Q. What do you mean by district Planning? What are the conditions of its success? [40 BPSC/1995] ©crackingcivilservices.com Ans: District planning is a kind of area based sub-state planning and arises from the need to supplement the national and state plans with a more detailed examination of the resources, problems and potentials of local areas …
Q. What is demographic dividend’ ? Explain its impact on economic growth. (56-59 BPSC/2016) ©crackingcivilservices.comAns:According to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), demographic dividend means, “the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population (15 to 64) is larger than the non-working-age share …
Q. Critically examine the need of ‘food security’ in India. [64 BPSC/2019] Ans: As per the previous Economic Survey, India needs to take big initiatives to improve its food security as it faces supply constraints, water scarcity, small landholdings, low per capita GDP and inadequate irrigation.Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on …
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Q. “Rising population is a great hindrance to development’. Discuss. [40 BPSC/1995] OR How far do you agree that the high density of population is the basic cause of poverty in India? (48-52 BPSC/2009) Ans:According to ‘World Population Projections 2022′ report released by United Nations, the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in …
Q. Account for the regional variations in the growth patterns of population in India since Independence and show that impact on economic imbalances. [BPSC-1999] ©crackingcivilservices.com India, with population of more than 1.4 million, is currently 2nd most populous country in the world. According to World Population Prospects 2022, India is projected to surpass China as …
Q. What do you mean by the concept of poverty? Explain the incidence of poverty and the various poverty alleviation programmes introduced in India. [44 BPSC/2002] Ans: The concept of poverty: Definition of poverty: Poverty is a complex phenomenon and the notion of poverty has different meaning for different people. Though there is no universally …
Q. “Poverty is a matter of deprivation from basic needs of human life.” Explain it and suggest measures to reduce it? (47 BPSC/2007) Ans:According to the World Bank, Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being and comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival …
Q. Evaluate the principal achievements of Indian economic planning. [64 BPSC/2019] Ans: After the independence, there were numerous problems before Indian government. Besides mass poverty and inequality there was the problem of food shortage and inflation. Illiteracy, lack of health care, lack of infrastructure, low productivity in agriculture and storage of food grains etc. were …
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Q. What is meant by ‘small industries’? What role do small industries play in the Indian economy in respect of exports and employment? (45 BPSC/2001) OR Discuss the importance of the small scale sector in the industrial structure. (43 BPSC/2001) Ans: Small scale industries comprise of small enterprises that manufacture goods or provide services with …
Q. Describe the people’s participation in Bihar during the Quit India Movement of 1942. (60-62 BPSC/2019) OR Describe the contribution of Bihar to the quit India movement of 1942. (48-52, BPSC/2009) OR Analyze the nature and extent of quit India movement with special reference to Bihar. (44 BPSC/2002) OR Discuss the impact of the quit …
