Factors other than national wealth can affect a countrys score on the Human Development Index. Which of the following countries has achieved a higher HDI score than its level of wealth would lead us to expect?
a. Chile
b. Saudi Arabia
c. China
d. Nigeria
Question -2-Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between per capita income and income inequality?
a. Countries with the greatest wealth tend to have substantial income inequality.
b. Countries with the greatest wealth tend to have less income inequality.
c. Countries with the greatest wealth tend to have more income inequality than nations with growing wealth.
d. None of the above is true.
Question -3-Which of the following is a measure of social and economic development?
a. Life expectancy
b. National Income Per-Capita
c. Literacy
d. All of the above are true.
Question -4-Following several decades of extraordinary economic growth
a. life expectancy has grown greatly in both urban and rural China.
b. consumer goods are more widely available.
c. Both statements (a) and (b) are true.
d. None of the above is true.
Question -5-Chinas one-child policy
a. was more enthusiastically accepted in rural villages than in the cities.
b. was more accepted by the urban population than by rural villagers.
c. failed to reduce population growth significantly.
d. has been an unqualified success with few unanticipated consequences.
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