Other Indicators of Development

Q. In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank?

1. UNPD uses per capita income, whereas the World Bank uses total income to measure development.
2. UNPD uses total income, whereas the World Bank uses per capita income to measure development.
3. UNPD uses per capita income, whereas the World Bank uses Human Development Index to measure development.
4. UNPD uses Human Development Index, whereas the World Bank uses per capita income to measure development.

Q. Which of the following statements defines literacy rate correctly?

1. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the total population.
2. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the age group of 18 and above in the total population of the same age group.
3. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the age group of 7 and above in the total population.
4. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the age group of 7 and above in the total population of the same age group.

Q.

What do you mean by net attendance ratio?

Q. How do you calculate the per capita income of a country?

1. Total income of a country÷Total population of a country
2. Total population of a country÷Total income of a country
3. (Total income of a country÷Total population of a country) x 100%
4. Total income of a country + Total population of a country

Q. In which age group does literacy rate measure the proportion of literate population?

1. 14 years and above
2. 15 years and above
3. 7 years and above
4. 5 years and above

Q. Compute the literacy rate from the following information:

Literate population of 7 years and above = 20
Literate population of 15 years and above = 30
Total population = 200
Total population of 7 years and above = 100

1. 10%
2. 15%
3. 20%
4. 30%

Q. What was the literacy rate of Kerala in 2011?

1. 82%
2. 94%
3. 62%
4. 92%

Q. Which of the following terms measures the proportion of literate population in the age group of 7 years and above?

1. Education index
2. Mortality ratio
3. Literacy rate
4. Enrolment ratio

Q. Nepal has higher total income, per capita income, and equal distribution of income than India. Hence, Nepal is more developed than India.

1. False
2. True

Q. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements, and choose the appropriate option.

Assertion (A): High average income is not an indicator of the overall development of a country.
Reason (R): Average income does not indicate the level of education, health, and other public facilities.

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1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.

Q.

Which organisation publishes the human report

Q. A high net attendance ratio means a high literacy rate.

1. False
2. True

Q. Read the following information carefully, and select the most appropriate answer for the questions below.

States	Per Capita Income	Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births	Literacy Rate %	Net Attendance Ratio (per 1000 persons) secondary stage (age 14–15)
E	80, 000	92	78	63
F	68, 000	14	96	86
G	50, 000	58	81	71
H	23, 000	29	91	87

A comparative study of the states E, F, G, and H shows data as recorded in the table above.

Identify the state that is doing better than the others. Mention the reason for its development.

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1. State E: It has the highest per capita income and infant mortality rate. It also has the lowest literacy rate and net attendance ratio.
2. State F: It has the highest literacy rate and the lowest infant mortality rate. It is performing comparatively well in per capita income and net attendance ratio.
3. State G: It has the lowest per capita income. It also maintains decent standards of infant mortality, literacy rate, and net attendance ratio.
4. State H: It has the highest net attendance ratio and the lowest per capita income. It has a lower infant mortality rate and a higher literacy rate than states E and G.

Q. Which of the following is not true about infant mortality rate?

1. It refers to the number of children that die before the age of 1 per thousand alive children born that year.
2. Higher the infant mortality rate, higher the development of a region.
3. It is expressed in percentage.
4. It reflects various factors of development like child marriage, child labour, access to schools and education etc.

Q. Which of the following non-material parameters you would use to compare the development of countries?

1. Per capita income
2. Literacy rate
3. Infant mortality rate
4. Net attendance ratio

Q. Which of the following countries is the most developed?

State	Per capita income	IMR	Literacy rate	Net attendance ratio
W	$2, 300	10	92%	77%
X	$3, 400	40	85%	66%
Y	$1, 900	15	88%	73%
Z	$2, 500	10	67%	58%

1. State W
2. State X
3. State Y
4. State Z

Q. Which of the following is a favourable indicator of development?

1. High per capita income
2. Low total income
3. Low net attendance ratio
4. Hight infant mortality rate

Q. Which one of the following best describes literacy rate?

[0.8 marks]

1. A measure of the proportion of the literate population in the 14 and above age group
2. A measure of the proportion of the literate population in the 7 and above age group
3. A measure of the total number of children of age group 14–15 years attending school
4. A measure of the total number of people in the 18-23 age group attending college

Q. How does the use of public facilities help people?

1. It raises the living standards of people.
2. It increases the per capita income of people.
3. It reduces pollution.
4. It increases the total income of the nation.

Q. Which of the following terms is used to define the services like sanitation, public transport, health care, education, etc., provided by the government to its citizens?

1. Government services
2. Basic facilities
3. Public facilities
4. Social services

Q. The infant mortality rate of Brazil is 22. This means that 22 children die before the age of per alive children born that year.

1. 1
2. 5
3. 100
4. 1, 000

Q. Which of the following economic and social factors does a low net attendance ratio reflect?

1. Poverty
2. Clean water
3. Food security
4. Child marriage
5. Child labour
6. Education
7. Untouchability
8. Peace
9. Freedom

Q. Which of the following is not an important indicator of development?

1. Population
2. Health
3. Education
4. Income

Q. Connect the following non-material parameters to the target population they measure.

1. 14 to 15 years
2. Below 1 year
3. 7 years and above

Q. Connect the following non-material parameters to the target population they measure.

1. Below 1 year
2. 14 to 15 years
3. 7 years and above