Economics Chapter 1 Development: Important MCQ Questions and Answers for

 Economics Chapter 1 Development is very important in the exam. This chapter contains the details of topics related to various aspects, such as the three main areas of development of the economy, factors of the economy, industrial development, etc. MCQ questions are very important for this chapter. In this blog post, I will include various important MCQ questions and answers related to this chapter which will help you in your UP Board Exams.

   multiple choice questions ?

1. Which of the following countries ranks higher than India in the Human Development Index?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Nepal 

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Sri Lanka

Answer – (d) Sri Lanka

2. Which of the following countries is better in terms of Human Development Index (HDI) than others?

(a) Bangladesh 

(b) Nepal

(c) Pakistan

(d) Myanmar

Answer – (d) Myanmar 

3. What are the main parameters of Human Development Index?

, (a) Net Attendance Ratio, Literacy Rate

(b) life expectancy or life expectancy

(c) infant mortality rate, per capita income

(d) all of the above

Answer – (d) all of the above

4. What is the total value of goods and services produced in the country and net income received from abroad called?

(a) per capita income

(b) National Income

(c) average income

(d) increase in growth

Answer – (b) National Income

5. Which state of India has the lowest infant mortality rate?

(a) Kerala

(b) Bihar

(c) Punjab

(d) Haryana

Answer – (a) Kerala

6. Which of the following organization prepared the Human Development Report Did?

(a) World Bank

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) United Nations

(d) UNDP

Answer-(d) UNDP

7. According to the Economic Survey 2017-18, what was the infant mortality rate in Kerala per 1000 persons per year (2016)?

(a) 10

(b) 20

(c) 30

(d) 32

Answer – (a) 10

8. What is the 'tooth' the desire of people in general?

(a) more income

(c) Desire for higher position

(b) fundamental rights

(d) all of the above

Answer – (a) more income

9. Which of the following is also called average income?

(a) National income

(b) per capita income

(c) total income

(d) all of the above

Answer-(b) per capita income

10. What is the percentage of total children of the age group 6-10 years going to school to the total children of that age group called? 

(a) Literacy rate

(c) age structure

(b) Net Attendance Ratio

(d) none of the above

Answer—(b) Net Attendance Ratio

11. What is meant by per capita income?

a) income earned by more than half of the usual residents of a country

(b) Income obtained by dividing population in national income

(c) Income earned from goods and services of a country 

(d) all of the above

Ans-(b) The income obtained by dividing the population in the national income

12. Generally, on what basis can the development of a country be determined—

(a) per capita income

(b) Average literacy level

(c) health status of the people

(d) all of the above

Answer – (d) all of the above

13. Out of the following neighboring countries, which country is better than India in terms of human development?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Nepal

(d) Pakistan

Answer – (b) Sri Lanka

14. Which of the following state has the highest per capita income-

(a) Haryana

(b) Bihar

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Meghalaya

Answer—(a) Haryana

15. Which are the states with the highest incidence of poverty?

(a) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

(b) Bihar and Jharkhand

(c) Bihar and Odisha

(d) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Answer – (c) Bihar and Odisha

16. The main source of national income of India is-

(a) service sector

(b) agriculture sector

(c) industry sector

(d) business sector

Answer—(a) Service Sector

17. Which state of India has the highest percentage of poverty?

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Bihar

(c) Odisha

(d) Jharkhand

Answer – (c) Odisha

18. What are the criteria other than yours to measure development?

(a) health

(b) per capita income

(c) literacy rate

(d) all of the above

Answer – (d) all of the above