Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Infrastructure NCERT Solutions | What are the three basic sources of gene

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

Discuss the main drawbacks of our health care system.

What are the various non-commercial sources of energy?

What is the significance of ‘energy’? Differentiate between commercial and non-commercial sources of energy.

How do infrastructure facilities boost production?

What is the state of rural infrastructure in India?

What is a ‘global burden of disease’?

Describe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.

Explain the two categories into which infrastructure is divided. How are both interdependent?

How are the rates of consumption of energy and economic growth connected?

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?

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?

What is sustainable development?

What are the indicators of educational achievement in a country?

Classify the following into renewable and non-renewable resources
(i) trees    (ii) fish    (iii) petroleum    (iv) coal    (v) iron-ore    (vi) water

Group the following features pertaining to the economies of India, China and Pakistan under three heads

• One-child norm
• Low fertility rate
• High degree of urbanisation
• Mixed economy
• Very high fertility rate
• Large population
• High density of population
• Growth due to manufacturing sector
• Growth due to service sector.

Were there any positive contributions made by the British in India? Discuss.

Keeping in view your locality, describe any four strategies of sustainable development.

Is there any relationship between unemployment and poverty? Explain.

What do you mean by agricultural marketing?

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

Are the following workers — a beggar, a thief, a smuggler, a gambler? Why?