Development Test - 16

Economic development ideally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of communities and policymakers that improve the standard of living and economic health of a specific locality. It involves development of human capital, increasing the literacy ratio, improvements in infrastructure, health, safety and others areas that aim at increasing the general welfare of citizens.

• National income rose by 18% during First Five Year Plan.
• First Five Year Plan actually had a target of national income growth of 12%.
• PCI rose by 12%.
  

The Centrally sponsored Command Area Development (CAD) Programme was launched in 1974-75 with the main objectives of improving the utilisation of created irrigation potential and optimising agricultural production and productivity from irrigated agriculture through a multi-disciplinary team under an Area Development Authority.

World Development Report is a report brought out by the World Bank. The criterion of average income, also known as per-capita income is used for classifying countries. Accordingly, countries are classified as rich countries or low-income countries. 

According to World Development Report 2018-2019, the countries with GNI of 995 dollars per capita and below are called low-income countries.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

• High levels of income and better quality of life is a developmental goal common to all.
• HDI measures the average income, health and education.
  

• Per capita income is the total income of the country/state divided by the number of people in that country/state.
• Here total four families. The average per capita income (5000) is equal to (4000+7000+3000+x) / 4
• Income of fourth family is Rs. 20,000 - Rs. 14,000 = Rs. 6,000.

Infant mortality rate is defined as the number of deaths of infants recorded in a year per 1000 live births. In India the state with lowest infant mortality rate is Kerala. It is recorded as 12, which means 12 infants die per 1000 live births.