Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Environment and Sustainable Development NCERT Solutions | What is sustainable development?

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?

India has abundant natural resources —substantiate the statement.

Give two instances of

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

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

Identify six factors contributing to land degradation in India.

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

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

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?

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

Define a plan?

The following table shows the population and worker population ratio for India in 1999-2000. Can you estimate the workforce (urban and total) for India?

Why, despite the implementation of the green revolution, 65 percent of our population continued to be engaged in the agriculture sector till 1990?

Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development.

What are the various means by which countries are trying to strengthen their own domestic economies?

What is the Green Revolution? Why was it implemented and how did Does it benefit the farmers? Explain in brief.

Explain the statement that the green revolution enabled the government to procure sufficient food grains to build its stocks that could be used during times of shortage.

The three dimensional attack on poverty adopted by the govern-ment has not succeded in poverty alleviation in India. Comment.

Why should plans have goals?