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Unit 4 Ch 1 : Development — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 4 Ch 1 : Development4 Marks
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Some comparative data on Kerala, Haryana and Bihar
State
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2017)
Literacy rate %
Net attendance ratio (per 100 per persons) secondary stage (age 14 and 15 years) 2013-2014
2011
Haryana
30
82
61
Kerala
10
94
83
Bihar
35
62
43
Kerala, out of 1000 children born, 10died before completing one year of age but in Haryana the proportion of children dying within one year of birth was 30, which is two times more than that of Kerala. On the other hand, the per capita income of Haryana is more than that of Kerala. Just think of how dear you are toy our parents, think of how every one is so happy when a child is born. Now, try to think of parents whose children die before they even celebrate their first birthday. How painful it must be to these parents? Next, note the year to which this data pertains. It is 2017. So we are not talking of old times; it is70 years after independence when our metro cities are full of high rise buildings and shopping malls. The problem does not end with Infant Mortality Rate. The last column of table 1.4 shows around half of the children aged 14-15 in Bihar are not attending school beyond Class 8. This means that if you went to school in Bihar nearly half of your elementary class would be missing. Those who could have been in school are not there. If this had happened to you, you would not be able to read what you are reading now. How is it that the average person in Haryana has more income than the average person in Kerala but lags behind in these crucial areas? The reason is money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well. So, income by itself is not a completely adequate indicator of material goods and services that citizens are able to use. For example, normally, your money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment or ensure that you get unadulterated medicines, unless you can afford to shift to a community that already has all these things. Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases, unless the whole of your community takes preventive steps. Even now, in many areas, children, particularly girls, are not able to go to high school because the government/ society has not provided adequate facilities. Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because it has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities. Similarly, in some states, the Public Distribution System (PDS)functions well. Health and nutritional status of people of such states is certainly likely to be better.
  1. Identify the IMR of Haryana in 2017 and the literacy rate of Haryana in 2011 from the following options.
  1. 30%, 82%
  2. 94%, 62%
  3. 40%, 94%
  4. None of these.
  1. From the above passage, identify the reason behind the low infant mortality rate of kerala.
  1. Status of people.
  2. Adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
  3. The per capita income is more.
  4. All of these.
  1. Identify the things that we cannot buy with money.
  1. Pollution free environment.
  2. Protect us from infectious diseases.
  3. Clothes and cars.
  4. Both A and B.
  1. The passage given above is related to which of the following options?
  1. Exhaustion of natural resources.
  2. Tax.
  3. Income and public facilities.
  4. All of these.
✓

Answer

  1. (a) 30%, 82%
  1. (d) All of these.
  1. (a) Pollution free environment.
  1. (a) Exhaustion of natural resources.

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