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Class 12 Human Development worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen, the four pillars, the income, welfare, basic needs and capability approaches, and calculating the HDI. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The concept of human development was introduced by:
- Thomas Malthus
- Griffith Taylor
- Amartya Sen
- Mahbub-ul-Haq
Answer
(d) Mahbub-ul-Haq
- 2.
What is the main idea of the welfare approach to human development?
- the government spends on welfare and people are passive recipients
- development means more exports only
- development is measured by population size
- building health, education and access to resources
Answer
(a) the government spends on welfare and people are passive recipients
- 3.
What does the pillar of sustainability mean in human development?
- using more machines in factories
- equal access to opportunities for everybody
- the same opportunities for every generation
- a larger army of workers
Answer
(c) the same opportunities for every generation
Section B · short answer
- 4.
How did Mahbub-ul-Haq describe human development?
Answer
Development that enlarges people’s choices and improves their lives, with people at its centre.
- 5.
Explain each approach to human development: (a) the capability approach (b) the basic needs approach
Answer
(a) building health, education and access to resources (b) six basic needs, first proposed by the ILO
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the four approaches to human development.
Answer
Income (development tied to income), welfare (government spends on welfare; people are passive recipients), basic needs (six needs from the ILO), capability (building health, education and resources, Amartya Sen).
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Human Development sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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