CHAPTER 1 Development (Economics)

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

Per capita income of Kerala is higher than that of

• (a) Bihar

• (b) Punjab

• (c) Gujarat

• (d) none of these

The per-capita income of different countries is counted in which currency?

• (a) Rupees

• (b) Pounds

• (c) US Dollars

• (d) Canadian Dollars

Meaning of development is different for

• (a) different people

• (b) alien people

• (c) same people

• (d) none of these

Development of an individual refers to

• (a) mental development

• (b) physical development

• (c) spiritual development

• (d) overall development

Development goal for landless agricultural labour is

• (a) high prices for crops

• (b) more days of work

• (c) cheap labour

• (d) pollution free environment

The average income is also known as .......... .

BMI stands for .......... .

HDI is compared on the basis of education only.

• true

• false

Which among the following is not a public facility?

• (a) Transport and electricity

• (b) Roads and bridges

• (c) Private School

• (d) Government hospitals