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Economic class 10 chapter 1
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its per capita income
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health status of its people
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all of the above
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Bangladesh
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Nepal
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Sri Lanka
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The average per capita income of these families is
Rs
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If the income of three families is Rs
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7,000 and Rs
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Rs
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Rs
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Rs
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Rs
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Rs
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What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are
the limitations of this criterion, if any?
Answer: World Bank uses the per capita income to classify different countries
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For the year 2017, the countries with a per capita income of US $12,056 per annum were declared
rich countries, and the countries with a per capita income of US $ 955 or less are called lowincome countries
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Other important factors, including literacy rate, infant mortality rate, and healthcare, are ignored
while classifying the countries
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Information about the unequal distribution of income is not mentioned by the World Bank
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This is in contrast with the method used by the World Bank because it only
calculates the per capita income for measuring development
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Why do we use averages? Are
there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own examples related to development
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There are
limitations in calculating averages because we cannot know the difference in the income of the
people and the unfair distribution of income in a country or state
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23,000, Rs
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23,500, Rs
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25,000,
and the income of people living in country B is Rs
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22,000, Rs
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4,000,
Rs
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The average income of country A will be Rs
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45,700
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Hence, per capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should not be used to compare states
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Answer: Kerala, with lower per capita income, has a better human development ranking than
Haryana
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This is true because the literacy rate, infant mortality rate, healthcare facilities,
etc
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The per capita income is only calculated by
calculating the average income of the state, irrespective of any other factor
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Find out the present sources of energy that are used by the people in India
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The other possibilities fifty years from now can be using solar energy and
wind energy as sources of various energy forms
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The issue of sustainability is important for
development because if natural resources are not used carefully, they may not be available for
future generations
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” How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Discuss
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The statement, “The Earth has
enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person”,
is completely relevant in terms of the development of a country because natural resources are nonrenewable resources
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If natural resources are not used wisely now, future generations may not be
able to use them for their needs, which will result in the downfall of the development of a country
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List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you
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Pollution caused by vehicles and the excess use of fuels in vehicles
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Deforestation
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Soil erosion
The increased pollution in the environment has resulted in global warming, the melting of glaciers,
and worsening atmospheric conditions
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For each of the items given in Table 1
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Answer: As per table 1
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It has the highest Gross National
Income, Life Expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling of people aged 25 and above and HDI
rank in the world
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Pakistan has the least Life Expectancy at birth and ranks the lowest HDI rank in the world among
the given countries
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5 kg/m2) in India
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Look at the table and answer the following questions
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Male Female
Kerala
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5 10
Karnataka
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28 28
All States 20 23
a
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Answer: The nutritional level of people in Kerala is higher than the nutritional level of people in
Madhya Pradesh
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Can you guess why around one-fifth of people in the country are undernourished even though it
is argued that there is enough food in the country? Describe in your own words
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The disparity in the distribution of food grains by the Public Distribution System (PDS)
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Nutritious food cannot be afforded by the poor population in the country
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Educational backwardness of people results in unemployment because of which people cannot
afford the basic necessity of food
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There is no proper distribution of ration at the fixed-price stores