SAT (Stage-1) Mock Test - 91

The Human Development Index (HDI), published by UNDP, ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and per capita income. These rankings are based on a score between 0 and 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development.
Per capita income is calculated in dollars. India is a developing nation, according to HDI.

There are places like Kalahandi and Kashipur in Odisha where famine-like conditions have been existing for many years and where some starvation deaths have also been reported.
Starvation deaths are also reported in Baran district of Rajasthan, Palamau district of Jharkhand and many other remote areas during the recent years.
Kashipur in Odisha, and not in Madhya Pradesh, is related to starvation deaths.

Globalisation is the process of rapid integration or interconnection between countries. The competition between local and foreign producers has been an advantage to the consumers, but not specifically to developed or developing countries.
Besides, all the people have not benefited from globalisation since the impact of it has not been uniform among producers and workers.

Every production is organised by combining land, labour, physical capital and human capital, which are known as factors of production. Among these, labour is the most abundant factor of production.
Land - Rent
Capital - Interest
Labour - Wages

Increase in money supply in the economy leads to an increase in demand of goods. Inflation occurs due to the difference between demand and supply. If the productivity increases, this difference is minimised, thereby reducing the inflationary pressure.

The main features of Socialist economy include Collective ownership, Economic, Social and Political equality, Economic Planning, No competition, Positive role of government, Work and wages according to ability and needs, and maximum social welfare.

The division of labour is the separation of economic activities in any system so that participants may specialise. Division of labour is an economic concept which states that dividing the production process into different stages enables workers to focus on specific tasks. If workers can concentrate on one small aspect of production, this increases overall efficiency – so long as there are sufficient volume and quantity produced.

Madhya Pradesh is the biggest tendu leaves (leaves of Diospyros melonoxylon) producing state of India. The average annual production of tendu leaves in Madhya Pradesh is around 25 lakh standard bags, which is nearly 25% of the total tendu leaves production of the country.

The Mediterranean region is known for warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. Winter temperatures are usually between 30 and 65 degrees. Summer months all average above 50 degrees.

Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production. It produces 196,000 tonnes of clean salt every year, which is around 9% of India's salt production.

The Hirakud Dam is the longest major earthen dam in India, measuring 25.8 km (16.0 mi) including dykes, and stands across the river Mahanadi.

The elephants are found in hot wet equatorial forests in Assam and Kerala.

The Purvanchal Mountains, or Eastern Mountains, is a sub-mountain range of the Himalayas in northeast India. It lies south of the Brahmaputra valley. The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram. The Purvanchal range includes the hill ranges of the Patkai, Barail range, Manipur, Mizoram Mizo, and Naga Hills.

The Indian Railways has been organised in 17 zones to facilitate efficiency. It was earlier divided into nine zones and subsequently sub divided.

Oil refineries are generally located near major sea coasts because sea water is used to extract crude oil. The oil can be easily exported also from sea links. For cooling process, large volume of water is needed which is easily available near seaports only and waste disposal is easy too.

Statement R is true. The climate along the sea coast is genial, but it is not the reason for the oil refineries to be present near it.