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CBSE BOARD Objective Questions Exam 2019-2020

CLASS : 10th
SUB : Social Science
CHAPTER 4.1
Unit 4 : Understanding Economic Developmenet
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1. OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 8. Development of an individual refers to

(a) mental development (b) physical development
1. The total number of children attending school as a (c) spiritual development (d) overall development
percentage of total number of children in the same age Ans : (d) overall development
group is called
(a) net attendance ratio (b) literacy rate 9. Classical view of economic development includes
(c) gross enrolment ratio (d) level of education (a) per capita income (b) national Income
Ans : (a) net attendance ratio (c) none of these (d) both a and b
Ans : (a) per capita income
2. Per capita income hides
(a) disparities (b) average income 10. Development goal for landless agricultural labour is
(c) total population (d) none of these (a) high prices for crops
Ans : (a) disparities (b) more days of work
(c) cheap labour
3. Per capita income of Kerala is higher than that of (d) pollution free environment
(a) Bihar (b) Punjab
Ans : (b) more days of work
(c) Gujarat (d) none of these
Ans : (a) Bihar 11. Per capita income of low-income countries is
(a) < 30,000 or less (b) < 37,000 or less
4. Dividing the total income of country with its (c) < 40,000 or less (d) none of these
population, we get
I. Per-Capita income Ans : (b) < 37,000 or less
II. National income
12. If industrialists want more dams then why do local
III. Average Income
people resist it?
IV. Total Income
(a) They will be displaced.
(a) Only III (b) I and II
(b) Their lands will be submerged.
(c) All of the above (d) None of these
(c) Their will be no source of earning for them.
Ans : (a) Only III
(d) All of the above
5. The per-capita income of different countries is counted Ans : (d) All of the above
in which currency?
(a) Rupees (b) Pounds 13. IMR stands for
(c) US Dollars (d) Canadian Dollars (a) Infant Mortality Ratio
(b) Indian Mortality Ratio
Ans : (c) US Dollars
(c) International Mortality Ratio
6. Among Haryana, Kerala and Bihar, the lowest per- (d) none of these
capita income state is Bihar. It shows that
Ans : (a) Infant Mortality Ratio
(a) Bihar has high standard of living
(b) People are earning less in Kerala 14. People may have different developmental goals; what
(c) Maharashtra has more number of rich people is development for one, may even be ........... for the
(d) On an average, people in Bihar have low income other.
(a) destructive (b) constructive
Ans : (d) On an average, people in Bihar have low
(c) same (d) equal
income
Ans : (a) destructive
7. Meaning of development is different for
(a) different people (b) alien people 15. Development criteria include
(c) same people (d) none of these (a) income (b) equal treatmen
(c) freedom (d) all of these
Ans : (a) different people
Ans : (a) income

16. The literacy rate is highest in Kerala while the infant

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mortality rate is highest in Bihar. What does it show?

DIRECTION : Complete the following statements
(a) Most of the people in Kerala and Bihar have good
living conditions. with appropriate word(s).
(b) Both Bihar and Kerala lack basic necessities of 1. The average income is also known as .......... .
life. Ans : Per capita income
(c) The standard of living in Kerala is batter than
Bihar. 2. BMI stands for .......... .
(d) The standard of living in Bihar is better than Ans : Body Mass Index
Kerala.
3. Per capita income of the US is .......... .
Ans : (c) The standard of living in Kerala is batter
than Bihar. Ans : $59,500 (2017 Est) as per the World Book Fact

17. The Human Development Report (HDR) published

4. HDI rank of India is .......... .
by UNDP compares countries based on literacy rate, Ans : 130 (2018-DHI Report)
health status and ........... .
5. Literacy rate in Bihar in the year 2001 was ......... .
(a) National income (b) Per-capita income
Ans : 62%
(c) Both a and b (d) None of the above
Ans : (b) Per-capita income
3. TRUE/FALSE
18. Full form of SED is
(a) sustainable economic development DIRECTION : Read each of the following
(b) simple economic development statements and write if it is true or false.
(c) sound economic development
1. Average income and per capita income both are the
(d) none of these
same concepts.
Ans : (a) sustainable economic development Ans : True
19. A good way to measure the quality of life in 2. HDI is compared on the basis of education only.
countries across the world is by comparing
Ans : False
their........... .
(a) per capita Income 3. Adult Literacy Rate means people of 7 years and
(b) human development index above.
(c) gross national income Ans : False
(d) sustainable development
4. Literacy rate of India is 67%
Ans : (b) human development index Ans : False
20. Which among the following is not a public facility?
5. Life expectancy is age at the time of death.
(a) Transport and electricity
Ans : False
(b) Roads and bridges
(c) Private schools
(d) Government hospitals 4. ASSERTION AND REASON
Ans : (c) Private schools
DIRECTION : Mark the option which is most
21. The.............helps in maintaining the nutritional suitable :‘
levels (a) If Both assertion and reason are true, and reason
of poor people by proving food at lower cost. is the correct explanation of assertion.
(a) BMI body mass indez (b) If Both assertion and reason are true, but reason
(b) PDS public distribution system is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) GNI gross national income (c) If Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(d) HDI human development index (d) If Both assertion and reason are false.
Ans : (b) PDS public distribution system 1. Assertion : The crude oil reserves are going down
for the entire world, and the countries need to find
22. Economic development by maintaining the natural
substitute fuel for crude oil.
resources for present and future use is known as
Reason : A country that is dependent on imports for
(a) sustainable development
crude oil will demand more crude oil in the future.
(b) planned development
Ans : (b) Both assertion and reason are true, but
(c) human development Index reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(d) development
The crude oil resource is becoming scarce, and the
Ans : (a) Sustainable development countries need to resolve the issue as most of the
production tasks are dependent on oil. It is obvious
that demand for oil will increase in future as the
2. FILL IN THE BLANK world population is increasing so the demand for oil
will also
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increase. reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

2. Assertion : The average income of a country is It is cheaper to have collective security for the entire
about USS 12,056; however, the country is still not a locality than having a security man for each house.
developed country. Also, if people have their personal security guards in
Reason : The income levels are highly skewed for the certain parts of a locality, the robbery can still happen
country. in houses without a security man. Therefore, paying
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and for the collective benefit of the society helps to resolve
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. issues.
A country can have skewed data of income level, i.e., 7. Assertion : A country that was extremely rich in
certain sections of the society are extremely rich; natural resources has mainly relied on oil extraction
however, a majority of the people are poor. In such for revenue generation for several centuries.
a case, the average income is likely to be high for the However, the scientists predict that the country may
nation, but the nation cannot be called developed as become poor in the future if other means of
the income is not distributed in an equitable manner. generating income are not devised.
3. Assertion : Sustainable development is essential for Reason : Oil is a non-renewable resource, and it is
economic growth of the countries. likely to get exhausted if not used judiciously.
Reason : Sustainable development ensures that Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and
environment friendly measures are adopted for reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
carrying out production processes. If the country has relied on oil extraction for several
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and centuries, it is likely that the country’s oil wells may
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. start drying up as oil is a non-renewable source of
Sustainable development is essential for economic energy. So, if the country would not find a substitute
growth as it involves judicious use of resources method of generating income, then the pressure on oil
which leads to economic growth by reducing wells will increase and the country is likely to become
wastage. poor in absence of oil.
4. Assertion : Suppose the literacy rate in a state is 78% 8. Assertion : Different people have different
and the net attendance ratio in secondary stage is developmental goals.
47%. Reason : The capitalist approach to development is
Reason : More than half of the students are going to detrimental to poor section of the society.
other states for elementary education. Ans : Ans. (b) Both assertion and reason are true,
Ans : (c) Assertion is true, but reason is false. but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children Different people have different developmental goals
of age group 14 and 15 years attending school as a because the notion of development is different for
percentage of total number of children in the same different,groups of people.
age group. If the students were going to other states 9. Assertion : Non-renewable resources are abundant in
for higher education, the total students available in nature.
the state would go down and the net attendance ratio Reason : Non-renewable resources can be replenished
would not be so low. The low net attendance ratio over a period of time.
is indicative of students dropping out of elementary Ans : (d) Both assertion and reason are false.
school.
Non-renewable resources are fixed in amount and will
5. Assertion : A state has a per capita income of Rs. get exhausted after several years of usage.
2, 25, 000 per annum. The infant mortality rate in
the state is 2%. So, the state cannot be considered a 10. Assertion : A high average income is not indicative
developed state. of the overall well-being or human development in a
Reason : There are medical facilities in the state, but country.
people fail to take their children to hospital in time. Reason : Average income does not cover indicators
like level of literacy rate, health facilities and public
Ans : (c) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
facilities in a country.
The assertion is true; however, the reason is false Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and
because if the parents are earning well and medical reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
facilities are available, then they would definitely take
their child for timely treatment. Also, some parents Higher average income is not the only indicator of
may fail to do so, but not so many that the infant human development in a country. Factors like level
mortality rate would be as high as 62%. of literacy rate, health facilities and public facilities
are also important.
6. Assertion : A small town has a high rate of robbery;
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however, a locality in this town has well- maintained
law and order.
Reason : The people in the locality are aware of
the importance of having security guards, and they
collectively pay to have the security guards in the
locality.
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and

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