Chapter 1: Development

Question 1

Name at least one country in south Asia which has lower HDI than India

Answer 1

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar

Question 2

Which international organisation publishes human development report

Answer 2

UNDP (United Nations development programme)

Question 3

On what basis is the HDI rank of Sri Lanka better than India

Answer 3

GNI per capita, Life expectancy, literacy rate

Question 4

In 2017, countries with per capita income of how many US dollars per annum were considered rich countries

Answer 4

In 2017 the country with per capita income of US $12,056 per annum and above were considered rich countries

Question 5

What is per capita income and what was the per capita income of India in 2017

Answer 5

Total income of the country divided by its population is the per capita income, also known as the average income
India’s per capita in 2017 was $1820

Question 6

What is the literacy rate of Haryana, Kerala, Bihar

Answer 6

Haryana- 82
Kerala- 94
Bihar- 62

Question 7

besides income what are the other Important factors that a person seeks for

Answer 7

Non-materialistic things such as Equal treatment, freedom, security and respect of others

Question 8

While comparing countries, why is income considered to be the most important attribute?

Answer 8

It is based on the understanding that more income means more of all the things that human beings need. Whatever people like and should have, they will be able to get it with greater income

Question 9

Why do we use average income rather than total income while comparing two countries?

Answer 9

Countries have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn

Question 10

What is the average income also known as

Answer 10

per capita income

Question 11

In 2017, countries with per capita income of how many US dollars per annum were considered low-income countries

Answer 11

In 2017 the country with per capita income of US $955 per annum and below were considered low-income countries

Question 12

What are the limitations to using average income

Answer 12

Average income is useful for comparison but it doesn’t tell us how the income is being distributed between the people

Question 13

Infant mortality rate

Answer 13

It indicates the number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year

Question 14

Literacy rate

Answer 14

It is a measure of the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group

Question 15

Net attendance ratio

Answer 15

It is the total number of children of age group 14 and 15 years attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group

Question 16

What is the infant mortality rate of Haryana, Kerala, Bihar

Answer 16

Haryana- 33
Kerala- 10
Bihar- 38

Question 17

What is the net attendance ratio of Haryana, Kerala, Bihar

Answer 17

Haryana- 61
Kerala- 83
Bihar- 43

Question 18

PDS full form

Answer 18

Public Distribution System

Question 19

BMI

Answer 19

Body Mass Index

kg/m^2

Question 20

Human development report includes

Answer 20

The human development report published by the UNDP compares countries based on the educational level of the people, their health status and per capita income

Question 21

HDI

Answer 21

Human Development Index

Question 22

Life expectancy

Answer 22

Life expectancy at birth denotes the average expected length of life of a person at the time birth

Question 23

Public facilities

Answer 23

Public facilities are the basic facilities like education, food, health, electricity, sanitation, safe drinking water, shelter, security etc., that are given collectively by the Government.

Question 24

Why is the per capita income of countries is calculated in dollars

Answer 24

The world bank counts the per capita income of the countries in dollars as it makes the comparison of different countries of the world possible

Question 25

Why are public facilities important

Answer 25

• They make sure that the basic needs of people gets fulfilled in an affordable way
• Provide availability, accessibility, and affordability to all class of people
• Some public facilities are necessary to make use of other facilities such as electricity for the schools

Question 26

What is Sustainable Development?

Answer 26

• Development i.e. progress does not only mean securing a better present, but it also means securing a better future for the coming generations.
• Sustainable development means development should take place without undue draining of resources, and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of the future generations.