CBSE-Class-10-Social-Science-Assignment-Economics-Chapter-1-Development

Class 10^th Social Science- Development

DEVELOPMENT

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Per capita income is:

(a) income per person

(b) income per family

(d) income per month

2. Countries with per capita income of Rs 4, 53,000 per annum and above (in 2004) are called?

(a) Rich countries

(b) Low-income countries

(d) None of the above

3. Which is the most important attribute to compare countries?

(a) Human Development Index (HDI)

(b) Literacy rate

4. Groundwater is an example of

(a) scarce resource (b) limited resource

(d) non-renewable resource

5. Which of the fol lowing resources is a non-renewable energy resource?

(a) Solar radiations (b) Crude oil

6. Which country among India's neighbours has the highest per capita income?

(a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka

7. Per capita incomes of countries for international comparison are expressed in:

(a) Rupees (b) Dollars

8. Proportion of literate population in the 7years and above age group is termed as

(a) Education index

(b) Mortality ratio

(d) Gross enrolment ratio

9. Net Attendence Ratio is the total number of children of age group _____ attending schools as a percentage of total number of children inthe same age group.

(a) 0-3 years (b) 8-10 years

10. The countries with per capita income of 935US $ (2007) or less are termed as

(a) Low income countries

(b) Developing countries

(d) Rich countries

11. National income is measured at :

(a) current prices only

(b) constant prices only

(d) none of the above

12. One common development goal among the people is:

(a) family (b) freedom

13. Cause of high infant mortality rate is:

(a) inadequate facilities of health

(b) lack of infrastructural facilities

(d) both (a) and (b)

14. The state with the highest infant mortality rate in 2008 in India is:

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh

15. Development of a country can generally be determined by

(a) its per capita income

(b) its average literacy level

(d) all the above

16. Sex ratio in India in 2001 was:

(a) 913 (b) 923

17. What is necessary for good health?

(a) Balanced diet (b) Nutritious diet

18. How much is groundwater overuse in India?

(a) one-third of country

(b) one-fourth of country

(d) two-fifth of country

QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS

1. Kerala has low infant mortality rate because:

(a) People are physically strong

(b) People are health conscious

(d) None of the above

2. Per capita Income is also known as

(a) Average Income (b) National Income

3. Which of the following is not the component of HDI?

(a) Life expectancy

(b) Gross enrolment Ratio

(d) National Income

4. What is India’s rank according to HDI?

(a) 125 (b) 126

5. Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people?

(a) educational level (b) health status

6. What does Infant Mortality Rate indicate?

(a) Literate population in the 7 and above age

(b) The number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children

(d) The number of children born in a year

7. We can obtain per capita income of a country by calculating:

(a) the total income of persons

(b) by dividing the national income by the total population of a country

(d) the total exports of the country

8. In which state in India is the infant mortality rate lowest?

(a) Kerala (b) Bihar

9. 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) Educational Levels of the people

(d) Life Expectancy at Birth

10. BMI (Body Mass Index) is a method of finding out which of the following?

(a) Infant Mortality (b) Health Status

11. Which of the following neighbours of India ranks higher on the Human Development Index?

(a) Nepal (b) Sri Lanka

12. According to the World Development Report a country is considered rich when the per capita income is more than which of the following figures?

(a) Rs. 24,000 per annum

(b) Rs. 37,000 per annum

(d) Rs. 5,43,000 per annum

13. Income alone is not an adequate indicator of development of a country. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to this statement?

(a) Money cannot ansure a pollution free environment for individual

(b) Some people earn more than others do

(d) Money does not ensure respect and dignity for individuals

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

(a) before the age of year as a proportion to 1000 live births in that particular year

(b) before the age of five years as a proportion to 1000 live births in that particular year

(d) out of 1000 live births in the particular year

15. Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by

(a) Force

(b) Democratic political process

(d) Terrorism

16. Which of the following is most likely to be a development goal for landless rural labourers?

(a) Higher support prices for their crops

(b) They should be able to settle their children aborad

(d) None of these

17. Which one of the following states of India has the lowest IMR?

(a) Punjab (b) Kerala

18. According to the World Development Report 2006, the per capita income of low income countries in 2004 should be -

(a) Rs. 90,000/ - or less

(b) Rs. 75,000/- or less

(d) Rs. 37,000 / - or less

19. Which one of the following has prepared Human Development Report?

(a) UNO (b) WHO

20. Which is the most important attribute for comparing the development of countries?

(a) Resources (b) Population

21. By dividing the national income of a country by its total population, we get ......

(a) Per capita income

(b) Gross Domestic Product

(d) None of the above

22. Which one of the following statement defines ‘Literacy Rate’?

(a) Total literate population divided by total population

(b) Total literate population divided by total illiterate population

(d) It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group

23. Development of the country can generally be determined by :

(a) Its per capita income

(b) Its average literacy rate

(d) None of these

24. If there are five persons in a family and their total income is Rs 20,000/. What would be the average income of each person?

(a) Rs. 6000/- (b) Rs. 4000/-

25. Which one of the following is not a feature of developing country?

(a) Agriculture as the major occupation

(b) High technological development

26. Which of the following is true of the people’s goals in addition to higher income?

(a) Equal treatment (b) Freedom

27. 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

(d) To get better wages

28. Which one among the following is a development goal for the landless rural labourers?

(a) To get electricity and water

(b) To educate their children

(d) To shift to the cities

29. Which one of the following is the most important attribute while comparing the development of various countries?

(a) Population

(b) Social status of the people

30. Which one of the following is a development goal for an industrialist?

(a) To get more days of work

(b) To get better wages

31. 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

(d) All the above

32. What was the annual per capita income of India in 2004?

(a) 37,000 (b) 4.53,000

33. The average monthly income of four families is Rs. 5000. If the income of three families is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectivley, what is the monthly income of the fourth family?

(a) Rs 7000 (b) Rs 6000

34. Which one of the following is also called average income?

(a) National income (b) Per capita Income

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What are developmental goals of a girl child?

2. What are the various social indicators of development?

3. How are economic development and human development related to each other?

4. What do you mean by a decent standard of living?

QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS

1. What is meant by sustainability of development? Give its features.

2. What are the limitations of per capita income as an index of economic development?

4. What does human development mean? Besides income what are other factors of human development?

5. What is meant by sustainable development?

Explain it by taking the case study ot water?

7. In what respect is the critierion used by UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank.

8. Why are public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain any four public facilities.

9. What are the basic criteria used for comparing an underdeveloped countries with developed one?

10. What do you mean by Human Development Index? What are its three components?

11. What do you mean by public facilities? Why are they important? Name two public facilities available in India.

12. Why is sustainability important for development? Give two suggestions to achieve sustainability of development.

13. What is the different in the criterion used by the World Bank and that of UNDP for measuring development? Which do you think is the better method any why?

14. How does the World Bank classify different countries? Is it an adequate indicator?

15. What do you understand by sustainability of development? What are scientists’ views on sustainability of development? What can be done to make development sustainable?

16. What is development? What are the two aspects of development?

17. Why are countries of the Middle East not called ‘developed’ in spite of high per capita income?

18. Describe any three characteristics of ‘Development’.

19. Define the following terms:

(a) Literacy Rate (b) IMR (c) NAR

20. Why is literacy essential for the economic development? Explain.

22. Explain the concepts of Human Development Index (HDI) and that of the per capita income.

23. Compare India and Sri Lanka on the basis of any three indicators of Human Development Index for 2004.

24. What is meant by economic development? Write the two basis of measuring the economic development of a country.

25. Why are average being used for comparison of development of countries and what are the limitations of this criterion?

26. Different persons can have different developmental goals. Give any three examples.

27. How non-material factors are important for development? Explain.

28. Explain the following terms:

(a) Life expectancy at birth,

(b) Gross Enrolment Ratio,

29. On what bases have the rich and low income countries been categorized in the World Development Report, 2006? India comes under which category and why?

30. What is the meaning of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)? Give two main reasons for low IMR in Kerala.

31. A girl from a rich urban family has some developmental goals for her. State any three of such goals.

33. “The quality of our life depends on non-material things.” Justify the statement with examples.

34. Highlight any three major advantages of public facilities.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own example related to development.

2. List a few example of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.

3. Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. Find out present resources of energy in India.

4. What does Human Development Index (HDI) indicate? By whom HDI is prepared?

Development

Class 10th Social Science- Development

Class 10^th Social Science- Development