This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Development > General > Economic Development – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Economic Development Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a job in the tertiary sector? A) Farming. B) Mining. C) Teaching. D) Manufacturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teaching. 2. Most people in LDCs (less developed countries) work in: A) Subsistence agriculture. B) Commercial agriculture. C) The service sector. D) Information technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsistence agriculture. 3. Abolition of intermediateries and Land ceiling are part of A) Industrial reforms of India. B) External sector reforms in India. C) Land reforms in India. D) Banking reforms in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land reforms in India. 4. In the 1800s, how did farmers adapt to the climate in Texas? A) Planted crops that could grow with the amount of rain that fell. B) Watering their crops by hand. C) Planting crops that grow with little sunlight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planted crops that could grow with the amount of rain that fell. 5. Out of the following countries, who would have the highest standard of living? A) Mexico. B) Somalia. C) Afghanistan. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. 6. How many industries are reserved for public sector at present A) 4. B) 17. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 7. According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry? A) Labor. B) Transportation. C) Raw Materials. D) Agglomeration Costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 8. What country is NOT part of NAFTA? A) Mexico. B) Honduras. C) United States. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honduras. 9. The practice of basing some of a company's processes or services in another country in order to take advantage of lower costs. (Ford, AmEx, GE, Cisco, Microsoft) A) Export-Processing Zone (EPZ). B) Offshoring. C) Outsourcing. D) Trading bloc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offshoring. 10. Investing in the education or training of workers of a business or country is an example of investing in what? A) Labor/Human resources. B) Land/Natural resources. C) Capital resources. D) Entrepreneurship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labor/Human resources. 11. The stock market is important because A) It is where interest rates are determined. B) It is the most widely followed financial market in the world. C) It is where foreign exchange are determined. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the most widely followed financial market in the world. 12. It is considered as the lifeblood of the business. A) Country. B) Business Environment. C) Localization. D) Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tax. 13. A rapid population growth during the 1900s contributed to the ..... aimed to increase food supplies to support the growing population. A) 1st Agricultural Revolution. B) 2nd Agricultural Revolution. C) 3rd Agricultural Revolution. D) 2nd Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Agricultural Revolution. 14. Rising high-tech and service centers in the south and west of the US with an increasing population and investment A) Sun Belt. B) Rust Belt. C) Tornado Alley. D) Bible Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun Belt. 15. The rapid growth of technology in the U.S. has had positive effects on all of the following EXCEPT A) The economy. B) Medical community. C) The environment. D) Communications. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The environment. 16. Which of the following is an example of tertiary sector? A) Mining, fishing, forestry. B) Manufacturing. C) Retail. D) Research and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retail. 17. The word 'Sustainable Development' came into existence in the year? A) 1992. B) 1978. C) 1980. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1980. 18. Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to A) Government subsidies. B) Raw materials. C) Water transportation. D) Labor markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labor markets. 19. National or global regions where economic power, in terms of wealth, innovation, and advanced technology is concentrated. A) Core. B) Periphery. C) Semi-periphery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 20. Which agency is responsible for procurement, distribution and storage of food grain production in India? A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Food Corporation of India. C) NAFED. D) TRIFED. 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