Check Point 01

Q. 1. Which position was occupied by India in terms of HDI in Human Development Report, 2014?

Q. 2. Which index is used to compare the nutritional level?

Q. 3. What aims for maintaining the natural resources for the present as well as the future for consistent economic development?

Q. 4. Which neighbouring country of India is ahead of it in HDI ranking?

Q. 5. Which states or regions are fast depleting their groundwater reserves?

Self Assessment

Q. 1 .What do you understand by the term life expectancy?

Q. 2. Name the state in India having the lowest Infant Mortality Rate.

Q. 3. If the body mass Index is more than 25, then what the person would we considered?

Q. 4. Write were limitations of the average value.

Q. 5. Suggest one measure to ensure sustainable development in the energy sector.

Q. 6. What is human development Index?

Q. 7. What will happen if we over-exploit underground water in arid regions of India?

Q. 8. In which category, India was placed in the World Development Report, 2012?

Q. 9. Among Maharashtra, Kerala and Bihar which state has least per capita income?

Q. 10. Why do we use averages?

Q. 11. Why are public facilities needed for the development of the country?

Q. 12. What is the significance of sustainable development for a human being?

Q. 13. Explain three attributes for comparing notions of development between different countries.

Q. 14. Identify different thrust areas of Human Development.

Q. 15. Discuss the value associated with public facilities.

Q. 16. Explain two reasons for the need for environment-friendly economic growth and one suggestion achieve it.

Q. 17. Describe the important aspects of our lives other than income.

Q. 18. Compare the level of development in India taking at least three states on the basis of various aspects other than income.

Q. 19. What is the necessity of comparing different countries or states? Give one example of a recent model of comparison.

Q. 20. What is the implication of having high HDI for the country?

Q. 21. Suggest some idea to make development more sustainable in nature.

Q. 22. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? Describe its limitations.

Q. 23. Distinguish between total income and average income. Which one is a better incident of economic development and why?

Q. 24. ‘’For development people look at a mix of goal’’. Support the statements with suitable example.