Understanding

Economic Development
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Development

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1. Formula to calculate Body Mass index is weight of person divided by ..
in meters. .O Height
2. According to year 2016, countries having per
(squarelsquare
capita income of US S 12236
236
root)
pet annum
ner
are considered to be... .. Countries.

3. One of the best ways to reduce over usage of ground water is ...
(Rich/Middle income
(C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2019, 202
4. ratio is the people who can read or write in a country.
.
5. In the year 2018, India rank on Human
Development Index stands at *************

*************
publishes Human Development Report.
... has largest crude oil reserves in the world.
8. The number of deaths of children less than one year of age per 1000 live births is
referred as.....****** (C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2019, 202
9. The total number of children of age group l4 and 15 years attending school as a
percentage
of total number of children in the same age group is referred as ...
10. Main criterion used by world Bank for classifying countries of the world is .
11. . .. refers of total number of children enrolled for primary, secondary or beyond
secondary or beyond secondary level of education.

12. Per Capita Incomee

National Income during year

13. Literacy rate measures proportion of literate population at. years ofagegroup
14. S t a t e of India has lowest infant mortality and highest literacy rate.

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5. Match the folloWing items given in ColumnI with Column II. Choose the correct answer
the options given below
Column Column II
(A) Body Mass Index () Average life of a person since his
birth

time
(B) Human Development Index (ii) Average attendance of students of a

particular age group attending any

(C) Net Attendance Ratio
D) Average Expected Life
educational institution
(iii) Body weight of a person divided by square
height (in Mtrs.)
( ) Average of per capita GNI, average
and gross
expectancy of life at birth
enrollment ratio.

Options
(a) (iii), (ii), ), (iv) b) (iv), (ii), (ii), )
(c) (ii), (iv), (ii), i) (d) (i). (iv), (), (ii)
fror
16. Match the following terms given in Column I with Column II. Choose the correct answer

the options given below:

Column II Column II

rate (i) Rise in the level of pollution due to

(A) Infant mortality
economic development
(B) Literacy ratio (ii) National income divided by total|
population
(C) Environmental degradation (iin) Average number of deaths of infants for
every thousand infants.
income (iv) Percentage of people who can read or
(D) Per capita write in a country.
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:
Tick the correct option from the following

17. Which one ofthe following is

not a measure of development evelopment Repn
in the Human De

of the UNDP ? levels of the people.

(b) Educational
(a) Per capita income in US $.
(Body MassIndex.
(d) Life Expectancy
at birth.
C.B.S.E. 201
rate?
statement define Literacy
18. Which ofthe following
total population
a) Total literate population divided by
divided by total illiterate population
(6) Total literate population
in the 18 and above age group
)Proportion ofliterate population
literate population at the age of 7 years and above age grou
TOup
(a) lt measures the proportion of
C.B.S.E. 2010, 2012
rate ?
19. Which state among the following has the lowest literacy
(b) Bihar
(a) Punjab
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamilnadu. C.B.S.E. 2012
reserves?
20. Which area of the world has the largest crude oil
(b) Russia
(a) U.S.A.
(c) China (d) The middle east. C.B.S.E. 2011
income of the low income
21. According to the World Development Report 2016, the per capita
countries in 2016 should be per annum:

(a) S 1,500/- or less (b) S 1050/- or less

(c) S 950/- or less (d) $ 1005/- or less. C.B.S.E. 2011
22. Development of a country can be determined by its
(a) per capita income b) average literacy level
(c) health status of its people (d) all the above. IN.CERI
23. Life expectancy at birth denotes
(a) Average expected length of life
(6) Average expected Length of healthy life
(C) Expected age of an individual
(d) The difference of life Span between a newly bom boy and girl child. ICBSE 2012
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H D I s t a n d sffor
or

Heavy
Developed Industrial b) Human Development Index
a) 2012/
Developed Infrastructure (d) Highest Development Index. JC.B.S.E.
Highly
in terms of human development
Uhich of the following neighbouring countries has better performance
thanIndia ?

(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan.
( ) Nepal 5000.
this family is
ssume there are four families in country. The per capita income of the
a
then what is t n e
.
ot three families is F 4,000, 7,000 and 3,000 respectively,
f the income ?
income
of fourth family
(a) 7000
(b) 3000
IN.C.E.R.T
(d) 6000.
(c) 40000

Which of following state of

India has higher HDI?
1.
(b) Bihar
(a) Punjab
(a) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Kerala
non-renewable resources?
8. Which of following is a
(b) Solar energy
(a) Water
None of these.
(c) Coal
(d)
19. Development promises different people
(b) different goals to
(a) s a m e goal to all people in the country
goals to the people.
to the people (d) many
(c) no specific goal two main groups
goals can be classified into
development
30. The important mental
non-material
b) physical and
(a) material and (d) short-term and long-term.
(c) material and spiritual
refers
31. Infant mortality rate
the age of o n e year.
thousand that die before
(a) to the number children per
of the age of o n e year.
children hundred that die before
of per
(b) to the number
children die before
the age of two years.
to the number of
(c) before the age of five year.
children thousand that die
number of
the per
(d) to
was introduced
32. Human Development Index
(b) since 1991
(a) since 1951
(d) since second world war.

(c) since 1990

defínes sustainable
development.
statement
33. Which of following need of the future generation.
without considering the
(a) Sustainable use of natural resources

considering the needs of the future generation.

its needs while
(b) Present generation fulfils future generation
resources by the past,
present and forthcoming
utilization of natural needs of present generation go on met.
(c) It means even if the
needs of the future generation
(d) To meet the JC.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2016]
 34. Which is related with HDI ?
(h) Life Expectency
(a) Per Capita Income
(d) All of these.
(c) Literacy Rate
35. GDP is related to mostly
(a) Economic development
(b) Sustainable development

(c)Econonmie growth (d) All of these.

36. The fomula to calculate the average income is

Total Income Total Population

(6)
aTotal Population Total Income
(c)Total Income x Total Population (d) None of these.
37. Which of
these related to future generation
(a) Air pollution (b) Economic development
(C) Water pollution (d) Sustainable development.
38. Which of
following is a better measure of development ?
(a) GDP b) Per Capita Income
Sustainable development (d) All of these.
39. Which of following is an incorect option :
(a) Bihar has lowest
literacy ratio (b) Kerala has lowest infant mortality rate
(c) India has highest HDI rank
40. Tick the
(d) Middle east has largest crude oil reserves.
incorrect option:
(a)Punjab has deepest ground water level (b) Kerala has lowest BMI
(c) MP has highest BMI
(d) Tamilnadu has lowest
literacy ratio.