Class 10 - Social Science - Development - MCQ
1. Human Development Report is published by?
1. UNDP.
2. World Bank.
3. IMF.
4. WHO
Answer: UNDP
2. What does Per capita income hide?
1. Disparities.
2. Average income.
3. Total population.
4. None of these.
Answer: Disparities
3. What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless labourer?
1. Expansion of rural banking.
2. More days of work and better wages.
3. Better roads for transportation.
4. Establishment of a high school.
Answer: More days of work and better wages.
4. For development, what does people look at a mix of?
1. Goals.
2. Responsibilities.
3. Accountability.
4. None of the above.
Answer: Goals.
5. What is India’s HDI rank in the world?
1. 125
2. 115
3. 126
4. 134
Answer: 126
6. What is the development goal for landless agricultural labor?
1. High prices for crops
2. More days of work
3. Cheap labor
4. Pollution free environment
Answer: More days of work.
7. What will be the aspiration of an educated urban unemployed youth?
1. An educated urban unemployed youth will aspire for better opportunities in agriculture.
2. Support from government at every step in life for his upward movement.
3. An urban educated unemployed will aspire for good job opportunities where his education can be made use of.
4. Better facilities of recreation for his leisure time.
Answer: An urban educated unemployed will aspire for good job opportunities where his education can be made use of.
8. To compare the development of countries, what is considered to be one of the most important attributes.
1. Income.
2. Population.
3. Demographics.
4. None of the above.
Answer: Income.
9. Development goals of different sections of our society can be achieved by:
1. Force.
2. Democratic political process.
3. Violent agitation.
4. Terrorism.
Answer: Democratic political process.
10. Kerala has low infant mortality rate because it has:
1. Low provision of basic health and educational facilities.
2. Adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
3. High mortality rate among elderly people.
4. None of the above.
Answer: Adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
11. Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.
1. Average income of the country means the total income of the country.
2. The average income in a country is the income of only employed people.
3. The average income is the same as per capita income.
4. The average income includes the value of property held.
Answer: The average income is the same as per capita income.
12. For comparison between countries, total income is not such a useful measure. State whether true or false.
1. True
2. False
Answer: True
13. What was the literacy rate in Kerala in 2011?
1. 82.
2. 94.
3. 62.
4. 50.
Answer: 94
14. Dividing the total income of country with its population, we get:
I. Per-Capita income
II. National income
III. Average Income
IV. Total Income
1. Only III.
2. I and II.
3. All of the above.
4. None of these.
Answer: Average Income.
15. Since countries have different _______, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.
1. Economic policies
2. Reserves
3. Resources
4. Populations
Answer: Populations.
16. Which country can be considered as a developed country in the modern world? Select your answer from the following statements.
1. Countries which have accumulated huge amount of wealth and always secures the future of their citizens. These countries are considered to be developed.
2. Countries which are among the highest in the ‘Human Development Index’ are considered to be the developed countries.
3. Only rich countries are considered to be developed because people have money to buy everything needed for human beings—both material and non-material.
4. Iran is a rich country and therefore it is a developed country.
Answer: Countries which are among the highest in the ‘Human Development Index’ are considered to be the developed countries.
17. In World Development Reports, brought out by the_________, per capita income criterion is used in classifying countries.
1. UNICEF
2. World Bank
3. World Economic Forum.
4. United Nations
Answer: World Bank.
18. Life expectancy at birth means:
1. Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.
2. Average expected length of life of a person at the time of death.
3. Average expected length of a child at the time of birth.
4. None of the above.
Answer: Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.
19. Which of the following is not true about development?
1. Different people usually have same goals.
2. Different people can have different goals.
3. Different people can have different as well as conflicting goals.
4. Different people can have different as well as conflicting goals regarding national development.
Answer: Different people usually have same goals.
20. Money cannot buy all the goods and services that we may need to have a good life. A list of things required for a good life is given below. Which among the following are things money cannot buy?
(i) Full protection from infectious diseases.
(ii) High quality education.
(iii) A luxury home.
(iv) A pollution-free atmosphere in every part of the country.
Options:
1. (i) and(ii)
2. (ii) and (iii)
3. (i), (ii) and (in)
4. (i) and (iv)
Answer: Money cannot buy - Full protection from infectious diseases & A pollution-free atmosphere in every part of the country.
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