Economics: Development: Class 10 Previous Year Questions

Economics: Development questions asked in CBSE board exams

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1. Choose the correct option to fill the blank : Literacy Rate is expressed as a proportion of the literate population in the age and above. group (A) 7 years (B) 8 years (C) 9 years (D) 10 years
   Board 20265 markslong answerRepeated: 2024,2026
2. Choose the correct option to fill the blank. Literacy Rate measures the proportion of literate population in the _____ years and above age group. 1 (A) 10 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D)
   Board 20241 markMCQRepeated: 2024,2026
3. Study the data of a State given below and answer the question that follow : Educational achievement of rural population of State Category Males Females 76% Literacy rate of rural population 54% I. 90% Literacy rate of rural children in age 87% group of 10-14 y…
   Board 20265 markscase-based
4. Which of the following organisations publishes the ·Human Development Report' ? (A) World Trade Organisation (B) World Health Organisation (C) United Nations Environmental Program (D) United Nations Development Program
   Board 20265 markslong answer
5. Smt. Deepti is a resident of X country. Her country is a developed country. Which of the following would be a characteristic of her country ? (A) High Infant Morality Rate (B) High Per Capita Income (C) Low Literacy Rate (D) Low Net Attendance Ratio 34. (A) · …
   Board 20265 markslong answer
6. (a) Analyse the role of language in the development of nationalism in Poland during the nineteenth century. OR (b) Analyse the main provisions of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815.
   Board 20261 markvery short
7. World and answer the questions given below : 1 S. No. Country HDI Rank in the world 1. India 130 2. Myanmar 148 3. Nepal 149 4. Pakistan 150 Amongst the given countries, which one of the following countries has the (A) Pakistan (B) India (C) Nepal (D) Myanmar
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8. Page 11 of 27 15. Study the following table related to World Human Development Index and answer the question that follow : 1 S. No. Country HDI Rank in the World 1. India 130 2. Myanmar 148 3. Nepal 149 4. Pakistan 150 (A) India (B) Myanmar (C) Nepal (D) Pakis…
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9. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : 1 The total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a particular year is called __________. (A) Per Capita Income (B) Per Capita Production (C) Gross National Income (D) Gross Domestic…
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10. Which one of the following indices is given priority by the World Bank with respect to development ? (a) Infant Mortality Rate (b)·Equality (c) Body Mass Index (d) Per Capita Income
    Board 20241 markMCQ
11. Imagine that you are the village Head. Suggest any two activities that you think should be taken up to increase the income of the villagers.
    Board 20232 marksshort answer
12. There are two statements given below, marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option. 1 Assertion (A): In India, the literacy rate among women is significantly lower than among men. Reason (R): The patriarchal system …
    CBSE practice 2022-231 markAssertion-Reason
13. Read the passage given below and answer the questions followed: Population trends and dynamics can have an enormous effect on prospects for poverty reduction and sustainable development. Poverty is influenced by – and influences – population dynamics, includin…
    CBSE practice 2023-244 markscase-based
14. 'We have not inherited the world from our forefathers — we have borrowed it from our children.' Explain the above statement with an example.
    CBSE practice 2022-233 marksshort answer
15. Identify the road development project from the map given below and briefly describe it.
    CBSE practice 2022-233 marksshort answer
16. There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27. 37 Improvements in technology and liberalization together have accelerated globalization. Evaluate. 3 38A While studying the table given below for their Social…
    Sample paper 2026-273 marksshort answer
17. Which of these statements about national development is TRUE? A. Only countries with a varied population will have high national development. B. Different development goals may be conflicting for a country's development. C. Any one attribute can be used to com…
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
18. What Jawaharlal Nehru thought of as temples of the independent India, i.e. the dams, have already displaced 11 million Indians. Source: Caufield, Catherine (1997). Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations. p. 12. What is this an example o…
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19. As of 2020, India is the 6th largest economy in the world, but is ranked low in per capita income. What can be the reason for this? A. low foreign investments B. low GDP growth rate C. high mortality rate D. high poverty
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20. Read the data given below and answer the question. State Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births(2018) Literacy rate% (2017-18) Haryana 30 82 Kerala 7 94 As per the data given above, why has Kerala a low infant mortality rate? a.It has adequate provision of…
    CBSE practice 2023-241 markvery short

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