Question 1

What is the rank of India in the Human Development Index 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  142nd
B)  136th
C)  140th
D)  130th D

Question 2

Who releases the Human Development Report?

Accepted Answer

A)  World bank
B)  World economic forum
C)  United Nations
D)  UNCTAD C

Question 3

Who secured the top rank in The Human Development Report 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden
B)  Norway
C)  Switzerland
D)  Austria B

Question 4

Which of the following about strategy of unbalanced growth is right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deliberate imbalance in favour of some sectors
B)  Simultaneous investment in all sectors
C)  Both
D)  None of the above

Question 5

The Multidimensional Poverty Index has been developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  The UNDP
B)  Oxford HDI
C)  The UNO
D)  Morris D Morris

Question 6

Which one of the following is NOT one of the dimensions to the Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health
B)  Education
C)  Living standards
D)  Political freedom

Question 7

The concept of HDI was popularized by

Accepted Answer

A)  Morris D Morris
B)  Adam Smith
C)  Keynes
D)  Mahbub Ul Haq

Question 8

The concept of PQLI was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Morris D Morris
B)  UNO
C)  UNDP
D)  Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

Question 9

Indian agriculture is typically characterized as?

Accepted Answer

A)  land surplus, labour scare economy
B)  land surplus, labour surplus economy
C)  land scare, labour surplus economy
D)  land scare, labour scare economy

Question 10

The investment by government to create socio-economic infrastructure is

Accepted Answer

A)  Induced investment
B)  Autonomous investment
C)  Incremental COR
D)  None of the above

Question 11

Who releases the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

Accepted Answer

A)  World Bank
B)  World Economic Forum
C)  UNDP
D)  Asian Development Bank

Question 12

When was the Gender Inequality Index (GII) introduced?

Accepted Answer

A)  2010
B)  2011
C)  1999
D)  2005

Question 13

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Unbalanced growth strategy is also known as Mahalanobis strategy
ii. This strategy was adopted in India after the 7th five-year plans.

Accepted Answer

A)  I only
B)  ii only
C)  both
D)  None of the above

Question 14

Inclusive governance includes

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowing NBFCs to do banking
B)  Increase government spending on health
C)  Strengthening mid-day meals scheme
D)  All the above

Question 15

Who invented the Human development Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Krugman
B)  Mahbub -ul Haqq
C)  Jean dreze
D)  Alfred marshal

Question 16

Which of the following was the 1st state to bring out state HDR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rajasthan
B)  Karnataka
C)  Madhya Pradesh
D)  Kerala

Question 17

Which of the following is not an indicator to measure MPI?

Accepted Answer

A)  Electricity
B)  Flooring
C)  Cooking fuel
D)  Profession

Question 18

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in the year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1970
B)  1975
C)  1977
D)  1982

Question 19

The parameter/s of the PQLI is/are

Accepted Answer

A)  Life Expectancy Index
B)  Standard of living index
C)  Infant mortality rate
D)  A and C

Question 20

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones
i. The Oxford PHI publishes Human Development Report
ii. The HDR is published biennially.

Accepted Answer