1. According to Prof. Dennis Goulets the three core values of development are;

A. life sustenance, self esteem and freedom

B. life sustenance, self esteem and rise in material well being.

C. expansion in per capita output, life sustenance and equality.

D. none of these

Correct : A. life sustenance, self esteem and freedom

2. Human development index is based on;

A. life expectancy, infant mortality and literacy

B. life expectancy, infant mortality and social enrollment ratio

C. longevity, knowledge and income

D. none of these

Correct : C. longevity, knowledge and income

3. Economic development , as a concept is more relevant for;

A. developed countries

B. under developed countries

C. asian countries

D. developing countries.

Correct : D. developing countries.

4. Life substance according to Goulet means;

A. ability to meet basic needs

B. to be a person

C. to be able to choose

D. all the above

Correct : A. ability to meet basic needs

5. Non – income based index is /are

A. hdi

B. pqli

C. gnp

D. both a and b

Correct : B. pqli

6. The major factor of economic growth are;

A. capital accumulation

B. population

C. technical progress

D. all the above

Correct : D. all the above

7. PQLI was contributed by;

A. muhabul ul huq

B. morris d morris

C. meier g m

D. none of these

Correct : B. morris d morris

8. Which are the conventional method of development;

A. national income

B. per capita income

C. both a and b

D. none of these

Correct : C. both a and b

9. India's rank in HDI in 2013 is ;

A. 136

B. 127

C. 119

D. 132

Correct : A. 136

10. Sen explain the concept of development in terms of expansion of :

A. entitlement and capabilities

B. freedom

C. both

D. none of these

Correct : A. entitlement and capabilities

11. Modern economic growth is has been analyses by:

A. maurice alias

B. leontief

C. stone

D. simon kuznets

Correct : D. simon kuznets

12. All under developed countries are:

A. not developing at all

B. developing but slowly

C. developing at different rates

D. receding backward

Correct : C. developing at different rates

13. “Under developed countries are slums of the world economy” is a statement given by:

A. david ricardo

B. g myrdal

C. cairncross

D. arthur lewis

Correct : C. cairncross

14. Economic development means:

A. growth.

B. development.

C. growth plus change.

D. none of these.

Correct : C. growth plus change.

15. Nurkse talks about the:

A. relative poverty.

B. vicious circle of poverty.

C. lack of capital formation.

D. none of these.

Correct : B. vicious circle of poverty.

16. Basically absolute poverty is related with;

A. Developing nations

B. Developed nations

C. Both

D. None

Correct : A. Developing nations

17. Which is not an index of poverty measure?

A. Head-Count Method

B. Foster Greer-Thornbeck Measure

C. Theil-index

D. Poverty Line

Correct : C. Theil-index

18. Inequality looks into;

A. Poverty

B. Different levels of access

C. Both

D. None

Correct : B. Different levels of access

19. The Gini -coefficient varies between;

A. 0 to 1

B. 1to 100

C. +1 to -1

D. None

Correct : A. 0 to 1

20. The Gini- coefficient is used to measure;

A. Poverty

B. Income

C. Inequality

D. Wealth

Correct : C. Inequality

21. Which is not an index of inequality?

A. Theil-index

B. Decile dispersion ratio

C. Head-Count Ratio

D. Share of income

Correct : C. Head-Count Ratio

22. Gender is determined by;

A. Socially

B. Biologically

C. Either (a) or (b)

D. Sex

Correct : A. Socially

23. The concept of missing women was introduced by;

A. Robinson

B. Das Gupta

C. Emily Oster

D. Amartya Sen

Correct : D. Amartya Sen

24. Hepatitis B Hypothesis related with missing women was introduced by;

A. Amartya Sen

B. Emily Oster

C. Das Gupta

D. Ming-Jen Lin

Correct : B. Emily Oster

25. The Club of Rome tookplace in;

A. 1970

B. 1972

C. 1968

D. 1992

Correct : C. 1968

26. The Limits to Growth was published in;

A. 1992

B. 1968

C. 1972

D. 1970

Correct : C. 1972

27. Who headed the Limits to Growth report?

A. Donald Meadows

B. Randers

C. Beherns

D. None

Correct : A. Donald Meadows

28. The Club of Rome is a;

A. Governmental agency

B. Non Governmental Agency

C. Both

D. None

Correct : B. Non Governmental Agency

29. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment took place in the year;

A. 1992

B. 1968

C. 1972

D. 1970

Correct : C. 1972

30. Who was Brundtland?

A. Prime Minister of Norway

B. President of UK

C. President of USA

D. None

Correct : A. Prime Minister of Norway

31. Brundtland Report was known as;

A. Club of Rome

B. Limits to growth

C. Our Common Future,

D. None

Correct : C. Our Common Future,

32. Brundtland Report was published in;

A. 1992

B. 1968

C. 1987

D. 1970

Correct : C. 1987

33. The first Earth Summit was held at:

A. UK

B. Geneva

C. Rio de Jeneiro

D. USA

Correct : C. Rio de Jeneiro

34. World Summit on Sustainable Development held in;

A. UK

B. Geneva

C. Rio de Jeneiro

D. Johannesburg

Correct : D. Johannesburg

35. Global warming will increase;

A. Temperature of the earth

B. Disease

C. Melting glaciers

D. All

Correct : D. All

36. Major greenhouse gases are;

A. Methane,

B. Nitrous Oxide

C. Hydro Fluoro Carbons

D. All

Correct : D. All

37. Which is good to reduce global warming?

A. Plant a tree

B. Change a Light Bulb

C. Adopt Reduce, Reuse, Recycle policy

D. All

Correct : D. All

38. The largest (manmade) contributor to the greenhouse effect is;

A. Carbon Dioxide Gas emissions

B. Deforestation

C. Methane

D. None

Correct : A. Carbon Dioxide Gas emissions

39. The ability of gasses in the atmosphere to absorb heat from the earth's surface is known as;

A. Global warming

B. Green house effect

C. Both

D. None

Correct : B. Green house effect

Quiznetik

The Political Economy of Development and Planing | Set 1

1. According to Prof. Dennis Goulets the three core values of development are;

2. Human development index is based on;

3. Economic development , as a concept is more relevant for;

4. Life substance according to Goulet means;

5. Non – income based index is /are

6. The major factor of economic growth are;

7. PQLI was contributed by;

8. Which are the conventional method of development;

9. India's rank in HDI in 2013 is ;

10. Sen explain the concept of development in terms of expansion of :

11. Modern economic growth is has been analyses by:

12. All under developed countries are:

13. “Under developed countries are slums of the world economy” is a statement given by:

14. Economic development means:

15. Nurkse talks about the:

16. Basically absolute poverty is related with;

17. Which is not an index of poverty measure?

18. Inequality looks into;

19. The Gini -coefficient varies between;

20. The Gini- coefficient is used to measure;

21. Which is not an index of inequality?

22. Gender is determined by;

23. The concept of missing women was introduced by;

24. Hepatitis B Hypothesis related with missing women was introduced by;

25. The Club of Rome tookplace in;

26. The Limits to Growth was published in;

27. Who headed the Limits to Growth report?

28. The Club of Rome is a;

29. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment took place in the year;

30. Who was Brundtland?

31. Brundtland Report was known as;

32. Brundtland Report was published in;

33. The first Earth Summit was held at:

34. World Summit on Sustainable Development held in;

35. Global warming will increase;

36. Major greenhouse gases are;

37. Which is good to reduce global warming?

38. The largest (manmade) contributor to the greenhouse effect is;

39. The ability of gasses in the atmosphere to absorb heat from the earth's surface is known as;