a job?
A
IncomeB
Facilities for the familyC
Working atmosphereD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
How does a job with less pay but regular employment affect a person's sense of security?
A
It doesn't affect securityB
It enhances the sense of securityC
It decreases the sense of securityD
It has no relation to securityClick an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
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 measurableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What are the different things that people seek in the society besides good income?
A
All of the aboveB
Respect in the societyC
Freedom and security in the societyD
Equal treatment in the societyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
IMR stands for
A
Infant Mortality RatioB
Indian Mortality RatioC
International Mortality RatioD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
Which one of the following is a development goal for an industrialist ?
A
To get more days of workB
To get better wagesC
All the aboveD
To get more electricityClick an option to check your answer
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 aboveC
Non-renewableD
Non-exhaustibleClick an option to check your answer
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 levelB
Inflation levelC
Bond prices and stock pricesD
Literacy level and health facilitiesClick an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What is the third tier of government known as ?
A
Village PanchayatsB
Zila ParishadC
Local self-governmentD
State governmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
A good way to measure the quality of life in countries across the world is by comparing their........... .
A
per capita IncomeB
human development indexC
gross national incomeD
sustainable developmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
The Human Development Report (HDR) published by UNDP compares countries based on literacy rate, health status and ........... .
A
National incomeB
Per-capita incomeC
Both a and bD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
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
I. Per-Capita income
II. National income
III. Average Income
IV. Total Income
A
None of theseB
All of the aboveC
Only IIID
I and IIClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
Full form of SED is
A
none of theseB
sound economic developmentC
simple economic developmentD
sustainable economic developmentClick an option to check your answer
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 educationB
gross enrolment ratioC
literacy rateD
net attendance ratioClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
As per Human Development Report 2006 which neighboring country has the highest income following
A
Sri LankaB
IndiaC
PakistanD
NepalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
Which of the following neighbouring countries
has better performance in terms of human
development than India?
A
NepalB
BangladeshC
Sri LankaD
PakistanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Per capita income of Kerala is higher than that of
A
GujaratB
none of theseC
BiharD
PunjabClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
Which organization publishes the Human Development Report:
A
UNDPB
WHOC
WTOD
IMFClick an option to check your answer
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?Click an option to check your answer
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 ageB
His weightC
His Body Weight RatioD
His Body Mass IndexClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
The developmental goal for a girl from a rich family is
A
To get more days of workB
To get as much freedom as her brother getsC
To get electricityD
To get better wagesClick an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 30
Which of the following is the best way to measure
the development status of a country?
A
Per capita incomeB
InflationC
Number ofIT sector jobs in a countryD
Number of cities in a countryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Name the country in South Asia which has lower
HDI than India.
A
ChinaB
ThailandC
BhutanD
BangladeshClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Which one of the following is also called average
income?
A
All of the aboveB
National incomeC
Per capita incomeD
Total incomeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
People may have different developmental goals; what is development for one, may even be for the other.
A
constructiveB
sameC
destructiveD
equalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What does HDI stands for?
A
Hampered Development IndexB
High Development IndexC
Human Development IndicatorD
Human Development IndexClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Which one of the following organizations
prepares the 'World Development Report'?
A
International Labour OrganisationB
World Health OrganisationC
International Monetary FundD
World BankClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Which one of the following is a developmental
goal of the factory workers?
A
Better wagesB
Better technologyC
More hours of workD
More labour workClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Development of a country can generally be
determined by:
A
its per capita incomeB
its average literacy levelC
health status of its peopleD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
Which of the following is true of the people’s goals in addition to higher income ?
A
Equal treatmentB
FreedomC
Respect and securityD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
The total income of the country divided by its total population is Called:
A
National incomeB
Per capital incomeC
Total incomeD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What is India's rank as per HDI Report, 2018?
A
100B
130C
101D
75Click an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Which one of the following has prepared Human Development Report ?
A
UNOB
WHOC
IMFD
UNDPClick an option to check your answer
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 statesB
UPC
GujaratD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Development of an individual refers to
A
mental developmentB
physical developmentC
spiritual developmentD
overall developmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
Development criteria include
A
incomeB
equal treatmenC
freedomD
all of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
BMI (Body Mass Index) is a method of finding out which of the following ?
A
Infant MortalityB
Health StatusC
LongevityD
EconomicClick an option to check your answer
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
3,000B
6,000C
5,000D
2,000Click an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 48
Under employment occurs when people:
A
do not want to workB
are working less than what they are capable of doingC
not getting paidD
none of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Which one of the following
statement defines 'Literacy Rate'?
A
Proportion of literate population in the 18 and above age groupB
Total literate popC
Total literate population populationD
It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above age group.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Which region of the world has the maximum
amount of crude oil reserves?
A
JapanB
Middle East CountriesC
ChinD
USAClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people ?
A
Education levelB
Health StatusC
Per capita incomeD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by
A
Democratic political processB
ForceC
Violet agitationD
TerrorismClick an option to check your answer
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
(i) Myanmar
(ii) Bangladesh
(iii) India
(iv) Sri Lanka
A
iv, iii, ii, iB
iii, iv, ii, iC
iii, ii, i, ivD
iv, ii, i, iiiClick an option to check your answer
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 ReportB
Resource Development ReportC
Human Development ReportD
Urban Development ReportClick an option to check your answer
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.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Development goal for landless agricultural labor is
A
high prices for cropsB
more days of workC
cheap laborD
pollution free environmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
Per capita income hides
A
disparitiesB
average incomeC
total populationD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
Per capita income of low-income countries is
A
< 30,000 or lessB
< 37,000 or lessC
< 40,000 or lessD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
Name the basic criteria that is used by the World
Bank for comparison of countries on the basis of
development.
A
Income criteriaB
HealthC
EducationD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
We can obtain per capita income of a country by calculating
A
the total income of personsB
the total exports of the countryC
by dividing the national income by the total population of a countryD
the total value of all goods and servicesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
Development of a country generally be determined by:
A
its per capita incomeB
its literacy levelC
health status of its peopleD
all aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
A
BangladeshB
Sri LankaC
NepalD
PakistanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 63
The per-capita income of different countries is counted in which currency?
A
RupeesB
PoundsC
US DollarsD
Canadian DollarsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
Among Haryana, Kerala and Bihar, the lowest per- capita income state is Bihar. It shows that
A
Bihar has high standard of livingB
People are earning less in KeralaC
Maharashtra has more number of rich peopleD
On an average, people in Bihar have low incomeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
Classical view of economic development includes
A
both a and bB
per capita incomeC
national IncomeD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
A person is overweight if the Body Mass Index is more than
A
18B
20C
22D
25Click an option to check your answer
Q. 67
Meaning of development is different for
A
different peopleB
alien peopleC
same peopleD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
Which of the following states has highest per
capita income based on the Economic Survey
2018-19?
A
HaryanaB
OdishaC
KeralaD
BiharClick an option to check your answer
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
(i) India (iii) Myanmar
(ii) Pakistan:
(iv) Sri Lanka
A
iii-iv-ii-iB
iv-i-iii-iiC
i-ii-iii-ivD
ii-iii-i-ivClick an option to check your answer
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