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Do the following two statements mean the same? Justify your answer.

(a) People have different developmental goals.

(b) People have conflicting developmental goals

Important Questions on Development

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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 3
Give some examples where factors other than income are important aspects of our lives.
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 4
Explain some important ideas about developmental goals.
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 1

Look at the picture and discuss what should be the developmental goals for such an area.

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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>Exercise>Q 1

Let us consider two countries, A and B. For the sake of simplicity, we have assumed that they have only five citizens each. Based on data given in Table 1.2, calculate the average income for both the countries:

Country I II III IV V
COUNTRY A 9500 10500 9800 10000 10200
COUNTRY B 500 500 500 500 48000

 

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10th CBSE
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 1
Give three examples where an average is used for comparing situations.
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 2
Why do you think average income is an important criterion for development? Explain.
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 3
Besides the size of per capita income, what other property of income is important in comparing two or more societies?
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Understanding Economic Development (Social Science)>Chapter 1 - Development>LET’S WORK THESE OUT>Q 4
Suppose records show that the average income in a country has been increasing over a period of time. From this, can we conclude that all sections of the economy have become better? Illustrate your answer with an example.