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81. According to Ricrdo rise of wages presupposes:
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A. Capital accumulation

B. Centralisation of authority

C. Higher rents

D. More population

82. Who expressed the opinion that he developed countries were never underdeveloped through they may have been underdeveloped?
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A. Marx

B. Lenin

C. A.C. Frank

D. None of the above

83. If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule and withdrawal from politics is clearly related to a societys level of political development. In the context of Political Development the assumption in the above passage is that:
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A. National integration results from military intervention

B. Military intervention is inevitable for development

C. Political leadership is not an effective instrument

D. Military is an agent of social change

84. A short term development:
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A. Is development if there is increase in aggregate output

B. Constitutes development provided there is steep rise in the living standard

C. None of the above

D. Does not constitute development

85. The classical economicts opposed government interference because:
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A. It appropriated a part of purposes

B. It encouraged overpopulation

C. It subsidized the poor

D. On account of all the above reasons

E. It keeps prices of food high by levying high tariffs

86. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of model of development offered by neo-classical thinkers?
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A. The process of development has harmonious and cumulative nature

B. Development is a gradual and continuous process

C. None of the above

D. They are quite optimistic about the possibilities of continued economic progress

87. Jacob Vinar in his underdevellpment theory has laid stress on: __________?
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A. International trade

B. Per capita income

C. Growth rate

D. Rate of production

88. Which one of the following group of writers looked upon economic development as a race betwwen capital and accumulation growth:
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A. Classical writers

B. All the above

C. Neo-classical writers

D. Marxists

89. Malthus built his theory of development round:
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A. Capital

B. Rent

C. Population

D. Land

E. Value

90. According to Schumpeter the entrepreneurs contribute to development by: ____________?
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A. Bringing about changes in the tastes of consumers

B. Providing the existing goods at the lowest price

C. All the above actions

D. Quickly catering to the tastes of the consumers

91. In economic development Marx had laid maximum stress on: ___________?
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A. Technological advancement

B. Decentralisation of power

C. Trade unionism

D. Lower payment of wages

E. Capital formation

92. According to the classical theory of development, the development of a country depends on: ___________?
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A. Technology and capital

B. Labour and technology

C. Labour, capital and technology

D. Land, labour and capital

93. Marx has explained his theory or development with the help of: __________?
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A. Dialectical materialism

B. Proletariat revolution

C. Classless society

D. Theory of surplus value

E. Class struggle

94. Schumpeter is associated with: _____________?
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A. Neo-classical theory of development

B. Theory of entrepreneur

C. Narxian theory of development

D. None of the above theories

95. According to G. A. Almond political development should be linked with: __________?
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A. Political stability

B. Democracy

C. Level of absolute power

D. Political mobilisation

96. In his theory about development Marx Schumpeter was influenced by: ___________?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Classists

C. Alvin Hansen

D. Neo-Classists

97. Marxian theory of development was essential:
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A. A political theory

B. An economic theory

C. A blend of socio-economic and political factors

D. A socio-economic theory

98. According to Lucian Pyes definition which one of the following is not linked with political development?
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A. Population

B. Equality

C. Capacity

D. Differentiation

99. The entrepreneurs undertake new development activities :
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A. By investing their savings

B. By securing credit from the banks

C. By securing grants from the government

D. By roping in rich capitalists

100. Which one of the following writers attributed the growth of social products to division of labour?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. All the above

C. Karl Marx

D. Adam Smith

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