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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) .
| 1. |
According to Prof. Dennis Goulets the three core values of development are; |
| A. | life sustenance, self esteem and freedom |
| B. | life sustenance, self esteem and rise in material well being. |
| C. | expansion in per capita output, life sustenance and equality. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. life sustenance, self esteem and freedom | |
| 2. |
Human development index is based on; |
| A. | life expectancy, infant mortality and literacy |
| B. | life expectancy, infant mortality and social enrollment ratio |
| C. | longevity, knowledge and income |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. longevity, knowledge and income | |
| 3. |
Economic development , as a concept is more relevant for; |
| A. | developed countries |
| B. | under developed countries |
| C. | asian countries |
| D. | developing countries. |
| Answer» D. developing countries. | |
| 4. |
Life substance according to Goulet means; |
| A. | ability to meet basic needs |
| B. | to be a person |
| C. | to be able to choose |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» A. ability to meet basic needs | |
| 5. |
Non – income based index is /are |
| A. | hdi |
| B. | pqli |
| C. | gnp |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» B. pqli | |
| 6. |
The major factor of economic growth are; |
| A. | capital accumulation |
| B. | population |
| C. | technical progress |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 7. |
PQLI was contributed by; |
| A. | muhabul ul huq |
| B. | morris d morris |
| C. | meier g m |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. morris d morris | |
| 8. |
Which are the conventional method of development; |
| A. | national income |
| B. | per capita income |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both a and b | |
| 9. |
India's rank in HDI in 2013 is ; |
| A. | 136 |
| B. | 127 |
| C. | 119 |
| D. | 132 |
| Answer» A. 136 | |
| 10. |
Sen explain the concept of development in terms of expansion of : |
| A. | entitlement and capabilities |
| B. | freedom |
| C. | both |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. entitlement and capabilities | |
| 11. |
Modern economic growth is has been analyses by: |
| A. | maurice alias |
| B. | leontief |
| C. | stone |
| D. | simon kuznets |
| Answer» D. simon kuznets | |
| 12. |
All under developed countries are: |
| A. | not developing at all |
| B. | developing but slowly |
| C. | developing at different rates |
| D. | receding backward |
| Answer» C. developing at different rates | |
| 13. |
“Under developed countries are slums of the world economy” is a statement given by: |
| A. | david ricardo |
| B. | g myrdal |
| C. | cairncross |
| D. | arthur lewis |
| Answer» C. cairncross | |
| 14. |
Economic development means: |
| A. | growth. |
| B. | development. |
| C. | growth plus change. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. growth plus change. | |
| 15. |
Nurkse talks about the: |
| A. | relative poverty. |
| B. | vicious circle of poverty. |
| C. | lack of capital formation. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. vicious circle of poverty. | |
| 16. |
Basically absolute poverty is related with; |
| A. | Developing nations |
| B. | Developed nations |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Developing nations | |
| 17. |
Which is not an index of poverty measure? |
| A. | Head-Count Method |
| B. | Foster Greer-Thornbeck Measure |
| C. | Theil-index |
| D. | Poverty Line |
| Answer» C. Theil-index | |
| 18. |
Inequality looks into; |
| A. | Poverty |
| B. | Different levels of access |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Different levels of access | |
| 19. |
The Gini -coefficient varies between; |
| A. | 0 to 1 |
| B. | 1to 100 |
| C. | +1 to -1 |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. 0 to 1 | |
| 20. |
The Gini- coefficient is used to measure; |
| A. | Poverty |
| B. | Income |
| C. | Inequality |
| D. | Wealth |
| Answer» C. Inequality | |
| 21. |
Which is not an index of inequality? |
| A. | Theil-index |
| B. | Decile dispersion ratio |
| C. | Head-Count Ratio |
| D. | Share of income |
| Answer» C. Head-Count Ratio | |
| 22. |
Gender is determined by; |
| A. | Socially |
| B. | Biologically |
| C. | Either (a) or (b) |
| D. | Sex |
| Answer» A. Socially | |
| 23. |
The concept of missing women was introduced by; |
| A. | Robinson |
| B. | Das Gupta |
| C. | Emily Oster |
| D. | Amartya Sen |
| Answer» D. Amartya Sen | |
| 24. |
Hepatitis B Hypothesis related with missing women was introduced by; |
| A. | Amartya Sen |
| B. | Emily Oster |
| C. | Das Gupta |
| D. | Ming-Jen Lin |
| Answer» B. Emily Oster | |
| 25. |
The Club of Rome tookplace in; |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» C. 1968 | |
| 26. |
The Limits to Growth was published in; |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» C. 1972 | |
| 27. |
Who headed the Limits to Growth report? |
| A. | Donald Meadows |
| B. | Randers |
| C. | Beherns |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Donald Meadows | |
| 28. |
The Club of Rome is a; |
| A. | Governmental agency |
| B. | Non Governmental Agency |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Non Governmental Agency | |
| 29. |
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment took place in the year; |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» C. 1972 | |
| 30. |
Who was Brundtland? |
| A. | Prime Minister of Norway |
| B. | President of UK |
| C. | President of USA |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Prime Minister of Norway | |
| 31. |
Brundtland Report was known as; |
| A. | Club of Rome |
| B. | Limits to growth |
| C. | Our Common Future, |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Our Common Future, | |
| 32. |
Brundtland Report was published in; |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» C. 1987 | |
| 33. |
The first Earth Summit was held at: |
| A. | UK |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Rio de Jeneiro |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Rio de Jeneiro | |
| 34. |
World Summit on Sustainable Development held in; |
| A. | UK |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Rio de Jeneiro |
| D. | Johannesburg |
| Answer» D. Johannesburg | |
| 35. |
Global warming will increase; |
| A. | Temperature of the earth |
| B. | Disease |
| C. | Melting glaciers |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 36. |
Major greenhouse gases are; |
| A. | Methane, |
| B. | Nitrous Oxide |
| C. | Hydro Fluoro Carbons |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 37. |
Which is good to reduce global warming? |
| A. | Plant a tree |
| B. | Change a Light Bulb |
| C. | Adopt Reduce, Reuse, Recycle policy |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 38. |
The largest (manmade) contributor to the greenhouse effect is; |
| A. | Carbon Dioxide Gas emissions |
| B. | Deforestation |
| C. | Methane |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Carbon Dioxide Gas emissions | |
| 39. |
The ability of gasses in the atmosphere to absorb heat from the earth's surface is known as; |
| A. | Global warming |
| B. | Green house effect |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Green house effect | |
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