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.

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?

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

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?

 Indicate the volume and direction of trade at the time of independence.

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

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

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

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

What is meant by ‘Food for Work’ programme?

What is organic farming and how does it promote sustainable development?

Distinguish between the following

(i) Strategic and Minority sale
(ii) Bilateral and Multi-lateral trade
(iii) Tariff and Non-tariff barriers.

What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?

Underscore some of India’s most crucial economic challenges at the time of independence.