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CHAPTER – 10-COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT

EXPERIENCE OF INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS


MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Sl. Question:
No
1 In which year The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was initiated in China?
(a) 1948 (b) 1952 (c) 1958 (d) 1962
2 China has the ------------- largest GDP?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
3 Human development index measures ---------- in an economy?
(a) Quality of Life (b) Birth Rate
(c) death Rate (d) Quality of Education
4 In which country first five-year plan commenced in the year 1956?
(a) India (b)Pakistan (c) China (d) Both A and B
5 Which of the following country has highest rank in HDI?
(a) Pakistan (b) India (c) China (d) Both A and B
6 Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was introduced under the leadership of

(a) M.A. Jinnah (b) M.K. Gandhi


(c) J.L. Nehru (d) Mao Zedong
7 In which year the One Child Policy was abolished in China?
(a) 1979 (b) 1989 (c) 2005 (d) 2015
8 After independence, India and Pakistan both relied upon
(a) Free Economy (b) Socialism
(c) Capitalism (d) Mixed Economy
9 In which year, the policy of ‘reforms and opening up’ launched in China which gave a big push
to China’s manufacturing exports.
(a) 1968 (b) 1978 (c) 1988 (d) 1991

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10 Which of the following countries have highest fertility rate.
(a) China (b) India (c) Pakistan (d) None of these
11 Identify the items that have been correctly paired from column A to that of column B:
Column A Column B
A India I Economic Reforms in 1997
B Pakistan II Economic Reforms in 1991
C China III Economic Reforms in 1978
D India IV GST rolled out in 1999

(a) A - I (b) B – II (c) C – III (d) D - IV


12 Which of the following countries has the lowest density of population?
(a) India (b) China (c) Pakistan (d) None of these
13 In 1958, there were ----------- communes in China covering the entire farm population.
(a) 28000 (b) 24000 (c) 30000 (d) 26425
14. Which type of the economic system is followed in China?

(a) Mixed Economy


(b) Socialist Economy
(c) Capitalistic economy
(d) None of these
15. Which sector of the economy contribute the highest to India’s GDP?

a) Service
b) Agriculture
c) Industry
d) None of these
16. Which one of the followings is not an example of regional and economic group?

(a) SAARC
(b) ASEAN
(c) G-8
(d) RBI

17. Which country has the highest workforce engaged in agriculture?

(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
18. Which one of the following is not true about the similar developmental strategies about India and

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Pakistan for their development paths? (a) both the economies
followed the path of mixed economic structure.

(b) Both the economies started their developmental path at the same time soon after their
independence.

(c)Both the countries announced their first five year plan in 1951

(d)Both the countries adopted similar strategies, such as creating a large public sector and raising public
expenditure on social development.
19. In which year China’s rapid industrial growth traced back to its reforms?

(a) 1988 (b) 1978 (c) 1991 (d) 1958

20. When were reforms Initiated in India?

(a) 1988 (b) 1978 (c) 1991 (d) 1958

21. Infant mortality rate refers to number of infants dying before reaching one year of age per______ live
births in a year.

(a) 1,00 (b) 1,000 (c) 10,000 (d) 10

22. Which one of the following features not related toChina?

(a) One-child norm

(b) low fertility rate

(c) growth due to manufacturing sector

(d) growth due to service sector

23. When farmers and industrial units were required to buy and sell fixed quantities of inputs and outputs
on the basis of prices fixed by the government, this policy was used in China in reform was

(a) Minimum price policy


(b) Discount rate
(c) Dual pricing policy
(d) Ceiling policy

24. The SAARC,European Union,ASEAN,G-8,G-20,BRICS etc. come under ............................ ?


(A)Organs of WHO

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(B)Units of UNO
(C)Regional and Economic groupings
(D)Bilateral groupings
25. There is an increasing eagerness on the parts of various nations to try and understand the
developmental processes pursued by their neighbouring nations as it allows them to better
comprehend their ................... and ........................ vis-a-vis their neighbours.
(A) River ,Mountains
(B) Strength ,weaknesses
(C) Roads ,Transport
(D) Buildings, Organisation
26. India,Pakistan and China have started towards their developmental path at the same time. While
India and Pakistan became Independent nations in 1947, People's Republic of China was
established in...........................
(A) 1945
(B) 1946
(C) 1948
(D) 1949
27. India announced it's 1st five year plan for 1951-56, China announced it's 1st five year plan in
1953 and Pakistan announced it's 1st five year plan in the year.............and Pakistan's five year
plan now called as...................
(A) 1952, Short Term Development
(B) 1956, Medium Term Development
(C) 1958, Short and Medium Term Development
(D) 1959, Medium Term Development
28. Which of the following statements is not true about Pakistan's Economy ?
(A) There is co-existence of public and private sectors
(B) The introduction of Green-Revolution led to mechanisation and increase in public
investment in infrastructure in select areas
(C) In 1970's and 1980's the major thrust araeas were denationalisation and encouragement
of private sector
(D) The economic reforms introduced in 1989
29. In China, due to topographic and climatic conditions, the area suitable for cultivation is
relatively small,only about ............. per cent of its total land area.
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 16
30. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19
December 1966. The head quarter of ADB is located at...................
(A) Singapur City, Singapur

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(B) NewDelhi, India
(C) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(D) Manila, Philippines
31. In China enterprises owned by the government is called….
(A) Government sector
(B) Public sector
(C) State-owned
(D) Private sector
32 Which of these facts are true about Proletarian cultural Revolution?
a) Started in 1988
b) Opening of the industries in their home
c) Cultivating land collectively
d) Students were sent to work and learn from countryside
33 Arrange the following events of China in chronological order and choose the correct
alternative:
i) Great proletarian cultural revolution
ii) Great leap forward campaign
iii) Initiation of economic reform
iv) First five year plan
Options :
a) ii), iv), iii), i) b) iv), ii), i), iii) c) ii), iv), i), iii) d) iv), i), ii), iii)
34 China announced its first 5 year plan in the year:
a) 1953 b)1957 c) 1963 d) 1967
35 "One Child Policy" was adopted by China in the year:
a) 1972 b) 1975 c)1979 d) 1982
36 In China, commune system is related to:
a) Agriculture b) Industry c) Service d) None of these
37 In comparison to China, Indian Economy has been relying more on________ sector for Gross
Domestic Product.
a) Primary sector b) Secondary Sector c) Tertiary Sector d) External Sector

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38 ______ has achieved better results in providing access to education.
a) India b) Pakistan c) China d) Bangladesh

39 In which of the following areas of development, Pakistan has topped India?


a) GDP growth b) Growth rate of population c) Urbanisation d) Density of population
40 Which of these following statements are correct?
a) India's first five year plan started in 1951
b) China's five year plan started in the year 1953
c) Pakistan introduced first five year plan in 1956
d) All of these
41 In both______ and ______ the service sector is emerging as a major player of development.
a) India, Pakistan b) India, China c) Pakistan, China d) India, Nepal

KEY/ANSWER SHEET
Multiple Choice question

1 c
2 b
3 a
4 b
5 c
6 d
7 d
8 d
9 b
10 c
11 c
12 b

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13 D
14 Socialistic economy
15 Service
16 RBI
17 INDIA
18 (C)
19 1978
20 1991
21 (B)
22 (B)
23 (C)DUAL PRICING POLICY
24 Regional and Economic groupings
25 Strength ,weaknesses
26 1949
27 1956, Medium Term Development
28 The economic reforms introduced in 1989
29 10
30 Manila, Philippines
31 State-owned
32 D
33 B
34 A
35 C
36 A
37 C
38 A
39 C
40 D
41 A

PREPIRED BY : PGT ECONOMICS OF BHUBANESWAR, GUWAHATI,


KOLKATA, RANCHI, SILCHAR AND TINSIKIA REGION.
VETTED BY :KOLKATA REGION

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