1] Which of the following best describes development?
A- positive change
in property B- negative change in property
C- change in size
D- none of these
Ans- A
2] The concept of human development is the contribution of which of the following scholars?
A- Ratzel
B- Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq
C- Griffith Taylor
D- None of these
Ans- B
3] Which of the following is not a country with high human development?
A- Norway
B- Japan
C- Argentina
D- Egypt
Ans-D
4] Which economist prepared the Human Development Index in 1990?
A- Dr. Manmohan Singh
B- Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq
C- Amartya Sen
D- None of these
Ans- B
5] Which of the following is not a pillar of human development?
A- Equality
B- Sustainable Sustainability
C- Productivity
D- Differentiation
Ans-D
6] Which of the following is the correct meaning of empowerment?
A- Physically strong
B- Gaining power to make one's choices
C- Empowering socially and economically backward groups
D- B and C
Ans-D
7] The Human Development Index ranks countries on the basis of performance in which of the following key areas?
A- Health
B- Education
C- Access to resources
D- All of the above
Ans-D
8] On which of the following scores is the rank of different countries in the Human Development Index based?
A- 5 to 10
B- 10 to 20
C- 100 to 200
D- 0 to 1
Ans-D
9] Which one of the following is the correct indicator chosen to evaluate health?
A- high age
B- life expectancy at birth
C- low death rate
D- none of these
Ans- B
10] Which one of the following is not one of the Human Development Approaches?
A- Income Approach
B- Efficiency Approach
C- Welfare Approach
D- Expenditure Approach
Ans-D
11] Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to income approaches?
A- Level of income will be high but level of human development will also be high
B- Level of human development will be low if level of income is high
C- Both A and B
D- None of these
Ans- B
12] What was the rank of India in the Human Development Report 2016?
A- 120th
B- 122nd
C- 131st
D- 124th
Ans- C
13] According to the Human Development Report 2015 in the world, which was the country with the highest 'high value' index?
A- Germany
B- Pakistan
C- Japan
D- Norway
Ans- A
14] Human development means _____
A- economic reform
B- social reform
C- quality improvement
D- none of these
Ans- C
15] Which of the following is not a pillar of human development?
A- Equity
B- Sustainable Sustainability
C- Productivity
D- Commercialization
Ans-D
16] Considering the power to choose one's options is called ____.
A- Confidence
B- Productivity
C- Empowerment
D- Access to Resources
Ans- C
17] Which of the following is not a feature of countries with low levels of human development?
A- political disturbance
B- more investment in social blocks
C- social instability
D- famine and diseases
Ans- B
18] A meaningful life is only _____.
A- not long
B- major
C-short
D- none of these
Ans- A
19] Which of the following statements is true regarding growth?
A- its sign can be positive or negative
B- its sign can only be positive
C- its sign can only be negative
D- none of these
Ans- A
20] Which of the following is one of the oldest approaches to human development?
A- Welfare Approach
B- Efficiency Approach
C- Income Approach
D- None of these
Ans- C
21] Which approach was proposed by the International Labor Organization (ILO)?
A- Income Approach
B- Welfare Approach
C- Basic Needs Approach
D- None of these
Ans- C
22] Who among the following prepares the sequence for the measurement of human development?
A- HDI
B- PDI
C- MTI
D- None of these
Ans- A
23- Which of the following country has declared Gross National Happiness as the official measure of country's progress?
A- India
B- Bhutan
C- Nepal
D- China
Ans- B
24] Countries with low levels of human development are passing through ___.
A- political turmoil
B- civil war
C- a and b
D- both of these
Ans- C
