Development
Class -X
Economics MCQ's
Select the Correct Answer from the given option.
a) goals
b) responsibilities
c) accountability
d) none of the above
Ans: (a)
2) To compare the development of countries, their _______ is considered to be one of the most important attributes.
a) income
b) population
c) demographics
d) none of the above
Ans: (a)
3) For comparison between countries, total income is not such a useful measure. State whether true or false.
a) true
b) false
Ans: (a)
4) Since countries have different _______, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.
a) economic policies
b) reserves
c) resources
d) populations
Ans: (d)
5) In World Development Reports, brought out by the_________, per capita income criterion is used in classifying countries.
a) UNICEF
b) World Bank
c) World Economic Forum.
d) United Nations
Ans: (b)
6) Countries with per capita income of US$ 12616 per annum and above in 2012 are called ______.
a) underdeveloped countries
b) developing countries
c) poor countries
d) rich countries
Ans: (d)
7) India comes in the category of ________ countries because its per capita income in 2012 was just US$ 1530 per annum.
a) low middle income
b) middle income
c) high middle income
d) none of the above
Ans: (a)
a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Kerala
d) Jharkhand
Ans: (a)
9) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of ____________ as a proportion of 100 live children born in that particular year.
a) four years
b) one year
c) two years
d) three years
Ans: (b)
10) Literacy rate measures the proportion of the literate population in the _________ age group.
a) 10 and above
b) 21 and above
c) 7 and above
d) 18 and above
Ans: (c)
11) Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of the age group ________ attending school as a percentage of the total number of children in the same age group.
a) 17 and 18 years
b) 9 and 10 years
c) 12 and 13 years
d) 14 and 15 years
Ans: (d)
12) As per the 2011 census, which among the following states has the highest literacy rate?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Odisha
Ans: (a)
13) As per the 2011 census, which among the following states has the highest infant mortality rate per 1000 live births?
a) Kerala
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) All of the above
Ans: (b)
14) From the given table in the chapter, which state has the highest net attendance ratio?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Bihar
Ans: (c)
15) Which of the following statements about money are true?
a) Money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment.
b) Money cannot ensure that you get unadulterated medicines.
c) Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases.
d) All of the above.
Ans: (d)
16) If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is _________, then the adult person would be considered undernourished.
a) less than 18.5
b) less than 10.5
c) less than 25.5
d) less than 28.5
Ans: (a)
17) If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is _________, then the adult person would be considered overweight.
a) more than 18
b) more than 30
c) more than 45
d) more than 25
Ans: (d)
18) Human Development Report published by UNDP compares countries based on _________.
a) health status
b) per capita income
c) educational levels of the people
d) all of the above
Ans: (d)
19) As per the 2013 report, ________ had the HDI rank of 135 in the world.
a) Sri Lanka
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Bangladesh
Ans: (c)
20) Among the following South Asian countries, ______ had the highest life expectancy at birth.
a) Myanmar
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) India
Ans: (b)
21. Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
(a) Population
(b) Income
(c) Per capita income
(d) Resources
Ans. (a)
22.Countries with per capita income of or less are called low income countries.
(d) US $1800
(c) US $ 12,056
(b) US $1200
23. What does Infant Mortality Rate indicate?
(b) The number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live
(c) The total number of children attending the school. (d) The number of children born in a year.
24. A Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the
above age group. [CBSE Sept. 2012]
(c) Seven
(d) Eight
Ans. (c)
25. "Kerala has low infant mortality rate." Which of the following is appropriate reason for the same? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
(a) It has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
(b) It has highest per capita income.
(c) It has natural resources. not
(d) The government of Kerala is very efficient.
Ans. (a)
26. In which state in India is the infant mortality rate lowest ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(a) Kerala
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (a)
27. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of the children that die :
(b) Before the age of five years as a proportion to 1000 live births in that particular year.
(c) Before the age of one year as a proportion to Ans 100 live births in that particular year. births in that particular year
Ans. (a)
28. Which of the following is most likely to be a development goal for landless rural labourers as: [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(a) Highest support prices for their crops.
(c) Raised wages.
(d) None of these.
Ans. (c)
29. Which one of the following is also called average income [CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) National Income
(b) Per Capital Income
(c) Total Income
(d) All the mentioned above
Ans.(b)
30.Life expectancy birth means goal [CBSE Sept.]
(a) average expected length of life of a person at time of birth.
(b) average expected length of a life of p time death.
(c) average expected length of a child at birth.
(d) none of above.
Ans (a)
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31.Which one of the following statement defines ‘Literacy Rate’?
(a) Total literate population divided by total population
(b) Total literate population divided by literate population.
(c) Proportion of literate population in the 18 above age group.
(d) It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above group.
Ans (d)
32. Which of the following do we get when w divided the National Income a by its total population? [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012)
(a) Per Capita Income
(b) Gross Development Product
(c) Human Development Index
(d) None of the above
Ans (a)
33. Which of the following is TRUE respect to Human Development Report?
(a) It is published by UNDP
(i) It is published by UNDP
(iii) It compares countries based on per Capita Income.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
Ans. (a)
34.------is considered to be one of the most important attributes for development.
[CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012]
(a) Per Capita Income
(b) Average literacy level
(c) Health status of the people ugufl
(d) Safety
Ans. (a)
35.Which state among the following has the lowest literacy rate?
(a) Punjab max
(c) Kerala
(b) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans.(b)