BOARD BASED QUESTIONS (DEVELOPMENT)

 Question 1.

Why is Per Capita Income calculated in the US dollars?

Question 2.
“People have conflicting development goals”. Support the statement with suitable example.

Question 3.
Describe any three possible development goals of landless rural labourers.

Question 4.
“Money cannot buy all the goods and services that one needs to live well” Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer with any three suitable arguments.

Question 5.
Give any two common developmental goals of the people.

Question 6.
Suggest any one way to solve under-employment situation in rural areas.

Question 7.
Mention any one limitation of per capita income as an indicator of development.

Question 8.
Through which act is Right to Work implemented?

Question 9.
What is the rank of India as per the HDI report of 2021/22?

Question 10.
Define average income.

Question 11.
Differentiate between Human Development Report and World Development

Question 12.
Why does Kerala have a better Human Development Index ranking in comparison to Haryana? Explain with three reasons

Question 13.
What is the main norm used by the World Bank in classifying different countries as rich and poor countries? What are the restrictions of such norms?

Question 14.
Besides income, what are the six other things people may look for growth and development?

Question 15.
“Though the level of income is important, it is an inadequate measure of the level of development.” Justify the statement.

Question 16.
What is Human Development Index? Which organization measures the HDI? Explain the three major indicators of the HDI.

Question 17.
Suppose there are four families in a country with per capita income of $15000. The income of three families is $10000, $20000 and $12000. What is the income of the fourth family?

Question 18.
What may be the development for one may be the destruction for the other.” Explain the statement with appropriate examples.

Question 19.
State the three factors other than human income, that are important in life.

Question 20.
Explain the importance of sustainable development with reference to groundwater by giving example.

Question 21.
What is sustainable development? Suggest any two ways in which resources can be used judiciously.

Question 22.
What is Human Development Report? Which organization measures HDR? Explain three major indicators of HDR.

Question 23.
What is meant by economic development? WTiat are the two bases of measuring economic development of a country?

Question 24.
Explain sustainable development. Suggest two measures to ensure sustainable development

Question 25.
In what respects is the criterian used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank?

Question 26.
What is the main criterion used by the World Bank is classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any? In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank?