Understanding Development: Perspectives, Measurement and Sustainability Book Back Questions & Answers
Unit 1 > Social > Class 9 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium
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1. Assertion(A): Development increases the quality of life. Reason(R): People will have higher incomes, better education, better health and nutrition, less poverty.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
b. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c. (A) is correct and (R) is false
d. (A) is false and (R) is true
Correct answer: a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
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2. The term Human resources refers to
a. investment on poor people
b. expenditure on agriculture
c. investment on assests
d. collective abilities of people
Correct answer: d. collective abilities of people
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3. For comparing development between countries, their ________ is considered to be one of the most important attributes.
a. growth
b. income
c. expenditure
d. savings
Correct answer: b. income
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4. ________ is considered a true measure of national income.
a. GNP
b. GDP
c. NNP
d. NDP
Correct answer: c. NNP
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5. The ________ income is also called per capita income.
a. average
b. total
c. people
d. monthly
Correct answer: a. average
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6. Which one of the following country is not a G-8 country
a. Japan
b. Canada
c. Russia
d. India
Correct answer: d. India
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7. Which one of the following country is not a member of SAARC
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. China
d. Bhutan
Correct answer: c. China
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8. Assertion (A): The Net National Product (NNP) is considered as a true measure of national output. Reason (R): It is also known as national income.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
b. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c. (A) is correct and (R) is false
d. (A) is false and (R) is true
Correct answer: a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
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9. Assertion (A): Human resource is necessary for the progress of any country. Reason (R): Investment in education and health of people can result in a high rate of returns in the future for a country.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
b. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
c. (A) is correct and (R) is false
d. (A) is false and (R) is true
Correct answer: a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
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10. The Human Development Index (HDI) does not take into account the following dimension in its calculation
a. Gender
b. Health
c. Education
d. Income
Correct answer: a. Gender
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11. Among the following states which state have the literacy rate (2011) higher than national average
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. None of these
Correct answer: c. Tamil Nadu
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12. Sex-ratio means
a. the ratio between adult-male and adult female in a population
b. the ratio between female and male in a population
c. the relationship between male of female
d. the number of females per thousand males
Correct answer: d. the number of females per thousand males
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13. Inter-generational equality is ensured under the process of
a. Industrial progress
b. Economic development
c. Sustainable development
d. Economic growth
Correct answer: c. Sustainable development
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14. Find the odd one
a. Solar energy
b. Wind energy
c. Paper
d. Natural gas
Correct answer: c. Paper
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15. _____________ is the state with highest installed solar capacity in India.
a. Tamil Nadu
b. West Bengal
c. Kerala
d. Andhra Pradesh
Correct answer: a. Tamil Nadu
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16. _______ resources are those which will get exhausted after years of use.
a. Natural
b. Renewable
c. Non-Renewable
d. New
Correct answer: c. Non-Renewable
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17. 17. Thermal plant emits large quantity of _______, which pollutes the environment.
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon
d. Carbon dioxide
Correct answer: d. Carbon dioxide
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1. Economic progress of any country is known as ______________
Correct answer: Economic Development
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2. The head quarters of HRD Ministry is in _____________
Correct answer: Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi
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3. The state having the highest literacy rate in India is _____________
Correct answer: Kerala
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4. Human Development Report of the world prepared and released by _____________
Correct answer: UNDP (United Nation Development Programme)
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5. Groundwater is an example of______________ resource.
Correct answer: Renewable
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6. The book An Uncertain Glory was written by_____________
Correct answer: Prof. Amartya Sen
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1. Development
Correct answer: Part of daily life
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2. Human resource
Correct answer: Education
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3. Solar energy
Correct answer: Renewable resources
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4. 1972
Correct answer: Wild life Protection Act