What can be the aspirations or goals of farmers who depend only on rain for growing crop?
The aspirations or goals of farmers:
(i) Sufficient rain at the proper time.
(ii) The prosperous farmers in the village to provide the food grains in case of failure of rains.
(iii) The government to provide the loans at cheap rates in case of any calamity like drought etc.
“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?
Explain the calulation of BMI.
Why do different persons have different notions of development?
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