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In its broadest sense, development conveys ideas of improvement, progress and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →The concept of development gained importance in which period?Read the answer and worked solution →India pursued development from the 1950s through which planning instrument?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dam is named as a mega project of India's early Five Year Plans?Read the answer and worked solution →Planners hoped growth would reach the poorest gradually. What was this idea called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which new educational institutions were set up to bring the latest science and technology to India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which continent is named as still suffering from huge debts run up for development?Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada Bachao Andolan opposes which dam?Read the answer and worked solution →Opponents of the Sardar Sarovar Dam claim about how many people have been displaced?Read the answer and worked solution →Why was the 2004 tsunami damage on Asian coasts greater than it might have been?Read the answer and worked solution →Global warming threatens to submerge which low lying countries named in the text?Read the answer and worked solution →Oil was found in the 1950s in the Ogoni region of which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Ken Saro-Wiwa launched which movement in 1990?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Nigeria's military rulers execute Ken Saro-Wiwa?Read the answer and worked solution →The roots of environmentalism are traced to a revolt against what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian movement arose to protect Himalayan forests?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN body brings out the annual Human Development Report?Read the answer and worked solution →Slogans like roti, kapda aur makaan and bijli, sadak, pani express which approach to development?Read the answer and worked solution →Development strategies decided by top leaders and bureaucrats without consulting people are called:Read the answer and worked solution →What is one suggested way to ensure people's participation in development?Read the answer and worked solution →A decentralised approach to development allows creative use of what?Read the answer and worked solution →An alternative model of development stresses conserving resources and using which kind of energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the costsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the green groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the development factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the basic needsRead the answer and worked solution →Old model or newRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the costsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Development bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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In its broadest sense, development conveys ideas of improvement, progress and what else?

  1. Well-being and a better life
  2. Bigger armies and navies
  3. Higher taxes and tariffs
  4. Faster cars and roads
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Correct answer: A. Well-being and a better life

1. Development in the broad sense means progress and well-being. 2. It carries an aspiration for a better life. 3. Narrowly it means growth or modernisation. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 10, Development._

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The concept of development gained importance in which period?

  1. The European Middle Ages
  2. Late twentieth century
  3. Early nineteenth century
  4. Ancient Greek times
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Correct answer: B. Late twentieth century

1. Many Asian and African countries became free then. 2. They were poor and called underdeveloped. 3. Development became their urgent task. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 10, Development._

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India pursued development from the 1950s through which planning instrument?

  1. Five Year Plans
  2. Annual budgets only
  3. Royal decrees
  4. Village councils
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Correct answer: A. Five Year Plans

1. A series of Five Year Plans began in the 1950s. 2. They included mega projects. 3. Bhakra Nangal Dam and steel plants were among them. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 10, Development._

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