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Class: X Subject: Economics Chapter: Development

Class: X
Subject: Economics Chapter: Development 

Multiple Choice questions:

1. What is the most common method of measuring the economic development of a country?
  a) Equal treatment                           c) Security
  b) Freedom                                      d) Income
2. Which area of the world has the largest crude oil reserves?
  a) U.S.A                                           c) the Middle East
   b) Russia                                        d) China
3. What are the criteria used by the UNDP for measuring development?
  a) Per Capita Income                       c) Education
  b) Health                                            d) All the above
4. Which of the following cannot be bought with money?
  a) A Chair                                         c) Food
  c) Pollution free environment          d) Clothing
5. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
  a) Bangladesh                                  c) Sri Lanka
  b) Nepal                                             d) Pakistan

2. Short answer type questions:-
1. What is Average income?
2. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in which age group?
3. Why do different people have different notions of development?
4. Why do we use averages? What are the limitations to their use?
5. What is sustainable development? Give its importance.

3.Long answer questions
1. What is Development? Explain the different types of development goals with examples.
2. Define the following terms: IMR, literacy rate, net attendance ratio, life expectancy at birth and gross Enrollment ratio.
3. List some common goals that are desired generally by all types of people.
4. Name and explain the two main basis that are used to compare development levels of different places.
5. Explain Human Development Index.
6. Compare UNDP’s and World Bank’s criterion for measuring development.
7. What are the limitations of using per capita income as a development indicator?
8. Kerala has lower per capital income than Punjab but a better human development ranking.why.Explain?
9. Explain which all public facilities are important for human development.
10. “Use Resources as we have not inherited from our forefathers but we have borrowed them from our children”, Comment.


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