Development Mcq

Class -X

Sub - Eco MCQ. Chap --1 (Development )

1. Total income of the country divided by its total population is known as :

a. Capital Income. b. National Income
c. Per Capita Income. d. None

2. Which method is used by the World Bank to classify the countries ?

a. Human Development. b. Per Capita Income
c. National Income. d. Economic development.

3. Things like equal treatment, freedom , security and respect of others are :-

a. Material things. b. Non-material things
c. Income. d. Growth

4. In HDI the letter 'D' stands for :-

a. Development. b. Decision
c. Develop d.Delimitation

5. Which of the following neighbouring country has better performance in term of Human Development than India?

a. Bangladesh. b. Srilanka
c. Nepal. d. Afghanistan

6. 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

7. Which of the following states of India has a low literacy rate ?

a. Punjab. b. Bihar
c. Kerala. d. Tamilnadu

8. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of children that die :

a. Before the age of 1 year as a proportion to 1000 live births
in that particular year.
b. Before the age of 5 years as a proportion to 1000 live births in that
particular year.
c. Before the age of 1 year as a proportion to 100 live births
in that particular year.
d. None.

9. Kerala has low infant mortality rate because :

a. It has good climate condition.
b. It has adequate infrastructure
c. It has adequate provision of basic health
and educational facilities
d. It has poor net attendance ratio

10. Which organisation publishes the human development report ?

a. WHO. b. UNDP. c. WTO. d. IMF

11. Which of the following things money can not buy ?

a. Building. b. Pollution free environment
c. Flowers. d. Books

12. For calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) , weight of the person is divided by the :

a. Square of their weight. b. Square of their height
c. Square root of the height. d. Square of the sum of height and weight

13. Which of the following is a renewable resources ?

a. Petroleum. b. Natural gas. c. Coal. d. Ground Water

14. Human Development Index(HDI) compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people ?

a. Educational Level. b. Health Status
c. Per Capita Income. d. None

15. Per Capita Income is also known as :

a. Average Income. b. National Income
c. Gross Income. d. Personal Income

16. PDS stands for :

a. Public Division System. b. Public Decimal System
c. Public Distribution System. d. None

17. Which of the following states has a low imfant mortality rate ?

a. Punjab. b. Kerala. c. Bihar. d. Jharkhand

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 industry , because India has abundant forests.

19. Life expectancy at birth denotes -

a. Average expected length of life at the time of birth
b. Population of the country
c. Educational status
d. None

20. Different persons may have different as well as _________ goals

for development.
a. Conflicting. b. Similar
c. Good. d. None

Answers:-

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. B 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. A
16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. A