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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) .
Chapters
| 51. |
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
|
| A. | I only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is the nodal Ministry to identify BPL families in urban areas? |
| A. | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Social Welfare |
| C. | Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation |
| D. | Ministry of Urban Development |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation | |
| 53. |
When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of income consumption expenditure its called: |
| A. | Law line poverty |
| B. | Absolute poverty |
| C. | Relative poverty |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Relative poverty | |
| 54. |
______ are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense: |
| A. | HDI |
| B. | Gini co-efficient |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» A. HDI | |
| 55. |
Poverty is a |
| A. | Social problem |
| B. | Economic problem |
| C. | Political problem |
| D. | Religious problem |
| Answer» A. Social problem | |
| 56. |
EKC is |
| A. | A inverted U shaped curve showing increase in per capita as well as pollution |
| B. | A U shaped curve showing the level of development and carbon emission |
| C. | A U shaped curve showing relation between carbon emission and ozone layer depletion |
| D. | A bell shaped relationship between concentration of certain pollution emission and per capita real GDP |
| Answer» D. A bell shaped relationship between concentration of certain pollution emission and per capita real GDP | |
| 57. |
Demographic Transition states that as a country becomes industrialed |
| A. | The death rate declines but not the birth rate |
| B. | The birth rate and death rate decline together |
| C. | The death rate decline and then the BR decline |
| D. | The BR declines and then the DR declines |
| Answer» D. The BR declines and then the DR declines | |
| 58. |
In which stage in the demographin transition theory do death rates fall while birth rates remain high leading to rapid population growth? |
| A. | Stage 1 |
| B. | Stage 4 |
| C. | Stage 3 |
| D. | Stage 2 |
| Answer» D. Stage 2 | |
| 59. |
Which year is called the demographic divide in India? |
| A. | 1881 |
| B. | 1901 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 60. |
Which period is referred to as period of population explosion |
| A. | 1901-1921 |
| B. | 1921-1951 |
| C. | 1951-1981 |
| D. | 1981-2001 |
| Answer» C. 1951-1981 | |
| 61. |
The second stage of Demographic Transition Theory is characterized by |
| A. | High BR and high DR |
| B. | High BR and low DR |
| C. | Low BR and low DR |
| D. | Low BR and Low DR |
| Answer» B. High BR and low DR | |
| 62. |
Economic development is characterized by |
| A. | Structural change in the economy |
| B. | Change in occupational structure |
| C. | Both a) and b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both a) and b) | |
| 63. |
Which of the following explain the term economic development? |
| A. | Improvement in the technology involved |
| B. | Improve,ment in production |
| C. | Improvement in distributuin system |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 64. |
World Population Day is observed on |
| A. | 15th August |
| B. | 11th July |
| C. | 26th January |
| D. | 25th December |
| Answer» B. 11th July | |
| 65. |
The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year is called |
| A. | Mortality |
| B. | Death |
| C. | Crude death rate |
| D. | Zero population growth |
| Answer» C. Crude death rate | |
| 66. |
The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called |
| A. | Environmemt stress |
| B. | Environment resistance |
| C. | Carrying capacity |
| D. | Human carrying capacity |
| Answer» C. Carrying capacity | |
| 67. |
Who are responsible for the public consultation process of Environmental Impact Assessment |
| A. | State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) |
| B. | SPCB and District Collector |
| C. | SPCB and CPCB Chairman |
| D. | SPCB and Civil Society |
| Answer» B. SPCB and District Collector | |
| 68. |
GIS is applied to study |
| A. | View shed analysis |
| B. | EIA |
| C. | Wildlife habitat analysis |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. EIA | |
| 69. |
EIA stands for what? |
| A. | Environmental Impact Area |
| B. | Environment Impact Audit |
| C. | Ecologiacal Impact Assessment |
| D. | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Answer» A. Environmental Impact Area | |
| 70. |
EIA is mandatory under which one of the following India’s legislation |
| A. | Indian Forest Act |
| B. | Air Act |
| C. | Wildlife Protection Act |
| D. | Environment Protection Act |
| Answer» D. Environment Protection Act | |
| 71. |
EIA is necessary because |
| A. | Development is bad for the environment |
| B. | There is growing interest in sustainability |
| C. | Environmental impacts of development are of public interest |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Environmental impacts of development are of public interest | |
| 72. |
The primary reason for EIA is to |
| A. | Mitigate existing environmental impacts of development |
| B. | Predict the size of impacts of development |
| C. | Describe proposed development |
| D. | Identify the environmental consequences of development in advance |
| Answer» D. Identify the environmental consequences of development in advance | |
| 73. |
The Hartwick Rule depends on |
| A. | The sustainability of physical capital and natural capital |
| B. | The goodwill of the future generation |
| C. | The substitutability of different forms of physical capital |
| D. | The maintenance of physical flows of certain key individual resources |
| Answer» A. The sustainability of physical capital and natural capital | |
| 74. |
In EIA study, enterpretation and evaluation should consider |
| A. | Uncertainty of possible impacts |
| B. | Significance of measured impacts |
| C. | Comparison of alternatives |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 75. |
Economic development refers to |
| A. | Economic growth |
| B. | Economic growth plus changes in output distribution and economic structure |
| C. | Sustainable increase in GNP |
| D. | Improvement in the well being of the urban population |
| Answer» C. Sustainable increase in GNP | |
| 76. |
What was the Bruntland Commision? |
| A. | The world commission on economic growth |
| B. | The world commission on worldwide neo-liberal reform |
| C. | The world commission on environment and development |
| D. | The world commission on trade and development |
| Answer» A. The world commission on economic growth | |
| 77. |
A stationary population is when population growth is |
| A. | Increasing at an increasing rate |
| B. | Decreasing |
| C. | Zero |
| D. | 100% |
| Answer» C. Zero | |
| 78. |
Sustainable development means |
| A. | Development of underdeveloped countries |
| B. | Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generation |
| C. | Development of underdeveloped resources |
| D. | Development of water resources |
| Answer» B. Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generation | |
| 79. |
Ecological Foot Prints Approach is associated with |
| A. | David Pearce |
| B. | Daly & Cobb |
| C. | Solow |
| D. | Rees & Wackernagel |
| Answer» D. Rees & Wackernagel | |
| 80. |
According to MGD Report, what is the percentage of extreme poverty in India in 2011? |
| A. | 49.4% |
| B. | 24.7% |
| C. | 30.85% |
| D. | 25.6% |
| Answer» B. 24.7% | |
| 81. |
According to MGD report what is the criterion for extreme poverty? |
| A. | $ 1 aday |
| B. | Less than $1.50 |
| C. | Less than $ 1.25 |
| D. | Less than $ a day |
| Answer» C. Less than $ 1.25 | |
| 82. |
What is the deadline to achieve MGD? |
| A. | 2020 |
| B. | 2040 |
| C. | 2025 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» D. 2015 | |
| 83. |
Which was the venue for millennium summit? |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | New York |
| C. | London |
| D. | Rio D Janero |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 84. |
Who was UN Secy- General during declarationof MGD? |
| A. | Kurt Waldheim |
| B. | Ban Ki Moon |
| C. | Boutros Boutros Ghale |
| D. | Kofi Annan |
| Answer» D. Kofi Annan | |
| 85. |
Which of the following diseases are covered under MDG? |
| A. | HIV/AIDS |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Tuberculosis |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 86. |
Which of the following areas are emphasized by MGD? |
| A. | Human capital |
| B. | Infrastructure |
| C. | Human rights |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 87. |
Infrastructure related objectives of MDG does not include |
| A. | Access to safe drinking water |
| B. | Energy |
| C. | Modern information/communication technology |
| D. | Development of road infrastructure |
| Answer» D. Development of road infrastructure | |
| 88. |
Which among the following method of environmental valuation involves finding a link between environmental change and a production condition for some marketed goods |
| A. | Travel cost Method |
| B. | Contingent Valuation Method |
| C. | Hedonic Pricing |
| D. | Production function |
| Answer» D. Production function | |
| 89. |
Which of the following is correct, if we only achieve two out of three pillars of Sustainable Development? |
| A. | Social+Economic Sustainability= Equitable |
| B. | Social+Environmental Sustainability= Bearable |
| C. | Economic+ Environmental Sustainability= Viable |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 90. |
When was the term Sustainable Development came into existence? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» B. 1980 | |
| 91. |
An impact assessment whether health impact assessment, environmental,social,environmental technology assessment should be |
| A. | Retrospective |
| B. | Prospective |
| C. | Subjective |
| D. | Apathetic |
| Answer» C. Subjective | |
| 92. |
Which of the following items are included within the definition of Total Economic Value |
| A. | Existence Value |
| B. | Use Value |
| C. | Option Value |
| D. | Correction Value |
| Answer» A. Existence Value | |
| 93. |
Which of the following is often referred to as the hedonic price method for valuing environmental assets? |
| A. | Using option value to estimate the value of an environmental asset |
| B. | Using travel cost to estimate the value of an environmental asset |
| C. | Using linkages between variationin house prices and geographical proximityto an environmental asset |
| D. | Using willingness to pay to value an environmental asset |
| Answer» C. Using linkages between variationin house prices and geographical proximityto an environmental asset | |
| 94. |
The name given to a tax which makes the firm pay for all the pollution damage it creates with each extra unit of output |
| A. | Coase theorm |
| B. | Option value |
| C. | Existence value |
| D. | Piguvion tax |
| Answer» D. Piguvion tax | |
| 95. |
Which of the following is/are not an objective (s) of sustainable development? |
| A. | Continue to implement the family planning program |
| B. | Maintain a dynamic balance of arable land (not less than 123 million hectares) and implement an agricultural development strategy |
| C. | Maintain a dynamic balance of water resources by reducing water consumption for every unit of gross development product growth and agricultural value added |
| D. | To bring about a gradual and sometime catastrophic transformation of environment |
| Answer» D. To bring about a gradual and sometime catastrophic transformation of environment | |
| 96. |
Consider the following statement (s) related to the parameters of sustainable development refer to the guiding principles.
|
| A. | Both I & II |
| B. | Both II & III |
| C. | Both I & IV |
| D. | I,II &III |
| Answer» D. I,II &III | |
| 97. |
Social, economical and ecological equity is the necessary condition for achieving |
| A. | Social development |
| B. | Economical development |
| C. | Sustainable development |
| D. | Ecological development |
| Answer» C. Sustainable development | |
| 98. |
The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called |
| A. | Biotic potential |
| B. | Carrying capacity |
| C. | Environmental resistance |
| D. | Population size |
| Answer» B. Carrying capacity | |
| 99. |
pporting capacity and asssdd9 25. Supporting capacity and assimilative capacity are the components of |
| A. | Carrying capacity |
| B. | Holding capacity |
| C. | Containing capacity |
| D. | Capturing capacity |
| Answer» A. Carrying capacity | |
| 100. |
3 Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own need’ is given by: |
| A. | Bruntland |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Mathaaii |
| D. | Sunderlal Bahugana |
| Answer» A. Bruntland | |
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