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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Life expectancy of females has not shown much improvement.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Human development is the end of all activities, while ____________ is only a means to this end.

  1. economic growth
  2. profit
  3. supply of output
  4. all of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Per capita income is a more comprehensive measure of development than HDI.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI combines economic and ________ indicators.

  1. social
  2. cultural
  3. regional
  4. none of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI has been disaggregated based on region, race, gender so as to capture all the major dimensions of development.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which category does India lie in with regards to human development report of countries since 1990?

  1. Medium human development category
  2. Low human development category
  3. High human development category
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

UNDP has also started considering additional dimensions of human development like political and economic participation in decision-making.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

UNDP has constructed ______________ so as to reflect inequalities between men and women with regard to life expectancy, knowledge and standard of living. 

  1. Human Poverty Index
  2. Human Development Index (HDI)
  3. Both A & B
  4. Gender-related Development Index
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI is ____________ in nature.

  1. one-dimensional
  2. two-dimensional
  3. multidimensional
  4. none of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI has been able shift the focus of policy-makers on the ultimate objective of development.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI was devised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1990 in their first ____________.

  1. HDI Ranking Report
  2. Human Development Report
  3. UNDP Agreement
  4. none of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Human development covers which of the following aspects?

  1. Economic aspects
  2. Social aspects
  3. Cultural aspects
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The formula to calculate human development index is:

  1. Human Development = $\dfrac{Actual\ value - Minimum\ value}{Maximum\ value - Minimum\ value}$
  2. Human Development = $\dfrac{Actual\ value + Minimum\ value}{Maximum\ value - Minimum\ value}$
  3. Human Development = $\dfrac{Maximum\ value - Minimum\ value}{Maximum\ value + Minimum\ value}$
  4. Human Development = $\dfrac{Actual\ value - Minimum\ value}{Actual\ value + Minimum\ value}$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HDI takes into account ___________ variables of human development.

  1. three
  2. five
  3. two
  4. one
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

____________, which is used as a variable to measure knowledge aspect of HDI, is the number of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive.

  1. Mean years of education
  2. Expected years of schooling
  3. Expected level of education
  4. Expected years of education
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The knowledge aspect of HDI takes in to account ______________.

  1. Mean years of schooling
  2. Expected years of schooling
  3. Both A & B
  4. Neither A nor B
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under HDI, a long and healthy life is measured by life expectancy at _________.

  1. the age of 5 years
  2. at the age of 1 year
  3. birth
  4. none of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________ has defined human development as, "Human development is the process of widening people's choices as well as raising the level of well-being achieved".

  1. Human Development Report (1992)
  2. Human Development Report (1997)
  3. Human Welfare Report (1992)
  4. Human Welfare Report (1995)
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The objective of library binding is________of the library materials.

  1. Proper organisation
  2. Accessibility.
  3. Durability
  4. Humidity control
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mean years of schooling, which is used as a variable to measure knowledge aspect of HDI, is the average number of years of education received by adults aged ________ and above.

  1. 18
  2. 21
  3. 25
  4. 16
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the three factors that determine population growth of a country?

  1. Natality, mortality, migration
  2. Standard of living, income, heredity
  3. Regional development, income, religion
  4. Religion, income and education
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The National Food For Work scheme is now merged with which of the following?

  1. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  3. Bharat Nirman
  4. Indira Awas Yojana
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Over population has ________ the growth of the economy.

  1. increased
  2. stabilized
  3. decreased/reduced
  4. none of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Mudaliar Committee was related to _________________.

  1. Export Import Policy
  2. EXIM Bank
  3. Health survey and planning committee
  4. Banking Sector
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following indications:
1) High birth rate and low death rate
2) Low birth rate and low death rate
3) High birth rate and high death rate
The correct sequence of these in the course of economic development is:

  1. 3, 2, 1
  2. 1, 3, 2
  3. 2, 3, 1
  4. 3, 1, 2
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Economic growth means ________.
  1. more output
  2. less output
  3. zero output
  4. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Economic growth without __________ is possible.

  1. economic development
  2. education
  3. capital trade
  4. none of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True/False.
High birth rate is found in developing countries.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
India's population is ___ largest in the world.

  1. 2nd
  2. 1st
  3. 3rd
  4. none of these
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True/False.
High PCI is the only indicator of economic development.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
Death among children under the age of one year is __________ mortality.

  1. infant
  2. body
  3. child
  4. none of these
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is very easy to measure quality of life.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False.
India is in a low human development group.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

High human development group includes the countries with a HDI value of _______.

  1. 0.8 and above
  2. 0.5 and above
  3. less than 0.5
  4. same as above
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Life expectancy at birth has shown continuous _______ in India.
  1. increase
  2. decrease
  3. consistency
  4. none of these
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India is a _______ human developed country.

  1. medium
  2. high
  3. low
  4. none of these
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per Human Development Report 2011 Indias HDI index in 2011 was _______.

  1. 0.621
  2. 0.609
  3. 0.581
  4. 0.6991
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is/are not component of HDI index?

  1. Knowledge
  2. Longevity
  3. Income
  4. Health
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For measuring human well-being which of this index is used?

  1. Retail price index.
  2. Gini index.
  3. HDI.
  4. CPI.
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per Human Development Report, $2009$, India ranks _________ in terms of HDI index.

  1. $130$
  2. $134$
  3. $120$
  4. $127$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 ________ is not a dimension of Human Development Index.

  1. Per Capita income
  2. Education
  3. Life expectancy
  4. Moral value
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Secretariat of WHO is in ____________.

  1. Geneva
  2. Washington DC
  3. Moscow
  4. Paris
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country rank first in terms of HDI index?

  1. Canada
  2. Japan
  3. Norway
  4. USA
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who develops and updates Global Hunger Index? 

  1. UNICEF
  2. WTO
  3. FAO
  4. International Food Policy Research Institute
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Social impact bond were launched in ______________________.

  1. US
  2. UK
  3. India
  4. Italy
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India is passing through the phase of _________________.

  1. Population Increase.
  2. Population Growth.
  3. Population Explosion.
  4. Population Deflation.
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per latest report of UNDP of 2017, India's HDI ranking is____out of 188 countries.

  1. 120
  2. 125
  3. 131
  4. 132
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In an under-developed economy, Health and Education standards are __________.

  1. low
  2. high
  3. moderate
  4. nothing can be said
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure of development has evolved recently. It includes the indicators _________.

  1. per capita income for evaluating satisfaction derived from the essential products and services and to focus on employment levels.
  2. life expectancy, a social indicator, to measure progress made in health and nutrition and infant mortality
  3. educational levels attained
  4. all of the above.
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

UNDP's human development approach has affected an entire generation of policy-makers in policy formulations relating to economic development.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True/False.
Economic development considers quantitative factors.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Economic development is a smooth and simple process.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Death rate is declining faster than birth rate.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Literacy rate in India is high.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Improvement in the status of women can check population growth.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Economic development involves only economic growth.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Birth rate in India is decreasing.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India is included in high human development group.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statement is True or False.
Females do not suffer from gender inequality.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

This is not a social and demographic indicator under Economic development _____________.

  1. Literacy rate
  2. Urbanisation
  3. Increase in employment
  4. Life expectancy