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प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons:
Literacy rate of a country is an indicator of its socio-economic development.
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उत्तर
Literacy rate is an indicator of the economic and social development of a country because:
- Economic Growth: A higher literacy rate ensures a skilled, educated workforce, leading to better job opportunities, higher incomes, and overall economic development.
- Improved Standard of Living: Educated individuals can access better healthcare, employment, and living conditions, improving their quality of life.
- Social Awareness: Literacy helps raise awareness of important issues such as health, hygiene, and social rights, reduces inequalities, and promotes social justice.
- Technological Advancement: A literate population contributes to innovation, research, and technological progress, which are essential for a country’s growth.
- Better Governance: Literate citizens can actively participate in democracy, understand policies, and make informed decisions, leading to better governance and development.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A: Assertion: Increase in the dependency ratio will affect the economy.
R: Reasoning: Medical costs are high when there are more elderly in the population.
Write a short note on:
Population pyramid and sex ratio.
Write short note.
Literacy and education
Which one of the following states has the highest proportion of the urban population in India according to the 2001 Census?
Study the given graph carefully and answer the following question:

Intra-state Migration by place of Last Residence Indicating Migration Streams India, 2011

Inter-state Migration by Place of Last Residence Indicating Migration Streams India, 2011
Who dominates rural to rural migration in inter-state migration?
The significance of age-structure is/are?
The developed countries having low birth and death rates come under which category?
The lowest sex ratio in the world is in which country?
Which type of population pyramid usually characterises developed countries where population growth is zero?
Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?
