Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues NCERT Solutions | Find the odd man out (i) owner of a salo

Why are regular salaried employees more in urban areas than in rural areas?

Why are less women found in regular salaried employment?

Compared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?

Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.

Define worker-population ratio.

The following table shows distribution of workforce in India for the year 1972-73. Analyse it and give reasons for the nature of workforce distribution. You will notice that the data is pertaining to the situation in India 30 years ago!

Do you think that in the last 50 years, employment generated in the country is commensurate with the growth of GDP in India? How?

Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?

An establishment with four hired workers is known as (formal/informal) sector establishment.

Who is a casual wage labourer?

What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?

What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?

What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.

Define a plan?

Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.

What is meant by environment?

Why are regional and economic groupings formed?

Why were reforms introduced in India?

Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?

Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?

How can creation of income earning assets address the problem of poverty?

Explain how import substitution can protect domestic industry.

Why did India opt for planning?

Why and how was the private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?

What is the important implication of the ‘one child norm’ in China?

Fill in the blanks

(a) First Five Year Plan of ________________ commenced in the year 1956. (Pakistan/China)
(b) Maternal mortality rate is high in _____________. (China/Pakistan)
(c) Proportion of people below poverty line is more in __________. (India/Pakistan)
(d) Reforms in ______________ were introduced in 1978. (China/Pakistan)

What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?

What are the functions of the environment?

Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.

Why are employment generation programmes important in poverty alleviation in India?