PADMASHREE SCHOOL (CBSE)

Ch.1- DEVELOPMENT Subject: Social Science (Economics)

1. Development of a country can generally be determined by its:
(a) per capita income (b) average literacy level (c) health status of its people (d) none of these
2. Different persons could have different as well as conflicting notions of a country’s development. A fair and just path
for all should be achieved. Interpret the concept being discussed here.
(a) Social development (b) Cultural development (c) National development (d) Economic development
3. Countries with higher income are _____________ than others with less income.
(a) Less developed (b) More developed (c) Less strong (d) More organized
4. Total income of the country divided by its total population is known as:
(a) Capital Income (b) National Income (c) Per capita income (d) GDP
5. Proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group is called as:
a) Knowledge rate (b) Literacy rate (c) Attendance rate (d) Excellence Rate
6. Which age group of children is included for calculating Net Attendance Ratio?
(a) 6-10 (b) 7-11 (c) 5-9 (d) 14-15
7. For calculating Body Mass Index (BMI), weight of the person is divided by the:
(a) Square of the weight (b) Square of the height (c) Square root of the height (d) Square of the sum of height and
weight
8. If BMI is less than 18.5 then the person would be considered:
(a) over weight (b) long height (c) under nourished (d) short height
9. What proportion of the country is over using their groundwater reserves?
(a) One-Fourth (b) One-Tenth (c) One-Third (d) half
10. Resources which will get exhausted after years of use are:
(a) Renewable resources (b) Non-durable resources (c) Non-renewable resources (d) Competing resources
11. 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
12. What will be the aspiration of an educated urban unemployed youth?
(a) An educated urban unemployed youth will aspire for better opportunities in agriculture.
(b) Support from government at every step-in life for his upward movement.
(c) An urban educated unemployed will aspire for good job opportunities where his education can be made use of.
(d) Better facilities of recreation for his leisure time.
13. 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.
14. Which country can be considered as a developed country in the modern world? Select your answer from the following
statements.
(a) Countries which have accumulated huge amount of wealth and always secures the future of their citizens. These
countries are considered to be developed.
(b) Countries which are among the highest in the ‘Human Development Index’ are considered to be the developed
countries.
(c) Only rich countries are considered to be developed because people have money to buy everything needed for human
beings—both material and non-material.
(d) Iran is a rich country and therefore it is a developed country.
15. Money cannot buy all the goods and services that we may need to have a good life. A list of things required for a good
life is given below. Which among the following are things money cannot buy?
(i) Full protection from infectious diseases
(ii) High quality education (in) A luxury home
(iv) A pollution-free atmosphere in every part of the country
(a) (i) and(ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i), (ii) and (in) (d) (i) and (iv)
16. 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
17. Kerala has a low infant mortality rate. What could be the reason? Find the correct answer from the following:
(a) Kerala has a low infant mortality rate because all the girls are trained at the primary level schooling to look after a
newborn child.
(b) Because most of the girls are nurses in Kerala
(c) Because Kerala has very high female literacy rate and adequate health facilities are available for both mothers and
children.
(d) Kerala’s good climatic condition helps infants to survive.
18. What would be the most promising source of energy fifty years from now and why?
(a) Petroleum energy, because it is obtained from fossil fuels.
(b) Solar energy, because it is not exhaustible.
(c) Coal based energy, because it is pollution- free.
(d) Forest product based energy, because India has abundant forests.
19. 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 increase in the level of exhaust fumes emitted by cars, buses, trucks, etc.
20. Human Development Report is published by (a) UNDP (b) World Bank (c) IMF (d) WHO
21. What was the literacy rate in Kerala in 2011? (a) 82 (b) 94 (c) 62 (d) 50
22. Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries?
(a) Population (b) Income (c) Per capita income (d) Resources
23. In which state of India is the infant mortality rate lowest?
(a) Goa (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
24. Which of the following countries has higher HDI rank than India?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Nepal (c) Bangladesh (d) Pakistan
25. Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by:
(a) Force (b) Democratic political process (c) Violent agitation (d) Terrorism
26. 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.
27. Which one of the following is not a feature of developing country?
(a) Agriculture as the major occupation (b) High technological development
(c) Mass poverty (d) Mass illiteracy
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
29. Which one of the following is a developmental goal for industrialists?
(a) To get more days of work (b) To get better wages
(c) To get more electricity (d) All the above
30. 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
31. Which one of the following states has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) West Bengal
32. Which is the most important attribute for comparing the development of countries?
(a) Resources (b) Population (c) Average income (d) None of these
33. Kerala has low Infant Mortaliy Rate because:
(a) it has good climatic condition
(b) it has adequate infrastructure
(c) it has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
(d) it has poor net attendence ratio
34. 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
35. Cause of high infant mortality rate is :
(a) inadequate facilities of health (b) lack of infrastructural facilities
(c) lack of awareness (d) both (a) and (b)
36. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development rank than
India?
(a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) None of the above
37. 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
38. Per capita income is:
(a) income per person (b) income per family (c) income per earning person (d) income per month
39. The countries with 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