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Economics of Development | Set 1

1. Which of the following explains the term economic growth?

Correct : D. All the above are right

2. Economic development is characterized by

Correct : C. Both A and B

3. Underdevelopment is defined in terms of?

Correct : B. Per capita income

4. Which of the following explains the term economic development?

Correct : D. All the above

5. Which of the following is generally regarded as the true index of economic growth?

Correct : A. An increase in national income at constant prices during a year

6. The concept of economic growth is___________.

Correct : B. Narrower than the concept of economic development

7. Which of the following is not an indicator of economically underdeveloped countries?

Correct : C. Low proportion of labour force in the primary sector

8. The rate of growth of an economy mainly depends upon ___________ .

Correct : D. All of the above

9. Among the following determinants of growth, which is a non-economic factor?

Correct : C. Favourable legislation

10. Besides increase in output, economic development is concerned with:

Correct : D. All of the above

11. Economic growth can be measured by __________ .

Correct : C. GDP

12. Economic growth can be seen by an outward shift of __________ .

Correct : A. The Production Possibility Frontier

13. Development economics is the study of the

Correct : D. All of the above.

14. A good definition of the meaning of development is the __________.

Correct : D. All of the above.

15. Development economics must have a scope wider than traditional economics because

Correct : C. Transformation of social institutions is necessary for development.

16. The concept of Economic Planning in India is derived from?

Correct : D. Russia

17. Economic development refers to __________.

Correct : B. Economic growth plus changes in output distribution and economic structure.

18. Economic development means__________.

Correct : B. Economic growth plus structural and qualitative changes.

19. In the Ricardian scheme of things, savings are provided by .

Correct : B. Capitalists

20. Which one of the following statements is not in tune with the Ricardian theory of growth?

Correct : D. Profits tend to rise

21. Which one of the following is not an assumption of the Ricardian theory?

Correct : A. Rising real wages

22. Ricardo built his theory round .

Correct : C. Wages

23. In the Ricardian system, a crucial role in development was assigned to .

Correct : C. Profits

24. Which of the following models uses three distinct concepts of stages of growth?

Correct : B. Harrod model

25. The classical theory of economic development is of relevance for the less developed countries today because it lays emphasis on .

Correct : D. All of the above

26. Which growth model inspired the use of capital-output ratio for development planning?

Correct : A. the Harrod-Domar model

27. Which of the following models makes the assumption of constant saving-income ratio?

Correct : C. Harrod-Domar model

28. The Harrod-Domar model is one of the well- known models of growth. Which of the two authors of this model wrote earlier and in which year?

Correct : B. Harrood in 1939

29. The concept of economic growth is __________ .

Correct : B. Narrower than the concept of economic development

30. Economic growth in India will happen necessarily if there is .

Correct : B. Capital formation

31. Which of the following is inconsistent with Adam Smith’s theory of development?

Correct : B. There is no limit to the growth process

32. Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in __________ .

Correct : C. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy

33. In Schumpeter’s theory of development maximum stress has been laid on:

Correct : D. Entrepreneurship

34. Which sector was emphasised most by Ricardo in the context of economic growth?

Correct : C. Agriculture

35. Which one of the following, according to Ricardo, would form a bottleneck to economic growth?

Correct : A. Shortage of land

36. Which of the following is inconsistent with the Schumpeter's theory of development?

Correct : A. The course of growth is continuous

37. According to the Schumpeter's model, the innovating entrepreneurs get the necessary finance from__________.

Correct : C. Bank Credit

38. Which one of the following was given a central place by Schumpeter in his theory of development?

Correct : D. Role of innovations

39. In which year was the first volume of Das Capital be Karl Marx published?

Correct : C. 1867

40. Myrdal builds his theory of economic development around the idea of__________ .

Correct : C. Both A and B

41. The concept of, Vicious Circle of Poverty’ is related to __________.

Correct : B. Nurkse

42. Who formulated the theory of circular and cumulative causation which explains the perpetuation of underdevelopment through growing inequalities between developed and the underdeveloped countries?

Correct : B. Gunnar Myrdal

43. In the context of which region was the 'big push' strategy of development formulated?

Correct : C. Eastern Europe

44. Which among the following is a characteristic of underdevelopment?

Correct : A. Vicious circle of poverty

45. Who fixes the poverty line?

Correct : D. Planning Commission

46. The basic logic behind the ‘big-push’ strategy of development is related to .

Correct : B. External economies

47. Under the ‘big-push’ strategy of development, large investments are to be directed towards __________.

Correct : A. Agriculture

48. The division of labour, according to Adam Smith, is limited by __________.

Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)

49. The 'big-push' strategy of development was first advocated by:

Correct : A. Paul N-Rosenstein-Rodan

50. Who has given "Big Push Theory"?

Correct : A. R. Rodan

51. Development with unlimited supplies of labour hypothesis was originally formulated by __________.

Correct : B. W. A. Lewis

52. Identify the economist who first advocated a rolling plan for developing countries?

Correct : C. G. Myrdal

53. Gunnar Myrdal was awarded Noble Prize for Economics in 1974. What is his nationality?

Correct : C. Swedish

54. How much population is living below poverty line in India ?

Correct : C. Approx 26%

55. Economic growth measures the?

Correct : C. Increase in output

56. The basic characteristic of an underdeveloped economy is__________ .

Correct : A. Low income and poverty

57. According to Lewis’s model, the dual economy grows only when __________ .

Correct : A. The modern sector increases its output share relative to the traditional sector.

58. The vicious circle theory states that __________ .

Correct : D. Low per capita income creates low savings that keep incomes low.

59. Who have written the book "Capital and Growth"?

Correct : B. Hicks

60. SEZ India mobile app has been launched in January 2017 by __________.

Correct : C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

61. Which among the following is First Indian Special Economic Zone (SEZ)?

Correct : B. Kandla SEZ

62. According to the supply side of the vicious circle theory of development a country is poor because .

Correct : B. It was previously too poor to save and invest

63. The synchronized application of capital to a wide range of different industries is called __________ by its advocates.

Correct : A. Balanced growth

64. For Rosentein Rodan a major indivisibility is in __________.

Correct : B. Infrastructure

65. Economic growth is important because __________.

Correct : D. People want higher incomes and more consumer goods.

66. The golden-rule saving rate is the rate of saving that __________.

Correct : C. Maximises the level of long-run consumption

67. Backward and forward linkage are relevant for which kind of growth strategy?

Correct : A. Unbalanced growth

68. Two economists have been particularly associated with the formulation of development with surplus labour hypothesis. One is R. Nurkse. Who is the other?

Correct : B. James S. Duessenberry

69. The concept of economic growth is __________.

Correct : B. Narrower than the concept of economic development

70. The rate of growth of an economy mainly depends upon:

Correct : D. All of the above

71. To achieve full economic growth, Malthus laid special emphasis on the proper combination of__________.

Correct : A. Production and distribution

72. According to R. Nurkse, the inducement to invest in the context of an underdeveloped economy is limited mainly by the:

Correct : B. Size of the market

73. We can increase rate of economic growth in India if we increase:

Correct : C. Investment

74. When an economy produces more output per capital the economy is said to be having:

Correct : B. Economic growth

75. By growth rate of an economy can be speeded up.

Correct : C. Investment in human capital formation

76. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as__________.

Correct : D. Net addition to stock after depreciation

77. Economic growth in India will happen necessarily if there is?

Correct : B. Capital formation

78. The most important indicators of HRD .

Correct : C. Both a and b

79. The capital-output ratio is determined by:

Correct : D. All of the above

80. HRD ways in education planning is / are.

Correct : D. All the above

81. Investment in human capital is related with expenditure in __________ .

Correct : D. All the above

82. Mechanism of Human Resource Development includes

Correct : D. All of the above

83. Which of the following is correct regarding the Gross Domestic Savings in India?

Correct : A. Contribution of Household sector is the largest

84. Which of the following would typically be considered “human capital”?

Correct : A. Gender and race

85. On which date Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched?

Correct : A. 2nd October

86. Swachch Bharat Mission (Rural) programme comes under which ministry?

Correct : B. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

87. According to the human capital view of education __________.

Correct : B. Increases human capital and the wages of workers

88. All primary schools will be upgraded to the.

Correct : B. Middle level