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Class 10 Social Science Development Quiz

This document is a practice question paper for Class 10 Social Science focused on development, consisting of multiple-choice questions, very short answer questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. It covers various topics related to national development, human development index, sustainable development, and the complexities of development goals. The paper is structured to assess students' understanding of development concepts and indicators.

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Class 10 Social Science Development Quiz

This document is a practice question paper for Class 10 Social Science focused on development, consisting of multiple-choice questions, very short answer questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. It covers various topics related to national development, human development index, sustainable development, and the complexities of development goals. The paper is structured to assess students' understanding of development concepts and indicators.

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Class 10 – Social Science Practice Question Paper (Development

Focused)
Time: 1.5 Hours Maximum Marks: 40

Section A – MCQs (1 × 10 = 10 marks)


(Majority questions from Development)
1. Which country is used as a comparison benchmark in the World Bank
income classification?
a) Germany b) USA c) Norway d) Sri Lanka
2. Which of the following is a non-material development goal?
a) Job with high salary b) Job security c) Better car d) Large plot
3. What is the average income of a country also called?
a) Human Development Index b) Gross Income
c) Per Capita Income d) Purchasing Power
4. Which country has the highest per capita income among the following?
a) Sri Lanka b) India c) Bangladesh d) Nepal
5. Which of these is not a component of the Human Development Index
(HDI)?
a) Health b) Literacy c) Political freedom d) Income
6. What does sustainable development refer to?
a) Growth at any cost
b) Conservation of resources for future generations
c) Increase in income only
d) Industrial expansion
7. Which of the following would not be considered a part of national
development?
a) Equal rights for women
b) Increasing GDP only
c) Availability of quality healthcare
d) Better environmental practices
8. Which organization publishes the Human Development Report (HDR)?
a) World Bank
b) IMF
c) UNDP
d) WTO
9. Which of the following is the most accurate indicator of development
according to economists?
a) Literacy rate b) HDI c) GDP d) Employment rate
[Link] of these is a renewable resource?
a) Coal b) Petroleum c) Wind energy d) Natural gas
Section B – Very Short Answer Questions (2 × 2 = 4 marks)
[Link] national development in one sentence.
[Link] is per capita income not always a reliable indicator of development?

Section C – Short Answer Questions (3 × 4 = 12 marks)


[Link] three goals of development that people may have other than
income.
[Link] three reasons why Kerala has a better HDI rank than Punjab despite
lower per capita income.
[Link] how the development goals of a landless rural laborer might
conflict with that of a rich farmer.

Section D – Long Answer Questions (5 × 2 = 10 marks)


[Link] sustainable development. Explain its importance and give any two
examples of how overuse of resources can lead to environmental
degradation.
[Link] is development a complex concept? Explain how different people
have different developmen

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