PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS SULUR
PRACTICE PAPER 04 (2024-25)
ECONOMICS - CHAPTER 01 DEVELOPMENT
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : X DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 18 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 8 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 3 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 2 questions of
5 marks each and Section E comprises of 1 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each.
1. Read the data given below and answer the question.
Infant mortality rate per Literacy rate%
State
1000 live births (2018) (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 basic health and educational facilities.
(b) It has adequate provision of basic health and cultural facilities.
(c) It has adequate provision of basic social and educational facilities.
(d) It has adequate provision of basic health and technical facilities.
2. Read the following data and answer the question that follow:
Some comparative Data on Haryana, Kerala and Bihar
Infant Mortality Net Attendance
Literacy
State Rate (per thousand Ratio (per 100
Rate %
person) person)
Haryana 30 82 61
Kerala 7 94 83
Bihar 32 62 43
How much is the Net Absence Ratio of Haryana? Choose the appropriate option from the
following:
(a) 39 (b) 27 (c) 38 (d) 18
3. Under the sustainable development goals, social equality with regard to access to resources is
one of the most pressing challenges. Accordingly, which of the following crises is related to the
statement above?
(a) Damage to infrastructure due to floods
(b) Scarcity of clean water for consumption
(c) Damage to crops caused by heavy rains
(d) Combating water-borne diseases in rural India
4. Which of the following statements defines Sustainable Development?
(a) Sustainable use of natural resources without considering the need of the future generation.
(b) Present generation fulfils its needs while considering the needs of the future generation as
well.
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(c) It means utilization of natural resources by the past, present and future generation.
(d) To meet the needs of the future generations even if the needs of the present generation go
unmet.
5. Suppose there are four families in your locality, the average per capita income of whom is
10,000. If the income of three families is 6,000, 8,000 and 14,000 respectively, what would be
the income of the fourth family?
(a) 5,000 (b) 10,000 (c) 12,000 (d) 15,000
6. Which one of the following is a developmental goal of the factory workers?
(a) Better wages (b) Better technology
(c) More hours of work (d) More labour work
In the following questions 7 and 8, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
7. Assertion (A): Kerala has low Infant Mortality Rate.
Reason (R): Kerala has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
8. Assertion (A): Development involves thinking about the ways in which we can work towards
achieving goals of holistic growth.
Reason (R): Holistic growth is economic growth.
SECTION – B
Questions 9 to 11 carry 2 marks each.
9. Study the picture and answer the questions that follow:
(a) What could be the developmental goal for the shown area?
(b) Can there be conflicting developmental goals for the people in the picture?
10. “Different persons can have different developmental goals.” Support the statement with an
example.
11. Why is average income considered as an important criteria for development? Give one reason.
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SECTION – C
Questions 12 to 15 carry 3 marks each.
12. “Money cannot buy all the goods and services that a person may need to live well”. Explain the
statement with suitable examples.
13. ‘The question of sustainability of development raises many fundamentally new issues about the
nature and process of development’. Explain it with examples.
14. What is meant by economic development? What are the two bases of measuring economic
development of a country?
15. "The future generation may not have sufficient resources as compared to the present generation."
Explain the statement by giving suitable examples.
SECTION – D
Questions 16 to 17 carry 5 marks.
16. ‘Per capita income is not considered a true measure of development.’ Comment.
17. How has the World Bank classified countries? What are the limitations of this report?
SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 18 carry 4 marks each.
18. 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,
including population growth, age structure, and rural-urban distribution. All of this has a critical
impact on a country’s development prospects and prospects for raising living standards for the
poor. Investments in better health, including reproductive health, are essential for individual
security and for reducing mortality and morbidity (the condition of suffering from a disease or
medical condition), which in turn improve a country’s productivity and development prospects.
Source: UNFPA
(a) How does investing in improved healthcare infrastructure contribute to the reduction of
preventable diseases and chronic conditions? (2)
(b) Explain the relationship between population trends and poverty reduction. (2)
OR
(b) ‘Poverty is influenced by – and influences – population dynamics, including population
growth, age structure, and rural urban distribution.’ Analyse the statement and highlight the
mutual relationship between poverty and population. (2)
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