Development and Economy Quiz

For development, people look at a mix of ______.

• goals

• responsibilities

• accountability

• none of the above

To compare the development of countries, their _______ is considered to be one of the most important attributes.

• income

• population

• demographics

• none of the above

For comparison between countries, total income is not such a useful measure. State whether true or false.

• true

• false

Since countries have different _______, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.

• economic policies

• reserves

• resources

• populations

In World Development Reports, brought out by the_________, per capita income criterion is used in classifying countries.

• UNICEF

• World Bank

• World Economic Forum.

• United Nations

Countries with per capita income of US$ 12616 per annum and above in 2012 are called ______.

• underdeveloped countries

• developing countries

• poor countries

• rich countries

India comes in the category of ________ countries because its per capita income in 2012 was just US$ 1530 per annum.

• low middle income

• middle income

• high middle income

• none of the above

Among the following states, __________ has the highest per capita income as per 2012-13 figures.

• Maharashtra

• Bihar

• Kerala

• Jharkhand

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of ____________ as a proportion of 100 live children born in that particular year.

• four years

• one year

• two years

• three years

Literacy rate measures the proportion of the literate population in the _________ age group.

• 10 and above

• 21 and above

• 7 and above

• 18 and above