3. Human development (INDIA)

India People and Economy. Book – 2

CHAPTER NO. 03
Human development
Very Short Answer type questions. (important Questions)

Q1. What do you understand by Human Development?
Ans. It is a process of enlarging the rage of people choices, increasing their opportunities for education & health care.

Q2. What should be the goal of human development?
Ans. To create condition, where people can live meaningful lives.

Q3. Which age group of children has fundamental right to education as per Indian Constitution?
Ans.6-14 years.

Q4. What are the Factor which effecting the lowest HDI?
Ans. Colonization, Neo-imperialism, religion, caste, race, terrorism.

Q5. What is sex ratio?
Ans. The ratio between number of women’s & men in the population is called sex ratio.

Q6. Which union Territories has the highest literacy rate in India?
Ans. Lakshadweep.

Q7. What is life Expectancy?
Ans. With the decline vital rates life expectancy at birth has gone up in India as compared to 1951 in the period between 2001 – 06, It has almost doubled.

Q8. Which state of India has the top rank in the human Development Index?
Ans. Kerala.

Q9. Which state of India has highest literacy rate?
Ans. Kerala.

Q10. How many points have been measure the HDI?
Ans. 0-1.

Q11. Whichstates of India has highest and Lowest HDI in India?
Ans. Highest- Kerala and Lowest- Chhattisgarh.

Q12. Which state of India has the lowest literacy rate?
Ans. Bihar.
Q13. Name the state of India which has highest poverty and lowest poverty incidence ratio?
Ans. Highest poverty- Odisha and Lowest poverty- J&K.

Q14. What is life expectancy in India today?
Ans. 65 Years.

Q15. Which state of India has the women’s lowest literacy rate?
Ans. Bihar.

Q16. What is Empowerment?
Ans. Empowerment means to have the power to make choices.