Understanding Development: Perspectives, Measurement and Sustainability

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Economy Standard 9 Full Book “Understanding Development: Perspectives, Measurement and Sustainability“

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Assertion (A): Development increases the quality of life.
Reason (R): People will have higher incomes, better education, better health and nutrition, less poverty. .
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
(c) (A) is correct and (R) is false
(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

2. The term‘Human resources’ refers to _____
(a) investment on poor people
(b) expenditure on agriculture
(c) investment on assests
(d) collective abilities of people

3. For comparing development between countries, their _____ is considered to be one of the
most important attributes.
(a) growth
(b) income
(c) expenditure
(d) savings

4. _____ is considered a true measure of national income.
(a) GNP
(b) GDP
(c) NNP
(d) NDP

5. The _____ income is also called per capita income.
(a) average
(b) total
(c) people
(d) monthly

6. Which one of the following country is not a G-8 country?
(a) Japan
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) India

7. Which one of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Bhutan

8. Assertion (A): The Net Product (NNP) is considered as a true measure of national output.
Reason (R): It is also known as national income.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
(c) (A) is correct and (R) is false
(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

9. Assertion (A): Human resource is necessary for the progress of any country.
Reason (R): Investment in education and health of people can result in a high rate of returns in the future for a country.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)
(c) (A) is correct and (R) is false
(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

10. The Human Development Index (HDI) does not take into account the following dimension in its calculation.
(a) Gender
(b) Health
(c) Education
(d) Income

11. Among the following states which state have the literacy rate (2011) higher than national average?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) None of these

12. Sex-ratio means _____
(a) the ratio between adult-male and adult female in a population
(b) the ratio between female and male in a population
(c) the relationship between a male of female
(d) the number of females per thousand males

13. Inter-generational equality is ensured under the process of
(a) Industrial progress
(b) Economic development
(c) Sustainable development
(d) Economic growth

14. Find the odd one.
(a) Solar energy
(b) Wind energy
(c) Paper
(d) Natural gas

15. _____ is the state with the highest installed solar capacity in India.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh

16. _____ resources are those which will get exhausted after years of use.
(a) Natural
(b) Renewable
(c) Non-Renewable
(d) New

17. The thermal plant emits a large quantity of _____ which pollutes the environment.
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Carbon
(d) Carbon dioxide

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. The economic progress of any country is known as _____
2. The head quarters of the HRD Ministry is in _____
3. The state has the highest literacy rate in India is _____
4. Human Development Report of the world prepared and released by _____
5. Groundwater is an example of _____ resource.
6. The book An Uncertain Glory was written by _____

Answers:
1. Economic development
2. New Delhi
3. Kerala
4. UNDP
5. Renewable
6. Prof. Amartya Sen

III. Match the following:
1. Development             A. Wild life protection act
2. Human resource        B. Renewable resources
3. Solar energy              C. Part of daily life
4. 1972                           D. Education

Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A