Compare and contrast India and China’s sectoral contribution towards GDP in 2003. What does it indicate?

Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.

How is RBI controlling the commercial banks?

Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.

What are the functions of the environment?

Distinguish between the following

(i) Strategic and Minority sale
(ii) Bilateral and Multi-lateral trade
(iii) Tariff and Non-tariff barriers.

Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?

Match the following:

Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.

Find the odd man out (i) owner of a saloon (ii) a cobbler (iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy (iv) a tuition master (v) transport operator (vi) construction worker.

Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy — they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards — is this true?

Two major environmental issues facing the world today are ____________ and _____________.

Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?

Why and how was the private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?

In your view, is it essential for the government to regulate the fee structure in education and health care institutions? If so, why?

 What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation affected by the British in pre-independent India?

How do infrastructure facilities boost production?

How is RBI controlling the commercial banks?

What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?

What is the important implication of the ‘one child norm’ in China?

Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.