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Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence explains the theory of demographic transition.Before the economic modernizations, the country had stable or very slow growing population as a result of a combination of high birth rate and almost equally high death rate. With economic development, resulting in higher incomes, improved public health facilities, there was marked a decline in mortality that gradually raised life expectancy. With declining death rate but birth rate not falling correspondingly, the country passed through the second stage, marking the beginning of a demographic transition. Finally, the state third comes when the force and influence of modernization and economic development cause fertility to decline so that eventually falling birth rate converge with the lower death rate.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

Economic growth without __________ is possible.

  1. economic development

  2. education

  3. capital trade

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Economic growth refers to an increase in output, whereas economic development includes qualitative improvements in living standards and social indicators. It is possible to have growth in GDP without corresponding improvements in human development.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, India has been the second most populous country in the world. While recent data suggests it has surpassed China, in the context of standard academic textbooks, it is traditionally cited as 2nd.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

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

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Per Capita Income (PCI) is a narrow metric that does not account for income distribution, health, or education. Economic development is a multidimensional concept requiring multiple indicators.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Human Development Report classification, countries with an HDI value of 0.8 and above are categorized as having very high human development.