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Indian Economy Quiz: Understanding the Characteristics and Stages of Economic Development, Exams of Market economy

A quiz aimed at testing the understanding of the key concepts related to economic development, including the characteristics of underdeveloped economies, obstacles to economic development, rostow's stages of economic growth, and import substitution. The quiz consists of 10 multiple-choice questions.

What you will learn

  • What is a dualistic economy?
  • What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced growth?
  • Which is not a characteristic of underdevelopment?
  • Which is not an obstacle to economic development?
  • What is the focus of import substitution?
  • What does economic development not include?

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Indian Economy
Quiz
1. An underdeveloped economy is characterized by
a. High per capita real income
b. Large proportion of labor force in the tertiary sector
c. State of deprivation of large proportion of population
d. All the above
Ans: c
2. Identify which is not the characteristics of underdevelopment.
a. Foreign trade Orientation
b. Population pressure and Unemployment
c. High level of industrialization
d. Capital Deficiency
Ans : c
3. Coexistence of two sizeable sectors, usually rural and urban, that produce goods and
services in an economy – Identify the term
a. Dualistic economy
b. Command economy
c. Market economy
d. Traditional economy
Ans: a
4. Figure out which is not an obstacle to economic development.
a. Vicious circle of Poverty
b. Market Imperfections
c. Human capital
d. Low rate of capital formation
Ans: c
5. Economic development does not include:
a. Structural change in the economy
b. Better methods of production and innovation
c. Increase in country’s GDP
d. Change in the occupational structure
Ans : C
6. Which of Rostow's stages involve primarily agricultural production?
a. Traditional society
b. Preconditions for takeoff
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Indian Economy Quiz

1. An underdeveloped economy is characterized by a. High per capita real income b. Large proportion of labor force in the tertiary sector c. State of deprivation of large proportion of population d. All the above Ans: c

  1. Identify which is not the characteristics of underdevelopment. a. Foreign trade Orientation b. Population pressure and Unemployment c. High level of industrialization d. Capital Deficiency Ans : c
  2. Coexistence of two sizeable sectors, usually rural and urban, that produce goods and services in an economy – Identify the term a. Dualistic economy b. Command economy c. Market economy d. Traditional economy Ans: a
  3. Figure out which is not an obstacle to economic development. a. Vicious circle of Poverty b. Market Imperfections c. Human capital d. Low rate of capital formation Ans: c
  4. Economic development does not include: a. Structural change in the economy b. Better methods of production and innovation c. Increase in country’s GDP d. Change in the occupational structure Ans : C
  5. Which of Rostow's stages involve primarily agricultural production? a. Traditional society b. Preconditions for takeoff

c. Takeoff d. None do Ans: a

  1. The current stage of the economic development of Great Britain is best described as which of the following? a. Traditional society b. Takeoff c. Drive to maturity d. Age of high mass consumption Ans: d
  2. Import substitution focus on a. finding new strategies to increase industrial imports as percentage of GDP. b. developing the country’s domestic industry to substitute industrial imports with domestic production. c. substituting industrial exports for imports in a country. d. None of the above Ans: B
  3. Big Push theory was formulated by a. Leibenstien b. Rosenstein Rodan c. R.R.Nelson d. J.H.Boeke e. Ans:B
  4. Balanced growth results in ______________, whereas unbalanced growth relates to ________________. a. equilibrium over time in all sectors; surplus in all sectors over time. b. disequilibrium over time in all sectors; surplus in some sectors and shortage in other sectors of the economy over time. c. equilibrium over time in all sectors; shortage in all sectors over time. d. disequilibrium over time in all sectors; surplus in all sectors over time. Ans: B