Indian Economy 1950-1990 — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Explain the factors responsible for rapid growth in economic development in China.

Mention some obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing.

Account for the current environmental crisis.

What is meant by economic infrastructure? Explain its importance in economic development.

Explain the 'trickle down effect'.

The Education Commission in 1966, had recommended that at least 6% of GDP should be spent on education in India. However, even after 50 years of such a recommendation, the government continues to spend 3-4% of GDP on education. How has this affected the education sector in India? What value stands violated by the Central Government?

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from 1 to 4.
The World Development Report 1990 endorsed a poverty alleviation strategy that combines enhanced economic growth with provisions of essential social services directed towards the poor while creating financial and social safety nets. Numerous social safety net programmes and public spending on social protection including social insurance schemes and social assistance payments continue to act as tools of poverty alleviation in many of the developing countries across the world. These social safety nets and protection programmes show positive impacts on the reduction of poverty extent Vulnerability and on a wide range of social inequalities in developing countries. One major concern dogging these programmes however is their long-term sustainability. Singh and Chudasama PLos ONE

1. In India poverty alleviation programme were introduced from.................... Five Year plan.

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

2. In India poverty alleviation programme were infrastructure development.

1. True
2. False
3. Sometime true & sometime false
4. None of the ab

3. Which of the following programmes provide insurance cover to poor?

1. National Social Assistance Programme
2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
4. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme

4. National Urban Livelihood Mission is based on the approach of.....................?

State any four pressing environmental concerns of India. Correction for environmental damages involves opportunity costs-explain.

What, according to you, were the objectives of IPR-1956?

Bring out the differences between human capital and human development.