From the text, find out the per capita income level of middle-income countries as per WDR 2006.

Besides size of per capita income, what other property of income is important in comparing two or more societies?

Suppose records show that the average income in a country has been increasing over a period of time. From this, can we conclude that all sections of the economy have become better? Illustrate your answer with an example.

Write a paragraph on your notion of what should India do, or achieve, to become a developed country.

Look at data in Tables 1.3 and 1.4. Is Punjab ahead of Bihar in literacy rate etc. as it is in terms of per capita income?

Table 1.3: Per Capita Income of Select States

Table 1.4: Some Comparative Data on Maharashtra, Kerala and Bihar

Explanation of some of the terms used in this table.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.

Literacy Rate measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group.

Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.