What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic

de-industrialisation affected by the British in pre-

independent India ?
What were the main causes of India’s agricultural
stagnation during the colonial period?
 Ravya was initially working as an office clerk in a firm. In the
pursuit to attain, a higher position and income, she attended a
few on contributed positively to her skills and expertise.”
Explain the impact of Ravya’s decision on human capital
formation.
State whether the following statements are true/false, with valid
arguments:
Human Capital and Human Development are one and the same
things .
Green revolution transformed India from a subsistent food grain
economy to a food surplus economy.”
Justify the statement, giving reasons in support of your answer.
Land ceiling promotes equity.’ Support the given
statement with valid explanation
Discuss briefly, how institutional reforms (land reforms)
have played a significant role in transforming Indian
agriculture.
 “In India, after 1947 land reforms were introduced on a large scale.”
In the light of the given statement, discuss any one such land reform.
 “In the post-reform period, the Government of India decided to retain
profit-making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). It provided a special
status to PSUs to enable them to expand in the global market.”
Do you agree with the given statement? Give valid reasons in support of
your answer.
“In the late 1970s, China introduced the One coupled
with skewed sex ratio.”
Justify the given statement with valid arguments in
support of your answer.
Explain the meaning of economic planning.
how green revolution benefits the farmer ?
State the central objectives of Indian
planning.
Why was the objective of ‘modernisation’ of
immense importance for India?
Has India achieved the targeted growth rate of industrial
production during the various plans?
What is a small scale industry?
Why was it necessary for a developing country
like India to follow self-reliance as a planning
objective?
Why did the percentage share of agricultural sector in the exports
of the country declined in the period 1950-1990?
The benefits of green revolution was restricted to few
states and few crops in initial stages of planning.
Why?
Give the differences between private sector and public
sector with an example of each sector.
The Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956 categorised industries on
the basis of ownership. State those categories.
Why was the Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB) set up?
State the two major environmental issues that the
world is facing today.
What factors lead to environmental crisis?
What is global warming? Name any two greenhouse
gases.
What is the meaning of human capital formation?
Explain with the help of an example.
Why on-the-job training is given to workers?
What factors contribute to human capital formation?
 Establish the need for acquiring information relating
to health and education expenditure for the effective
utilisation of human resources,
 Discuss briefly how health and expenditure on
information are a source of human capital formation.
Bring out the need for on-the-job training for a person,
 Meena is a housewife. Besides taking care of household
chores, she works in the cloth shop which is owned and
operated by her husband. Can she be considered a worker?
Why?
Explain the term ‘casualisation of workforce’
What is meant by ‘jobless growth’?
It is not easy to maintain an employment growth rate of
2% for a country like India. Why?
Define worker population ratio.
Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of
workforce in India
Explain the role of trade unions in the protection of
workforce.
How will you know whether a worker is working in the
informal sector?
 Labour force participation rate is very low in India.
What measures will you suggest to raise labour force
participation rate?
Compared to women, more men are found working in
India. Why is this trend witnessed in India?
Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal
sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?
What changes should be incorporated in the employment
policy in the present context?
Give the differences between formal sector and
informal sector.
State how much minimum calories are prescribed for
children below one year and adults performing heavy
work?
State the most important reason of poverty in India.
Name two major programmes whose objective is to
improve the food and nutritional value of the poor.
What is meant by ‘Food For Work’ Programme?
What programme has the government adopted to help
the elderly people and poor and destitute women?
UNDP has identified two categories of poverty. State
those categories.
Explain the vicious circle of poverty with the help of a
diagram.
Give the difference between absolute poverty and
relative poverty.
How can creation of income earning assets address the
problem of poverty?
Enumerate the main problems that are generally
associated with poverty of the economy.
When was the Suez Canal opened? State its effects on
the Indian economy.
Explain how the construction of railways affected the
structure of the Indian economy?
Enumerate the main reasons for slow growth of
population during British rule.
The downfall of the kings of India lead to the downfall
of handicraft industries. Do you agree?
Which year is regarded as the defining year to mark the
demographic transition from its first to the second
decisive stage?
Indicate the volume and direction of trade at the time
of independence.
Explain the composition of foreign trade at the time of
independence.
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued
by the colonial government in India? What were the
impacts of these policies?
 What objectives did the British intend to achieve
through their policies of infrastructure development in
India?
Explain the important features of international trade
during the British rule.
Briefly discuss the condition of agricultural sector at
the time of independence.
What was the state of infrastructure at the time of
independence?
What were the negative effects of the British rule in
India?
 ‘The railways affected the structure of the Indian
economy positively, as well as negatively.’ Do you agree?
Why did the Britishers developed the railways in India?
What were the main causes of India’s agricultural
stagnation during the colonial period?
The traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under
the British rule. Do you agree with this view? Give
reasons in support of your answer.
Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the industrial
policy pursued by the British colonial administration.
Highlight the salient features of India’s pre-independence
occupational structure.
Were there any positive contributions made by the
British in India? Discuss.
What are the infrastructural needs of a developing
economy?
State the components of economic infrastructure
which affect access to healthcare.
Explain how economic growth can become a dynamic
process and a self-propelling activity of change?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’,
Explain how infrastructure impacts productivity and
induces investment?
Differentiate between social and economic
infrastructure.
What is the state of rural infrastructure in India?
Explain the two categories into which infrastructure is
divided. How are both interdependent?
How do infrastructure facilities boost production?
Infrastructure contributes to the economic development
of a country. Do you agree?
Investors are reluctant to invest in tidal energy projects.
Why?
Explain the importance of natural gas as a new
resource?
Describe three sources of energy which are mostly
used in India for commercial purposes in factories.
Explain the importance of grid for transmission of
electricity
Explain why China is able to lead in all the human
development indicators?
What are Special Economic Zones? Why do they attract
foreign investors?
Enumerate the areas in which India has an edge over
Pakistan?
Explain the Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign of
China initiated in 1958.
People prefer to have a male child in many developing
countries including India, China and Pakistan. Why is
such a phenomenon, witnessed in these countries?
Evaluate the various factors that led to the rapid
growth in economic development in China.
Why are regional and economic grouping formed?
What similar developmental strategies have India and
Pakistan followed for their respective developmental
paths?
Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken
by Pakistan for its economic development.
Mention the salient demographic indicators of China,
Pakistan and India.
Compare and contrast the development of India, China
and Pakistan with respect to some salient human
development indicators.