Economic Growth in a Democracy

Q. Which of the following would not affect the economic development of a country?

1. A war with a neighbouring country
2. Higher birth rate
3. Constant ratio of birth rate to death rate
4. Decrease in foreign trade

Q. In addition to the government setup, what are the other factors that affect the economic development of a country?

1. Population sizes
2. Global situations
3. Cooperation with other countries
4. Elections

Q. Choose the correct option based on the following statements regarding the construction of Three Gorges Dam in China.

S1: It displaced around 1.2 million people, and flooded over 1, 350 villages.

S2: It also had adverse environmental impacts.

S3: This led to decline of Chinese economic development.

1. S1: True, S2: False, S3: True
2. S1: True, S2: True, S3: False
3. S1: False, S2: False, S3: True
4. S1: True, S2: True, S3: True

Q. The book 'Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World’ was written in which year?

1. 1994
2. 1989
3. 1960
4. 2000

Q. Which of the following countries are classified as economically developed democracies?

1. North Korea
2. Saudi Arabia
3. USA
4. Germany

Q. The Three Gorges Dam was built in which of the following countries?

1. China
2. India
3. Nepal
4. Bhutan

Q. Why in a democratic nation like India, multi-purpose dam project can get stalled? Choose the suitable reasons from the options.

1. Environmental activists could be against a project that would raze many trees.
2. The people getting displaced due to this project may protest.
3. The people getting displaced might file a case in court.
4. In democratic nations, no such projects get stalled.

Q. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Corruption is never present in a democracy
2. Decision-making is a speedy process in democracies
3. The government is never held responsible in a democracy
4. Economic growth varies in each democratic region

Q. Which of the following determines the economic development of a country?

1. Accountability
2. Transparency
3. Growth Rate
4. Responsibility

Q. ______ is a measurement of how fast something increases in size during a particular period.

1. Marketing
2. Capital
3. Population density
4. Growth rate

Q.

What Do We Mean by Economic Growth?

Q. Which country was the biggest economy in the world in 2020?

1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Nepal

Q. According to the book 'Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World', between 1950 to 2000, dictatorships fared better economically.

1. True
2. False

Q. is a measurement of how fast something increases in size during a particular period.

1. Decay rate
2. Birth rate
3. Growth rate
4. Death rate

Q. Choose the correct pairs of regimes to their growth rates.

1. All democracies
2. Poor democracies
3. 4.42
4. 3.95
5. 4.28
6. 4.34
7. All Dictatorships
8. Poor Dictatorships

Q. Burst the bubbles containing the factors that affect the economic development of a country.

1. Government
   Setup
2. Responsiveness
3. Accountability
4. Economic
   Policies
5. Global
   Situation
6. Population Size
7. International
   Relations
8. Transparency