Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Poverty NCERT Solutions | What is meant by ‘Food for Work&rs

Is there any relationship between unemployment and poverty? Explain.

Illustrate the difference between rural and urban poverty. Is it correct to say that poverty has shifted from rural to urban areas? Use the trends in poverty ratio to support your answer.

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

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

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

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

How can creation of income earning assets address the problem of poverty?

Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.

Suppose you are from a poor family and you wish to get help from the government to set up a petty shop. Under which scheme will you apply for assistance and why?

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’.

What is meant by environment?

Why are regional and economic groupings formed?

Why were reforms introduced in India?

Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?

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.

Enlist some problems faced by farmers during the initial years of organic farming.

What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector?

What is the meaning of quantitative restrictions?

Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?

Give reasons for the slow growth and re-emergence of poverty in Pakistan.

‘Information technology plays a very significant role in achieving sustainable development and food security’ - comment.