CBSE Questions for Class 10 Economics Development Quiz 7 - MCQExams.com

Emphasis on which of the following policy measure/ measures will promote the cause the 'reform with human face' in India?
Redefining subsidies
Cutting down non-plan expenditure
Making social sector activities more and more market-based
Promoting private sector's participation in primary education, healthcare and skill development sectors.
  • Only $$1$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • Only $$4$$
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
Select the incorrect statement/ statements related to the International Development Agency (IDA), using the code given below:
It lends money for the different development purposes to the Third World member economies at a negligible interest rate, which is considered free of interest.
India has been replaced by Bangladesh as its biggest beneficiary.
  • Only $$1$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Only $$2$$
  • None of the above
Social Development is about putting __________________.
  • People at the centre of Building
  • People at the centre of signal
  • People at the centre of Development
  • None of these
Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the viewpoint of sustainable development?
  • Coal
  • Mineral oil and gas
  • Hydro electricity
  • Atomic energy
Eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay along the eastern edge of Mary land has resulted in low oxygen levels in the water and alternation of food webs. The cause of this eutrophication appears to be pollution that contains high levels of:
  • nitrogen and carbon
  • nitrogen and phosphorus
  • carbon and phosphorus
  • carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
Relative contributions of $$ CO_{2}, CH_{4}, CFCs$$ and $$ N_{2}O$$ towards global warning are:
  • 50%, 30%, 10%, and 10% respectively
  • 60%, 20%, 14%, and 6% respectively
  • 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% respectively
  • None of the above
What is the carbon credit?
  • It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually emitted carbon
  • It is the loan amount by IMF for reducing pollution
  • It is loan given to poor people for buying Modern Stoves
  • All of the above
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) released the Report titled "Estimation of retreat of Gangotri glacier" on 7 JanuaryThe Report includes-
Gangotri glacier is retreating in the Himalayas and its volume and size are shrinking between Gaumukh and Bhojbasa.
There is some disintegration in the upper regions of the Gangotri glaciers due to tectonic activities.
Retreat of Gangotri glaciers in this decade was higher than in previous decade due to global warning.
Select the answer from the codes given below-
  • 1 only
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • All of the above
In the context of mitigating the impending global warning due to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide. which of the following can be the potential sites for carbon sequestration?
Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams
Depleted oil and gas reservoirs
Subterranean deep saline formations
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
The Delhi Metro is the first ever railway system in the world to be awarded with the prestigious Gold Standard Foundation (GSF) certification standard for
  • providing security to the people
  • using the energy efficiently
  • carrying largest number of passengers
  • All of the above
Sustainable development is a case of intergenerational sensibility in respect of use of  
  • natural resources
  • material resources
  • industrial resources
  • Social resources
Earth summit was held in
  • Chicago
  • Copenhagen
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • London
The minimum area of the land required to completely sustain the life of one person is called his 
  • Biota
  • Biome
  • Ecological foot print
  • Niche
The transitional zone between two distinct communities is know as 
  • Ecotype
  • Ecade
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecotone
Consider the following statements in respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and Flora in Commerce (TRAFFIC):
TRAFFIC is a bureau under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements in regard to 'RESIDEX':
$$(1)$$ The index is prepared to track the prices of residential properties in India on the basis of actual transaction prices.
$$(2)$$ The index is prepared from the secondary data available from various sources like housing, finance companies and banks.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?
  • $$1$$ only
  • $$2$$ only
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Consider the following statements:
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries.
The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
The highest chemical pollution is caused by the industrial effluents of
  • leather industry
  • paper industry
  • rayon industry
  • textile industry
Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of
  • $$O_{3}$$ layer
  • $$ C_{2}$$ layer
  • $$ SO_{2}$$ layer
  • $$ O_{2}$$ layer
To meet Euro II emission standards what should be the sulphur content in the ultra low sulphur diesel?
  • 0.05 percent or less
  • 0.10 percent
  • 0.15 percent
  • 0.20 percent
Competition for light, nutrients and space is most severe between 
  • closely related organism growing in different niches
  • closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche
  • distantly related organisms growing in the same habitat
  • distantly related organisms growing in different niches.
Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Biosphere?
  • Biosphere is a combination of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
  • Biosphere is missing at extreme of north and south pole
  • Organisms are uniformly present in Biosphere
  • All of the above
The term M-STRIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of 
  • Captive breeding of Wild Fauna
  • Maintenance of Tiger Reserves
  • Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
  • Security of National Highways
Iron ore mining companies are expanding into the deep forests of Orissa where native populations of indigenous people have lived off the land for many centuries. In order to resolve the growing conflicts between the natives and the mining companies, they have been urged by the Government officials to bring together all of the interested parties. The mining company operations in the forest will likely lead to loss of ecosystem services, such as:
  • the depletion of iron ore from the ground
  • the shift from logging to mining
  • sources of freshwater
  • the construction of new roads
Consider the following statements:
Central warehousing corporation is responsible for the construction and running of the godowns for storage of agriculture products.
Central warehousing corporation of India was established in 1957.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements are correct?
The global economy relied on oil for much of the 20th century as a portable and indispensable fuel.
The immense wealth associated with oil generates political struggles to control it.
History of petroleum is also the history of war and struggle.
Nowhere is this more obviously the case of war and struggle than in West Asia and Central America.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • 2 and 4
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
The International Development Association, a lending agency is administered by the
  • IBRD
  • IFAD
  • UNDP
  • UNIDO
Consider the following statements in regard to 'Marginal Standing Facility(MSF)' of RBI:
$$(1)$$ It will help in reducing volatility in the overnight lending rates in the inter-bank market.
$$(2)$$ The borrowing under the MSF should be over and above the statutory liquidity requirement.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?
  • $$1$$ only
  • $$2$$ only
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Consider the following countries:
Brazil
Mexico
South Africa 
According to UNCTAD, Which of the above is/are categorized as "Emerging Economies"
  • 1 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
Forward and backward linkages were propounded by
  • Gunnar Myrdal
  • Hirschman
  • Boeke
  • Leibenstein
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