AP 10th Class Social Bits Chapter 2 Ideas of Development with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 10th Class Social Bits 2nd Lesson Ideas of Development with Answers

Question 1.
This would not be the developmental goal of a girl from a rich urban family
A) as much freedom as her brothers
B) foreign education
C) rural life connected with primary sector
D) decision making about her future
Answer:
C) rural life connected with primary sector

Question 2.
Kudankulam Power Project is generating electricity from ………………
A) Hydro Power Project
B) Thermal Power Project
C) Nuclear Power
D) Solar Power
Answer:
C) Nuclear Power

Question 3.
Himachal Pradesh has low mortality rate on account of
i) better health facilities.
ii) better educational facilities
iii) better PDS
iv) better houses .
A) i only
B) ii only
C) i and ii only
D) iii and iv
Answer:
C) i and ii only

Question 4.
Himachal Pradesh has low infant mortality rate because of its
A) high foreign funds
B) good climatic condition
C) ban an marriages
D) good support for basic health and education
Answer:
D) good support for basic health and education

Question 5.
Net Attendance Rate is the out of total number of children in age group ………………. the percentage children attending school.
A) 5 – 10
B) 6 – 12
C) 7 – 10
D) 6 – 17
Answer:
D) 6 – 17

Question 6.
Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families is Rs5000. If the income of three families is Rs 4000, Rs. 7000 and Rs. 3000respectively what is the income of the fourth family?
A) Rs. 7,500
B) Rs. 3,000
C) Rs. 6,000
D) Rs. 2,000
Answer:
C) Rs. 6,000

Question 7.
Averages are useful for comparison, but they hide
A) economic growth
B) growth of the nation
C) per capita income ‘
D) disparities among countries
Answer:
D) disparities among countries

Question 8.
This is NOT considered a measure in Human Development Report
A) Per capita income
B) Educational levels
C) National income
D) Health status
Answer:
D) Health status

Question 9.
If gender bias it there in your family what would you do?
A) I will support it
B) I will not react
C) I will try to explain and convince my family against gender bias
D) I will complain to police
Answer:
C) I will try to explain and convince my family against gender bias

Question 10.
Main aim of Kudankulam Nuclear power plant is
A) to make profit by producing nuclear power
B) to lead India in nuclear front
C) to generate nuclear power to meet growing demands
D) to showcase India’s nuclear powers
Answer:
C) to generate nuclear power to meet growing demands

Question 11.
This is not a public facility
A) Government School
B) Sharing Auto
C) Public Distribution System
D) Primary Health Centre
Answer:
B) Sharing Auto

Question 12.
Gross Domestic Product is calculated with finished goods because
A) avoid double counting
B) to calculate many times
C) to give value for some goods
D) easy to calculate
Answer:
A) avoid double counting

Question 13.
Percentage of children attending school in age group 6 – 17 is called
A) Literacy rate
B) Expected years of schooling
C) Net Attendance Rate
D) Average years of schooling
Answer:
C) Net Attendance Rate

Question 14.
Identify which of the following cannot be a developmental goal for a landless rural labourer?
A) More days of work
B) Better wages
C) Foreign tours
D) Quality education for children
Answer:
C) Foreign tours

Question 15.
Which of the following is the correct statement?
I. Different persons can have different developmental goals
II. Development for may not be development for other.
A) I and II are correct
B) I and II are incorrect
C) Only I is correct
D) Only H is correct
Answer:
A) I and II are correct

Question 16.
The Human Development Index was proposed by
A) Manshall
B) J. M. Keynes
C) Amartya Sen
D) Recardo
Answer:
C) Amartya Sen

Question 17.
Which of the following is NOT true with reference to development?
A) Different persons can have different developmental goals
B) The developmental goals that people have are only about higher income
C) For development, people look at mix of goals
D) The developmental goals that people have are not only about better income but also about other important things in life.
Answer:
B) The developmental goals that people have are only about higher income

Question 18.
World Development Report classified the countries with more than .this per capita income in 2012 a rich
A) $1035
B) $12,600
C) $13,600
D) $ 3285
Answer:
B) $12,600

Question 19.
Which of the following is not a component of HDI?
A) Per Capita Income
B) Life Expectancy
C) Poverty Rate
D) Literacy Rate
Answer:
C) Poverty Rate

Question 20.
Which of the following is a correct one regarding developmental goals?
A) Only rich people have goals
B) Goals and the ways of attaining them may be in conflict.
C) Goals are same to all the people
D) One’s goals are always destructive for others
Answer:
B) Goals and the ways of attaining them may be in conflict.

Question 21.
Which of the following is not a developmental goals to the prosperous farmers?
A) Assured high family income
B) High support price
C) More days of work and better wages
D) They able to settle their children abroad.
Obsçrve the following table and answer the questions 22 & 23.

Answer:
C) More days of work and better wages

Question 22.
Which state has high literacy rate?
A) Punjab
B) Bihar
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) All of these
Answer:
C) Himachal Pradesh

Question 23.
Lowest average years of schooling is found in
A) Pakistan
B) Bangladesh
C) Nepal
D) Myanmar
Answer:
C) Nepal

Question 24.
Those countries whose per capita income is US $1035 or less per annum in 2012 are called as
A) Low income countries
B) Rich countries
C) High income countries
D) Middle income countries
Answer:
A) Low income countries

Question 25.
The present status of India according to its National Income is …………..
A) High income country
B) Low income group
C) Mid – income group
D) Highest income country
Answer:
C) Mid – income group

Question 26.
In which one of the following states, literacy rate is the highest?
A) Punjab
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer:
B) Himachal Pradesh

Question 27.
If the total income of a village of 10 houses is Rs. 1,00,000/- what would be the per capita income of the village?
A) Rs. 10000/-
B) Rs.1000/-
C) Rs. 25,000/-
D) Rs. 6666/
Answer:
A) Rs. 10000/-

Question 28.
Himachal Pradesh has low mortality rate on account of
i) better health facilities.
ii) better educational facilities
iii) better PDS
iv) better houses
A) i only
B) ii only
C) i and ii only
D) iii and iv
Answer:
C) i and ii only

Question 29.
What rank has India got in HDI?
A) 92
B) 136
C) 146
D) 157
Answer:
B) 136

Question 30.
The criterion followed by UNDP for measuring human development.
i) Environmental pollution.
ii) Health status.
iii) Educational levels
iv) Per capita income.
A) i only
B) ii only
C) iii only
D) ii, iii and iv
Answer:
D) ii, iii and iv

Question 31.
…………… is a complex task
A) Economic Development
B) Development
C) Progress
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Development

Question 32.
Which one of the following doesn’t match?
A) Rural labour demand for better wages.
B) Farmers depend on rains wanting sufficient rains.
C) Prosperous farmers want to settle in villages.
D) Rich family girls want freedom.
Answer:
C) Prosperous farmers want to settle in villages.

Question 33.
Who scored better rank than India in HDI in 2013?
A) Nepal
B) Srilanka
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
Answer:
B) Srilanka

Question 34.
‘Gender bias’ means ………………
A) menandwomen
B) only women
C) only men
D) discrimination on women.
Answer:
D) discrimination on women.

Question 35.
Human Development Index (H.D.I.)
will take the following aspects into consideration.
A) Nutritious food
B) Education
C) Health
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these

Question 36.
Education revolution is started in India in this state …………….
A) Maharashtra
B) Punjab
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
C) Himachal Pradesh

Question 37.
The state which is spending more from the state budget on education
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Gujarat
D) Karnataka
Answer:
A) Himachal Pradesh

Read the following table and answer the questions from 38 – 41.

Question 38.
From the above table, identify the country with the lowest Human Development Index rank.
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
C) Myanmar
D) Nepal
Answer:
D) Nepal

Question 39.
When compared to India, Pakistan is NOT lagging behind in the aspect of ……………..
A) per capita income
B) expected years of schooling
C) average years of schooling
D) Human Development Index
Answer:
C) average years of schooling

Question 40.
Which country has the same life expectancy as Pakistan?
A) Sri Lanka
B) India
C) Myanmar
D) Nepal
Answer:
C) Myanmar

Question 41.
In which aspect is India lagging behind as compared to Sri Lanka?
A) Per capita income
B) Human Development Index
C) Life expectancy
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these

Look at the table and answer the questions 42 & 43.

Question 42.
Basing on the above information, which country has more equitable distribution and income?
A) Country A
B) Country B
C) Country A & B
D) No country
Answer:
A) Country A

Question 43.
Which country’s average is more
A) Country A
B) Country B
C) Both countries have equal average
D) Insufficient data
Answer:
A) Country A

Question 44.
BMI is useful to know the following
A) Health
B) Inf ant mortality
C) Financial status
D) Earning per head
Answer:
A) Health

Question 45.
From the above table, we cAn draw the conclusion that
A) Himachal Pradesh has the greatest development in schooling than India as a whole
B) Himachal Pradesh is lagging behind in schooling compared to India as a whole
C) Percentage of boys and girls with more than 6 years education is less in Himachal Pradesh
D) Percentage of girls that are educated is more compared to boys in India
Answer:
A) Himachal Pradesh has the greatest development in schooling than India as a whole

From the map answer the questions 46 – 49,

Question 46.
The state where more children are going to school on an average than in other states.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
A) 1

Question 47.
The state where people protested against the nuclear power project
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer:
D) 5

Question 48.
Of the states shown with number 1,2,3 Which is the least developed state?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) None
Answer:
C) 3

Question 49.
The state which has 77% literacy in 2011
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4v
Answer:
B) 2

Question 50.
“Income alone is not a completely adequate’ indicator of development of a country”. Which one of the
NOT correct with regard to this is statement?
A) Money cannot ensure a pollution – free environment for individual
B) Some people earn more than others do
C) Money helps us buy only material goods and services
D) Money does not ensure respect and dignity for individuals.
Answer:
B) Some people earn more than others do

Question 51.
Which of the following is correct?
A) Developmental goals are different for different persons.
B) Developmental goals are always complementary to each other.
C) Developmental goals are always conflictory to each other.
D) None of the above is correct.
Answer:
A) Developmental goals are different for different persons.

Question 52.
Which of the following is NOT true of the people’s goals in addition to higher income?
A) Equal treatment
B) Freedom
C) Respect and security
D) Discrimination
Answer:
D) Discrimination

Question 53.
75 % rural population of Tamil Nadu uses Public Distribution System while 8% of. rural population in Jharkhand uses PDS, in this sense………………
i) Tamil Nadu has better standard of living.
ii) Jharkhand has not gained much from PDS.
iii) Tamil Nadu has not gained much from PDS.
iv) Jharkhand has better standard of living.
A) i and ii
B) ii and iii
C) iii and iv
D) All of above
Answer:
A) i and ii

Question 54.
GST means ……………….
A) Goods and Services Tax
B) Gross Services Tax
C) Government Services Tax
D) Goodwill Services Tax
Answer:
A) Goods and Services Tax

Question 55.
The formula to calculate the per capita income of the nation is
A) \(\frac{\text { National Income }}{\text { Price Index }}\)
B) \(\frac{\text { National Income }}{\text { Population }}\)
C) \(\frac{\text { National Income at Constant Prices }}{\text { Population }}\)
D) \(\frac{\text { Population }}{\text { National Income }}\)
Answer:
B) \(\frac{\text { National Income }}{\text { Population }}\)

Question 56.
Highest per capita income of a state in 2012 is ………………..
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Punjab
D) A.P.
Answer:
C) Punjab

Question 57.
The total income of the country divided by total population is ……………….
A) National income
B) Per capita income
C) State income
D) Income of two or three states
Answer:
B) Per capita income

Question 58.
H.D.I. means ………………..
A) Human Development Institute
B) Human Development Index
C) Health Development Index
D) Human Development Industry
Answer:
B) Human Development Index

Question 59.
For calculating HDI which of the following is taken as standard?
A) Percapita income
B) Life expectancy rate
C) No. of years of schooling
D) All of the above
Answer:
D) All of the above

Question 60.
The minimum age which should be considered to measure literacy rate ……………………
A) 7 years
B) 6 years
C) 14 years
D) 9 years
Answer:
A) 7 years

Question 61.
Kudankuiam nuclear power project is in ………………….
A) Bihar
B) Punjab
C) Tamilnadu
D) Assam
Answer:
C) Tamilnadu

Question 62.
The development goal of farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops.
A) Good schooling
B) Cheap labour
C) Better irrigation facilities
D) Cement roads
Answer:
C) Better irrigation facilities

Read the following information and answer questions 63 and 64.

Question 63.
Which country is in better position as per HDI-2013?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
Answer:
C) Sri Lanka

Question 64.
In terms of life expectancy at birth, which countries are ahead of India?
A) Pakistan, Sri Lanka
B) Nepal, Sri Lanka
C) Sri Lanka, Pakistan
D) Pakistan, Nepal
Answer:
B) Nepal, Sri Lanka

Read the following and answer the questions 65 and 68
Data regarding India and its neighbours for 2013

Question 65.
Based on above table, which country has low per capita income?
A) Myanmar
B) Bangladesh
C) Srilanka
D) Nepal
Answer:
D) Nepal

Question 66.
The countries which have same life expectancy?
A) India, Myanmar
B) Myanmar,Pakistan
C) Bangladesh, Nepal
D) Pakistan,India
Answer:
B) Myanmar,Pakistan

Question 67.
The country with high per capita income.
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Srilanka
D) Myanmar
Answer:
C) Srilanka

Question 68.
The countries that have same HDI rank.
A) India, Pakistan
B) Myanmar,Bangladesh
C) Bangladesh,Nepal
D) Pakistan,Bangladesh
Answer:
D) Pakistan,Bangladesh

Question 69.
The development goal of an adivasi from mining fields
i) Good health facilities
ii) Good schools for children
iii) Marriages for daughters
iv) Foreign tours
A) i & ii
B) ii & iii
C) iii & iv
D) i & iv
Answer:
A) i & ii

Question 70.
The development goal for a person from fishing community in the coastal area
i) Good marketing facilities
ii) Good jewellery
iii) Good rains
iv) Foreign jobs for their children
A) i
B) i & ii
C) iii
D) ii & iv
Answer:
A) i

Question 71.
The Infant Mortality Rate of Himachal, Pradesh in 2006 was
A) 42
B) 36
C) 62
D) 64
Answer:
B) 36

Question 72.
It is a powerful force in reducing discrimination against women.
A) Employment
B) Education
C) Wealth
D) Political Power
Answer:
B) Education

Question 73.
An example of contradicting goals
i) A girl expecting as much freedom, as her brother and brother liking this.
ii) industrialists wanting more dams to get more electricity for their industries whereas tribals resent as they are displaced from their lands.
A) (i) is contradicting
B) (ii) is contradicting
C) both (i) & (ii) contradicting
D) none
Answer:
B) (ii) is contradicting

Question 74.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) considers standardly to publish a country’s development report.
A) Education level of people
B) Health condition
C) Per capita income
D) All are correct
Answer:
D) All are correct

Question 75.
Development of a country can generally be determined by
A) Its per capita income.
B) Its average literacy level.
C) Health status of its people.
D) All of these.
Answer:
A) Its per capita income.

Question 76.
Himachal Pradesh has a low Infant Mortality Rate because it has an adequate provision of basic health and
A) Educational facilities
B) Sports facilities
C) Security facilities
D) Entertainment facilities
Answer:
A) Educational facilities

Question 77.
Development of a country generally is determined by
A) its per capita income
B) its literacy level
C) health status of its people
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these

Question 78.
Which organisation publishes the Human Development Report?
A) WHO
B) UNDP
C) WTO
D) IMF
Answer:
B) UNDP

Question 79.
Which state in India has the highest literacy rate?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Punjab
C) Kerala
D) None of these
Answer:
C) Kerala

Question 80.
Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
A) Bangladesh
B) Srilanka
C) Nepal
D) Pakistan
Answer:
B) Srilanka

Question 81.
Which amongst the following states has low infant mortality rate?
A) Kerala
B) Manipur
C) Bihar
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Kerala

Question 82.
Which one among the following is a development goal for the landless rural labourers?
A) To get food, cloth and water
B) More days of work and better wages
C) To educate their children
D) To shift to a town
Answer:
C) To educate their children

Question 83.
Besides money what are the other developmental goals?
A) Power, oil, food etc.
B) Respect, security, pollution, free environment etc.
C) Luxuries, shelters, water etc.
D) None of these.
Answer:
B) Respect, security, pollution, free environment etc.

Question 84.
Which method is used by the World Bank to classify the countries?
A) Human Development
B) Per Capita Income
C) National Income
D) Economic Development .
Answer:
B) Per Capita Income

Question 85.
BMI (Body Mass Index) is a method of finding out which of the following?
A) Health status
B) Infant mortality
C) Lifestyle
D) Economic condition
Answer:
A) Health status

Question 86.
Himachal Pradesh has low Infant Mortality Rate because
A) It has good climatic conditions
B) It has adequate infrastructure
C) It has adequate provisions of basic health and educational facilities
D) It has poor Net Attendance Rate
Answer:
C) It has adequate provisions of basic health and educational facilities

Question 87.
Identify which of the following cannot be a developmental goal for a landless rural labourer?
A) More days of work
B) Better wages
C) Quality education for children
D) Foreign tours
Answer:
D) Foreign tours

Question 88.
Countries with higher income are ……………… than others with less income
A) less developed
B) more developed
C) less stronger
D) more organised
Answer:
B) more developed

Question 89.
India’s per capita income in US is …………………. Sri Lanka in 2013.
A) Less than
B) More than
C) Equal to
D) Not available
Answer:
A) Less than

Question 90.
Per capita income of Punjab as per 2012 statistics was
A) Rs 78,000
B) Rs 74,000
C) Rs 25,000
D) Rs 84,000
Answer:
A) Rs 78,000

Question 91.
Among the following states, in which do we find higher Net Attendance Rate?
A) Punjab
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Bihar
Answer:
B) Himachal Pradesh

Question 92.
The lowest literacy rate is found in
A) Punjab
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
Answer:
B) India

Question 93.
Among the following, the country with lowest life expectancy at birth is
A) Sri Lanka
B) Pakistan
C) Nepal
D) India
Answer:
B) Pakistan

Question 94.
Lowest average years of schooling is found in
A) India
B) Myanmar
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Answer:
B) Myanmar

Question 95.
The lowest infant mortality rate is found in
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Punjab
Answer:
B) Kerala

Question 96.
Which has the distinction in spending more money from government budget on education of each child?
A) Assom
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Bihar
Answer:
B) Himachal Pradesh

Question 97.
In which state, half of children of school going age do hot attend school?
A) Bihar
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
Answer:
A) Bihar

Question 98.
Development goal of prosperous farmers
A) Fishing activities in their fields
B) Good portfolios in ministry
C) Support price for their crops
D) More lands from reserve forests
Answer:
C) Support price for their crops

Question 99.
Proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group is called
A) Knowledge rate
B) Literacy rate
C) Attendance rate
D) Excellence rate
Answer:
B) Literacy rate

Question 100.
Average years of schooling is calculated in the age group of
A) 25 and above
B) 7 and above
C) 6 – 17
D) 6 – 14
Answer:
A) 25 and above