Development 5M important questions 1

Q: For development, people look at a mix of goals". Support the statement with 

three suitable examples. [BOARD 2016-17]

ANS: 

It is true that for development, people look at a mix of goals, e.g.

(i) If women are engaged in paid work, their dignity in the household and society 

increases. So, dignity is an important goal.

(ii) However, it is also the case that if there is respect for women, there would be 

more sharing of housework and greater acceptance of women working outside.

(iii) A safe and secure environment may allow more women to take up a variety 

of jobs or run a business. These are goals other than income. Hence, the 

development goal is not only for better income, but also for other important 

things in life.

 Q: Efficient means of transport are prerequisites for fast

development of the country." Support the statement with

examples. [CBSE 2020]

ANS :

(i) They not only help to move the raw material to the

factories faster but also help in distribution of the finished

goods far and wide to their demand locations.

(ii) Transportation of crude oil and natural gas too is

facilitated through pipelines from factories and refineries.

(iii) Mobility of labour force also increases.

Q: "Money cannot buy all the goods and services that a

person may need to live well". Explain the statement with

suitable examples. [BOARD 2016-17]

ANS:

Money cannot buy all the goods and services that a person

may need to live well. Income by itself is not a completely

adequate indicator of material goods and services that

citizens are able to use. For example, normally, money cannot

buy a pollution- free environment or ensure that a person gets

unadulterated medicines, unless a person can afford to shift to

a community that already has all these things. Money may

also not be able to protect individual from infectious diseases,

unless the whole of our community takes preventive steps.

Q:How is the criterian used by the UNDP different from the World Bank for

measuring the World Bank for measuring the development of a country?

Explain? [BOARD 2020]

ANS:

Development is a process that creates growth, progress, positive change

or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and

demographic components that results in well being of the people. The

World Bank considers only the per capita income as the indicator of the

development. For example, countries with per capita income of US$

49,300 per annum and above in 2019, are called high income or rich

countries and those with per capita income of US$ 2500 or less are called

low- income countries. However, income by itself is not an adequate

indicator of material goods and services that the people are able to use.

The UNDP has taken several other factors to measure the development of

the countries such as:

(i) Health, (ii) Education and (iii) Per capita income.

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UNDP World Bank

a) Has taken education,

health and per capita

income as the base.

b) Countries have been

ranked

c) It is also considered as a

broader of development.

UNDP

a) It uses per capita income

as its base for comparison

b) It is considered as a

narrow concept of

development

c) Under this concept

countries have been

divided into three

categories –rich, middle

and poor.