Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Poverty NCERT Solutions | Suppose you are from a poor family and y

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.

What is meant by ‘Food for Work’ programme?

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?

Distinguish between the following

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

Discuss the need for promoting women’s education in India.

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

Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in India.

Bring out the need for on-the-job-training for a person.

Bring out the differences between human capital and human development.

Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.

Victor is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work. Is he unemployed? Why? What kind of jobs could persons like Victor be doing?

Discuss the reforms which have been initiated recently to meet the energy crisis in India.

 What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation affected by the British in pre-independent India?