CE 405: Development Indicators Lecture 2 Quiz

An indicator indicates the state or level of something.

The 'average life expectancy' of a newborn child.

Due to the complex and interrelated nature of the development process.

<p>The general level of public health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As an indicator of affluence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic and social conditions with statistical data and analysis in a country, a region within a country, or a city.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of years a new born infant would live if patterns of mortality prevailing at its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The percentage of persons aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gross Domestic Product</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Development indicators help in identification and diagnosis of particular problems and assist in the formulation of specific targets in national and regional development plans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Statistical weaknesses in the data is the major weakness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gross National Income</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>GNI per capita is calculated by dividing GNI by midyear population in the corresponding year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exclusion of non-market transactions, failure to account for income inequality, and failure to indicate sustainability or depreciation of national capital.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quality of life, non-market transactions, income inequality, sustainability, and loss of natural resources due to economic expansion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflation rates for consumer goods in Bangladesh have differed from those in the USA over the last 35 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers