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Important Questions on Development

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Find growth rate in India, if per capita in 1996 is Rs. 8000 and in 1997 is Rs. 10000 in India.
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Indicators involved in Human Development Index (HDI):
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Which of the following prepares Human Development Report?
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When the benefits of development reach the people of all the sections of the society, it is called:
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If there are two economies having the same per capita income of $500000, then can we state that:

(i) Income distribution in both countries should be equal.

(ii) One might have equitable distribution of income while other might have great disparities between rich and poor.

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Which institute publishes human development report?
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Identify incorrect statement/ statements.

  1. Printing too much money leads to inflation.
  2. Before 2013 Government of India used to issue only two types of Ration cards, APL and BPL.
  3. India has a mixed economy and USA has a Socialist economy.
  4. It is worthwhile to move to Consumer Court only if the damages incurred are of high value.
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............ may be defined as range of frequencies assigned to a channel.
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What does EXT indicator on status bar of MS-Word indicate?
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The following data are given according to the Economic Survey 2012-13.

  Life Expectancy at birth (2006-10) (in years) Infant Mortality rate (2011) (per 1000 Live births) Death rate (per 1000)
Odisha 63.0 57 8.5
Rajasthan 66.5 52 6.7
West Bengal 69.0 32 6.2
Maharashtra 69.9 25 6.3

Which alternative shows the States with descending order of health indicators?

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Which is considered to be one of the most important attributes for comparing the development of countries?
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Income alone is not an adequate indicator of the development of a country. Which one of the following statements is incorrect in this regard?
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Sustainable Development takes care of the present and _____.
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Comparing different countries as per the Human Development Index, which of the following is/are the basis of ranking:

(i) Literacy rate of people

(ii) Health status of people

(iii) Per capita income.

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Human Development Report is published by:
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Siddhik issues a cheque of Rs 19,000 in favor of Hanush. What happens when the cheque is received and processed in Hanush’s bank?
 I. There is no change in their bank accounts.
 II. Both their bank balances increase by Rs 19,000.
 III. Siddhik’s bank balance decreases by Rs 19,000 and Hanush’s bank balance increases by the same amount.
 IV. There is no change in Siddhik’s bank balance although Hanush’s bank balance sees an increase.
 Based on the above statements which option is correct?
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A shoe manufacturer, M. Salim has to make a payment to the leather supplier and writes a cheque for a specific amount. This means that the shoe manufacturer instructs his bank to pay this amount to the leather supplier. The leather supplier takes this cheque, and deposits it in his own account in the bank. The money is transferred from one bank account to another bank account in a couple of days. The transaction is complete without any payment of cash.

Choose the correct answer.