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DEVELOPMENT Exercise 1. Development of a country can generally be determined by. (a) its per capita income (b) its average literacy level (c) health status of its people (d) all of the above Answer:       (d) all of the above 2. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development in India? (a) Bangladesh (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Pakistan Answer:       (b) Sri Lanka 3. Assume there are four families in country. The average per capita income of this family is Rs 5000. If the income of three family is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectively, what is the income of the fourth family. (a) Rs 7500 (b)Rs 3000 (c)Rs 2000 (d)Rs 6000 Answer:       (d)Rs 6000 4. What is the mean criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries. What are the limitation of this criterion, if any? Answer:-       The mean criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries, is  the per capita income or average income of a person in

Water resources Multiple choice question (i) Based on the information given below classify each of the situation as "suffering from water scarcity" or "not suffering from water scarcity" .      (a) region with annual rainfall.      (b) region having high annual rainfall and large population.      (c) region having high annual rainfall but water is highly populated.      (d) region having low rainfall and low population. Answer:-      Suffering from water scarcity           (b). Region having high annual rainfall and large population suffer from water scarcity.           (c).region having high annual rainfall but water is highly populated suffer from water scarcity.     Not Suffering from water scarcity           (d). region having low rainfall and low population do not suffer from water scarcity.           (a). Region with annual rainfall do not suffer from water scarcity. (ii) Which one of the following statement it is not an argument in favour of multipurpose rive

A Triumph of Surgery Read and find out 1. Why is Mrs pumphery worried about Tricki?       Answer:-                 Mrs pumphery was worried and distraught because tricki would not eat anything . Refused even his favourite dishes; and besides , he had bouts of vomiting . He spent all his time lying on a rug, Panting. He didn't want to go for walk , and didn't want to do anything.  2. What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?      Answer:-                 She  called doctor to help Tricki . Yes she was wise . The doctor suggested that Tricki should hospitalised. She swooned and wailed but let the dog go with the doctor .Ultimately the doctor was successful in curing Tricki. 3. Who does 'I' refer to in this story ?      Answer:- In this story 'I' refer to Mr Herriot.  Page no 3  Read and find out  1. Is the narrator as rich as tricky mistress ? Answer:- No narrator is not rich as tricky mistress .  2. How does he treat the dog?      Answer:-            The

A Triumph of Surgery      GLOSSARY * Triumph: a great victory or achievement 1. sausage : an item of food in the form of cylindrical length of minced pork.  2. Rheumy : (especially  of the eyes) full of rheum watery. 3. Listless : lacking energy and enthusiasm. 4. Hodgkin : cancel of part of the immune system called lymphatic system. 5. Lumbago : muscular pain in the lower part of the back. 6. Regime : a government especially an authoritarian one. 7. Tottering : shaking or swaying as if  about to collapse . 8. Swooned : faint especially from extreme emotion. 9. Wailings : crying with pen , grief, or anger. 10. Distraught : extremely worried. 11. Surgery : the branch of medical practice that treats injuries , disease and deformities by physical removal repair are adjustment of tissue and organs often involving cutting of the body. 12. Surged : move suddenly and powerfully forward or up words. 13. Engulfed : powerful affect (someone) overwhelm. 14. Surplus : more than what is needed. 15.

Forest And Wildlife Resources 1. Multiple choice questions.      i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?          a) Agricultural expansion       c) Grazing and fuel wood collection          b) Large scale development projects d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation         Answer:                 c) Grazing and fuel wood collection      ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?           a) Joint forest management c) Chipko movement          b) Beej Bachao Andolan        d) Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries           Answer:                      d) Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries 2. Match the following animals with their category of existence     Animals/Plants                                    Category of existence     i) Black Buck                                -                Endangered     ii) Asiatic elephant                       -                 Vulnerable