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On the basis of the given data:
| Some Selected Indicators of Human Development, 2017-2019 | |||
| Item | India | China | Pakistan |
| Human Development Index (Value) | 0.645 | 0.761 | 0.557 |
| Rank (based on HDI) | 130 | 87 | 154 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | 69.7 | 76.9 | 67.3 |
| Mean years of Schooling (% aged 15 and above) |
6.5 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
| Gross National Income per capita (PPP US$) | 6681 | 16.057 | 5005 |
| Percentage of people living Below Poverty Line (National) | 21.9* | 1.7** | 24.3* |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) |
29.9 | 7.4 | 57.2 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1 lakh births) |
133 | 29 | 140 |
| Population using at least basic Sanitation (%) | 60 | 75 | 60 |
| Population using at least basic drinking Water Source (%) | 93 | 96 | 91 |
| Percentage of Undernourished Children | 37.9 | 8.1 | 37.6 |
- Identify one income indicator and one health indicator, each.
- Compare India and China on the basis of any one of the indicator identified above in part (i)
Concept: Indicators of Human Development
Statement 1: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was introduced in China in 1950's.
Statement 2: China's growth is mainly contributed by the manufacturing sector.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following:
Concept: Developmental Path - a Snapshot View
Identify the incorrect statement from the following:
Concept: Demographic Indicators
Assertion (A): During 1980's, economic growth rate of Pakistan was more than that of India.
Reason (R): Pakistan followed the path of mixed economic structure with equal participation of the public and the private sector.
Concept: Development Strategies - an Appraisal
Compare and analyse the following information related to Annual Growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India and China:
Annual Growth of Gross Domestic Product
| Country | 1980 - 90 | 2015 - 17 |
| India | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| China | 10.3 | 6.8 |
Concept: Gross Domestic Product and Sectors
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
When do the residents of Alsace realise how precious their language is to them?
Concept: The Last Lesson
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Franz's feelings as he set out for school and why?
Concept: The Last Lesson
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| And in dark hutments, next to lines of flames of flickering oil lamps, sit boys and girls with their fathers and mothers, welding pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside. That is why they often end up losing their eyesight before they become adults. |
- Complete the sentence with reference to the extract: (1)
Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside because ______. - Which of the following would NOT be true? (1)
- The hutments were shining and inviting.
- The children's lives were as bleak as their surroundings.
- There were no electricity connections.
- The boys and girls had got used to the dark.
- The bangle workers lose their eyesight before they become adults because ______. (1)
- they already have poor eyesight
- they work in dim light
- they are married in childhood
- they are malnourished
- Which of the following most nearly means 'adjusted' in the context of the extract? (1)
- conditioned
- favoured
- accepted
- reconciled
- 'Flickering oil lamps' suggests ______. (1)
- What is the antonym from the extract of the word 'rarely'? (1)
Concept: Lost Spring
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' bring out how the common man is a victim of exploitation. Explain.
Concept: Lost Spring
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What vicious circle are the bangle-makers trapped in?
Concept: Lost Spring
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Douglas's initial thoughts when he was pushed into the pool?
Concept: Deep Water
The iron master accuses the peddler of not being quite honest. What does the peddler say to justify the situation?
Concept: The Rattrap
In Edla's dealing with the peddler, she was compassionate and generous. Discuss with reference to the story "The Rattrap".
Concept: The Rattrap
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| “I am thinking of this stranger here,” said Edla. “He walks and walks the whole year long, and there is probably not a single place in the whole country where he is welcome and can feel at home. Wherever he turns he is chased away. Always he is afraid of being arrested and cross-examined. I should like to have him enjoy a day of peace with us here – just one in the whole year.” |
- Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option: (1)
Edla wished the Pedlar to have a peaceful day because ______.
- the Pedlar had worked for Edla
- the Pedlar had not been released from jail
- the Pedlar had been staying at the forge
- the Pedlar had always been looked with suspicion
- Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy. (1)
single : multiple :: abroad : ______. - In the above extract, Edla comes across as ______. (1)
- conscientious
- pretentions
- compassionate
- selfless
- Based on the above extract, choose the statement which is true. (1)
- Relationships are rattraps.
- Money is important in the world.
- Criminal is not born but made.
- Christmas is a time of charity.
- In the context of the given extract, which day is referred to in the expression 'just one in the whole year'? (1)
- What does the expression 'he is cross examined' suggest? (1)
Concept: The Rattrap
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Explain the metaphor of the rattrap.
Concept: The Rattrap
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Who was Edla Willmansson? Why did she visit the forge at night?
Concept: The Rattrap
Gandhi not only alleviated the economic conditions of the Champaran people but also their social and cultural background. Justify.
Concept: Indigo
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Describe the role of Raj Kumar Shukla in Indigo.
Concept: Indigo
Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.
"Civil disobedience had triumphed for the first time in modern India." When and how did it happen?
Concept: Indigo
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
Concept: Poets and Pancakes
