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Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) Development — practice questions

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Per capita income is calculated asRead the answer and worked solution →Per the 2024 World Bank classification, India fell in the category ofRead the answer and worked solution →Apart from per capita income, which indicator is used in the Human Development Index?Read the answer and worked solution →The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicatesRead the answer and worked solution →Why might per capita income alone be a poor measure of development?Read the answer and worked solution →Sustainable development means development thatRead the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT a non-material goal of development?Read the answer and worked solution →Comparing two countries by total income is misleading becauseRead the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a renewable resource sometimes used as a development indicator?Read the answer and worked solution →The Brundtland Commission Report introducing the concept of 'Sustainable Development' was published inRead the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a resource based on the criterion of OWNERSHIP?Read the answer and worked solution →Conflicting developmental goals can arise whenRead the answer and worked solution →Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is used toRead the answer and worked solution →Which institution publishes the Human Development Report?Read the answer and worked solution →Of these states, which had the highest Per Capita Net State Domestic Product in the chapter's 2023-24 data?Read the answer and worked solution →Key in the development measureRead the answer and worked solution →Match each development termRead the answer and worked solution →

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Per capita income is calculated as

  1. total income ÷ total population
  2. total population ÷ total income
  3. total income × population
  4. total income − total expenditure
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Correct answer: A. total income ÷ total population

1. Per capita income is the average income of a country's residents. 2. It is computed as total income divided by total population. 3. This is the standard measure used in World Development Reports. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Ch 1 "Development"_

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Per the 2024 World Bank classification, India fell in the category of

  1. high-income countries
  2. low middle-income countries
  3. low-income countries
  4. upper middle-income countries
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Correct answer: B. low middle-income countries

1. India's 2024 per capita income was about US$ 11,000 per annum. 2. High-income threshold: ≥ US$ 66,500; low-income: ≤ US$ 2,300. 3. Hence India lies in the low middle-income category. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Ch 1 "Development"_

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Apart from per capita income, which indicator is used in the Human Development Index?

  1. Number of factories
  2. Number of registered vehicles
  3. Literacy rate and life expectancy
  4. Foreign exchange reserves
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Correct answer: C. Literacy rate and life expectancy

1. HDI uses life expectancy, education (literacy / years of schooling), and income per capita. 2. These capture quality of life beyond pure income. 3. HDI is published by the UNDP. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Ch 1 "Development"_

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