Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Rural Development NCERT Solutions | What do you mean by agricultural marketi

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

Distinguish between ‘Green Revolution’ and ‘Golden Revolution’.

Why is agricultural diversification essential for sustainable livelihoods?

Discuss the importance of credit in rural development.

Bring out the importance of animal husbandry, fisheries and horticulture as a source of diversification.

Explain the role of micro-credit in meeting credit requirements of the poor.

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

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

What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.

Identify the benefits and limitations of organic farming.

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?

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?

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?

Why should plans have goals?

The traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under the British rule. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.

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

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.

Why, despite the implementation of the green revolution, 65 percent of our population continued to be engaged in the agriculture sector till 1990?

Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy — they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards — is this true?

What do you mean by transmission and distribution losses? How can they be reduced?

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

Which is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage?

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