CBSE Class 11 Economics Infrastructure Assignment Set 01

Point to remember

* Infrastruture refers to all such activities, services and facilities, which are needed to provide different kinds of services in an economy.

* It contributes to economic development of a country both by raising the productivity of factors of production and improving the quality of life of its people.

* It provides supporting services in the main areas of industrial and agricultural production, domestic and foreign trade and commerce.

Importance of infrastructure

* Raises productivity

* Provides employment

* Induces foreign investments

* Raises ability ot work

* Facilitates out sourcing

* Raises economic development

* Raises size of the market

The state of infrastructure in India

* India invests only 5 percent of its GDP on infrastructure, which is far below that of china and indonesia.

* With government, private sector in joint partnership with the public sector is also playing on very important role in the infracture development.

* India needs to develop its infrastructure specially in the area of rural energy requirement, water, basic amenties and senitation.

Energy :

Energy is an important input for most of the production processes and consumption activities.

Importance of infrastructure

* Raises productivity

* Provides employment

* Induces foreign investments

* Raises ability ot work

* Facilitates out sourcing

* Raises economic development

* Raises size of the market

Question

1. What is the meaning of non-conventional sources of energy?

2. What do you mean by transmission and distribution losses?

3. What are the indicators of health status of a country.

4. Mention one advantage of infrastructure.

5. What is global burden of disease?

6. Name the six systems of Indian medicine.

7. What is mordibidy?

8. What does plant load factor measure?

9. Why do state electricity boards suffer losses?

10. What do you mean by intant mortality rate?

11. What are the three basic sources of generating power?

12. What do you mean by economic infrastructure.

13. Name the state lagging behind in health care system?

14. Why investors are relactant to invest in tidal energy projects?

15. what types of fuels are used by rural women in India?

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

1 What do you mean by mordibidy ? What are the factors affecting it.?

2 Differentialt between commercial and non- commercial sources of energy.

3 Explain the two categories, into which infrastructure is divided how are both interdependent?

4. How do infrastructure facilities boost production?

5. What are the three basic sources of generating power? Explain.

6. Write a short note on the alternative systems of health care in India?

7. What do you mean by primary and secondary sources of energy?

8. How does infrastructure contribute to the economic development of economy.

9. How has the consumption pattern of energy changed over the year?

10. How can we increase the effectiveness of healthcare programme?

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. How does infrastcture play an important role in the social and economic development of our economy?

2. What problems are being faced by power sector in India?

3. What is the three- tier system of health infrastructure in India?

4. What are the measures taken to cope up with challenges facing the health sector?

5. Solar energy, wind power and power produced from tides are going to be future sources of energy. What are their comparative merits and demerits?

6. How can we increase the effectivenes of health care programmes?

7. Discuss the reforms which have been initiated recently to meet the energy crisis in India?

8. What are the main characteristics of health of the people of our country?

9. How does infrastructure contribute to development of a country? Explain.

10. What is the contribution of NGOs in health care in India?

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