Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Environment and Sustainable Development NCERT Solutions | India has abundant natural resources &md

What are the functions of the environment?

Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy — they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards — is this true?

Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.

What happens when the rate of resource extraction exceeds that of their regeneration?

Give two instances of

(a) Overuse of environmental resources
(b) Misuse of environmental resources.

Is environmental crisis a recent phenomenon? If so, why?

Explain the relevance of intergenerational equity in the definition of sustainable development.

Identify six factors contributing to land degradation in India.

Two major environmental issues facing the world today are ____________ and _____________.

How do the following factors contribute to the environmental crisis in India? What problem do they pose for the government?

(i) Rising population
(ii) Air pollution
(iii) Water contamination
(iv) Affluent consumption standards
(v) Illiteracy
(vi) Industrialisation
(vii) Urbanisation
(viii) Reduction of forest coverage
(ix) Poaching
(x) Global warming

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?

Who is a worker?

Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.

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?

Identify the benefits and limitations of organic farming.

What programmes has the government adopted to help the elderly people and poor and destitute women?

Define the liberty indicator. Give some examples of liberty indicators.

What similar developmental strategies have India and Pakistan followed for their respective developmental paths?

Does modernisation as a planning objective create contradiction in the light of employment generation? Explain.

The newly emerging jobs are found mostly in the sector (service/manufacturing).

Why did India opt for planning?

Education is considered to be an important input for the development of a nation. How?

Discuss the need for promoting women’s education in India.

Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.