Social Science : Economics
UNDERSTANDING
DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVES, MEASUREMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
1. Assertion (A) : Development
increases the quality of life.
Reason (R) : People will have
higher incomes, better education, better health and nutrition, less poverty.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) explains (A)
b)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c)
(A) is correct and (R) is false
d)
(A) is false and (R) is true
Answer : a) Both
(A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
2. The term 'Human Resources'
refers to
a)
investment on poor people
b)
expenditure on agriculture
c)
investment on assests
d) collective abilities of people
Answer : d)
Collective abilities of people
3. For comparing development
between countries, their____is considered to be one of the most important
attributes.
a)
growth
b) income
c)
expenditure
d)
savings
Answer : b) income
4. ______ is considered a true
measure of national income
a)
GNP
b)
GDP
c) NNP
d)
NDP
Answer : c)NNP
5. The______ income is also
called per capita income.
a) average
b)
total
c)
people
d)
monthly
Answer : a) average
6. Which one of the following
country is not a G-8 country?
a)
Japan
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d) India
Answer : d) India
7. Which one of the following
country is not a member of SAARC?
a)
India
b)
Pakistan
c) China
d)
Bhutan
Answer : c) China
8. Assertion (A) : The Net
National Product (NNP) is considered as a true measure of national output.
Reason (R) : It is also known as
national income.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) explains (A)
b)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c)
(A) is correct and (R) is false
d)
(A) is false and (R) is true
Answer : a) Both
(A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
9. Assertion (A) : Human resource
is necessary for the progress of any country.
Reason (R) : Investment in
education and health of people can result in a high rate of the return in the
future for a country.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) explains (A)
b)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c)
(A) is correct and (R) is false
d)
(A) is false and (R) is true
Answer : a) Both
(A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
10. The Human Development Index
(HDI) does not take into account the following dimension in its calculation
a) Gender
b)
Health
c)
Education
d)
Income
Answer : a) Gender
11. Among the following states
which state has the literacy rate (2011) higher than national average
a)
Andhra Pradesh
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d)
None of these
Answer : c) Tamil
Nadu
12. Sex - Ratio means
a)
the ratio between adult-male and adult female in a population
b)
the ratio between female and male in a population
c)
the relationship between male and female
d) the number of females per
thousand males
Answer : d) the
number of females per thousand males
13. Inter-generational equality
is ensured under the process of
a)
Industrial progress
b)
Economic development
c) Sustainable development
d)
Economic growth
Answer : c)
Sustainable development
14. Find the odd one
a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind energy
c) Paper
d)
Natural gas
Answer : c) Paper
15. _________ is the state with
highest installed solar capacity in India.
a) Tamil Nadu
b)
West Bengal
c)
Kerala
d)
Andhra Pradesh
Answer : a) Tamil
Nadu
16. ________ resources are those
which will get exhausted after years of use.
a)
Natural
b)
Renewable
c) Non - Renewable
d)
New
Answer : c) Non -
Renewable
17. Thermal plant emits large
quantity of _________ , which pollutes the environment.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Carbon
d) Carbon-di-oxide
Answer : d)
Carbon-di-oxide
1.
Economic progress of any country is known as Economic development
2.
The head quarters of HRD Ministry is in Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi
3.
The state having the highest literacy rate in India is Kerala
4.
Human Development Report of the world prepared and released by United
Nations Development Programme
5.
Groundwater is an example of Renewable resource.
6.
The book An Uncertain Glory was
written by Prof.
Amartya Sen
1.
Development – a. Wild life Protection Act
2.
Human resource – b. Renewable resources
3.
Solar energy – c. Part of daily life
4.
1972 – d. Education
Answers
1. Development – Part of
daily life
2. Human resource – Education
3. Solar energy – Renewable
resources
4. 1972 – Wild life
Protection Act
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