12th Class Geography Human Development Question Bank

done MCQs - Human Development Total Questions - 15

• question_answer1)
  Which of the following is not one of the four pillars of Human Development?
  A)
  Equity done clear
  B)
  Sustainability done clear
  C)
  Accessibility done clear
  D)
  Productivity done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Development of a few regions by individuals brought about in a short span of time leads to:
  A)
  Malnutrition done clear
  B)
  Poverty done clear
  C)
  Ecological degradation done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following steps can be taken to improve the level of human development?
  A)
  Increasing literacy levels done clear
  B)
  Providing health facilities done clear
  C)
  Having more enrolment ratio done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following indicators is not used to measure Human Development in HDI?
  A)
  Purchasing Power done clear
  B)
  Gross Enrolment done clear
  C)
  Vaccination done clear
  D)
  Life Expectancy done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which pillar of Human Development stresses on opportunities for future generations?
  A)
  Equity done clear
  B)
  Empowerment done clear
  C)
  Sustainability done clear
  D)
  Productivity done clear
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• question_answer6)
  What is the rank of India in the Human Development Report 2020?
  A)
  125 done clear
  B)
  135 done clear
  C)
  129 done clear
  D)
  131 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  A)
  Equity - It refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. done clear
  B)
  Sustainability - It means continuity in the availability of opportunities. done clear
  C)
  Accessibility - It means human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work. done clear
  D)
  Empowerment - It means to have the power to make choices. done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Arrange the following according to their rank in HDR 2020 (Highest to lowest).

  1. Norway

  2. Australia

  3. Germany

  4. Iceland

  Codes
  A)
  1, 4, 3, 2 done clear
  B)
  3, 4, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
  3, 2, 1, 4 done clear
  D)
  2, 4, 1, 3 done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Match the following

  Column I (Countries)	Column II (Rank in HDI 2020)
  A. Norway	1. 1st
  B. Ireland	2. 2nd
  C. Switzerland	3. 3rd
  D. Hongkong, (China) SAR	4. 4th
  E. Iceland	5. 5th
  F. Germany	6. 6th

  Codes
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4       E-5       F-6 done clear
  B)
  A-6       B-5       C-4       D-3       E-2       F-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-5       D-2       E-1       F-6 done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-3       C-6       D-5       E-4       F-1 done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Match the following

  Column I (Levels in HDI)	Column II (No. of countries in HDI 2020)
  A. Very High Level	1. 66
  B. High Level	2. 53
  C. Medium	3. 37
  D. Low Level	4. 33

  Codes
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  D)
  A-4       B-1       C-3       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer11)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

  1. The concept of human development has been used by United Nations Development Programme to publish the Human Development Report (HDR) annually.

  2. This report provides a rank-wise list of all member countries according to level of Human Development

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer12)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

  1. According to Prof. Amartya Sen, the main objective of development is to increase freedom.

  2. Increasing freedom is one of the most effective ways of bringing about development

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1 done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

  1. The most important aspects of human development are long and healthy life, ability to gain knowledge and having enough means to live a decent life.

  2. The key areas in human development are birth rate, death rate and health.

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1 done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer14)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

  1. All the resources such as environmental, financial and human resources should be used keeping in mind the future generation

  2. To achieve sustainable human development, it is must to give equal opportunities to all generations without any misuse of natural resources and environment.

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1 done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer15)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

  1. Productivity must be continuously enriched by building capabilities in people, as people are considered the real wealth of nations.

  2. For better work efficiency, it is important to put efforts to increase their knowledge or provide better health facilities.

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1 done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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