A. Public expenditure per student for higher education is about ten times as high as for primary education
B. The expansion of primary education redistributes benefits from the rich to the poor
C. Economists unanimously agree that LDCs should put greater priority on primary education
D. Boys are sent to schools far more often than girls
Related Mcqs:
- Central banks in LDCs generally have less effect on expenditure and output than in LDCs because of ?
I- an externally dependent banking system
II- a poorly developed securities market
III- a low percentage of demand deposits divided by the total money supply
IV- the relative insensitivity of investment and employment to monetary policiesA. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II , III and IV - Which of the following statement is not true about LDCs ?
A. Most LDCs have less than 1/10 the per capita GNP of the U.S
B. A greater share of GNP would have to be devoted to education to attain the same primary enrollment rates as in the U.S
C. Setting up western labor standard and minimum wages in labor-abundant LDCs is sensible
D. Most LDCs have a greater shortage of qualified teachers than the U.S does - Which of the following is not true about most farmers in LDCs ?
A. The staple crop is the chief sources of food
B. labor is underutilized except for planting and harvesting seasons
C. On the traditional farm, output is always greater than consumption
D. cultivators farm only as much land as their - Which of the following is not TRUE about unemployed in LDCs ?
A. The unemployment rate for youths is twice that of people over 24
B. Unemployment in rural areas is twice that of urban areas
C. World-wide there are fewer unemployed females than males, but the rate is higher for women
D. The unemployed are relatively well educated - Which of the following is True is LDCs ?
A. Labor is often underemployed, having a low alternative cost
B. It is cheaper to hire labor in LDC because its productivity is relatively higher than in DCs
C. Adapting existing Western technology to LDC conditions requires little creativity
D. Labor is usually considered the scarce factor - The openly unemployed in LDCs are usually from all of the following except ?
A. persons 15 to 24 years old
B. the educated
C. residents of urban areas
D. from the poorest 1/5 of the population - Labor productivity is higher in DCs such as Japan and Germany than LDCs due to ?
A. high formal education and training
B. better health and physical condition of the labor force
C. Both a and b are correct
D. None of the above is correct - Imitating labor standards from rich countries in LDCs may increase ?
A. equality
B. poverty
C. employment
D. human development - Why has the growth of the German and Japanese economies after World War|| not been repeated in LDCs ?
A. low interest rates
B. political instability inhibits world-wide investment
C. human capital or technical skills were lacking
D. real domestic currency depreciation exists - Planning in many LDCs has failed because detailed programs for the public sector have not been worked out and ?
A. governments depend primarily on their colonial masters
B. excessive controls are used in the private sector
C. the brain drains cost government substantially
D. monopolies dominate in the agricultural sector
