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Which is the correct definition of a developed country?
A country with a well established economy and infrastructure. Typically with a high HDI
A country without a well established economy and infrastructure. Typically with a high HDI
A country with a poorly established economy but well established infrastructure. Typically with a high HDI
A country with a well established economy and infrastructure. Typically with a low HDI
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Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of:
Present generation only
future generation only
both (a) & (b)
none of these
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Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development?
Increase in the quality of life
Reduction in the level of pollution
conservation of stock of natural capital
All of these
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What is HDI?
Human Development Index
Huge Donut Industry
High Development Industry
Highly Dubious Imagination
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Which three indicators are used to measure the HDI?
Literacy rate, number of trees and GNI
Life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita
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What is life expectancy?
How long you are expected to live for when you're born
Whether or not you will be born
Amount of money a country has
What people expect out of life
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What is the literacy rate?
The amount of adults who have written a book
The amount of adults who have electricity per 1000
The amount of adults who can read and write per 1000
The amount of children that can read by age 5
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GDP per capita is highest in
South America
East Asia
North America
Eastern Europe
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Development of a country can generally be determined by its:
per capita income
health status of its people
average literacy level
none of these
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Different persons could have different as well as conflicting notions of a country’s development. A fair and just path for all should be achieved. Interpret the concept being discussed here.
Social development
National development
Cultural development
Economic development
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Total income of the country divided by its
total population is known as: ‘
Capital Income
Per capita income
National Income
GDP
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Proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group is called as:
Knowledge rate
Literacy rate
Attendance rate
Excellence Rate
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Which age group of children is included for calculating Net Attendance Ratio?
6-10
7-11
14-15
5-9
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For calculating Body Mass Index (BMI), weight of the person is divided by the:
Square of the weight
Square of the height
Square root of the height
Square of the sum of height and weight
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If BMI is less than 15 then the person would be considered:
over weight
under nourished
long height
short height
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Resources which will get exhausted after years of use are:
Renewable resources
Non-durable resources
Non-renewable resources
Competing resources
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What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless labourer?
Expansion of rural banking
More days of work and better wages
Metal roads for transportation
Establishment of a high school
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What will be the aspiration of an educated urban unemployed youth?
An educated urban unemployed youth will aspire for better opportunities in agriculture.
An urban educated unemployed will aspire for good job opportunities where his education can be made use of.
Support from government at every step in life for his upward movement.
Better facilities of recreation for his leisure time.
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Human Development Report is published by
(a) UNDP
(b) World Bank
(c) IMF
(d) WHO
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Which of the following countries has higher HDI rank than India?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan