MCQs For NCERT Class 12 Geography Chapter 4 Human Development

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Question. Leading a long and healthy life, being able to gain knowledge and having enough means to be able to live a decent life are the most important aspects of: 
(A) human development
(B) human acceptance
(C) human care
(D) human nature

Answer

A

Question. Both growth and ____________refer to changes over a period of time. 
(A) prosperity
(B) happiness
(C) development
(D) progress

Answer

C

Question. Higher the level of income: 
(A) the higher is the level of human development.
(B) the lower is the level of human development.
(C) the stagnant is the level of human development.
(D) The high the level of immigration flow.

Answer

A

Question. Access to __________, health and education are the key areas in human development. 
(A) resources
(B) transport
(C) politics
(D) ministers

Answer

A

Question. Arrange the countries from highest HDI to lowest HDI.
(i) Norway
(ii) Ireland
(iii) Switzerland
(iv) Hong kong
Options:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, iii, i, iv
(C) iv, i, ii, iii
(D) iii, iv, ii, i

Answer

A

Question. ____________ refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. 
(A) Empowerment
(B) Equity
(C) sustainability
(D) Development

Answer

B

Question. __________ means continuity in the availability of opportunities. 
(A) Productivity
(B) Empowerment
(C) Sustainability
(D) Security

Answer

C

Question. ________ here means human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work. 
(A) Empowerment
(B) Productivity
(C) Equity
(D) Employment

Answer

B

Question. ____________ measures the shortfall in human development. 
(A) Poverty index
(B) Human development index
(C) GDP
(D) Happiness Index

Answer

A

Question. The human poverty index is related to the : 
(A) GDP
(B) human development index
(C) human growth index
(D) human immigration index

Answer

B

Question. Countries with high human development index are those which have a score of: 
(A) about 0.8
(B) below 0.8
(C) over 0.8
(D) not even close to 0.8

Answer

C

Question. The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year is known as:
(A) Total life lived
(B) Life expectancy
(C) Life span
(D) Life limit

Answer

B

Question. Countries with medium levels of human development have: 
(A) 90 countries in it
(B) 41 countries in it
(C) 100 countries in it
(D) 51 countries in it

Answer

B

Question. Income Approach is: 
(A) one of the oldest approaches to human development.
(B) one of the recent approaches to humandevelopment.
(C) one of the latest approaches to human development.
(D) None of the above

Answer

A

Question. The concept of human development was introduced by: 
(A) Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Mao Zedong
(D) Winston Churchill

Answer

A

Question. The adult literacy rate and the gross enrolment ratio represent access to:
(A) knowledge
(B) resources
(C) world
(D) None of the Above

Answer

A

Question.  Development is : 
(A) Quantitative
(B) negative
(C ) Qualitative
(D) Not preferable

Answer

C

Question. ___________mean to have the power to make choices and such power comes from increasing freedom and capability. 
(A) Empowerment
(B) Enrolment
(C) Enrichment
(D) Enlightenment

Answer

A

Question. A country’s level of development is measured only in terms of its: 
(A) medical growth
(B) economic growth
(C) human growth
(D) migratory growth

Answer

B

Question. Match and arrange column II with Column I. 
Column I                    Column I
  HDI                       Percentage
(i) Very High            1. Between 0.550 up to 0.700
(ii) High                  2. Above 0.800
(iii) Medium            3. Between 0.701 up to 0.799
(iv) Low                 4. Below 0.549
Options :
(A) (i)-2, (ii)-3, (iii)-1, (iv)-4
(B) (i)-4,(ii)-1,(iii)-2,(iv)-3
(C) (i)-2,(ii)-3, (iii)-4, (iv)-1
(D) (i)-1, (ii)-2, (iii)-3, (iv)-4

Answer

A

Question. Development means: 
(A) a qualitative change which is always value positive.
(B) a qualitative change which is always value negative.
(C) a quantitative change which is always value positive.
(D) None of the Above

Answer

A

Question.  ____________ approach looks at human beings as beneficiaries or targets of all development activities. 
(A) Welfare
(B) Capability
(C) Income
(D) Basic needs

Answer

B

Question. Arrange the countries from highest to lowest in terms of Gross National Happiness Index:
(i) Iceland
(ii) Denmark
(iii) Finland
(iv) Switzerland
Options:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) iii, ii, iv, i
(C) iv, ii, iii, i
(D) iii, iv, i, ii

Answer

B

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): Size of the territory and per capita income are not directly related to human development.
Reason (R): Often smaller countries have done better than larger ones in human development.

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): The term ‘development’ refers to a qualitative growth that is always value positive.
Reason (R): It occurs when there is a positive change in quality over a time frame.

Answer

B

Question. Assertion (A): Development refers to qualitative changes and its value is always positive.
Reason (R): This is because development cannot take place unless there is an increase or a rise in existing conditions thus leading to positive changes. 

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): Efforts should be made to increase people’s knowledge, provide better health facilities ultimately leading to better work efficiency.
Reason (R): It is people who are the real wealth of nations. 

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody.
Reason (R): The opportunities available to people must not be equal irrespective of their gender, race,income and in the Indian case, caste.

Answer

C

Question. Assertion (A): The basic goal of development is to create conditions where people can live meaningful lives.
Reason (R): People are central to all development. 

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): The human poverty index is related to the human development index.
Reason (R): This index measures the shortfall in human development.

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): Development occurs when positive growth takes place.
Reason (R): Development occurs when there is a positive change in quality.

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): Level of income reflects the level of freedom an individual enjoys.
Reason(R): Higher the level of income, the higher is the level of human development.

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): A meaningful life is not just a long one.
Reason (R): It must be a life with some purpose. 

Answer

B

Question. Assertion (A): People are not participants in development but only passive recipients in welfare approach.
Reason (R): The government is responsible for increasing levels of human development by maximising expenditure on welfare. 

Answer

A

Question. Assertion (A): To have sustainable human development, each generation must have the same opportunities.
Reason (R): Misuse of any of these resources will lead to fewer opportunities for future generations.

Answer

B

Human Development Class 12 Geography MCQ Questions