1. What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless labourer?
(a) Expansion of rural banking
(b) More days of work and better wages
(c) Metal roads for transportation
(d) Establishment of a high school
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2. What will be the aspiration of an educated urban unemployed youth?
(a) An educated urban unemployed youth will aspire for better opportunities in agriculture.
(b) Support from government at every step in life for his upward movement.
(c) An urban educated unemployed will aspire for good job opportunities where his education
can be made use of.
(d) Better facilities of recreation for his leisure time.
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3. Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.
(a) Average income of the country means the total income of the country.
(b) The average income in a country is the income of only employed people.
(c) The average income is the same as per capita income.
(d) The average income includes the value of property held.
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4. Which country can be considered as a developed country in the modern world? Select
your answer from the following statements.
(a) Countries which have accumulated huge amount of wealth and always secures the future
of their citizens. These countries are considered to be developed.
(b) Countries which are among the highest in the ‘Human Development Index’ are
considered to be the developed countries.
(c) Only rich countries are considered to be developed because people have money to buy
everything needed for human beings—both material and non-material.
(d) Iran is a rich country and therefore it is a developed country.
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5. Money cannot buy all the goods and services that we may need to have a good life. A list
of things required for a good life is given below. Which among the following are things money
cannot buy?
(i) Full protection from infectious diseases
(ii) High quality education
(in) A luxury home
(iv) A pollution-free atmosphere in every part of the country
(a) (i) and(ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (in)
(d) (i) and (iv)
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6. HDI stands for ‘Human Development Index’ that focuses on Fill in the blanks with one of
the following options:
(a) life expectancy
(b) gross enrolment ratio for three levels of schooling
(c) national income
(d) All the above
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7. Kerala has a low infant mortality rate. What could be the reason? Find the correct answer
from the following:
(a) Kerala has a low infant mortality rate because all the girls are trained at the primary level
schooling to look after a newborn child.
(b) Because most of the girls are nurses in Kerala.
(c) Because Kerala has very high female literacy rate and adequate health facilities are
available for both mothers and children.
(d) Kerala’s good climatic condition helps infants to survive
