Please refer to Chapter 4 Human Development MCQ Class 12 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Human Development and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 12 Geography Chapter 4 Human Development

The Human Development MCQ Class 12 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Which one of the following officially Proclaim the Gross National Happiness (GNH) as the measure of the country s progress – 
a. Bhutan
b. Nepal
c. India
d. Canada

Question. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human development –
a. Humbolt
b. Dr. Mahabub – ul – Haq
c. Ellen c. Sempul
d. Ratzel

Question. When was the first Human development Report published by UNDP-
a. 1990
b. 1992
c. 1995
d. 1996

Question. On the basis of the human development countries can be classified in to –
a. 3 groups
b. 2 groups
c. 5 groups
d. 6 groups

Question. Which one of the following is not approach to human development – 
a. Income
b. Welfare
c. Equality
d. Capability

Question. Which state has the highest per capita income in India?
a. Punjab
b. Bihar
c. Odisha
d. Goa

Question. Which one of the following has highest human development Index –
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Germany
d. Canada

Question. How many countries have a high level of human development?
a. 37
b. 57
c. 47
d. 67

Question. Which one of the following is not Pillar of human development –
a. Equity
b. Sustainability
c. Welfare
d. Productivity

Question. Growth refers to –
a. An increase in size
b. A positive change in quality
c. A constant in size
d. A simple change in quality

Question. Capability approach associated with –
a. Prof. Amartya Sen
b. Dr. Mahabub – ul – Haq
c. Carl Ritter
d. Ratzel

Question. Which is not a part of the Human development of people?
a. Opportunities
b. Freedom
c. Health
d. Number of people

Question. Who introduced the concept of Human Development?
a. Prof. Amartya Sen
b. Ellen C. Semple
c. Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq
d. Ratzel

Question. Which one of the following best describes development?
a. An increase in size
b. A constant in size
c. A positive change in quality
d. A simple change in the quality

Question. Which country ranks first in the world in Human Development Index?
a. Canada
b. Norway
c. Iceland
d. Australia

Question. When was the Human development index created?
a.1980
b.1985
c. 1990
d. 1955

Question. UNDP stands for
a. United Nation Dual Programme
b. United Nation Drainage Programme
c. United Nation Development Programme
d. United Nation Departmental Programme

Question. What was the rank of India in the Human Development Index 2016?
a. 100
b. 113
c. 120
d. 130

Question. What is the full form of UNDP? 
a. United nations development project
b. United national development project
c. United nations development programme
d. None

Question. Development means
a. Qualitative change
b. Negative change
c. Increase in quality
d. Simple change

Question. What is the rank of India in the Human Development Report 2020?
a. 125
b. 135
c. 129
d. 131

Question. Which of the following is not one of the four pillars of Human Development?
a. Equity
b. Sustainability
c. Accessibility
d. Productivity

Question. Which of these is not a key area on which Human Development Index of a country is determined?
a. Health
b. Education
c. Happiness
d. Access to resources

Question. Which country is the first in rank in human development index?
a. Latvia
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Austria

Question. Which is not used to measure the human development index
a. Literacy rate
b. Per capita income
c. Life expectancy
d. Social status of the people

Question. Which of the one is not a Pillar of human development?
a. Equity
b. Sustainability
c. Productivity
d. Capacity

Question. Development means-
a. Improvement in quality
b. Always positive
c. Value added
d. All of the above

Question. Development of a few regions by individuals brought about in a short span of time leads to:
a. Malnutrition
b. Poverty
c. Ecological degradation
d. All of these

Question. Human development concern with:-.
a. Quantitative development
b. Qualitative development
c. Botha.&b.
d. None

Question. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. Equity- It refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody.
b. Sustainability – It means continuity in the availability of opportunities.
c. Accessibility- Itmeans human labour productivity or productivity in terms of humanwork.
d. Empowerment – It means to have the power to make choices.

Question. Which of the following steps can be taken to improve the level of human development?
a. Increasing literacy levels
b. Providing health facilities
c. Having more enrolment ratio
d. All of these

Question. Which of the following indicators is not used to measure Human Development in HDI?
a. Purchasing Power
b. Gross Enrolment
c. Vaccination
d. Life Expectancy

Question. Which one of the following is not a country with high human development?
a. Norway
b. Argentina
c. Japan
d. Egypt

Question. What is the range of measuring human development index?
a. 1 to 10
b. 1 to 20
c. 1 to 100
d. 1 to 1000

Question. Which is not a part of the Human development of people?
a. Opportunities
b. Freedom
c. Health
d. Number of people

Question. The state having the lowest literacy rate in India:-
a. Bihar
b. Odhisha
c. Rajasthan
d. U.P.

Question. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of human development?
a. Professor Amartya Sen.
b. Dr. Mahmud ul haq
c. Ellen C sample
d. Ratzel

Question. Which country have introduced the Gross National Happiness index first?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Bangladesh
d. Sri Lanka

Question. What was the rank of India in UNDP in the year 2006?
a. 130
b. 136
c. 126
d. 128

Question. Which one of the following best describes development?
a. Increasing size
b. Positive change in quality
c. A constant in size simple
d. Change in the quality

Question. Which pillar of Human Development stresses on opportunities for future generations?
a. Equity
b. Empowerment
c. Sustainability
d. Productivity

Question. Arrange the following according to their rank in HDR 2020 (Highest to lowest).
1. Norway 2. Australia
3. Germany 4. Iceland
Codes
a. 1, 4, 3, 2
b. 3, 4, 2, 1
c. 3, 2, 1, 4
d. 2, 4, 1, 3

Question. Match the following. 
Column I (Countries)        Column II (Rank in HDI 2020)
A. Norway                                 1. 1st
B. Ireland                                  2. 2nd
C. Switzerland                           3. 3rd
D. Hongkong, (China. SAR       4. 4th
E. Iceland 5. 5th
F. Germany 6. 6th
Codes
     A B C D E F 
a. 1 2 3 4 5 6
b. 6 5 4 3 2 1
c. 3 4 5 2 1 6
d. 2 3 6 5 4 1

Question. Match the following.
Column I (Levels in HDI)     Column II (No. of countries in HDI 2020)
A. Very High Level      1. 66
B. High Level              2. 53
C. Medium                  3. 37
D. Low Level              4. 33
Codes
     A B C D 
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 3 4 2 1
d. 4 1 3 2

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
1. According to Prof. Amartya Sen, the main objective of development is to increase freedom.
2. Increasing freedomis one of themost effectiveways of bringing about development.
Options
a. Only statement 1 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
1. Productivity must be continuously enriched by building capabilities in people, as people are considered the real wealth of nations.
2. For better work efficiency, it is important to put efforts to increase their knowledge or provide better health facilities.
Options
a. Only statement 1 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
1. The most important aspects of human development are long and healthy life,ability to gain knowledge and having enough means to live a decent life.
2. The key areas in human development are birth rate, death rate and health.
Options
a. Only statement 1 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
1. The concept of human development has been used by United Nations Development Programme to publish the Human Development Report (HDR) annually.
2. This report provides a rank-wise list of all member countries according to level of Human Development.
Options
a. Only statement 1 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
1. All the resources such as environmental, financial and human resources should be used keeping in mind the future generation.
2. To achieve sustainable human development, it is must to give equal opportunities to all generations without any misuse of natural resources and environment.
Options
a. Only statement 1 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Question. Human development is:- 
a. Always negative
b. Always positive
c. Both
d. None of the above