πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Which one of the following was given a central place by Schumpeter in his theory of development?
  • (A) Capital accumulation
  • (B) Role of the Government
  • (C) Need for balanced growth
  • (D) Role of innovations
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Role of innovations
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. According to the Schumpeter's model, the innovating entrepreneurs get the necessary finance from__________.
  • (A) Voluntary Savings
  • (B) Own Resources
  • (C) Bank Credit
  • (D) Government
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Bank Credit
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Which of the following is inconsistent with the Schumpeter's theory of development?
  • (A) The course of growth is continuous
  • (B) The output expansion, initiated by the entrepreneur, increases in size with time, making it cumulative
  • (C) Growth takes place on account of entrepreneurs who, with the help of bank credit, invest ininnovative activity
  • (D) Capitalism destroys itself by being successful through the erosion of its institutions, by the hostility of its intellectuals and other elite classes, and also by the weakening of entrepreneurial innovation
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) The course of growth is continuous
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Which one of the following, according to Ricardo, would form a bottleneck to economic growth?
  • (A) Shortage of land
  • (B) Rising rent
  • (C) Shortage of gold and silver
  • (D) Rising wage bills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Shortage of land
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Which sector was emphasised most by Ricardo in the context of economic growth?
  • (A) Trade
  • (B) Industry
  • (C) Agriculture
  • (D) Services
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Agriculture
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. In Schumpeter’s theory of development maximum stress has been laid on:
  • (A) Capital
  • (B) Interest
  • (C) Land
  • (D) Entrepreneurship
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Entrepreneurship
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in __________ .
  • (A) Communist Manifesto
  • (B) Das Kapital
  • (C) Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
  • (D) None of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Which of the following is inconsistent with Adam Smith’s theory of development?
  • (A) Development process is cumulative in nature
  • (B) There is no limit to the growth process
  • (C) Capital accumulation and market extension are two prerequisites for output expansion
  • (D) There should be no government interference in the working of the economy
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) There is no limit to the growth process
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. Economic growth in India will happen necessarily if there is .
  • (A) Population growth
  • (B) Capital formation
  • (C) Technical progress in the global economy
  • (D) All the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Capital formation
πŸ“Š Economics of Development
Q. The concept of economic growth is __________ .
  • (A) Identical with the concept of economic development
  • (B) Narrower than the concept of economic development
  • (C) W ider as compared to that of economic development
  • (D) Unrelated to the concept of economic development
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Narrower than the concept of economic development