Gyan Deep Senior secondary Public school

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Class 12 - Geography
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 74

Section A
1. Countries with high human development index are those which have a score of: [1]

a) None of these b) over 0.8

c) about 0.8 d) below 0.8

2. How many countries have a low level of human development(2020)? [1]

a) 42 b) 33

c) 22 d) 12
3. Which of the following two South Asian economists put forward the idea of human development? [1]

a) Dr. Manmohan Singh and Amartya Sen b) Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen

c) Dr. Arun Jaitely and Mahbub-ul-Haq d) None of these

4. Which year did the concept of human development originate? [1]

a) 1990 b) 2003

c) 1999 d) 2005
5. Which of the following is the criterion used to measure development? [1]

a) Economic growth b) Both economic growth and education

c) None of these d) Education

6. What is the range of value taken by HDI? [1]

a) 1 to 5 b) 0 to 5

c) 1 to 10 d) 0 to 1
7. Which one of the following is not a Pillar of human development? [1]

a) Welfare b) Productivity

c) Equity d) Sustainability
8. Which one of the following is not a country with high human development? [1]

a) Egypt b) Japan

c) Norway d) Argentina
9. Where does India rank in the world in the Human Development Index as per United Nations Development [1]
Programme report of September 2018?

a) 107 b) 137

c) 130 d) 117

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10. Arrange the following countries in sequential order according to the gender gap index. [1]
Choose the correct option.
i. USA
ii. New Zealand
iii. Spain
iv. Germany

a) ii, iii, i, iv b) ii, iii, iv, i

c) i, iii, iv, ii d) ii, iv, iii, i

11. Access to ________, health and education are the key areas in human development. [1]

a) resources b) None of these

c) transport d) politics
12. Who said that the main objective of development is Increase in Freedom? [1]

a) Dr. Mahabub-ul-Haq b) Ratzel

c) Prof. Amartya Sen d) Ellen [Link]

13. Which country ranks first in the world in the Human Development Index as per the UN report of 2018? [1]

a) Ireland b) Norway

c) Canada d) Australia
14. How many countries have a high level of human development(2020)? [1]

a) 67 b) 57

c) 53 d) 37
15. How is access to resources measured? [1]

a) Good goverance b) Purchasing power

c) Medical facilities d) Education

16. What was the rank of India in the Human Development Index 2020? [1]

a) 120 b) 100

c) 113 d) 131
17. What is the score of high development index? [1]

a) below 0.549 b) above 0.800

c) between 0.550 to 0.700 d) between 0.701 to 0.799

18. Development means: [1]

a) a quantitative change which is always value b) a qualitative change which is always value
positive negative

c) a qualitative change which is always value d) None of these

positive
19. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development? [1]

a) Prof. Amartya Sen b) Dr. Mahbub-ul Haq

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 c) Ratzel d) Ellen C. Semple
20. On the basis of human development, countries can be classified into ________ categories. [1]

a) 3 b) 5

c) 6 d) 2
21. Which is not a part of the human development ? [1]

a) Number of people b) Health

c) Opportunities d) Freedom
22. Arrange the following countries in sequential order according to the life expectancy rate. [1]
Choose the correct option.
i. Switzerland
ii. Hong Kong
iii. Macao
iv. Japan

a) ii, iv, iii, i b) ii, iv, iii, i

c) ii, iii, i, iv d) i, iii, iv, ii

23. When was the human development index created? [1]

a) 1955 b) 1985

c) 1980 d) 1990
24. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. Growth is a qualitative change, which is always positive.
ii. Development have a positive or a negative sign that the change may be either positive (showing an increase)
or negative (indicating a decrease).

a) Both are incorrect b) Only ii is correct

c) Only i is correct d) Both i and ii are correct

25. Which one of the following does not approach human development? [1]

a) Capability b) Equality

c) Income d) Welfare
26. The concept of development is: [1]

a) Stagnant b) Consistent

c) Dynamic d) None of these

27. Which of the following is not included in different approaches to human development? [1]

a) Inability Approach b) Welfare Approach

c) Basic Needs Approach d) Income Approach

28. A country's level of development is measured only in terms of its: [1]

a) None of these b) economic growth

c) human growth d) medical growth

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29. Which of these is not a key area on which the Human Development Index of a country is determined? [1]

a) Education b) Health

c) Access to resources d) Happiness

30. Who introduced the concept of Human Development? [1]

a) Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq b) Ratzel

c) Prof. Amartya Sen d) Ellen C. Semple

31. ________ here means human labor productivity or productivity in terms of human work. [1]

a) Equity b) None of these

c) Empowerment d) Productivity
32. Which state has the highest per capita income in India(2019)? [1]

a) Bihar b) Goa

c) Punjab d) Odisha
33. When was the first Human Development Report published by UNDP? [1]

a) 1990 b) 1995

c) 1992 d) 1996
34. Which of the following countries rank highest in the Human Development Index? [1]

a) Sweden b) France

c) Norway d) Bangladesh
35. Gross National Happiness encourages us to think about the following aspects of development: [1]

a) All of these b) Qualitative

c) Spiritual d) Non-material
36. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. A meaningful life is not just a long one but must be a life with some purpose.
ii. People must be healthy, be able to develop their talents, participate in society and be free to achieve their
goals.

a) Both i and ii are correct b) Only ii is correct

c) Only i is correct d) Both i and ii are incorrect

37. Which of the following are the pillars of Human development? [1]

a) Sustainability b) All of these

c) Producitivity d) Equity
38. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. Norway ranked with High Value Index in Human Development Report, 2020.
ii. A higher investment in people and good governance has set Norway apart from the others.

a) Only ii is correct b) Both the statements are incorrect

c) Only i is correct d) Both statements are correct and statement ii

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 correctly explains the statement i
39. Arrange the following countries in sequential order of their health care index. [1]
Choose the correct option:
i. Denmark
ii. South Korea
iii. Taiwan
iv. France

a) iii, ii, i, iv b) ii, i, iv, iii

c) i, iii, iv, ii d) iv, i, iii, ii

40. Which is the only country in the world that officially proclaims the Gross National Happiness (GNH) as the [1]
measure of the country's progress?

a) Sri Lanka b) Nepal

c) India d) Bhutan
41. Which of the following is not included in the four pillars of human development? [1]

a) Discrimination b) Empowerment

c) Productivity d) Equity
42. The pillar of Human Development that stress on opportunities for further generations is: [1]

a) Productivity b) Equity

c) Sustainability d) Empowerment
43. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. Empowerment comes from increasing freedom and capability.
ii. Good governance and people-oriented policies are required to empower people.

a) Only i is correct b) Both the statements are incorrect

c) Only ii is correct d) Both statements are correct and statement ii

correctly explains the statement i
44. Income Approach is: [1]

a) one of the oldest approaches to human b) one of the recent approaches to human
development development

c) None of these d) one of the latest approaches to human

development
45. Which agency is responsible for the preparation and publishing of the list of human development of the world's [1]
countries?

a) UNDP b) UNESCO

c) UNICEF d) WHO
46. The human poverty index is related to the: [1]

a) human development index b) Gross Domestic Product

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 c) human growth index d) None of these
47. Which is not a key area of human development? [1]

a) Access to resources b) Industrial development

c) Education d) Good health

48. ________ means continuity in the availability of opportunities. [1]

a) None of these b) Empowerment

c) Productivity d) Sustainability
49. Arrange the following countries in sequential order of their high value index. [1]
Choose the correct option
i. Switzerland
ii. Norway
iii. Ireland
iv. Iceland

a) iii, ii, iv, i b) ii, iii, i, iv

c) ii, iv, iii, i d) i, iii, iv, ii

50. Which is not a hindrance to Equity? [1]

a) Caste b) Race

c) Gender d) Freedom
51. Which one of the following best describes development? [1]

a) A constant in size b) A positive change in quality

c) A simple change in the quality d) An increase in size

52. ________ refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. [1]

a) Empowerment b) None of these

c) Sustainability d) Equity
53. UNDP stands for [1]

a) United Nation Dual Programme b) United Nation Departmental Programme

c) United Nation Drainage Programme d) United Nation Development Programme

54. What is the literacy rate of India on the basis of census 2011? [1]

a) 82% b) 74.1%

c) 66% d) 92%
55. Higher level of income: [1]

a) the higher is the level of human b) None of these

development

c) the lower is the level of human development d) the stagnant is the level of human
development
56. Capability approach associated with [1]

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 a) Prof. Amartya Sen b) Carl Ritter

c) Ratzel d) Dr. Mahabub-ul-Haq

57. ________ measures the shortfall in human development. [1]

a) Poverty index b) None of these

c) GDP d) Human development index

58. Human development concern with [1]

a) qualitative development b) none of these

c) quantitative development d) both quantitative and qualitative

development
59. ILO stands for [1]

a) International Labour Organisation b) International Law Organisation

c) Indian Labour Organisation d) Indian Law Organisation

60. Both growth and ________ refer to changes over a period of time. [1]

a) happiness b) prosperity

c) None of these d) development

61. Arrange the following approaches in sequential order according to their development. [1]
Choose the correct option.
i. Capabilities approach
ii. Income approach
iii. Minimum needs approach
iv. Welfare approach

a) i, iii, iv, ii b) iii, ii, iv, i

c) ii, i, iv, iii d) ii, iv, iii, i

62. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. The indicator chosen to assess health is the life expectancy at birth.
ii. Life expectancy means that people have a greater chance of living longer and healthier lives.

a) Both the statements are incorrect b) Both statements are correct and statement ii
correctly explains the statement i

c) Only i is correct d) Only ii is correct

63. While calculating the Human Development Index which of the following aspects is not considered? [1]

a) Health b) Cooperation

c) Access to Resources d) Education

Section B
Question No. 64 to 65 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [2]
Top Ten Ranked Countries with High Value Index

Rank Country Rank Country

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 1 Norway 6 Iceland

2 Switzerland 7 Hongkon

3 Australia 8 Sweden

4 Ireland 9 Singapore

5 Germany 10 Netherlands

64. The above information is published in which of the following reports?

a) High Value Report b) Human Development Report

c) Development Human Report d) Counties Development Report

65. All the top ranked countries comes in the ________ as per classification of Human Development Index.

a) Countries with very high levels of human b) Countries with medium levels of human
development development

c) Countries with high levels of human d) Countries with low levels of human
development development
Section C
Question No. 66 to 68 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [3]
The idea that the quality of life people enjoy in a country, the opportunities they have, and the freedoms they enjoy, are
important aspects of development, is not new. These ideas were clearly spelt out for the first time in the late eighties
and early nineties. The works of two South Asian economists, Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen are important in this
regard. The concept of human development was introduced by Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq. Dr. Haq has described human
development as development that enlarges people’s choices and improves their lives. People are central to all
development under this concept. These choices are not fixed but keep on changing. The basic goal of development is to
create conditions where people can live meaningful lives. A meaningful life is not just a long one. It must be a life with
some purpose. This means that people must be healthy, be able to develop their talents, participate in society and be free
to achieve their goals.

66. Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq and Prof. Amartya Sen were close friends and have worked together under the leadership of Dr. Haq
to bring out the initial ________.

a) Human Choices Reports b) Human Development Reports

c) Human Quality Index d) Human Development Index

67. Under the Human Development approach, who is at the centre of all development?

a) Government b) People

c) Labourers d) Army
68. The basic goal of development is to create conditions where people can live meaningful lives. What according to
you cannot be a part of human development in real life?

a) Ability of human beings to lead successful b) Man living a healthy, fine, fit, and long life.
and creative life as per their interests,

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 abilities, and wisdom.

c) Addition of squalor and ignorance of health- d) Getting opportunity for monetary benefit.
related conditions.

Question No. 69 to 71 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [3]
The idea of human development is supported by the concepts of equity, sustainability, productivity, and empowerment.
Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. The opportunities available to people
must be equal irrespective of their gender, race, income and in the Indian case, caste. Yet this is very often not the case
and happens in almost every society.
Sustainability means continuity in the availability of opportunities. To have sustainable human development, each
generation must have the same opportunities. All environmental, financial, and human resources must be used keeping
in mind the future. Misuse of any of these resources will lead to fewer opportunities for future generations.
Productivity here means human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work. Such productivity must
be constantly enriched by building capabilities in people. Ultimately, it is people who are the real wealth of nations.
Therefore, efforts to increase their knowledge, or provide better health facilities ultimately lead to better work
efficiency.
Empowerment means having the power to make choices. Such power comes from increasing freedom and capability.
Good governance and people-oriented policies are required to empower people. The empowerment of socially and
economically disadvantaged groups is of special importance.

69. Name the type(s) of resources that must be utilised to ensure long-term sustainability.

a) Financial b) All of these

c) Human d) Environmental
70. What are the two conditions for empowerment?

a) Knowledge and better health facilities b) Good governance and people-oriented

policies

c) Resources and National Income d) Opportunities and Strength

71. Productivity is enriched by ________.

a) By equal access to opportunities b) By continuity in the availability of

opportunities

c) All of these d) By building capabilities in people

Question No. 72 to 74 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [3]
Classification of countries on the basis of Human Development Index, as per Human Development Report

Countries with Human

Division
[Link]. Human Development Main Countries
Order
Development Index

Highest Human Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands,

1. 1 to 49 above 0.802
Development America, Singapore, Britain, Japan, France

Highest Human 50 to Russia, Malaysia, Iran, Srilanka, Mexico, Brazil, China,

2. 0.700 to 0.798
Development 105 Thailand, Jamaica

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 3. Medium Human 106 to 0.555 to 0.698 Indonesia, Phillippines, South Africa, Iraq, India
Development 143

Low Human 144 to

4. below 0.550 Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Niger
Development 188

72. Identify the incorrect pair based on above report.

a) Switzerland-0.759 HDI b) Niger-0.348 HDI

c) India-0.609 HDI d) Australia-0.935 HDI

73. As per the given statistics, how many countries were included in HDR, 2015?

a) 143 b) 144

c) 105 d) 188
74. As per the HDR, Sri Lanka is in the category of High Human Development. What is the HDI of Sri Lanka as per report?

a) 0.935 b) 0.348

c) 0.605 d) 0.759

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