Class X

DEVELOPMENT
Assignment

BURHANPUR Subject: Social Science

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. Formula to calculate Body Mass index is weight of person divided by …………. of Height in
meters.
2. According to year 2016, countries having per capita income of US $ 12236 per annum are
considered to be …………. countries
3. One of the best ways to reduce over usage of ground water is ………….
4. …………. ratio is the people who can read or write in a country.
5. In the year 2018, India rank on Human Development Index stands at ………….
6. …………. publishes Human Development Report.
7. …………. has largest crude oil reserves in the world.
8. The number of deaths of children less than one year of age per 1000 live births is referred as
………….
9. The total number of children of age group 14- and 15-years attending school as a percentage
of total number of children in the same age group is referred as ………….
10. Main criterion used by world Bank for classifying countries of the world is ………….
11. …………. refers of total number of children enrolled for primary, secondary or beyond
secondary or beyond secondary level of education.
National Income during year
12. Per Capita Income =
..........................
13. Literacy rate measures proportion of literate population at …………. years of age group.
14. …………. state of India has lowest infant mortality and highest literacy rate.
15. Match the following items given in Column I with Column II. Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
Column-I Column-II

(A) Body Mass Index (i) Average life of a person since his birth time

(B) Human Development Index (ii) Average attendance of students of a particular age group
attending any educational institution

(iii) Body weight of a person divided by square height (in

(C) Net Attendance Ratio
Mtrs.)

(iv) Average of per capita GNI, average expectancy of life at

(D) Average Expected Life birth and gross enrollment ratio.
 Options:
(a) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (b) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) (c) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (d) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
16. Match the following terms given in Column I with Column II. Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
Column-I Column-II

(A) Infant mortality rate (i) Rise in the level of pollution due to economic
development

(ii) National income divided by total population

(B) Literacy ratio
(iii) Average number of deaths of infants for every thousand
(C) Environmental degradation
infants.
(D) Per capita income
(iv) Percentage of people who can read or write in a country.

Options:
(a) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (d) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

Tick the correct option from the following:

17. Which one of the following is not a measure of development in the Human Development Report
of the UNDP?
(a) Per capita income in US $. (b) Educational levels of the people.
(c) Body Mass Index. (d) Life Expectancy at birth.
18. Which of the following statement define Literacy rate?
(a) Total literate population divided by total population
(b) Total literate population divided by total illiterate population
(c) Proportion of literate population in the 18 and above age group
(d) It measures the proportion of literate population at the age of 7 years and above age group.
19. Which state among the following has the lowest literacy rate?
(a)Punjab (b) Bihar (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nādu.
20. Which area of the world has the largest crude oil reserves?
(a) U.S.A. (b) Russia (c) China (d) The middle east.
21. According to the World Development Report 2016, the per capita income of the low-income
countries in 2016 should be per annum:
(a) $ 1,500/- or less (b) $ 1050/- or less
(c) $ 950/- or less (d) $ 1005/- or less.
22. Development of a country can be determined by its:
(a) per capita income (b) average literacy level
(c) health status of its people (d) all the above.
23. Life expectancy at birth denotes:
(a) Average expected length of life
(b) Average expected Length of healthy life
(c) Expected age of an individual
(d) The difference of life Span between a newly born boy and girl child.
24. HDI stands for:
(a) Heavy Developed Industrial (b) Human Development Index
(c) Highly Developed Infrastructure (d) Highest Development Index.
25. Which of the following neighboring countries has better performance in terms of human
development than India?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Pakistan.
26. Assume there are four families in a country. The per capita income of this family is Rs. Rs.
5000. If the income of three families is Rs. 4,000, Rs.7,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively, then
what is the income of fourth family?
(a) Rs.7000 (b) Rs.3000 (c) Rs.4000 (d) Rs.6000.
27. Which of following state of India has higher HDI?
(a) Punjab (b) Bihar (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh.
28. Which of following is a non-renewable resource?
(a) Water (b) Solar energy (c) Coal (d) None of these.
29. Development promises
(a) same goal to all people in the country (b) different goals to different people
(c) no specific goal to the people (d) many goals to the people.
30. The important development goals can be classified into two main groups
(a) material and non-material (b) physical and mental
(c) material and spiritual (d) short-term and long-term.
31. Infant mortality rate refers
(a) to the number of children per thousand that die before the age of one year.
(b) to the number of children per hundred that die before the age of one year.
(c) to the number of children die before the age of two years.
(d) to the number of children per thousand that die before the age of five year.
32. Human Development Index was introduced
(a) since 1951 (b) since 1991 (c) since 1990 (d) since second world war.
33. Which of following statement defines sustainable development.
(a) Sustainable use of natural resources without considering the need of the future generation.
(b) Present generation fulfils its needs while considering the needs of the future generation.
(c) It means utilization of natural resources by the past, present and forthcoming future
generation
(d) To meet the needs of the future generation even if the needs of present generation go on
met.
34. Which is related with HDI?
(a) Per Capita Income (b) Life Expectancy
(c) Literacy Rate (d) All of these.
35. GDP is related to mostly
(a) Economic development (c) Economic growth
(b) Sustainable development (d) All of these.
36. The formula to calculate the average income is
Total Income Total Population
(a) (b)
Total Population Total Income
(c) TotalIncome ´ Total Population (d) None of these
37. Which of these related to future generation?
(a) Air pollution (b) Economic development
(c) Water pollution (d) Sustainable development.
38. Which of following is a better measure of development?
(a) GDP (b) Per Capita Income
(c) Sustainable development (d) All of these
39. Which of following is an incorrect option:
(a) Bihar has lowest literacy ratio (c) India has highest HDI rank
(b) Kerala has lowest infant mortality rate (d) Middle east has largest crude oil reserves.
40. Tick the incorrect option:
(a) Punjab has deepest ground water level
(b) Kerala has lowest BMI
(c) MP has highest BMI
(d) Tamandu has lowest literacy ratio.

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

41. Define sustainable development.
42. What is meant by Net attendance Ratio?
43. What is meant by Per Capita Income?
44. Define life expectancy.
45. What is meant by Infant Mortality rate?
46. Define literacy ratio.
47. What is meant by Human Development Index (HDI)?
48. Define environmental degradation.
49. What are renewable resources?
50. Define Non-renewable resources. Give two examples.
51. What is meant by Gross enrollment ratio?
52. Why is per capita income always considered as an important parameter of development?
53. Mention any one development goal of landless farmers.
54. Literacy Rate measures the proportion of literate population in which age group?
55. What is main criterion used by World Bank in classifying country?
56. Production of which sector rosé by 5 times and employment by 14 times?
57. Besides income, mention two goals of development. .
58. Which institution publishes Human Development Report?
59. “The future generation may not have sufficient resources as compared to the present
generation”. Why? Give one reason.
60. “Development for one may be destruction for the other”. Give one example to support the
statement.
61. State any two goals other than income.
62. Mention formula to calculate the BMI (Body Mass Index).
ANSWERS:
41. It means maintaining an economic development rate at present as well as for future generation.
42. It refers to average number of students of a particular age group attending any educational
institution.
43. It is the average of total national income during a year divided by total population.
44. It is average life of a person since his birth time.
45. It is an average number of death of infants for every thousand infants.
46. It is the percentage of people who can read or write in a country.
47. It is the ranking of all the nations of the world on the basis of per capita income, life expectancy
and gross enrollment ratio.
48. It refers to a rise in the level of pollution due to economic development.
49. Those natural resources which can be recovered after their regular use such as water, solar
energy etc.
50. Those natural resources which are supposed to be exhausted after their regular use such as
Petroleum Products, Coal etc.
51. It refers to total number of children enrolled for primary, secondary classes or beyond
secondary level of education.
52. Because it considers growth of annual national output and growth of population.
53. More days of work in a year and better wages.
54. At a age of 7 years and above.
55. Per capita income.
56. Tertiary sector.
57. Equal treatment and freedom in the society.
58. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
59. Because present generation is over-using the non-renewable exhaustible resources.
60. Development of chemical industry in a locality may spoil the health of community of that area.
61. (i) Equal treatment in the society.
(ii) Freedom in the society and country.
62. It is weight divided by square of height.
ASSERTION AND REASON:

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option:
(a) Both A and Rare correct and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.
•63. Assertion (A): According to World Development Report 2016, countries with per capita income
of US $ 12236 per annum can be known as rich countries.
Reason (K): Such countries use developed technology and adequate resources.
64. Assertion (A): BMI of Madhya Pradesh is highest and that of Kerala is lowest.
Reason (R): People of Madhya Pradesh consume nutritious diet as compared to Kerala.
ANSWERS:

63. (a) Both A and R. are correct and R is correct explanation of A.

64. (a) Both A and Rare correct and R is correct explanation of A.

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Prepared By: Social Science Team