SOCIAL SCIENCE

PART - A
Class X
Chapter I Development

Income Income
Different
and Comparing and
People National Public Sustainable
other Different other
Different Development Facilities Development
Goals Countries Criteria
Goals

Development is a Comprehensive term which includes:

Economic Growth
Social Growth
Political Growth
Sustainability
Clean Environment

Different People Different Goals

Landless Labourer:
Better Wages, education for children, social equality
Rich Farmer: high income, support price, cheap labour, cheap inputs
Women: economic equality, freedom, education
Adivasi: Protection of forests, no dams

Conflicting Goals

Rich Farmer: Cheap labour, Cheap

power
Labourer: High Wages
Industrialist: Regular and Cheap Power supply and more dams
Tribe: No displacement due to construction of dams

Income and Other Goals

Besides better income:

Equal treatment
No discrimination
Friends
Good working environment
Regular Employment
Security and Freedom
Respect
Job Security
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 National Development

Improvement in standard of living for all

Fair and just use of resources
Taking Economic decisions which benefit the under privileged
Providing basic amenities like education, health, water to all

Comparing Countries

UNDP WORLD BANK

(i) UNDP has taken education, health, (i) World Bank has taken per capita income
life expectancy as the basis of as the basis for measuring economic
development development

(ii) It is a broad concept as it takes into

(ii) It is a narrow concept as it takes into
account all the important components
account only income
of human development

(iii) UNDP has ranked countries on the

(iii) World Bank has divided the countries
basis of different components of
into Low, Upper and Higher Income Countries
development; for example, India has
( Report 2017) For example, India comes
been awarded the 130th rank (Report
under Lower Middle Income Group.
2017)

Public Facilities

Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that we need
to live well.
Pollution free environment
Community Services like schools, parks and hospitals
Public Distribution system for food
Public transport

Sustainable Development

Development not affecting the environment

Development not affecting the needs of future generation
Judicious use of resources
 SAMPLE PAPER – 3 SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS – X

PART - A

1. Which one of the following is not a measure of development in the Human Development
Report of the UNDP?
a. Per capita income in US$
b. Education Levels of the people
c. Body Mass Index
d. Life expectancy at birth

2 The total number of children attending school as a percentage of total number of

children in the same age group is called
(a) Net attendance ratio
(b) Literacy rate
(c) Gross enrolment ratio
(d) Level of education

3 The per capita income of different countries is counted and calculated in ..............
a. Pound Sterling
b. Rouble
c. Rupees
d. US Dollars

4 “Suppose the average income of a country is not getting increased over time, but the
records of the National Income shows a rise” what does this situation signify?
a. Increase in population
b. Decrease in population
c. Fall in resources
d. Increase in poverty

5 Infant Mortality Rate indicates

a. Literate population in the seven years and above age-group
b. The number of children who die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live
children.
c. The total number of children attending school
d. The number of children born in a year.

6 18. Human Development Report prepared by UNDP compares countries based on

their .............
i. Per Capita Income
ii. Health and education
a. Only ( i)
b. Only (ii)
c. Both (i) & (ii)
d. Neither (i) or (ii)

7. Assertion ( A ): Per Capita Income is not an adequate indicator of economic

development of a country .
Reason ( R ) : Per Capita Income does not tell us how this income is distributed and it
might not be the income of every individual in the state.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c A is correct but R is wrong .
d. A is wrong but R is correct
8 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 amounts 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.

9. Which of the following statement defines sustainable development?

A. Sustainable use of natural resources without considering the need of
future generations.
B. The present generation fulfills its needs while considering the
needs of the future generations as well.
C. It means the utilisation of natural resources by the past, present
and the future generations.
D. To meet the needs of the future generations even if the needs of
the present generation is not met.

10. Identify the correct formula to calculate the BMI.

A. Height / Weight2
B. Weight / height2
C. weight / height
D. weight2 / heigh

02 MARK
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1. Mention any one limitation of per capita income as an indicator of development.

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2. Define Average Income

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3. 'Development for one may be the destruction for other.' Do you agree with the statement? Justify your
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4. 'While average income is useful for comparison. but it may hide disparities.' Discuss.

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5. Differentiate between Human Development Report and World Development Report.

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