Question

Use an imaginary example from your context to describe the realationship between under weight and access to food

Answer 1

1. The pre-independent India witnessed starvation deaths on a large scale due to extreme
scarcity of food. The Great Bengal Famine, which occurred between 1943 and 1945, killed
about 3 to 5 million people in Bengal, Assam and Oddissa provinces.
2. After India’s independence, governments started developing various systems to ensure
food security for its people.
3. Producing sufficient amount of food grains is an important requirement of food security.
4. Agriculture scientists felt that the cultivation methods of rice and wheat had led to
continuous yield levels, but they are not sustainable. These methods have eventually led to
soil degradation, and depletion of ground water resources.
5. Besides the production, imports is another important way of increasing availability of food
grains in any particular year. Consumers need a diverse food basket and a balanced diet.
Hence, allied sectors such as poultry, fishing and dairying shall also be taken seriously by
the farmers.
6. Nutritionists suggest that per capita vegetable and fruit consumption should be 300 grams
and 100 grams every day. The standard daily food intake must be equivalent to 2100
calories for people in urban areas and 2400 calories for people in rural areas. However,
still 80% of people in rural areas in India consume food that is below the calorie standard.
7. From a long period of time, 35% to 45% of Indians are consuming less food than they
should have. The issue of food security needs careful thinking and focused efforts. Public
distribution shops are important means for people to access food grains in India.
8. The National Food Security Act 2013 legalised the peoples’ right to food. Food is required
by the body for all its functions for energy, growth and capacity to remain healthy and
fight illness.

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Answer 2

We use averages because they are useful for comparing differing quantities of the same category.

For example, to compute the per capita income of a country, averages have to be used because there are differences in the incomes of diverse people. However, there are limitations to the use of averages. This does not show the distribution of thing between people. For an example, suppose in a country, the annual income of a rickshaw puller is Rs 8,000 while an MNC employee earns an annual package of Rs 12,00,000. The average income of this country, therefore, will be Rs 6,05,000. Here actual income or status remains unknown. One can clearly consider this as a rich country thereby ignoring the income disparity between two individuals. Averages are useful for comparison, they also hide disparities.