Factors Affecting Economic Development

Test your knowledge of factors that influence economic development, including human and physical capital, government policies, technological progress, inequality, poverty, and development strategies and indicators.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to economic development?

  1. Natural resources
  2. Human capital
  3. Physical capital
  4. Government policies
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of human capital?

  1. Education
  2. Health
  3. Skills
  4. Experience
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical capital?

  1. Machinery
  2. Equipment
  3. Buildings
  4. Infrastructure
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following government policies is NOT conducive to economic development?

  1. Free trade
  2. Investment in education
  3. Taxation
  4. Regulation
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of economic growth?

  1. Population growth
  2. Technological progress
  3. Capital accumulation
  4. Government policies
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of technological progress?

  1. New products
  2. New processes
  3. New materials
  4. New knowledge
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of capital accumulation?

  1. Investment in physical capital
  2. Investment in human capital
  3. Saving
  4. Wealth
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of government policy that can affect economic growth?

  1. Monetary policy
  2. Fiscal policy
  3. Trade policy
  4. Industrial policy
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the distribution of income?

  1. Education
  2. Skills
  3. Experience
  4. Wealth
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of inequality?

  1. Income inequality
  2. Wealth inequality
  3. Educational inequality
  4. Health inequality
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of poverty?

  1. Absolute poverty
  2. Relative poverty
  3. Situational poverty
  4. Chronic poverty
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of social safety net?

  1. Unemployment insurance
  2. Welfare
  3. Social security
  4. Food stamps
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of economic development strategy?

  1. Export-led growth
  2. Import-substitution industrialization
  3. Balanced growth
  4. Sustainable development
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of economic development indicator?

  1. Gross domestic product (GDP)
  2. Gross national product (GNP)
  3. Human Development Index (HDI)
  4. Purchasing power parity (PPP)
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of economic development challenge?

  1. Poverty
  2. Inequality
  3. Unemployment
  4. Environmental degradation