1.

Assertion (A) – A high average income is not indicative of the overall well being
of a country.
Reason (R) – Average income does not cover human development, like level of
education, health and public facilities.
(A) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A) .
(C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is correct.

2. Assertion (A): Developmental goals that people are not only about better
income but also about other important things in life.
Reason (R): A safe and secure environment may allow more women to take
up a variety of jobs or run a business.
(A) If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(B) If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(D) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

3. Which one of the following criteria is the basis to measure the development of
a country according to UNDP?
(a) Per capita income
(b) Educational levels of the people
(c) Health status of the people
(d) All the above

4. What Jawaharlal Nehru thought of as temples of independent India, i.e., dams

have already displaced 11 million Indians.What is this an example of?
a. Conflicting developmental goals
b. Development of public facilities
c. Sustainable development
d. Human development

5. Vijay is undernourished as his weight is 45 kg and his height is 1.78 metres.

Find out his Body Mass Index (BMI) from the following options.
 a. 12.6
b. 13.5
c. 14.2
d. 15.2

6. Read the given data and find out which country has the most equitable
distribution of income.

a. Country A
b. Country B
c. Country C
d. Country D

7. “National development of a country depends on the availability of public

facilities.” How?

8. What is the Human Development Index? Which organisation measures the

HDI? Explain the three major indicators of the HDI

9. Study the data given below and answer the questions that follow. Some
Comparative Data on Punjab, Kerala and Bihar

a) Which state has the highest infant mortality rate?

 b) Why does this state have the highest infant mortality rate? Give two
reasons.
10. ‘Human development is the essence of social development.’ Explain.