What are the steps for sustainable development?
Continuous Innovation
Finding fresh reservoirs of resources
Planned and moral use of resources
Finding alternatives of non renewable resources
Afforestration , reducing pollution
What is life expectancy?
On average a person’s lifespan
The higher the better
What is the infant mortality rate ?
No. of children below 1 year of age who died / upon 1000 children
What is the maternal mortality rate?
No. of women who died while giving birth /1000
What is the literacy rate ?
Children above 7 years of age who know to read and write any one language
What is the poverty line ?
People who don’t have the basic necessities
No. of calories for rural 2900
For urban 2400
What is GDP?
Income of the country
What is the net attendance ratio?
Children of age group 14 to 15 attending school / the total number of children of the age group.
What is development?
It means success or improvement, improvement can be different for people as they have different aspirants therefore it is a very vast term.
What are the major facts about development?
It is different for everyone.
Eg- job people increment students more marks
Everyone has a different development goal.
Eg- student A might want more marks student b might want more sports achievement
What may be devlopment for one may be devlopment for someone can be destructive for someone.
Eg - A dam is mage profit - city and owner loss- trinals who had to be displaced
Different people can have different notions for a country’s devlopment
Eg- for someone it could it be opening schools for someone it msg be opening more hospitals
What are materialistic and non materialistic goals ?
Money materialistic
Condition, Job security, insurance , policies and facilities non materialistic
What are the aspects through which development is measured ?
Life expectancy
Infant mortality rate
Maternal mortality rate
Literacy rate
% of people below the poverty line
GDP
Net attendance ratio
What is National development?
It is the overall citizens development
What is per capita income ?
Acc to world bak per capita income is average income of each citizen of a country
Total income
Total population
What are the criteria for developed under a developed country by the world bank
$63400- Devloped
$10030-India
$2400-Under devloped
What are the pros and cons of per capita income?
Pros- Clear understanding and specific parameter
Cons-Only about money
Income distribution is not visible
Who published the human development report
UNDP it shows overall devlopment in each criteria
What is the body mass index ?
BMI or Body Mass Index shows us the health of an individual
Weight in kg / Height in m2
How much BMI is normal overweight and underweight
Below 18.5 - Underweight
Between 18.5 and 24.9 - normal
Above 25 - Overweight
What is PDS?
System to provide basic food necessities
It improves health and nutritional status of people
What is sustainable development?
Continuous development without depleting any resources and damaging the environment.
Assertion (A): Average income is used to compare countries.
Reason (R): It tells us about the equitable distribution of income.
A is true but R is false
Assertion (A): Sustainable development is essential for the future of our planet.
Reason (R): It ensures environmental resources are preserved for future generations.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Assertion (A): Development for one may not be development for another.
Reason (R): Development goals are common for all individuals.
A is true but R is false
