Introduction to Development
Studies
DVA1501
Semester 2 – Answers Assignment 01
, The answers to the multiple-choice questions are as follows:
QUESTION 1
Option 3 is correct, because the main idea in the quoted paragraph is that there should
be common agreement on indicators that measure poverty in order to define its
parameters and plan interventions.
QUESTION 2
Option 4 is correct. It refers concisely to the book so that it can be located in the
bibliography. Please see pages 17- 28 of Tutorial letter DVAALLD/301 which shows you
how to reference correctly.
QUESTION 3
Option 4 is correct. In academia, it is strictly forbidden to duplicate (paraphrase or use
direct quotations) other people’s work, ideas and thoughts without acknowledging them.
Please read Tutorial letter DVAALLD/301 which shows you how to reference different
sources correctly.
QUESTION 4
Option 3 is correct. It is not true to say that an ‘unstable definition’ such as poverty, is
best expressed through a view shared by the majority of people. The dominant view
regarding poverty is that, it is an outcome of a lack of economic resources which
ultimately leads to material deprivation. This view opposes defining poverty only as a
social concept. DVA1501/201
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Studies
DVA1501
Semester 2 – Answers Assignment 01
, The answers to the multiple-choice questions are as follows:
QUESTION 1
Option 3 is correct, because the main idea in the quoted paragraph is that there should
be common agreement on indicators that measure poverty in order to define its
parameters and plan interventions.
QUESTION 2
Option 4 is correct. It refers concisely to the book so that it can be located in the
bibliography. Please see pages 17- 28 of Tutorial letter DVAALLD/301 which shows you
how to reference correctly.
QUESTION 3
Option 4 is correct. In academia, it is strictly forbidden to duplicate (paraphrase or use
direct quotations) other people’s work, ideas and thoughts without acknowledging them.
Please read Tutorial letter DVAALLD/301 which shows you how to reference different
sources correctly.
QUESTION 4
Option 3 is correct. It is not true to say that an ‘unstable definition’ such as poverty, is
best expressed through a view shared by the majority of people. The dominant view
regarding poverty is that, it is an outcome of a lack of economic resources which
ultimately leads to material deprivation. This view opposes defining poverty only as a
social concept. DVA1501/201
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