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CHAPTER 1-DEVELOPMENT

1. ‘‘Average income is useful for comparison but it may hide disparities.’’ Support the
statement with a suitable argument
2. Explain the factors on which the quality of life depends
3.“For development, people look at a mix of goals”. Support the statement with three suitable
examples
4. “Money cannot buy all the goods and services that a person may need to live well”.
Explain the statement with suitable examples.
5. “People have conflicting developmental goals”. Support the statement with a suitable
example.
6. What is the meaning of development? Explain the two aspects of development.
7. Explain with examples that there are other important development goals besides income.
8. How is the criteria used by the UNDP different from the World Bank for measuring the
development of a country? Explain
9. How does the average person in Haryana have more income than the average person in
Kerala but lag in many other crucial areas? Explain.
OR
Explain with reasons why the state of Haryana with a very high per capita income has a very
low literacy rate.
10. What are the main criteria used by the World Bank in classifying different countries?
Describe its limitations.
11. Suggest any three ways to improve the health and nutritional status of people in India.
12. Suggest any three ways to maintain Body Mass Index (BMI)
13. ‘The issue of sustainability is important for development.’ Examine the statement.
OR
Why is sustainability important for development? Explain.
OR
What is sustainable development? Why is the issue of sustainability important for
development? Explain.
14. "Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries."
Support the statement with examples.
OR
‘‘Crude oil reserves are limited all over the world. If people continue to extract it at the
present rate, the reserves would last only 35 – 40 years more.’’ Explain any three ways to
solve this problem
15. Explain the importance of sustainable development by giving the example of
groundwater.
OR
What is sustainable development? Explain it with an example of water.
16. Why is sustainable development essential? How does it help to prevent environmental
degradation?
17. Describe any five conditions or aspects you would consider before accepting a job.
OR
If you get a job in a far-off place before accepting it, you should try to consider many factors.
Explain any five such factors.
OR
Give examples to prove that there are other important developmental goals than income.
18. Find out the present sources of energy that are used by the people in India. What could be
the other possibilities fifty years from now?
19. “The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the
greed of even one person”. How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development?
Discuss.
20. Is it correct to say that environmental degradation is not just a national issue? Explain the
statement with suitable arguments.
21. The question of the sustainability of development raises many fundamentally new issues
about the nature and processes of development. Explain with examples.
22. The national development of a country depends upon the availability of public facilities.
How?
23. Is crude oil essential for the economic development of a country? Discuss.
24. We have not inherited the world from our forefathers—we have borrowed it from our
children. Explain the statement.
25. Why groundwater is overused in India?
26. "Suppose the average income of a country is not being increased over time but the records
of the National Income show a rise". What does this situation signify?
27. What is national development? What aspects are covered under national development?
28. Why do we use average? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own
example related to the development.
29. Kerala, with lower per capital income, has a better human development ranking than
Maharashtra. Hence, per capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should not be used
to compare states. Do you agree? Discuss
30. “Developmental goals are different for different people”. Explain the statement with
appropriate examples

KEY TERMS TO REMEMBER WITH DEFINITIONS


 Conflicting goals
 Mix of goals
 Perspective/Notions
 Quality of life
 Per capita income/Average income
 Infant Mortality rate
 Literacy rate
 Net attendance Ratio
 Public Distribution System
 BMI
 Human Development Report
 HDI
 Life Expectancy at Birth
 PPP
 Sustainability of Development

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