CLASS X

SOCIAL SCIENCE - ECONOMICS

CHAPTER - DEVELOPMENT

SECTION-A
Objective Type Questions 1X5=5

1. Life expectancy at birth means -

A. Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth
B. Average expected length of life of a person at the time of death
C. Average expected length of a child at the time of birth
D. None of the above

2. The total income of the country is also known as ...................... Income.

3. Assertion/Reason -
Assertion (A): A high average income is not indicative of the overall well-being or human development in a
country.
Reason (R): Average income does not cover indicators like level of literacy rate, health facilities and public
facilities in a country.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.

4. The World development report is brought by UNDP. Rewrite the Correct statement.

5. Which of these statements about national development is TRUE?

A. Only countries with a varied population will have high national development.
B. Different development goals may be conflicting for a country's national development.
C. Only one attribute can be used to compare the national development of two countries.
D. National development can be measured by calculating the total income of the population.
 SECTION-B
Define Type Questions 2X3=6

Write a short note on:

6. Infant mortality rate
7. Per Capita Income
8. BMI

SECTION-C
Short Type Questions 3X3=9

9. “What may be development for one may not be development for the other. It may even be destructive for the
other.” Analyse the statement and give an appropriate example.

10. What do you mean by public facility? Explain its importance.

11. ‘‘We have not inherited the world from our forefather. We have borrowed it from our children’’. Explain?

SECTION-D
Long Type Questions 5 X 2 = 10

12. Suggest some developmental goals for your locality or place you are residing?

13. How do we compare different countries? Is there any limitation in the attribute used by the World Bank to
compare the countries? Explain.