Distinguish between ‘Green Revolution’ and ‘Golden Revolution’.
Different between ‘Green Revolution’ and ‘Golden Revolution’ are:
Green Revolution | Golden Revolution |
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1. The combined use of HYV seeds and increased use of fertilisers and developed irrigation facilities jointly to increase the production of rice and wheat. This increase in the production of the foodgrains is known as the Green Revolution. 2. It led to increase in the production, especially, of rice and wheat. 3. As a result of this revolution, India became self- sufficient in the production of wheat and rice. |
1. The rapid growth in the production of the horticultural crops such as fruits, vegetables, tuber crops, flowers, etc. is known as Golden Revolution. 2. It led to increase in production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants, spices, etc. 3. As a result of this revolution, India became a world leader in the production of mangoes, bananas, coconut and spices. |
Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.
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.
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.
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Identify the benefits and limitations of organic farming.
Explain the role of non-farm employment in promoting rural diversification.
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 and how was the private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?
Explain the statement that the green revolution enabled the government to procure sufficient food grains to build its stocks that could be used during times of shortage.
What is sustainable development?
The following table shows the population and worker population ratio for India in 1999-2000. Can you estimate the workforce (urban and total) for India?
Region | Estimates of Population (in crores) |
Worker Population Ratio |
Estimated No. of Workers (in crores) |
Rural Uraban Total |
71.88 28.52 100.40 |
41.9 33.7 39.5 |
71.88/100 x 41.9 = 30.12 ? ? |
Two major environmental issues facing the world today are ____________ and _____________.
Give two instances of
(a) Overuse of environmental resources
(b) Misuse of environmental resources.
Keeping in view your locality, describe any four strategies of sustainable development.
Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.
What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?
What is the sectoral composition of an economy? Is it necessary that the service sector should contribute maximum to the GDP of an economy? Comment.