Account for the current environmental crisis.
The population explosion and affluent consumption have placed an undue and excess burden on the environment. The resources are increasingly exhausted day by day, but the regeneration of resources is constant. So, when the resources are extracted at a rapid pace than its regeneration, then the carrying capacity of the environment reduces. Then the environment fails to perform its function of sustaining life, consequently, resulting in an environmental crisis. The current environmental crises include two major global issues, namely, global warming and ozone depletion. Global warming is the result of rising temperature globally due to the emission of greenhouse gases, especially, carbon dioxide. The rise in temperature accelerates the melting of polar ice leading to the rise of water level in the sea. This leads to ecological imbalances. Ozone depletion is another major concern that is caused due to the excessive use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) in the air conditioners and refrigerators. As ozone depletes, the possibility of ultraviolet radiations penetrating into earth surface increases, posing a threat to the living organisms. The culminating effect of these two accounts for major concern of the environmental crisis in the present time.
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Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
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How is RBI controlling the commercial banks?
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Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.
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Distinguish between the following
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Match the following:
1. Prime Minister
2. Gross Domestic Product3. Quota
4. Land Reforms
5. HYV Seeds
6. Subsidy
A. Seeds that give large proportion of output
B. Quantity of goods that can be importedC. Chairperson of the planning commission
D. The money value of all the final goods and services produced within the economy in one year.
E. Improvements in the field of agriculture to increase its productivity
F. The monetary assistance given by government for production activities.
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Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.
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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.
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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?
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