Description : Suggest some ways which can be helpful in creating employment in rural areas. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Diversification of agriculture: More than 60 per cent of our workers are employed in agriculture. But our farmers are producing only limited crops. There is need to diversify agriculture. ... forest areas, honey collection centres can be started where farmers can come and sell wild honey.
Description : Describe the role played by National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in improving the employment situation in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which is now called Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MNREGA', has improved employment situation in rural India in the ... MNREGA has checked mass rural migration to urban centres for jobs and other livelihood opportunities.
Description : What are the various ways to provide employment opportunities in rural areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . The government can spend some money or banks can provide a loan,To construct wells for irrigation. . Dams can be constructed along with canals, which will lead to a lot of employment generation. ... as a sector is improved every year, we can give additional employment to more than 35 lakh people.
Description : How to create more employment in rural areas ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Government can spend money or banks can provide loan for irrigation. (ii) Suppose one hectare of wheat can provide employment to the people for 50 days. So, the number of members can ... . (v) Making provisions for education and health services in rural belts can also result in employments.
Description : How does construction of dams and canals create employment in large numbers in rural areas? (a) Large number of engineers are needed
Last Answer : Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can ... (d) Executives and administrators can easily be adjusted
Description : A programme to provide atleast 100 days wage employment in rural areas
Last Answer : Ans. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NAREGA, 2006)
Description : Sri Arvind Kejriwal has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2006 for his important contribution in the field. (1) Formation of Pani (water Panchayats in Rajasthan helping rural people in ... citizens to fight corruption. (4) Extending education to children of slum dwellers in Delhi.
Last Answer : ‘Right to Information’ movement and empow7ering citizens to fight corruption.
Description : How are cooperatives functioning in the rural areas to solve the problem of credit? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . Besides banks, the other major source of cheap credit in rural areas are the cooperatives. . Members of a cooperative, pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas. . Cooperatives form ... provide loans to members. Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place.
Description : (i) Suggest the relevant method of water-proofing used for following construction. 1) Basement of buildings. 2) Swimming pool. 3) Water tank. (ii) Suggest the relevant method of transportation of ... 1) Concreting in hilly areas. 2) Concreting of high-rise building. 3) Concreting under water.
Last Answer : Method of water-proofing for: 1) Basement of buildings: Waterproofing by using waterproof sealants. 2) Swimming pool: Waterproofing by spraying or grouting in cracks. 3) Water tank: Waterproofing by ... , concrete pump, slip form technique. 3) Concreting under water: Tremie pipe, grout pipe.
Description : Which among the following does not come under the organizational objectives of the bank in India ? 1. To Earn Profit 2. To play a developmental role in Rural India 3. To Provide employment ... . To Improve Customer Relationships 5. All of above are organizational objectives of the bank in India
Last Answer : To Provide employment to maximum people
Description : How can we create more employment in secondary and tertiary sectors in rural India ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) We can create more jobs in the secondary sector by promoting industries such as dal mills. (ii) By promoting cottage and handicraft industries to employ the villagers. By establishing ... must be promoted to generate employment. (v) Building Multi-purpose Projects can create employment.
Description : Describe any five provisions of ‘National Rural Employment Guarantee’ Act 2005. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Provisions NREGA 2005. (i) 100 days assured employment every year to each rural household. (ii) One-third of the proposed jobs to be reserved for women. (iii) If an applicant is not employed ... Funds for the implementation of the scheme. (v) The scheme is to be extended to 600 districts.
Description : When was Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act implemented ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In 2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act implemented.
Description : Describe the provisions of “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’’, 2005. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Provisions of NREGA 2005 are: (i) It provides 100 days assured employment every year to each rural household. (ii) One-third of the proposed jobs are reserved for women. (iii) If an applicant ... Funds for the implementation of the scheme. (v) The scheme is to be extended to 600 districts
Description : How can biogas solve the energy problem mainly in rural India? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Biogas to solve energy problem: (i) Availability of raw material. (ii) Awareness to be created about biogas. (iii) It will reduce the burden on conventional sources of energy. (iv) ... ) Eco-friendly. (vii) Model structures to be introduced by the government agencies at a subsidised rate.
Description : Explain any five points of significance of bio-gas generation in the rural areas of India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Biogas is produced from shrubs, farm waste, animal and human wastes.It is mostly used for domestic consumption in rural areas. (ii) Decomposition of organic matter yields gas, which has higher thermal ... It prevents the loss of trees and manure due to burning of fuel wood and cow dung cakes.
Description : “Most of the poor households still depend on the informal sector for loans, both in rural and urban areas of India”. Support the statement with three examples. -SST 10th
Last Answer : '(i) Banks are not present everywhere in rural India. Even when they are present, getting a loan from a bank is much more difficult than taking a loan from informal sources. ... collateral. The borrowers can, if necessary, approach the moneylenders even without repaying their earlier loans.
Description : HBJ pipe line is being laid for a distance of 1730 km in order to (a) provide cooking gas for villages (b) provide employment for rural population (c) provide feedstock for six large fertilisers (d) serve the power requirements of many states
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : What is MG-NREGA? a) Most Guaranteed – National Rural Employment Guaranty Act b) Mhatma Gandhi- New Right Enabled Guaranty Act c) Mahatma Gandhi- National Rural Employment Guaranty Act d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Mahatma Gandhi- National Rural Employment Guaranty Act
Description : What is the full form of MGNREGA? a. Maharashtra Government National Rural Employment Guarantee Act b. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act c. Meghalaya Government National Rural Guarantee Act d. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empowerment Act e. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Description : What is the full form of NREGP? a. National Regional Employment Guarantee Programme b. National Rural Entrepreneurship Guarantee Programme c. National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme d. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme e. None of these
Last Answer : d. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
Description : Gender gap is highest in [A] Rural employment [B] Urban employment [C] Self-employment [D] All of the above
Last Answer : [C] Self-employment
Description : Mark correct option relating to All India mail survey a) The survey will be conducted in one selected P.O. in each Division. The Post Office can be a Head Post Office or a Sub-Post Office. b) The ... 25% of the articles received in the Post Office should be taken for the study. e) All the above
Last Answer : e) All the above
Description : Which local industries in semi-rural areas can provide job opportunities for the unemployed? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . Setting up dal mills to procure and process pulses and then sell them in the cities. . Opening a cold storage could give an opportunity for farmers to store their products like ... will provide employment in industries located in semi-rural areas and not necessarily in large urban centres.
Description : Why is it necessary that banks and co-operatives increase their lending in rural areas ? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : 1. The formal sector i.e. the banks and the cooperatives need to engage more in the lending activities because of the disadvantages posed by the informal sector. 2. There is no organisation ... business, set up small scale industries etc which would add to the development aspect of a country.
Description : Why is it necessary for the banks and cooperative societies to increase their lending facilities in rural areas ? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Banks and cooperatives should increase lending facilities in rural areas: 1. The informal sector lends at a high-interest rate in rural areas so the cost for the borrower is much more. 2. When the cost ... where the amount to be repaid is more than the borrower's income and he has to borrow more.
Description : Cheap and affordable credit is essential for poor households both in rural and urban areas.' -SST 10th
Last Answer : Cheap and affordable credit is essential for poor households: 1. The informal sector lends at a high-interest rate in rural areas so the cost for the borrower is much more. 2. When the cost of borrowing ... where the amount to be repaid is more than the borrower's income and he has to borrow more.
Description : What are the various sources of credit in rural areas? Which one of them is the most dominant source of credit and why ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In rural areas, there are both informal sources like moneylenders, traders, relatives etc. and formal sources of credit like commercial banks and cooperative societies. Informal sources are dominant: ... the previous loan. But usually, moneylenders only exploit the poor with high-interest rates.
Description : What are the various sources of credit in rural areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Various sources of credit in rural areas are : (i) Agricultural traders, (ii) Moneylenders, (iii) Commercial banks, (iv) Cooperative societies and (v) Relatives and friends. The most convenient source ... , livestock etc.) and uses this as a guarantee to the lender until the loan is repaid.
Description : Why do people in rural areas demand for credit? -SST 10th
Last Answer : They demand for credit for crop production.
Description : What is necessary to reduce the dependence on informal sources of credit in rural areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is necessary that banks and cooperatives increase their lending in the rural areas.
Description : Why is it necessary for the banks and cooperative societies to increase their lending facilities in rural areas? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Most loans from informal lenders carry a very high interest rate and do little to increase the income of the borrowers. Hence, it is necessary that banks and cooperatives increase their lending ... the formal credit is distributed more equally so that the poor can benefit from the cheaper loans.
Description : What is credit? Why is there a need for credit in rural areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Credit refers to an agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or services in return for the promise of future payment. There is a need for credit in rural areas for ... (iv) Rural people also take loans for starting small business and for the marriage of their daughters.
Description : In Tamil Nadu, 75% of the people living in rural areas use a ration shop, whereas in Jharkhand only 8% of rural people do so. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Health and nutritional status of people depends on availability of cheap and reasonable quality food grains, sugar and other item from the PDS system. So, in Kerala, the people will be better off, since more people there unities the facilities provided by the PDS system.
Description : Why is it necessary for banks and cooperatives to increase their lending in rural areas ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Necessity for the banks and cooperative societies to increase their lending facilities in rural areas : (i) Dependence on informal sources of credit reduces. (ii) To provide more loan facilities ... to increase the lending facilities to improve the livelihood of the people in the rural areas.
Description : in tamil nadu 90 percent of the people living in rural areas use ration shops whereas in west bengla only 35 percent of the people use ration shops tell where the people are better off and why -SST 10th
Last Answer : Tamil Nadu Because of public facilities development in Tam Nadu is better. It is closely linked to public facilities in West Bengal, all the poor people cannot get good food because of the very ... the literacy rate decreases. Thus, West Bengal is regarded as less developed than that of Tamilnadu.
Description : Suggest any three ways to create more employment avenues in Urban sector. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Industrialisation – Developing private sector industries by giving more incentives (ii) Creating Special Economic Zones in urban areas. (iii) Laying more emphasis on export of goods. (iv) Developing new sectors like tourism-promoting regional craft industry. (v) Expanding IT sector.
Description : The percentage of literates in India is : (a) almost equal among males and females (b) lower among males than females (c) higher among males than females (d) lower in urban areas than in rural areas
Description : In what ways can employment be increased in the urban areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . Rapid industrialisation can create employment opportunities for a number of people in urban areas. . Tourism can be developed in cities providing massive number of jobs by opening hotels, restaurants for the tourists.
Description : Draw c/s of a rural road and suggest dimensions of various components
Last Answer : a rural road and suggest dimensions of various components
Description : 10. What do you understand by disguised unemployment? Explain with an example each from the urban and rural areas. -Economics 10th
Last Answer : The situation of underemployment, where people are apparently working but all of them are made to work less than their potential is called disguised unemployment. In this case, the person considers himself ... are unable to find work on a daily basis and work way less than their potential.
Description : 1. The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organizations? 2. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which industry areas? 3. By which doctor ... is Pakistan's nuclear power plant located? 20. Who recaptured Delhi from the rebels for the British?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. UNO 2. Retail Trade 3. Dr. Venugopal 4. Folded marine sedimentary rocks 5. Aurangzeb 6. Rajasthan 7. High octane fuel 8. April 25 9. Basalts. 10. After Sepoy Mutiny 11. Tennis 12. ... Anthracite 15. Muhammed Shah 16. 3 108 m 17. Incomes 18. Football 19. Kahuta 20. John Nicholson
Description : For the members of the collective living in urban areas with access to public transit, Can you come up some ideas to address the transportation issues faced by people living in more rural areas?
Last Answer : It doesn’t sound like your area could support more public transit. Maybe you could set up a carpool?
Description : Why is the dependency ratio higher in rural areas than in urban areas ? State two reasons. -Geography
Last Answer : Dependency ratio is higher in rural areas because : 1. Birth rates are higher in rural areas. 2. Large numbers of adults migrate to urban areas in search of jobs. 3. Adults who migrate return to their rural homes after retirement.
Description : Give three reasons for the large-scale migration from rural to urban areas. -Geography
Last Answer : Three reasons for largescale migration are: 1. Employment - people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas as the urban areas provide vast scope of employment in industries, trade, transport and ... laws place of residence once married. A large number of girls move to the cities as well.
Description : The dependency ratio is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Give two reasons to explain why. -Geography
Last Answer : The following are the reasons for higher dependency ratio in the rural areas as compared to urban areas: 1. Birth rates are higher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas. 2. ... . Adults who migrate to urban areas in search of jobs come back to their rural homes in old age.
Description : In the rural areas male-selective out migration leaving their wives behind puts extra physical as well -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Cooperation (ii) Social respect and feeling of gratitude (iii) Make them empowered in all respect. (Women Empowerment)
Description : Age and skill selective migration from rural areas has not affected adversely to which of the following demographic attribute? -Geography
Last Answer : (d) Balance in age and sex composition
Description : Value taken for Poverty line estimation in rural areas is _________________ -Economics 9th
Last Answer : The poverty line had been fixed at Rs 27 in rural areas and Rs 33 in urban areas, levels at which getting two meals may be difficult.
Description : Which production and use can change the look of rural areas ?
Last Answer : Production and use of biomass is capable of changing the face of rural areas.