Question 1.
Countries with per capita income of Rs. 37,000 or less are called:
(а) Rich countries
(b) Poor countries
(c) Low income countries
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Low income countries
Such countries are called low-income countries.

Question 2.
The average income is also called:
(a) Per capita profit
(b) Per capita income
(c) Limited income
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Per capita income
It is called per capita income.

Question 3.
If per capita income were to be used as the measure of development, Punjab will be considered the most developed and which of the states the least developed:
(a) West-Bengal
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar

Answer
Answer: (d) Bihar
Bihar is the least developed state.

Question 4.
Money cannot buy a:
(a) Pollution-free environment
(b) Unadulterated medicines
(c) Life without worries
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Money cannot buy all the above factors.

Question 5.
Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because it has:
(a) Surplus money
(b) Pollution free environment
(c) Basic health and educational facilities
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Basic health and educational facilities
Kerala has low Infant Mortality Rate because of basic health and educational facilities.

Question 6.
Literary rate for rural women population in UP is:
(a) 18%
(b) 19%
(c) 20%
(d) 21%

Answer
Answer: (b) 19%
It is 19%.

Question 7.
The percentage of rural children aged 10-14 years attending school in UP is:
(a) 21%
(b) 23%
(c) 27%
(d) 31%

Answer
Answer: (d) 31%
It is 31%.

Question 8.
The Human Development Report compares countries on the basis of:
(a) The educational levels of the people
(b) Health status of the people
(c) Per capita income of the people
(d) All the above factors

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above factors
The Human Development Report compares countries based on all the above factors.

Question 9.
The per capita income of Sri Lanka in US $ is:
(a) 102.7
(b) 222.5
(c) 149.0
(d) 439.0

Answer
Answer: (d) 439.0
It is 439.0$.

Question 10.
The per capita income of India in US $ is:
(a) 313.9
(b) 222.5
(c) 149.0
(d) 439.0

Answer
Answer: (a) 313.9
It is 313.9$.

Question 11.
Gross Enrolment Ratio for three levels means:
(a) Enrolment ratio for primary school, middle school and higher education
(b) Middle school, secondary school and colleges
(c) Primary school, secondary school and higher education
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Primary school, secondary school and higher education
Gross Enrolment Ratio for three levels means primary school, secondary school and higher education.

Question 12.
The per capita income for all countries is calculated in:
(a) Pounds
(b) Shillings
(c) Rupee
(d) Dollars

Answer
Answer: (d) Dollars
It is calculated in dollars.

Question 13.
Life expectancy at birth denotes:
(а) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth
(b) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of death
(c) Average expected length of life of a child at the time of birth
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (а) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth
It denotes average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.

Question 14.
HDI stands for :
(а) Heavy Developed Industry
(b) Human Development Index
(c) Heavy Developed Infrastructure
(d) Heavy Industries Development

Answer
Answer: (b) Human Development Index
HDI stands for Human Development Index.

Question 15.
Nepal has half the per capita income of India, yet it is not far behind India in:
(а) Literacy rate
(b) Gross enrolment-ratio
(c) Life expectancy and literacy levels
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Life expectancy and literacy levels
Nepal is not for behind India in life expectancy and literacy levels.

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