Development

Question 1

Developmental Goals / Aspirations of Landless rural labourers

Answer 1

More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social
discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village.

Question 2

Developmental Goals / Aspirations of Prosperous farmers from Punjab

Answer 2

Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap labourers; they should be able to settle their children abroad.

Question 3

Developmental Goals / Aspirations of A girl from a rich urban family

Answer 3

She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue her studies abroad.

Question 4

per capita income/average income

Answer 4

Comparing the average income which is the total income of the country divided by its
total population. The average income
is also called per capita income.

Question 5

World Development Reports of 2019

Answer 5

In World Development Reports, brought out by the World Bank, this criterion is used in classifying countries.
=> Countries with per capita income of US$ 49,300 per annum and above in 2019, are called high income or rich countries
=> and those with per capita income of US$ 2500 or less are called low-income countries.

=>India comes in the category of low middle income countries because its per capita income in 2019 was just US$ 6700 per annum.

Question 6

Infant Mortality Rate (or IMR)

Answer 6

Infant Mortality Rate (or IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.

Question 7

Literacy Rate

Answer 7

Literacy Rate measures the proportion of literate population in the 7-and-above age group

Question 8

Net Attendance Ratio

Answer 8

Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of age group 14 and 15 years attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.

Question 9

Human Development Report

Answer 9

Human Development Report published by
UNDP compares countries based on
the educational levels of the people,
their health status and per capita
income.

Question 10

Life Expectancy at birth

Answer 10

Life Expectancy at birth denotes, as the name suggests, average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.