The Political Economy Of Development And Planing Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics)

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Q1 | According to Prof. Dennis Goulets the three core values of development are;
  • life sustenance, self esteem and freedom
  • life sustenance, self esteem and rise in material well being.
  • expansion in per capita output, life sustenance and equality.
  • none of these
Answer: life sustenance, self esteem and freedom
Q2 | Human development index is based on;
  • life expectancy, infant mortality and literacy
  • life expectancy, infant mortality and social enrollment ratio
  • longevity, knowledge and income
  • none of these
Answer: longevity, knowledge and income
Q3 | Economic development , as a concept is more relevant for;
  • developed countries
  • under developed countries
  • asian countries
  • developing countries.
Answer: developing countries.
Q4 | Life substance according to Goulet means;
  • ability to meet basic needs
  • to be a person
  • to be able to choose
  • all the above
Answer: ability to meet basic needs
Q5 | Non – income based index is /are
  • hdi
  • pqli
  • gnp
  • both a and b
Answer: pqli
Q6 | The major factor of economic growth are;
  • capital accumulation
  • population
  • technical progress
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q7 | PQLI was contributed by;
  • muhabul ul huq
  • morris d morris
  • meier g m
  • none of these
Answer: morris d morris
Q8 | Which are the conventional method of development;
  • national income
  • per capita income
  • both a and b
  • none of these
Answer: both a and b
Q9 | India's rank in HDI in 2013 is ;
  • 136
  • 127
  • 119
  • 132
Answer: 136
Q10 | Sen explain the concept of development in terms of expansion of :
  • entitlement and capabilities
  • freedom
  • both
  • none of these
Answer: entitlement and capabilities
Q11 | Modern economic growth is has been analyses by:
  • maurice alias
  • leontief
  • stone
  • simon kuznets
Answer: simon kuznets
Q12 | All under developed countries are:
  • not developing at all
  • developing but slowly
  • developing at different rates
  • receding backward
Answer: developing at different rates
Q13 | “Under developed countries are slums of the world economy” is astatement given by:
  • david ricardo
  • g myrdal
  • cairncross
  • arthur lewis
Answer: cairncross
Q14 | Economic development means:
  • growth.
  • development.
  • growth plus change.
  • none of these.
Answer: growth plus change.
Q15 | Nurkse talks about the:
  • relative poverty.
  • vicious circle of poverty.
  • lack of capital formation.
  • none of these.
Answer: vicious circle of poverty.
Q16 | Basically absolute poverty is related with;
  • Developing nations
  • Developed nations
  • Both
  • None
Answer: Developing nations
Q17 | Which is not an index of poverty measure?
  • Head-Count Method
  • Foster Greer-Thornbeck Measure
  • Theil-index
  • Poverty Line
Answer: Theil-index
Q18 | Inequality looks into;
  • Poverty
  • Different levels of access
  • Both
  • None
Answer: Different levels of access
Q19 | The Gini -coefficient varies between;
  • 0 to 1
  • 1to 100
  • +1 to -1
  • None
Answer: 0 to 1
Q20 | The Gini- coefficient is used to measure;
  • Poverty
  • Income
  • Inequality
  • Wealth
Answer: Inequality
Q21 | Which is not an index of inequality?
  • Theil-index
  • Decile dispersion ratio
  • Head-Count Ratio
  • Share of income
Answer: Head-Count Ratio
Q22 | Gender is determined by;
  • Socially
  • Biologically
  • Either (a) or (b)
  • Sex
Answer: Socially
Q23 | The concept of missing women was introduced by;
  • Robinson
  • Das Gupta
  • Emily Oster
  • Amartya Sen
Answer: Amartya Sen
Q24 | Hepatitis B Hypothesis related with missing women was introduced by;
  • Amartya Sen
  • Emily Oster
  • Das Gupta
  • Ming-Jen Lin
Answer: Emily Oster
Q25 | The Club of Rome tookplace in;
  • 1970
  • 1972
  • 1968
  • 1992
Answer: 1968
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