CBSE Class 10 SST Notes QuestioBank Development
CBSE Class 10 SST Notes QuestioBank Development
CBSE Class 10 SST Notes QuestioBank Development
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ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT
Comparing
Human Life Expectancy
Criteria
Development
Index Literacy Rate
Infant Mortality Rate can be dened as total number of children that die before
the age of one year our of 1000 live children born in that particular year.
Literacy rate can be dened as proportion of literate population in the age group
of 7 years & above.
Net attendance Ratio can be dened as the total number of children of 6-10 years
age group attending school out of total no. of children in the same age group.
BMI- can be calculated by taping the weight of a person (kgs) & height (mtr)
then divide the weight by the square of the height of a person. If the result
is less than 18.5 then person in under nourished & if more than 25, then person
is over weight.
d) None of above
Q.3 Which one of the following countries has the largest size of illiterate
population in the age group of 15 in the world.
Q.4. Kerala has low infant mortality rate what in the reason for the same?
a) It has adequate provision of basic health & educational facilities.
b) It has highest per capita income
c) It has natural resources
d) The government of Kerala is very efficient.
Q.5. Which state among the following has lowest literacy rate?
a) Punjab b) Bihar
c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu
Answers of Multiple Choice Questions
Ans.1 (c) Ans 3. (d) Ans. 5 (b)
Ans. 2. (a) Ans. 4. (a)
Ans.1 Kerala has low infant Mortality rate because it has good prorisions
of health & Education facilities.
Ans.2 As income is not distributed equally among all the citizens. So it is
not right to calculate development based mere on average
income.
Ans.3 It is the average expected length of a person's life at the time of birth.
Ans.4 It stands for Gross Domestic Product. It meant for monetary
measure of the market value of all final goods and services
produced in a given period of time.
Ans.5 Ration shops help by maintaining the nutritional status of the
people and making food available at lower cost.
Ans.6 Public facilities are those which are provided by the government to
satisfy the collective needs of the people. Such as — Hospital,
School and so on.
Ans. 7 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ans. 8 Kerala topped the table among Indian states in human
Development Index.
An's. 9 These resources will get exhausted after some time and are not
regenerated by the nature. For example, crude oil and so on.
Long Answer Type Questions (3 or 5 Marks Each)
Q.1 Why do different persons have different notions of development?
Explain.
Q.2 In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring
development different from the one used by ,the World Bank?
Q.3 Why is literacy essential for the economic development? Explain.
Q.4 Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you
may need to live well. Is it true? Elucidate.
Q.5 "Girls in India in the rural sector are sometimes not able to get
secondary level education". Give three reasons for this.
Q.6 Briefly define the following terms.
A. Infant Mortality Rate
C. Literacy Rate
• People seek things that are most important for them or that
which can fulfill their aspirations or desire.
• What may be development for one may not be for the other. It
may even be destructive for the other.
Ans. 2
UNDP World Bank
Has taken education, health and It uses per capita income as its
per capita income as the base. base for comparison.
Ans. 6
A. Infant mortality rate is number of deaths under one year of age
occurring among the live births in given geographical area during a
given year.
• B. Net Attendance ratio is defined as the ratio of the number of people
in the official age-group attending any educational institution in a
particular class-group to the total number of people in the age-
group.
C. Literacy rate is the total percentage of the population of an area at a
particular time aged seven years or above who can read and write
with understanding.
Develop the answers of following questions using the key points you can add
other points as well.
Q.1 What is National Development? What are the aspects covered
under the National development? (CBSE 2010)
• Comprehensive term including education, living, standard, PCI,
Education.
• Just & fair use of resources
• Projects & policies affecting large number of people.
• Focus is on social infrastructure
Q.2 “The Earth has enough resources to meet the need of all but not enough
to satisfy the greed of even one person.” Explain in light of sustainable
development.
• Ground water as renewable resources but over use lowering water
table.
• Judicious use & sustainable development
• Resource use without harming the environment
• Reduce, reuse & recycle & alternate sources of energy.
Source: EDUDEL