national income & human development index section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following dimensions is exclusively considered in HPI-2 (Human Poverty Index-2)?

a) Economic Exclusion

b) Social Exclusion

c) Gender Inequalities

d) Knowledge Exclusion

Question : 2

Which of the following is not a feature of India’s economic planning?

a) Democratic solution

b) Limited centralisation

c) Planning of imperative nature

d) Planning of indicative nature

Question : 3

Consider the following statements in regard to the GDP of a country :

1. Real GDP is calculated by keeping inflation into consideration.
2. Nominal GDP is calculated on the basis of the prices of goods and services produced in the current year.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index?

a) Literacy Rate

b) Life Expectancy

c) Gross Enrolment

d) Sex Ratio

Question : 5

‘Saving energy and other resources for the future without sacrificing people’s comfort in the present’ is the definition of which of the following concepts?

a) Sustainable development

b) Economic growth

c) Human development

d) Economic development

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. The India Human Development Survey (IHDS) is a nationally representative, multi-topic survey of households across India.
2. IHDS is conducted by the NCAER.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None