NCERT Economics MCQs for UPSC Prelims

1. What are the primary developmental goals and aspirations of landless rural labourers in India?

1. A.More days of work and better wages, local schools providing quality education for their children, and absence of social discrimination so they can become leaders in the village.
2. B.Higher government minimum support prices for cash crops and permission to settle their children abroad.
3. C.Immediate conversion of agricultural farmland into multi-lane expressways.
4. D.Unrestricted access to imported consumer goods and electronic appliances.

2. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept that 'what may be development for one may be destructive for another'?

1. A.A school providing textbooks equally to all admitted students.
2. B.Construction of large hydroelectric dams that generate electricity for urban industrialists but submerge lands and displace indigenous tribal communities.
3. C.A farmer using rainwater harvesting tanks on personal farmland.
4. D.A hospital offering free preventive health vaccinations to children.

3. Besides seeking higher income and material consumption, which non-material attributes are essential for human development?

1. A.Monopoly over local retail markets and exemption from civic taxes.
2. B.Unlimited commercial advertising rights in residential areas.
3. C.Equal treatment, freedom, personal security, respect of others, and absence of discrimination.
4. D.Exclusive ownership of private passenger transport vehicles.