Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Rural Development NCERT Solutions | What is organic farming and how does it

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 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?

Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.

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

Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the agriculture sector.

Though the public sector is very essential for industries, many public sector undertakings incur huge losses and are a drain on the economy’s resources. Discuss the usefulness of public sector undertakings in the light of this fact.

Why should plans have goals?

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

Why are regular salaried employees more in urban areas than in rural areas?

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

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

Fill in the blanks

(a) First Five Year Plan of ________________ commenced in the year 1956. (Pakistan/China)
(b) Maternal mortality rate is high in _____________. (China/Pakistan)
(c) Proportion of people below poverty line is more in __________. (India/Pakistan)
(d) Reforms in ______________ were introduced in 1978. (China/Pakistan)