national income & human development index section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following can aid in furthering the Government’s objective of inclusive growth?

1. promoting self help group
2. promoting micro, small and medium Enterprises
3. Implementing the Right to Education Act

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 2

Human Development Index (HDI) is constructed with reference to

1. Life expectancy at birth, real GDP per capita, gross enrolment ratio, adult literacy rate.
2. Life expectancy at birth, real GDP per capita, combined gross enrolment ratio, adult literacy rate.
3. Life expectancy, GDP per capita, infant mortality rate, literacy rate.
4. GDP per capita, infant mortality rate, literacy rate

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 4

Question : 3

Which of the following is a sign of economic growth?

a) A sustained increase in real per capita income

b) An increase in national income at constant prices during a year

c) An increase in national income along with increase in population

d) An increase in national income at current prices overtime

Question : 4

Which among the following sectors contribute most to GDP of India?

a) Secondary sector

b) Primary sector

c) All three contribute equally

d) Tertiary sector

Question : 5

One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that :

1. invest pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
2. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
3. ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
4. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

a) None of the above

b) 4 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1 only

Question : 6

Which is not included in the private income arising in a country?

a) Net factor income from abroad

b) Factor income from net domestic product

c) Current transfers from government

d) Current payments on foreign loans