What is the primary factor responsible for boosting a country's economic growth?

• Population growth

• Human resources

• Infrastructure development

• Technological advancement

What is the major difficulty in using prices as indicators in centrally planned economies?

• Fluctuation of exchange rates

• Lack of scarcity-related pricing

• Poor population statistics

• Difficulty in calculating GDP

Which one of the following is not taken as a factor affecting Economic Development?

• Infrastructure

• Education

• Workforce development

• Military

Which of the following is a major problem in categorizing countries based on economic development?

• Differences in income distribution within countries

• Uniform industrial growth rates across regions

• Accurate and consistent population data availability

• Fixed criteria for defining development levels

According to Piaget, the ability to engage in hypothetical reasoning is first developed in:

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Pre-Operational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

During which stage of development do children start understanding fairness and people's intentions?

• Early childhood

• Middle childhood

• Adolescence

• Infancy

Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage is characterized by:

• The ability to think abstractly

• The use of language to represent objects

• Logical reasoning about concrete experiences

• Complete mastery of deductive reasoning

How does extremism negatively affect national integration?

• It promotes regional pride over national unity

• It spreads fear through illegal means, undermining human values

• It encourages excessive economic competition

• It supports the development of multiple languages

Which of the following is NOT listed as a manifestation of regionalism in the document?

• Demands for secession by certain groups

• Formation of organizations with regional motives

• Inter-state boundary and river-water disputes

• Promotion of a single national language

Which of the following caste group rivalries is correctly associated with Andhra Pradesh?

• Lingayat versus Vokaligga

• Kamma versus Reddy

• Nayar versus Ezhava

• Bhumiar versus Rajput