Question 1.
When was the first Human Development Report published by the UNDP?
(A) 1970
(B) 1980
(C) 1990
(D) 1995

Answer

Answer: (C) 1990

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Question 2.
What is the average HDI value of India?
(A) 0.802
(B) 0.702
(C) 0.554
(D) 0.502

Answer

Answer: (C) 0.554

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Question 3.
India has per capita income on prevailing prices:
(A) ₹ 15,813
(B) ₹ 17,813
(C) ₹ 18,813
(D) ₹ 20,813

Answer

Answer: (D) ₹ 20,813

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Question 4.
Which state has the highest percentage of people below the poverty line?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Assam

Answer

Answer: (B) Odisha

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Question 5.
The infant mortality rate in India per thousand is:
(A) 50
(B) 60
(C) 47
(D) 80

Answer

Answer: (C) 47

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Question 6.
In India, the death rate per thousand is:
(A) 6.55
(B) 8.10
(C) 7.48
(D) 9.11

Answer

Answer: (C) 7.48

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Question 7.
Which state has the highest literacy rate?
(A) Goa
(B) Kerala
(C) Miwram
(D) Maharashtra

Answer

Answer: (B) Kerala

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Question 8.
Which state has the lowest HDI value?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Assam
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Answer: (B) Bihar

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Question 9.
Who Is the author of the book ‘Small is beautiful’?
(A) Maithus
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Schumacher
(D) Brundtland

Answer

Answer: (C) Schumacher

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Question 10.
Which one of the following is India’s rank in terms of Human Development Index among the countries of the world in 2005?
(A) 126
(B) 127
(C) 128
(D) 129

Answer

Answer: (A) 126

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Question 11.
Which one of the following states of India has the highest rank in the Human Development Index?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Punjab
(C) Kerala
(D) Haryana.

Answer

Answer: (C) Kerala

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Question 12.
Which one of the following states of India has the lowest female literacy?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar.

Answer

Answer: (D) Bihar

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Question 13.
Which one of the following states of India has the lowest female child sex ratio 0-6 years?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Himachal Pradesh.

Answer

Answer: (B) Haryana

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Question 14.
Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Daman and Diu
(D) Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.

Answer

Answer: (A) Lakshadweep

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