Development Experience of India – A Comparison with Neighbours — Class 12 Economics PYQs

______ sector was the primary focus of the Great Leap Forward in China.
(Fill up the blank with correct option)
Options :
(A) Tax
(B) Industrial
(C) Financial
(D) Educational

Read the following statements carefully : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option from those given below :
Assertion (A) : Prior to economic reforms, public investment in social infrastructure by China resulted in better Human Development Indicators (HDI).
Reason (R) : China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many Human Development Indicators (HDI).
Options :
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

India is NOT a member of which of the following regional/global economic grouping ?
(A) BRICS
(B) SAARC
(C) G-20
(D) G-7

Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development.

Read the following statements carefully :
Statement 1 : In 1978, commune lands were divided into small plots to the individual households for cultivation.
Statement 2 : Under commune system, professionals were sent to work and learn from the country side.
In the light of the given statements, choose the correct option from the following :
(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
(C) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
(D) Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

(a) Define liberty indicator.
(b) State any two liberty indicators.

On the basis of the given data, compare and analyse the Distribution of workforce and its contribution to Gross Value Added in India and China.

Sectoral Share of Employment and GVA (%) in 2018-2019

Sector	GVA: India	GVA: China	GVA: Pakistan	Workforce: India	Workforce: China	Workforce: Pakistan
Agriculture	16	7	24	43	26	41
Industry	30	41	19	25	28	24
Services	54	52	57	32	46	35
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100

Briefly explain the dual pricing policy adopted by China.

In the decade of the 1970s, Pakistan nationalized its ________ industries.
(Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank)
(A) Medical infrastructure
(B) Consumer goods
(C) Capital goods
(D) Foreign trade

Read the following statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative given below :
Assertion (A) : China has used the market mechanism to create additional social and economic opportunities for its citizens.
Reason (R) : Social infrastructure creation by the government has brought positive results in human development indicators in China.
Alternatives :
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.