Introduction to International Development, Practice Quiz: Chapter 27

. The word "project" in the context of development planning can be thought of as ________.

a) an investment of scarce resources in the expectation of future benefit

b) an unconnected plan of studying the resources in the country for the economic progress

c) a utilitarian calculation of how to optimize the resources

d) both A and C

e) both B and C

. A development project must be ________.

a) privately-funded

b) financially sustainable

c) publicly-funded

d) profitable

e) none of the above

. A project cycle involves all of the following except ________.

a) identification

b) preparation

c) implementation

d) prescription

e) evaluation

. Project environment involves programs that can be ________.

a) sector based (e.g., a sector plan or program)

b) geographically based (e.g., a regional plan)

c) organizationally based (e.g., plans and proposals from government organizations, private-sector companies, NGOs, or community groups)

d) both A and C

e) all of the above

. Logical framework approach reflects a combination of ________.

a) the logical framework

b) project cycle

c) objective (or goal) oriented project planning

d) both A and B

e) both A and C

. The purposes of the objective oriented project planning are ________.

a) to ensure that resources are targeted to meet the needs of priority groups

b) to make appropriate arrangements for co- ordination and participation

c) to understand and address potential areas of conflict in project design

d) both A and C

e) all of the above

. A development project is characterized in terms of the following specifications except ________.

a) it must be planned with a clear objective in mind

b) it must have geographical and/or organizational boundaries

c) it must be time unbound

d) it must include an investigation on the scarce resources in the expectation of future benefit

e) neither B nor C

. ________ is NOT one of the four components of the vertical logic of the "Project Planning Matrix."

a) Process

b) Activities

c) Results

d) Purpose

e) Overall objective

. ________ is NOT one of the four specifications of the "Project Planning Matrix" in its horizontal dimensions.

a) Description

b) Indicators

c) Outcomes

d) Assumptions

e) Means of verification

. To judge whether a project is a good thing, we must consider all of the following except ________.

a) whether the overall benefits of the project exceed the costs

b) whether the project could respond the need for structural adjustments

c) whether the net benefits to key stakeholders exceed their costs, i.e., do they have the incentive to participate as assumed

d) whether the distribution of the costs and benefits of the project is such that it can be said to contribute to the development objective

e) whether the risk of failure sufficiently low for all relevant stakeholders

. In estimating the costs and benefits of any project it is useful to distinguish between categories of costs, namely ________.

a) investment costs

b) operating costs

c) working capital

d) both A and B

e) all of the above

. Operating costs of the projects are the costs incurred in running the project and can be ________.

a) variable and related to the activity of the project

b) conditioned and related to the social and cultural dimensions of the project

c) fixed and related to the unchanged costs

d) both A and B

e) both A and C

. The annual statement of costs and benefits is sometimes described for the following analyses except ________.

a) political analysis

b) financial analysis

c) analysis of cash flow

d) economic analysis

e) a resource statement

. To know whether a project is good, the following indicators are required: ________.

a) the nest present value

b) the internal rate of return

c) the benefit-cost ratio

d) both A and B

e) all of the above

. To analyze projects at market prices, it is necessary to make the following adjustments: ________.

a) adjust all foreign exchange costs and benefits upward to take account of the relative scarcity of foreign exchange

b) remove all elements of tax from the prices since taxes are transfers from the taxpayer to the government, not real resource costs

c) adjust formal-sector unskilled labour costs downward to take account of unemployment and underemployment using a shadow wage rate

d) both B and C

e) all of the above

. Development projects have to be planned without a clear objective in mind. It is planned to address unprecedented events.

a) True

b) False

. A great deal of donor funding was directed into investment projects and training planners in developing countries in the planning and appraisal of such projects.

a) True

b) False

. Less aid-dependent countries presumably have greater capacity to plan their projects effectively.

a) True

b) False

. A project process is conceived as a series of concentric circles that may eventually lead to project implementation.

a) True

b) False

. The project planning process starts with project identification.

a) True

b) False

. Often projects involve partners so the project idea may be derived from the interaction of different

partners.

a) True

b) False

. The first stage in OOPP is to identify the needs of the governments.

a) True

b) False

. The process of objectives analysis might result in multiple strategies to satisfy the intended objectives.

a) True

b) False

. The "Project Planning Matrix" aims at ensuring that the project is logical.

a) True

b) False

. Project feasibility is not the essential part of the project planning.

a) True

b) False

. Operating costs are the costs incurred in running the project and can be variable, or fixed.

a) True

b) False

. Opportunity cost is not an important concept for economic analysis.

a) True

b) False

. Measurement of external costs and benefits is one of the most important aspects of economic analysis.

a) True

b) False

. Investment costs are the initial costs required to establish the project and often include replacement costs for items that have an operational life less than the life of the project.

a) True

b) False

. All project activities involve investment.

a) True

b) False

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