Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

Class XII (Fundamentals of Human Geography)

  1. Which of the indicators is/are used to calculate Human Development Index

    Options:
    1. Life expectancy at birth
    2. Adult literacy rate and the gross enrolment ratio
    3. Purchasing power (in U.S. dollars)
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  2. Which of the following approaches to human development is argues for higher government expenditure on education, health, social secondary and amenities

    Options:
    1. Income Approach
    2. Welfare Approach
    3. Basic Needs Approach
    4. Basic Needs Approach

    Option: B

  3. Basic Needs Approach was initially proposed by

    Options:
    1. UNESCO
    2. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
    3. World Bank
    4. WHO

    Option: B

  4. Capability Approach is associated with

    Options:
    1. Prof. Amartya Sen
    2. Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq
    3. Dr. Manmohan Singh
    4. World Bank

    Option: A

  5. Which of the following countries is the only country in the world to officially proclaim the Gross National Happiness (GNH) as the measure of the country’s progress

    Options:
    1. Nepal
    2. India
    3. Bhutan
    4. Finland

    Option: C

  6. Which of the following countries don’t have a higher rank than India in the human development index

    Options:
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. Trinidad and Tobago
    3. Ireland
    4. Niger

    Option: D

  7. According to HDI report 2020, India’s rank in the human development index is

    Options:
    1. 126th
    2. 115th
    3. 131th
    4. 140th

    Option: C

  8. Which of the following factors does not affect Human Development Index

    Options:
    1. The culture of the people
    2. The pattern of government expenditure on the social sector
    3. The political turmoil and instability
    4. Distribution of the country's resources

    Option: A

  9. Which one of the following best describes development?

    Options:
    1. An increase in size
    2. A positive change in quality
    3. A constant in size
    4. A simple change in the quality

    Option: B

  10. Which of the following economic activities is not included in primary activities

    Options:
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Pastoral activities
    3. Mining and quarrying
    4. Agriculture

    Option: A

  11. The inhabitants of coastal regions are engaged mainly in which of the following activities

    Options:
    1. Fishing
    2. Agriculture
    3. Mining
    4. Hunting and gathering

    Option: A

  12. People engaged in primary activities are called

    Options:
    1. Red-collar worker
    2. White-collar worker
    3. Silver-collar worker
    4. Blue-collar worker

    Option: A

  13. People located in very cold and extremely hot climates survive on

    Options:
    1. Fishing
    2. Gathering
    3. Hunting
    4. Pastoral activities

    Option: C

  14. Which of the following activities is the oldest economic activity known

    Options:
    1. Pastoral activities
    2. Gathering and hunting
    3. Mining and quarrying
    4. Agriculture

    Option: B

  15. The name of the part of the chewing gum after the flavour is gone?

    Options:
    1. Gum
    2. Zapota
    3. Chicle
    4. None of these

    Option: C

  16. Chicle is made from

    Options:
    1. Zapota tree
    2. Rubber Tree
    3. Eucalyptus Tree
    4. Pine Tree

    Option: A

  17. Primary activity, in which the herders rely on animals for food, clothing, shelter, tools and transport is known as

    Options:
    1. Nomadic herding
    2. Pastoral nomadism
    3. Commercial Livestock Rearing
    4. A and B both

    Option: D

  18. The process of migration from plain areas to mountains during summers and again from mountain to plain areas during winters in the search of pasture land is known as

    Options:
    1. Nomadism
    2. Transhumance
    3. Ranching
    4. Livestock Rearing

    Option: B

  19. The number of pastoral nomads has been decreasing and the areas operated by them shrinking. This is due to

    Options:
    1. Imposition of political boundaries
    2. New settlement plans by different countries
    3. Only A
    4. Both A and B

    Option: D

  20. Which of the following characteristics about Commercial Livestock Rearing is not correct

    Options:
    1. It is organised and capital intensive
    2. Only one type of animal is reared
    3. New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay and United States of America are important countries where commercial livestock rearing is practised
    4. People move from one place to another along with their livestock

    Option: D