Social Studies VSQ (2 Marks)

A. The food insecure people are disproportionately large in some regions of the country, such as economically backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas, regions more prone to natural disasters and food insecurity.
B. In fact, the states of Uttar Pradesh (Eastern and south-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for largest number of food insecure people in the country.

In indirect democracy, people indirectly participate in the government through representatives. It is the political system where representatives responsible to make laws for the citizens are elected by them. These representatives act on behalf of the citizens in the parliament and voice their aspirations and problems.

A. Unemployment refers to a situation where all able and willing persons are not able to find work at the prevailing wage rate or activities to provide them with a means of living.
B. The person cannot be counted as unemployed if he does not fall within the age group of 15-59 years.
C. Further, if the person is not willing to work, then also we not be considered as unemployed.

A. This type of unemployment is a typical of the agricultural sector where more people are working on a piece of farm than are required.
B. The unemployment is hidden but the acid test of the unemployed force comes when they are withdrawn from the field and it does not lead to fall in production.

A. Coral Polyps are short lived microscopic organisms, which live in colonies.
B. They flourish in shallow, mud free and warm waters.
C. They secrete hard rock like substance.
D. The coral secretion and their skeletons from coral deposits in the form of reefs.
E. They are mainly of three kinds- barrier reefs, fringing reef and atolls.
F. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is good example of the first kind of coral reefs.
G. Atolls are circular or horse shoe shaped coral reefs.