ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the ‘Development Gap’? (You have extra time)
A
The difference from when a country was undeveloped to where they are now in development terms.
B
The distance in kilometers from a developed country to an undeveloped country
C
MEDC-NIC-LEDC
D
Debt owed by poor countries and trade they want to improve to richer countries.
E
The difference in development between developed countries and less developed countries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Key Differences Between Developed and Developing Countries In Developed Countries the literacy rate is high, but in Developing Countries illiteracy rate is high. Developed Countries have good infrastructure and a better environment in terms of health and safety, which are absent in Developing Countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Developed countries are those that have a high level of industrialization, with an advanced economy and a high standard of living. Underdeveloped countries are those with low levels of industrialization, low standards of living and poor economies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The gap is generally caused by rich countries being able to exploit the poorer countries as they have the dominant political power to be able to do so. As a result, the poorer countries suffer from lack of resources and spiral into poverty cycles which widen the development gap.

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