Long Answer TypeWhat is subsistence agriculture? Describe any four salient features of intensive subsistence agriculture practiced in the world.
Explain any five important measures necessary for leading a healthy and reasonably long life.
How has the ‘Integrated Tribal Development Project’ helped in the development of Bharmaur Region? Explain with five examples.
This area development plan was aimed at improving the quality of life of the Gaddis and narrowing the gap in the level of development between Bharmaur and other areas of Himachal Pradesh.
(i) This plan laid the highest priority on development of transport and communications, agriculture and allied activities, and social and community services.
(ii) The most significant contribution of tribal sub plan in Bharmaur region is the development of infrastructure in terms of schools, health care facilities, potable water, roads, communications and electricity.
(iii) The social benefits derived from ITDP include tremendous increase in literacy rate, improvement in sex ratio and decline in child marriage.
(iv) The female literacy rate in the region increased from 1.88 per cent in 1971 to 65 per cent in 2011. The difference between males and females in literacy level i.e. gender inequality, has also declined.
(v) Traditionally, the Gaddis had subsistence agricultural-cum-pastoral economy having emphasis on foodgrains and livestock production. But during the last three decades of twentieth century, the cultivation of pulses and other cash crops has increased in Bharmaur region.
Explain any five major problems of rural settlements in the developing countries of the world.
(26.1) Four features A, B, C, and D are marked in the given political outline map of the World. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map:
A. The country having the lowest rank in the Human Development Index in 2003
B. The country having the highest growth rate of population in Asia
C. A major sea-port
D. A Megacity
(26.2) In the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols.
(i) The state having the highest percent of rural population
(ii) The leading maize production state
(iii) The headquarters of ‘East Coast Railway Zone’
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