CBSE Class 10 Social Science Development MCQs Set A

MCQs 

Question : The total income of the country divided by its total population is Called:
(a) National income
(b) Per capital income
(c) Total income
(d) None of these
Answer :  B

Question : Which organization publishes the Human Development Report:
(a) WHO
(b) UNDP
(c) WTO
(d) IMF
Answer :  B

Question : Development of a country generally be determined by:
(a) its per capita income
(b) its literacy level
(b) health status of its people
(d) all above
Answer :  D

Question : As per Human Development Report 2006 which neighboring country has the highest income following 
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Nepal
Answer :  A

Question. Development criteria include
(a) income
(b) equal treatmen
(c) freedom
(d) all of these
Answer : A

Question. Per capita income of Kerala is higher than that of
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) none of these
Answer : A

Question. Meaning of development is different for
(a) different people
(b) alien people
(c) same people
(d) none of these
Answer : A

Question. The per-capita income of different countries is counted in which currency?
(a) Rupees
(b) Pounds
(c) US Dollars
(d) Canadian Dollars
Answer : C

Question. Development goal for landless agricultural labor is
(a) high prices for crops
(b) more days of work
(c) cheap labor
(d) pollution free environment
Answer : B

Question. Among Haryana, Kerala and Bihar, the lowest per- capita income state is Bihar. It shows that
(a) Bihar has high standard of living
(b) People are earning less in Kerala
(c) Maharashtra has more number of rich people
(d) On an average, people in Bihar have low income
Answer : D

Question. Per capita income hides
(a) disparities
(b) average income
(c) total population
(d) none of these
Answer : A

Question. People may have different developmental goals; what is development for one, may even be for the other.
(a) destructive
(b) constructive
(c) same
(d) equal
Answer : A

Question. Development of an individual refers to
(a) mental development
(b) physical development
(c) spiritual development
(d) overall development
Answer : D

Question. Full form of SED is
(a) sustainable economic development
(b) simple economic development
(c) sound economic development
(d) none of these
Answer : A

Question. Classical view of economic development includes
(a) per capita income
(b) national Income
(c) none of these
(d) both a and b
Answer : A

Question. Dividing the total income of country with its population, we get
I. Per-Capita income
II. National income
III. Average Income
IV. Total Income
(a) Only III
(b) I and II
(c) All of the above
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Question. The Human Development Report (HDR) published by UNDP compares countries based on literacy rate, health status and ........... .
(a) National income
(b) Per-capita income
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. IMR stands for
(a) Infant Mortality Ratio
(b) Indian Mortality Ratio
(c) International Mortality Ratio
(d) none of these
Answer : A

Question. The literacy rate is highest in Kerala while the infant mortality rate is highest in Bihar. What does it show?
(a) Most of the people in Kerala and Bihar have good living conditions.
(b) Both Bihar and Kerala lack basic necessities of life.
(c) The standard of living in Kerala is batter than Bihar.
(d) The standard of living in Bihar is better than Kerala.
Answer : C

Question. Per capita income of low-income countries is
(a) < 30,000 or less
(b) < 37,000 or less
(c) < 40,000 or less
(d) none of these
Answer : B

Question. The total number of children attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group is called
(a) net attendance ratio
(b) literacy rate
(c) gross enrolment ratio
(d) level of education
Answer : A

Question. A good way to measure the quality of life in countries across the world is by comparing their........... .
(a) per capita Income
(b) human development index
(c) gross national income
(d) sustainable development
Answer : B

Question : Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
Answer :  B