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The average income of a country, total income divided by population, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In 2017, countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 and above were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Low-income countries in 2017 had per capita income of:Read the answer and worked solution →India's per capita income in 2017 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →India is classified as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Averages are useful for comparison but they:Read the answer and worked solution →Per capita income of Haryana in 2016-17 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →Per capita income of Bihar in 2016-17 was about:Read the answer and worked solution →Infant Mortality Rate counts children dying before age one per how many live births?Read the answer and worked solution →Literacy rate measures the literate share of the population aged:Read the answer and worked solution →Net Attendance Ratio covers children of which age group?Read the answer and worked solution →In Kerala, out of 1000 children born, how many died before age one in 2017?Read the answer and worked solution →In Haryana the infant mortality rate in 2017 was:Read the answer and worked solution →In Tamil Nadu, what share of rural people use a ration shop?Read the answer and worked solution →The constitutional goal of free and compulsory education for all children up to 14 was expected to be met by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Human Development Report is published by:Read the answer and worked solution →HDI ranks in the 2018 report covered how many countries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which small neighbour is much ahead of India in every human development respect?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many districts reported groundwater decline of over 4 metres in 20 years?Read the answer and worked solution →Nearly what share of India is overusing its groundwater?Read the answer and worked solution →Groundwater is an example of a:Read the answer and worked solution →At present extraction rates, world crude oil reserves would last about:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the development indicatorsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the HDI wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the development wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Renewable or finiteRead the answer and worked solution →Sort income, health and educationRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Development bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The average income of a country, total income divided by population, is called:

  1. Per capita income
  2. National income
  3. Gross income
  4. Median income
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Correct answer: A. Per capita income

1. Total income is not useful for comparing countries of different size. 2. Average income is per capita income. 3. The World Bank uses it to classify countries. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 1, Development._

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In 2017, countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 and above were called:

  1. Emerging economies
  2. Rich countries
  3. Low-income states
  4. Middle-income states
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Correct answer: B. Rich countries

1. This is the World Development Report criterion. 2. They are rich countries. 3. Excluding Middle East and small states they are called developed. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 1, Development._

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Low-income countries in 2017 had per capita income of:

  1. US$ 955 or less
  2. US$ 1820 or less
  3. US$ 5000 or less
  4. US$ 12,056 or less
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Correct answer: A. US$ 955 or less

1. Rich countries were at US$ 12,056 and above. 2. Low-income meant US$ 955 or less. 3. India sat between the two. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 1, Development._

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