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Important (Board based) Questions 'Development'

 

1. ‘Sustainable Development is a crucial step for the development of a country’. Explain with 3 suitable examples

2. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any?

3. State two points about the developmental goals that are observed in day to day life.

4. How do we generally compare two persons?

5. Why is per capita income always considered as an important parameter of measuring development?

6. Why is for comparison between countries, total income is not such an important measure?

7. Describe any two limitations of Per capita income as an indicator for development.

8. How does Human Development Report compare the countries?

9. ‘People have conflicting developmental goals’ Support the statement with suitable examples

10.Why is literacy essential for economic development? Explain.

11. What is the most appropriate base of measuring development of a country?

12.’While averages are useful for making comparisons, they also hide disparities’ Explain with suitable examples.

13. What do you mean by public facilities? Why are they important? Name two public facilities available in India.

14. What is meant by Human Development Index? Explain any four indicators of Human Development Index.

15.Why is sustainable development essential for economic growth? Explain any three reasons    

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