PROBLEMS OF INDIA AND REMEDIES-Passing Package

1. PROBLEMS OF INDIA AND REMEDIES

1)      What are the Measures taken to spread literacy?

a)      Sarvashiksha Abhiyana has been launched in 2001 to provide education.

b)      In 1988 National Literacy mission has also been established to make people literate.

c)      Literate India programme has been launched.

d)     Right to Education 2009 has been guarantees.

e)      Compulsory and free education for children aged between 6 to 14 years.

2)      What are the plans to eradicate poverty in India.

a)      BPL cards are issued to the poor families.

b)      Five years plans introduced to eradicate poverty.

c)      Jawahar Rojgar Yojana Introduced.

d)     MGREGP Introduced.

3)      What is meant by Smuggling? Write any two suggestions to control it.

Bringing commodities from foreign countries without paying any duties is called smuggling. Two suggestions to control it are  

a)      By encouraging import substitutions.

b)      Social boycott of smuggling goods.

c)      Awareness among the citizens that smuggling is an anti-national crime.

4)      ‘Regionalism is against national development’. How?

Extreme regionalism, if it allowed to grow, it cause serious conflicts among the states like inter-state border disputes, river water disputes etc. This can act against the unity of the country.

5)      What progress has been achieved in the field of literacy after independence?

At the time of independence the literacy rate in India was 12%. It increased to 66% in 2001, By the 2011 it has increased about 74.04%.

6)      What are the causes for profiteering?

a) Unchecked price rise.                                        b) Increase in profit margin of products.

c) Monopoly of business houses.                          d) Spread of multinational companies

e) Black Marketing.

7)      How does regionalism help in the development of the country?

It helps the people to take initiative for the all-round progress of the local areas.

8)      Name the offices created to control corruption.

The office of Lokpal and Lokayakta are created to control corruption.

9)      Who were the first women to be appointed as the Governor of a state?

Sarojini Naidu.

10)     What percent of seats are reserved for women in local governments?

33.3% reserved for women in local Government.

11)     Under which article the Right to Education is given as fundamental right.

It was given under the article of 21A

Points to Remember

·         The success of democracy depends on the education of the people.

·         Divide and Rule policy of the British Government has sown the seeds of modern communalism.

·         Intolerance towards the people of other faith is called communalism.

·         The Act that prevents smuggling is COFEPOSA.

·         The central Education Department is now called as the Ministry of  Human Resources Development