extra question for class 10 development
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(a) Because people are different.
(b) Because life situations of persons are different.
Solution Q.1: (b) Because life situations of persons are different. The requirements vary according to the living conditions of people. Therefore, people seek those things that are most important to them, i.e. the things which can fulfill their aspirations and desires.
Q.2: Do the following two statements mean the same? Justify your answer:
(a) People have different developmental goals.
(b) People have conflicting developmental goals.
Solution Q.2: No, the above two statements do not have the same meaning. This can be justified by the following example -
A boy from a rich urban family desires to get quality education and capital to invest. On the other hand, an Adivasi from Narmada valley wants rehabilitation and regular work. These developmental goals are different but not conflicting.
Q.3: Give some examples where factors other than income are important aspects of our lives.
Solution Q.3: There are factors other than income which are also important aspects in our lives. For example,
(1) In the case of rural woman, gender equality is more important factor than income.
(2) For scheduled castes and tribes social equality, self-confidence and self-esteem are more important factor than income.
(3) Similarly in the case of child labour, proper education and freedom are more important factor than income.
(4) Job security is more important than more income for a casual labour.
Q.4: Read this newspaper report and answer the questions that follow:
A vessel dumped 500 tonnes of liquid toxic wastes into open-air dumps in a city and in the surrounding sea. This happened in a city called Abidjan in Ivory Coast, a country in Africa. The fumes from the highly toxic wastecaused nausea, skin rashes, fainting, diarrhoea, etc. After a month seven persons were dead, twenty in hospital and twenty six thousand treated for symptoms of poisoning.
A multinational company dealing in petroleum and metals contracted a local company of Ivory Coast to dispose the toxic waste from its ship.
(i) Who are the people who benefitted and who did not?
(ii) What should be the developmental goal for this country?
Solution Q.4: (i) The local company owner and the multinational company benefitted while a large number of innocent local people of Abidjan in Ivory Coast suffered from this act.
(ii) The developmental goals for this country should be to frame and have proper, strict rules and laws regarding the pollution and safer-environment etc. People or any organization violating these laws, causing environmental hazards should be punished by the government according to these laws. Also the country should create arrangements for proper disposal of industrial wastes and better healthcare for the people.
1. Can you guess why around 40% of the people in our country are undernourished even though it is argued that there is enough food in the country?
2. List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.
3. Assume there are four families in a country. The avg. per capita income of these families is 5000. If the income of three of these families is 4000, 7000 and 3000 respectively, what is the income of the fourth family?
4. 'Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well'. Is it true? Elucidate.
5. A multi-storeyed building is surrounded by a slum area. What should be the development goals for such an area?
6. In Tamil nadu 75% of people use a ration shop whereas in jharkhand 8% of people use a ration shop. Where would people be better off and why?
7. List your developmental goals or aspirations.
8. Why do people look at a mix of goals for development.
9. Can you imagine one developmental goal of a landless rural labour?
10. Write any one aspiration that a prosperous farmer from Punjab may possess for his development.
11. Give one example how rich and poor have conflicting goals of development.
12. Name one criteria other than income which may reflect levels of development
13. Mention one non-material benefit that increases welfare of population.
14. Mention any four characteristics of development.
15. Why is it that income is not a completely adequate indicator of a person's development?
16. Deepa, an 11 yr. old girl helps her parents in farming throughout the day. She is pale and thin. On the other hand, Geeta, living in Kerala, goes to school daily and eats mid day meal there. In the evening, she helps her parents in farming. What does this show?
17. With the help of an example, show how two groups nay have different notions of development.
18. Why do people's developmental goals vary? Explain with examples.