Employment Growth Informalisation Other Issues — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

What are the benefits and challenges before India for becoming a cashless economy?

Discuss the issue of free trade between India and China, and India and Pakistan.

Due to its quality, Indian indigo was in great demand in Britain. In 1810, almost 95% of the indigo imported into Britain was from India. Indigo production became a very profitable business and many Britishers became indigo planters. They advanced loans to peasants at high rate and forced them to cultivate indigo in 25% of their land. They paid a low price for the indigo. As the indigo plant had deep roots, it exhausted the soil fertility and the land was unfit for rice cultivation. Do you think that the above practices of the British were justified?

Explain the policy of 'land to the tiller' and its benefits.

Bring out the differences between human capital and human development.

Write any three measures to remove poverty.OR
Briefly explain three measures to remove poverty in India.

Enumerate the various problems faced by SSls.

Briefly discuss the state of infrastructure at the time of Independence.

Do you think only loss making companies should be privatised? Why?

Explain any three schemes launched by the government to remove poverty.