Class XII (Fundamentals of Human Geography)

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
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
Basic Needs Approach was initially proposed by
Options:
1. UNESCO
2. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
3. World Bank
4. WHO
Option: B
Capability Approach is associated with
Options:
1. Prof. Amartya Sen
2. Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq
3. Dr. Manmohan Singh
4. World Bank
Option: A
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
People located in very cold and extremely hot climates survive on
Options:
1. Fishing
2. Gathering
3. Hunting
4. Pastoral activities
Option: C
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
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
Chicle is made from
Options:
1. Zapota tree
2. Rubber Tree
3. Eucalyptus Tree
4. Pine Tree
Option: A
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
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
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
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

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Class XII (Fundamentals of Human Geography)

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

Options:

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

Options:

Basic Needs Approach was initially proposed by

Options:

Capability Approach is associated with

Options:

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:

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

Options:

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

Options:

Which of the following factors does not affect Human Development Index

Options:

Which one of the following best describes development?

Options:

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

Options:

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

Options:

People engaged in primary activities are called

Options:

People located in very cold and extremely hot climates survive on

Options:

Which of the following activities is the oldest economic activity known

Options:

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

Options:

Chicle is made from

Options:

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

Options:

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:

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

Options:

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

Options: