MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1 Development

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Question. Which of the following neighbouring country has better performance in terms of human development than india ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Pakistan

Question. Which one of the following organization prepares ‘Human Development report?
(a) UNO
(b) WHO
(c) IMF
(d) UNDP

Question. What is PDS ?
(a) Public Demonstration System
(b) Public Development System
(c) Public Distribution System
(d) People Distribution System

Question. Infant Mortality Rate indicates death of children who die before the age of ___year.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Question. Comparison of countries on the basis of education,health and per capita income is
(a) BME
(b) HDL
(c) BMI
(d) HDI

Question. Organization that publishes Human Development Report is
(a) UNESCO
(b) WHO
(c) UNDP
(d) FICCI

Question. Average income of a country is_____.
(a) Total population / Total income
(b) Total income x Total Population
(c) Total income / Total population
(d) Total income + Total Population

Question. The Human Development Report ranks countries on the following basis:
(a) Income, health and education
(b) Income, health and death rate
(c) Income, population and education
(d) Infant mortality rate, health and education

Question. Which of the following neighboring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Question. BMI indicates
(a) Book Matter Index
(b) Boarding Mass Index
(c) Body Mass Index
(d) Bad Mass Index

Question. What was the per capita income of India in 2016 ?
(a) US $ 1630
(b) US $ 1600
(c) US $ 1840
(d) US $ 1577

Question. Development means progress in terms of ___________.
(a) Per capita income
(b) Food
(c) Industries
(d) Land

Question. According to Human Development Report (2012), Sri Lanka is ______ of India in every aspect.
(a) Lagging behind
(b) Ahead
(c) Equivalent
(d) Worse

Question. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total value of :
(a) All intermediate goods and services
(b) All goods and services
(c) All final goods and services
(d) All intermediate and final goods and services

Question. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total value nof :
(a) All final goods and services
(b) All goods and services
(c) All intermediate goods and serives
(d) All intermediate and final goods and serives

Question. What do you mean by ‘Sustainable Development’ ?
(a) Using available resources judiciously
(b) Using available resources judiciously without compromising the need of future generations
(c) Saving resources for future generation
(d) Saving resources for present generation

Question. According to the World Development Report 2012, countries with per capita income of US $ 12616 and above are called ___________.
(a) Weak countries
(b) Rich countries
(c) Low income countries
(d) Developing countries

Question. National income of any country is divided by its total population, we get
(a) personal income
(b) gross domestic product
(c) private income
(d) per capita income.

Question. Match list-A with list-B and select the correct answers using the codes given below the lists

‘A’	‘B’
(i) Government of India	(a) Human Development Report
(ii) World Bank	(b) Economic Survey
(iii) United Nations Development Programme	(c) World Development Indicators
(iv) Reserve Bank	(d) Hand Book of Statistics on Indian Economics

(a) a – (iv); b – (ii); c – (iii); d – (i)
(b) a – (iii); b – (iv); c – (i); d – (ii)
(c) a – (i); b – (iv); c – (iii); d – (ii)
(d) a – (iii); b – (i); c – (ii); d – (iv)

Question. UNDP stands for :
(a) United Nation Department Project
(b) United Nation Development Programme
(c) Union Nation Devotional Programme
(d) Union National Diversion Programme

Question. The total income divided by the total population is known as the
(a) national income.
(b) per capita income.
(c) domestic income.
(d) annual income.

Question. Income of a country means
(a) cash receipts from exports.
(b) income earned by residents of a country, from outside the domestic territory.
(c) total value of goods and services produced.
(d) income of non residents of that country.

Question. Which of the following cannot be formed as capital ?
(a) Fixed deposit
(b) Money deposited in shares
(c) Grains stored for seeds
(d) Money hoarded in lockers

Question. Which is the most appropriate price to understand real national income :
(a) National income of a country at marked price
(b) National income of a country at wholesale price
(c) National income of a country at constant price
(d) National income of country at factor price

Question. In which currency the per capita incomes of countries are calculated?
(a) Yen
(b) Dollar
(c) Rupees
(d) Pound

Question. The countries taken into consideration for HDI are
(a) 167
(b) 177
(c) 185
(d) 197

Question. Suitable measure to compare economic development of two countries is
(a) Gross Domestic Product
(b) Gross National Product
(c) Individual income
(d) Per capita income

Question. Human Development Report’ is published by
(a) UNDP
(b) UNESCO
(c) WHO
(d) WTO.

Question. Which the following state has low infant mortality rate?
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerela
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Assam

Question. The average expected length of life of a person, at the time of birth, is known as
(a) birth rate.
(b) infant mortality rate.
(c) life expectancy.
(d) death rate.

Question. Which of the following statement/s is correct related to the Per Capita Income of India?
(i) India comes in the category of Middle-Income Group.
(ii) India comes in the category of Low-Income Group.
(iii) India comes in the category of High-Income Group.
(iv) India comes in the category of Low-Middle Income Group.
Options
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Only (iv)

Question. What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a jobless youth?
(a) More days of work and better wages
(b) More employment opportunities
(c) Better future prospects
(d) Generation of high income

Question. Assertion (A) In many areas of India, children particularly girls are not able to achieve secondary level schooling.
Reason (R) Government of India has not provided adequate facilities.
Codes
(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 true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Question. Identify the country where 500 tones of liquid toxic waste was dumped into open-air.
(a) USA
(b) Africa
(c) Japan
(d) China

Question. Assertion (A) World Bank publishes World Development Report every year to compare the nations on the basis of per capita income.
Reason (R) Countries with per capita income of US $ 955 or less are termed as lowincome countries.
Codes
(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 true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Question. Groundwater is an example of
(a) non – renewable resource.
(b) exhaustable resource.
(c) renewable resource.
(d) degradable resource.

Question. What is India rank according to 2016 Human development Index
(a) 129
(b) 130
(c) 131
(d) 130

Question. Development means economic growth with –
(a) price stability
(b) social change
(c) Inflation
(d) deflation

Question. An example of non – renewable resource is
(a) coal
(b) water
(c) Solar
(d) hydroelectricity

Question. What is the rank of H.D.I. of India (2016)?
(a) 123
(b) 124
(c) 131
(d) 136

Question. What type of country is India ?
(a) Developed
(b) Under developed
(c) Developing
(d) None of the above

Question. The main characteristic of Indian Economy is :
(a) Low per capita income
(b) Lack of capital
(c) Over population
(d) All of these

Question. On the basis of per capita income which of the following state was the most developed in year 2002-03?
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerela
(c) Punjab
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question. What does the income of a country imply?
(a) Cash receipts from exports only
(b) Income of residents of that country
(c) Income of NRI’s
(d) None of them

Question. Per capita income refers to which of the following ?
(a) Whole income
(b) Average income
(c) National income
(d) Net income

Question. What is the better measure to compare two countries?
(a) Average Income
(b) Total Income
(c) Gross Income
(d) None of these

Question. What is the per capita income level of middle-income countries as per WDR 2016?
(a) US $ 12616 per annum and above
(b) US $ 1035 or less
(c) Between US $ 12236 to US $1005
(d) Rs. 35,000 and above

Question. Which attribute is considered for comparing different countries as per the World Development Report by World Bank ?
(a) Health
(b) Income
(c) Technology
(d) Population

Question. What do you mean by Net Attendance ratio?
(a) It implies the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in same age group
(b) It implies the total number of children of age group 6-10 not attending school as a percentage of total number of children in same age group
(c) It implies the total number of children of age group of 10 -15 attending school as a percentage of number of children in same age group
(d) It implies the total number of children of age group of 5 -10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in same age group

Question. Human development index compares countries based on which of the following level of people ?
a. Per capital income
b. Educational level
c. Health status
d. Gender ratio
(a) a, c, d
(b) b, c,d
(c) a, b, c
(d) All of the above

Question. What is the life expectancy of Indians, as per the 2001 Census ?
(a) 72 Yrs.
(b) 53 Yrs.
(c) 64 Yrs.
(d) 70 Yrs.

Question. Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people?
(i) Education level
(ii) Pollution level
(iii) Health Status
(iv) Buildings
(v) Per capita income
(a) (i), (ii), (iii)
(b) (i), (iii), (v)
(c) (ii), (iv), (v)
(d) (i), (ii), (v)

Question. Which of the following is the criteria of measurement of economic development ?
(a) National income
(b) Economic Welfare
(c) Social Welfare
(d) All of above

Question. The main characteristic of Indian Economy is :
(a) Low per capita income
(b) Lack of capital
(c) Over population
(d) All of these

Question. Literacy rate in Punjab according to 2001 is
(a) 80
(b) 70
(c) 60
(d) 50

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Question. The total number children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in same age group is known as _____________.

Question. The total income divided by total populaion is known as _____________.

Question. _____________ is the total value of All final goods & services.

Question. _____________ means progress in terms of per capita income.

Question. Infant mortality rate indicates death of children who die before the age of _____________.

TRUE / FALSE

Question. Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods & services that you need to live well.

Question. Different persons can have different goals.

Question. Per capita income is also known as average income.

Question. The development goals that people have are not only about less income.

Question. PDS is the way through which we can achieve development.

MATCH THE COLUMN

Question.

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
(i) IMR Stands for	(a) UNDP
(ii) Human Development Report is published by	(b) Per capita income
(iii) Development of a country is measured by	(c) Human Development Index
(iv) HDI stands	(d) Infant Mortality Rate
(v) Ground water is an example of	(e) development
(vi) National income is an important criterion of	(f) Renewable resources

(a) (i)-(e), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c), (v)-(f), (vi)-(d)
(b) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c), (v)-(f), (vi)-(e)
(c) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(f), (v)-(c), (vi)-(e)
(d) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c), (v)-(f), (vi)-(e)

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
(i) GDP	(a) Human development Index
(ii) UNDP	(b) Birth 1000 population
(iii) Birth Rate	(c) Gross domestic product
(iv) Death Rate	(d) United Nation Development programme Death
(v) HDI	(e) Death /1000 population.

(a) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(a)
(b) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(a)
(c) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(a)
(d) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(a)

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