Questions
If the total income of the country is divided by the total population, then the obtained total average income of an individual is known as _______.
- Annual income
- Per capita income
- Daily income
- Family income
Due to which report did the concept of sustainable development gain importance?
- World Environmental Report, 1995
- World Commission of Envrionment and Development Report, 1987
- World Environmental Concern Association Report, 1976
- None of the above
______________ refers to meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.
- Sustainable growth
- Efficient growth
- Sustainable development
- Welfare
What is the India's GDP growth forecast for $2018$, as per latest Moody's Investors Service report "Global Macro Outlook: $2018-19$"?
- $7.5\%$
- $7.3\%$
- $7.4\%$
- $7.2\%$
Sustainable development looks at the issue of _____________ in a broader perspective.
- economic welfare
- economic development
- social welfare
- social growth
Per Capita consumption shows the standard of living.
- True
- False
______________ involves equality of potentiality of development between the present and the future generations.
- Economic growth
- Social development
- Sustainable development
- Cultural changes
Industrialised countries have been rapidly causing depletion of the stock of natural resources.
- True
- False
Identify the strategies for sustainable development.
- Equitable use of resources
- Conservation of biological diversity
- Development of organic farming
- All of the above
Sustainable development is useful for improving the ___________ of the present generations by ensuring sufficient availability of resources and clean environment.
- income level
- working conditions
- quality of life
- none of the above
Article 48A was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy so as to put the responsibility on the __________ to protect and improve the environment.
- public
- government
- private enterprises
- NGOs
Economic development is sustainable only when the stock of ____________ remains constant or rises over time.
- capital assets
- human resources
- both A & B
- neither A nor B
Which of the following is correct with regards to the concept of sustainable development?
- It involves sharing of development opportunities between generations.
- It involves sharing of development opportunities between all social classes.
- It involves sharing of development opportunities between rural and urban areas.
- All of the above.
What has been established in the field of climate finance?
- Greenhouse control fund
- Climate change fund
- Green climate fund
- None of the above
Sustainable development doesn't refer to sustaining which of the following?
- Present level of standard of living
- Present level of production
- Present level of technology
- Present level of poverty
__________ is one of the few developing countries where forest cover has increased over the last 20 years.
- Africa
- India
- Brazil
- China
Sustainable development improves quality of life of the present generations. Quality of life, in this case, is dependent on which of the following?
- Safe drinking water
- Hygienic environment
- Clean air
- All of the above
The use ___________ instead of petrol, as fuel for vehicles, can significantly lower air pollution.
- LPG
- CNG
- diesel
- none of the above
Identify the strategies for sustainable development from the following.
- Use of eco-friendly technologies
- Setting air-quality and emission standards
- Environment protection
- All of the above
Developed countries focused on economic development because they realised it to be a tool to avoid ____________.
- high economic growth
- sustainable growth
- cyclical fluctuations
- none of the above
Economic development has become the central theme of economic thought in recent years.
- True
- False
Organic farming is the form of agriculture that uses ___________ as manure, and implements biological pest control.
- biocompose
- chemical fertilizer
- both A & B
- neither A nor B
The self-interest of the developed economies itself demands ___________ of the poor countries.
- exploitation
- development
- slow growth
- none of the above
Natural resources and quality of environment, i.e, quality of air, water, and land, are common heritage for all generations.
- True
- False
Developed nations have realised that __________ anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.
- poverty
- prosperity
- unemployment
- none of the above
Underdeveloped countries have undertaken policies for their economic development for which of the following purposes?
- Poverty eradication
- Achievement of economic power
- Global political standing
- All of the above
Efficient techniques should be used to make optimum use of resources so as to achieve sustainable development.
- True
- False
Economic growth stresses on _________ period of time, whereby the rise in per capita income must be sustained or prolonged.
- short
- long
- very short
- either A or C
An increase in national income does not represent improvement in the standard of living, since, if increase in ___________ surpasses the growth in national income, the per capita income will fall.
- employment level
- population
- income level
- number of industries
______________ is the process whereby the real per capita income of a country increases over a long period of time.
- Sustainable development
- Stable development
- Economic growth
- None of the above
Economic growth is an increase in the national income which is corrected for _____________, i.e, per capital income.
- population change
- employment level
- inflation
- poverty
The measure of economic growth is not limited to increase in the national income, rather it focuses on increase in ____________.
- per capita income
- employment level
- poverty
- both A & C
___________ was one of the earliest writers on development economics.
- Simon Kuznets
- Adam Smith
- A.C. Pigou
- None of the above
A mere increase in ____________ is not considered economic growth.
- per capita income
- GDP
- GNP
- both B & C
What does the concept of economic growth focus on?
- Rise in employment level.
- Increase in social wealth of the nation.
- Increase in per capita income.
- Increase in production output.
Economic growth is measured in terms of ____________ of the economy.
- employment aggregates
- national income aggregates
- both A & B
- none of the above
Prior to __________, the traditional view of economic development prevailed, under which economic development was defined in terms of economic indicators.
- 1970s
- 1950s
- 1990s
- 1980s
Economic development is _____________ in nature.
- static
- multidimensional
- one-dimensional
- both A & C
'Redistribution with growth' is the slogan that defined economic development under the ___________ approach.
- traditional
- quantitative
- classical
- modern
Economic development, under __________ approach, implies a sustained increase in real per capita income.
- quantitative
- modern
- traditional
- qualitative
Increased efficiency of inputs due to technology advancements provide the basis for __________ economic growth.
- sustained
- volatile
- intermittent
- none of the above
Modern view of economic development presumed that the increase in per capita income would trickle down to the masses, thus, reducing income inequalities and poverty.
- True
- False
The experience of many developing countries showed that the 'trickle down strategy' of economic development did not work.
- True
- False
Which view of economic development presumed that the increase in per capita income would trickle down to the masses, thus, reducing income inequalities and poverty?
- Modern view
- Classical view
- Traditional view
- Keynesian view
Traditional approach strictly defines economic development in terms of ____________.
- sustainable development
- economic indicators
- economic efficiency
- none of the above
Economic growth involves quantitative changes in output along with qualitative changes in the form of ______________.
- decreased social discrimination
- decreased gender discrimination
- higher efficiency of inputs
- none of the above
Economic growth and economic development are both entirely quantitative concepts.
- True
- False
Economic development is a more ___________ term as compared to economic growth.
- narrow
- comprehensive
- inclusive
- none of the above
Economic development refers to ______________ accompanied by changes in the socio-economic structure of the economy.
- economic stability
- economic growth
- sustainable development
- all of the above
Traditional approach to economic development gave a __________ definition of economic development.
- broad
- narrow
- either A or B
- none of the above
Economic development refers to economic growth accompanied by changes in the ____________ structure of the economy.
- social
- economic
- both A & B
- neither A nor B
Economic growth provides a broader outlook on economic changes as compared to economic development.
- True
- False
_______________, under the modern approach, is interpreted as the increase in real per capita income accompanied with reduction in poverty, inequality and unemployment.
- Sustainable development
- Economic growth
- Growth with stability
- Economic development
The new approach to economic development states that, economic development is not only increase in real per capita income, but also reduction in _____________.
- poverty
- income inequality
- unemployment
- all of the above
Economic growth requires higher degree of government intervention as compared to economic development.
- True
- False
Modern approach to economic development gave a __________ definition of economic development.
- broad
- narrow
- either A or B
- none of the above
Economic growth is an entirely __________ concept, while economic development deals with both qualitatively and quantitative aspects of the economy.
- quantitative
- qualitative
- theoretical
- both B & C
Economic growth is fully measurable because it is measured using qualitative indicators.
- True
- False
Economic development relates to the problems faced by the present day's __________ countries.
- rich
- developed
- developing
- underdeveloped
Which among the following is a limitation of per capita income?
- Neglects composition of national output.
- Ignores distribution of income.
- Social costs are not accounted for.
- All of the above
Economic growth relates to the problems faced by __________ countries.
- poor
- developed
- developing
- underdeveloped
Per capita income fails to measure development in various aspects such as the ___________ dimensions of the country.
- social
- human
- institutional
- all of the above
Economic development is not fully measurable because it is measured based on both quantitative as well as qualitative variables.
- True
- False
_____________ is the measure of output per head of population.
- Head-count ratio
- Per capita income (PCI)
- GNP
- Human development index (HDI)
Real per capita income is a partial index of economic development and economic welfare.
- True
- False
India's per capita Income is _______.
- 220 dollars
- 1670 dollars
- 2930 dollars
- 600 dollars
The main problem of Indian economy is ________.
- population growth
- rampant corruption
- acute shortage of water
- inflation
Drought prone Area Programe was launched in ________.
- $1970-71$
- $1973-74$
- $1980-81$
- $1991-92$
Name the Indian body/company that signed an agreement with China Tea Marketing Association to work jointly towards sustainable development of the tea sector_______.
- Godrej Tea
- Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd
- Tata Tea Limited
- United Planters' Association of Southern India
Which of these is an indicator of economic growth?
- Sensex
- Hardening of currency
- GDP growth
- Population growth
Per Capita income is obtained by dividing National Income by _________________.
- Total population of the country
- Total working population
- Area of the country
- Volume of the capital used
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which Five Year Plan is not correct among the following?
- First 1951-56
- Second 1956-61
- Third 1961-66
- Fourth 1966-71
Identify the problems related with the use of per capita income index to compare the standard of living, economic growth and welfare between different countries.
- Problem of expression of national income of different countries in one currency.
- Different concepts of national income measurement are used in different countries.
- Difficulty in measuring standard of living of different countries due to differing price levels.
- All of the above
Indian Economy is a __________.
- capitalist economy
- socialist economy
- mixed economy
- not an economy at all
The ____________ in December 2011 has taken steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set up a Green Climate Fund for this purpose.
- Durban Meet
- Climate Change Convention
- Rio Convention
- Paris Agreement
The Earth Summit was held in __________ in June, 1992.
- Paris, France
- Washington, US
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Rio, Brazil
Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if ___________________.
- there is a technical progress in the world economy
- there is population growth in X
- there is a capital formation in X
- the volume of trade grows in the world economy