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Published on: 01/12/2018
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1.
What is national development? What are the aspects covered under the national development?
2.
Why are public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain any four public facilities?
3.
List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.
4.
In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank?
5.
Give three examples where an average is used for comparing situations
6.
Do the following two statements mean the same? Justify your answer
(a)People have different developmental goals
(b)People have conflicting developmental goals
7.
According to World Development Report 2004, low-income countries are those which have per capita income of
$ 900 or less
$ 1000 or less
$825 or less
$ 500 or less
8.
per Human Development Report 2006 which neighboring country has the highest income following
Sri Lanka
India
Pakistan
Nepal
9.
The total income of the country divided by its total population is called
National income
Per capital income
Total income
None of these
10.
Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families is Rs.5000. If the income of three families is Rs.4000, Rs.7000 and Rs.3000 respectively, what is the income of the fourth family?
Rs.7500
Rs.3000
Rs.2000
Rs.6000
11.
Development of a country can generally be determined by
its per capita income
its average literacy level
health status of its people
All the above
12.
Why is the question of development or progress is perennial?
13.
Why has Kerala a low Infant Mortality Rate?
14.
Why Punjab is considered the most developed and Bihar is the least developed?
15.
According to the World Development Report in 2012 which are called low income countries?
16.
According to the World Development Report in 2012 which are called rich countries?
17.
What is per capita income or average income?
18.
What does HDI refer to?
19.
With the help of an example show two groups which may have different notions of development.
20.
What may be development for one may not be development for the other? Explain by giving examples.
1.
It refers to the ideology of different persons regarding development. The aspects covered are as follows:
(a)If there are conflicts how does one decide?
(b)We also have to think whether there is a better way of doing things?
(c)Would the idea benefit a large number of people or only a small group?
2.
Public facilities are required to ensure safety, security, health, education to the population of the country. It aids them to work better, earn better and to have better facilities of life. A healthy, educated and responsible population ensures development of the country. Four public facilities are as below:
(a)Health facility
(b)Education facility
(c)Safety and security of the citizen
(d)Infrastructure facility like rail, road etc.
3.
Various kinds of environmental degradations are taking place today. Air pollution caused becausse of vehicles and industries, water pollution caused because of industrial effluents and human activities and land degradation because of mining, deforestation, and building of residential apartments, highways and for making furnitures have collectively led to environmental degradation. e expectancy at birth. Pakistan occupies the lowest position in the gross enrolement for all the three categories.
4.
The World Bank measures the development based only on per capita income, while the UNDP's Human Development Report measures the development in terms of per capita income, literacy rates and general health standards of the people.
5.
Height of students in a class with a large number of students, income of people of a state, forest cover in a country, etc. are some examples where averages are used for comparing situations.
6.
Both the statements are true but their meanings are different. Two people may have different developmental goals buy they need not always be conflicting. For example; construction of a flyover to reduce waiting time at a railway crossing can be the developmental goal for an office worker. But if the construction of the flyover necessitates demolition of slums, it can be contradictory for the slum dwellers. But on the other hand, 24hour electricity supply would be developmental goal for almost each and every person.
7.
(c)
$825 or less
8.
(a)
Sri Lanka
9.
(b)
Per capital income
10.
(d)
Rs.6000
11.
(d)
All the above
12.
( )
The question of development or progress is perennial. At all times as a member of society and as individuals we need to ask where we want to go, what we wish to become and what our goals are. So the debate on development continues.
13.
( )
Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because it has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
14.
( )
On an average, a person in Punjab earned Rs.74,606 in one year whereas, on an average, a person in Bihar would earn only around Rs.23,435. So if per capita income were to be used as the measure of development, Punjab will be considered the most developed and Bihar the least developed state.
15.
( )
Countries with per capita income of US $1035 or less are called low income countries.
16.
( )
Countries with US $2016 per annum and above in 2012 are called rich countries
17.
( )
Per capita Income = \( Total \ income \ of \ a \ country\over Total \ Population \ of \ that \ country\)
18.
( )
HDI refers to Human Development Index
19.
(a) It is true that one may not be development for the other. Each person seeks different things. Generally, people desire to have regular work, better wages and good price for the crops they produce.
(b) Apart from earning more income, one may expect to have a better quality of life.
(c) The quality of life depends on non-material things such as equal treatment, security, respect for others and freedom in society.
(d) For example, women may tend to work in a variety of jobs or start a business to receive a sense of security and freedom in the household and in society.
(e) Thus, we can say all developmental goals are co-related.
| Category of Person | Development Goals / Aspirations |
| Landless rural labourers | More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village |
| Prosperous farmers from Punjab | Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap labourers; they should be able to settle their children abroad. |
| Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops | Better irrigation facilities, social and financial security |
| A rural woman from a land owning family | Good crops, good income |
| Urban unemployed youth | Better opportunity of job, good salary |
| A boy from a rich urban family | Modern life style, Better job or business opportunities |
| A girl from a rich urban family | She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue her studies abroad. |
| An adivasi from Narmada valley | Good land replacement, good price of his acquired land |
20.
(a) It is true that one may not be development for the other. Each person seeks different things. Generally, people desire to have regular work, better wages and good price for the crops they produce.
(b) Apart from earning more income, one may expect to have a better quality of life.
(c) The quality of life depends on non-material things such as equal treatment, security, respect for others and freedom in society.
(d) For example, women may tend to work in a variety of jobs or start a business to receive a sense of security and freedom in the household and in society.
(e) Thus, we can say all developmental goals are co-related.
| Category of Person | Development Goals / Aspirations |
| Landless rural labourers | More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village |
| Prosperous farmers from Punjab | Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap labourers; they should be able to settle their children abroad. |
| Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops | Better irrigation facilities, social and financial security |
| A rural woman from a land owning family | Good crops, good income |
| Urban unemployed youth | Better opportunity of job, good salary |
| A boy from a rich urban family | Modern life style, Better job or business opportunities |
| A girl from a rich urban family | She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue her studies abroad. |
| An adivasi from Narmada valley | Good land replacement, good price of his acquired land |
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