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Find out present sources of energy used by people in India. What could be possibilities fifty years from now?

Solution

The present sources of energy that are used by the people of India are electricity, coal, crude oil, cowdung and solar energy.

Possibilities after fifty years: India will face crisis of some sources of energy such as petroleum and petroleum products. Even today, India depends on imported oil from abroad because she does not have enough stock till date. The rising prices of oil and its related articles are becoming a burden for everyone. India will have to use solar energy as a main source of energy or she will have to find out new alternatives.

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Find out present sources of energy used by people in India. What could be possibilities fifty years from now?

Why is the issue of sustainability important for development?

“The earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed to even one person.” How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Discuss.

List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.

For each of the items given in Table 1.6, find out which country is at the top and which is at the bottom.

Country

Per Capita Income in US $

Life expectancy at birth

Literacy rate for 15+yrs. Population

HDI rank in the world

Sri Lanka
India
Myanmar
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh

5170
3285
1817
2566
1137
1785

75.1
65.8
65.7
65.7
69.1
69.2

91.2
62.8
92.3
54.9
60.3
56.8

97
136
149
146
157
146

The following table shows the proportion of undernourished adults in India. It is based on a survey of various states in the country for the year 2001. Look at the table and answer the following questions:

States

Males

(%)

Females

(%)

Kerala

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

22

36

43

19

38

42

All States

37

36

(i) Compare the nutritional level of people in Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.

(ii) Can you guess why around 40 per cent of people in the country are under-nourished even though it is argued that there is enough food in the country? Describe in your our own words.

Discuss the following in brief:

(a) Three classes of economic activities

(b) Four factors of production

(c) Write any four important issues concerning the State.

Discuss the characteristics of development.

What is meant Public Distribution System? Mention its advantages.

What can be the aspirations or goals of farmers who depend only on rain for growing crop?

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