Question

1. Development of a country can generally be determined by
0 its per capita income
(11) its average literacy level
(til) health status of its people
(iv) all the above
2. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of
human development than India?
() Bangladesh
(11) Sri Lanka
(ii) Nepal
(iv) Pakistan
3. Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of
these families is Rs 5000. If the income of three' families is Rs 4000, RS 7000
and Rs 3000 respectively, what is the income of the fourth family?
(0) Rs 7500
() Rs 3000
(iii) Rs 2000
(lv) Rs 6000
4. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different
countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any?
5. In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development
different from the one used by the World Bank?
6. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with
your own examples related to development
7. Kerala, with lower per capita Income has a better human development ranking
than Haryana. Hence, per capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should
not be used to compare states. Do you agree? Discuss.
8. Find out the present sources of energy that are used by the people in India. What
could be the other possibilities fifty years from now?
9. Why is the issue of sustainability important for development?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 . it's per capita income