Question 1

The OECD's Paris Declaration suggested opting for individual donor-planned projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Environmental externalities are of particular importance to the resource sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is an important consideration not taken into account in the logical framework of project planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether it is logical 
B)  Whether it is the best option 
C)  Whether it is the most cost-effective option 
D)  Whether it is the most efficient option 
E)  Whether it is the least disruptive option 
A)  Whether it is logical 
B)  Whether it is the best option 
C)  Whether it is the most cost-effective option 
D)  Whether it is the most efficient option 
E)  Whether it is the least disruptive option

Question 4

What is a cost-effectiveness analysis characterized by?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benefits in the health and education sectors 
B)  Costs in the health and education sectors 
C)  Valuation of net benefits is more difficult, particularly in the private sectors of the economy 
D)  Valuation of cost is more difficult, particularly in the health and education sectors 
E)  Valuation of benefits is more difficult, particularly in the health and education sectors 
A)  Benefits in the health and education sectors 
B)  Costs in the health and education sectors 
C)  Valuation of net benefits is more difficult, particularly in the private sectors of the economy 
D)  Valuation of cost is more difficult, particularly in the health and education sectors 
E)  Valuation of benefits is more difficult, particularly in the health and education sectors

Question 5

In the 1970s and 1980s, it became standard for agricultural and industrial projects to be funded by the private sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What two reasons explain the decline in the use of cost-benefit analysis at the World Bank?

Accepted Answer

A 2010 review of the use of cost-benefit

Question 7

There is some controversy as to whether a logical framework should have only one objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Hicks-Kaldor criterion posits welfare improvement occurs if gainers always compensate losers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The appraisal of the value of development projects should ensure that benefits are not greater than costs for the economy as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the most important schedule for financial analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource statement 
B)  Net present value (NPV) 
C)  Internal rate of return (IRR) 
D)  Depreciation schedule 
E)  Cash flow 
A)  Resource statement 
B)  Net present value (NPV) 
C)  Internal rate of return (IRR) 
D)  Depreciation schedule 
E)  Cash flow

Question 11

The "Project Cycle" can account for all eventualities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the first stage in objective oriented project planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Problem analysis 
B)  Identification of relevant stakeholders 
C)  Objectives analysis 
D)  Assessment of strategies 
E)  Project development 
A)  Problem analysis 
B)  Identification of relevant stakeholders 
C)  Objectives analysis 
D)  Assessment of strategies 
E)  Project development

Question 13

What is a benefit-cost ratio?

Accepted Answer

Another measure that was widely used whe

Question 14

Why should development projects be planned carefully?

Accepted Answer

A)  To overcome poverty 
B)  To end a cycle and start a new one 
C)  To utilize scarce resources effectively 
D)  To report benefits to stakeholders 
E)  To be appraised in the short term 
A)  To overcome poverty 
B)  To end a cycle and start a new one 
C)  To utilize scarce resources effectively 
D)  To report benefits to stakeholders 
E)  To be appraised in the short term

Question 15

Which of the following is an alternative visualization of the "project cycle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iterated Project Cycle 
B)  Project Oval 
C)  Inverted Project Cycle 
D)  Three-Dimensional Project Analysis 
E)  Project Spiral 
A)  Iterated Project Cycle 
B)  Project Oval 
C)  Inverted Project Cycle 
D)  Three-Dimensional Project Analysis 
E)  Project Spiral

Question 16

What is the proper basis of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  A problem 
B)  Funding availability 
C)  Institutional support 
D)  An opportunity 
E)  A donor proposal 
A)  A problem 
B)  Funding availability 
C)  Institutional support 
D)  An opportunity 
E)  A donor proposal

Question 17

What is the purpose of a project's "economic analysis"?

Accepted Answer

Economic analysis of projects is concern

Question 18

Why does the objective oriented project planning (OOPP) model make stakeholder identification the first step?

Accepted Answer

The first stage in OOPP is to identify t

Question 19

Which of the following encouraged recipient states to reduce the role of the state in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressure from regional partners 
B)  Declining external competition in trade 
C)  The declining influence of the Soviet Union 
D)  Western hegemony 
E)  The end of the Bretton Woods system 
A)  Pressure from regional partners 
B)  Declining external competition in trade 
C)  The declining influence of the Soviet Union 
D)  Western hegemony 
E)  The end of the Bretton Woods system

Question 20

In the context of development, what is associated with the concept of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  A governmental agency 
B)  An investment 
C)  A group of concerned citizens 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  A governmental agency 
B)  An investment 
C)  A group of concerned citizens 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Exam 28: Planning and Appraising Development Projects

The OECD's Paris Declaration suggested opting for individual donor-planned projects.

Environmental externalities are of particular importance to the resource sector.

What is an important consideration not taken into account in the logical framework of project planning?

What is a cost-effectiveness analysis characterized by?

In the 1970s and 1980s, it became standard for agricultural and industrial projects to be funded by the private sector.

What two reasons explain the decline in the use of cost-benefit analysis at the World Bank?

There is some controversy as to whether a logical framework should have only one objective.

The Hicks-Kaldor criterion posits welfare improvement occurs if gainers always compensate losers.

The appraisal of the value of development projects should ensure that benefits are not greater than costs for the economy as a whole.

What is the most important schedule for financial analysis?

The "Project Cycle" can account for all eventualities.

What is the first stage in objective oriented project planning?

What is a benefit-cost ratio?

Why should development projects be planned carefully?

Which of the following is an alternative visualization of the "project cycle"?

What is the proper basis of a project?

What is the purpose of a project's "economic analysis"?

Why does the objective oriented project planning (OOPP) model make stakeholder identification the first step?

Which of the following encouraged recipient states to reduce the role of the state in the 1980s?

In the context of development, what is associated with the concept of a project?

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