Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Economics

Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy-they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards. Is this true?

Answer the following question.
Explain the relation between the Average Variable Cost (AVC) curve and the Marginal Cost (MC) curve. Use diagram

Explain whether the statement is true or false with reasons.

Total cost curve and Total variable cost curve are parallel to each other.

When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?

The main reason for soil erosion is ______.

The government set up the Central Pollution Control Board to control _________.

______ is not a cause for environmental degradation.

"In India women participation rate is lower in urban areas than in the rural areas." Explain with valid arguments.

Interpret the situation of earth as depicted in the given picture, with reference to current environmental challenges:

What is opportunity cost? Explain with the help of a numerical example.

Explain the concepts of Opportunity Cost and Marginal Rate of Transformation using a production possibility schedule based on the assumption that no resource is equally efficient in production of all goods.

Define opportunity cost.

Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?

Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?

‘Pesticides are chemical compounds designed to kill pests. Many pesticides can also pose health risks to people even if exposed to nominal quantities.’

In the light of the above statement, suggest any two traditional methods for replacement of the chemical pesticides.

______ is not the strategy for Sustainable Development.

Explain how Bio-composting can be helpful in achieving the objectives of sustainable development.

"Serious concerns over the climate change is taking over the attention of the world."

In the light of the above statement and image, discuss any two strategies to tackle this global concern of Environmental degradation.

Explain the difference between "Shift of Supply Curve" and "Movement along Supply Curve". State one factor responsible for each. Use diagrams.