Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Infrastructure NCERT Solutions | What is a ‘global burden of diseas

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?

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

How has women’s health become a matter of great concern?

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?

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

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

Why are regional and economic groupings formed?

What were the main causes of India’s agricultural stagnation during the colonial period?

Why was it necessary for a developing country like India to follow self-reliance as a planning objective?

Give two instances of

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

Why did India opt for planning?

Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the industrial policy pursued by the British colonial administration.

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