CBSE Class 10 Social Science Development Notes Set B

• Development: Growth of economy along with the improvement in the quality of life of the people like health, education etc.

• Per capita income: Is the average income obtained as the ratio between National Income and Population of a country.

• National income: Is the money value of final goods and services produced by a country during an accounting year.

• World Development Report: Prepared by World Bank to classifying countries based on their per capita income.

• Human development Index: – It is a composite Index prepared by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Annual Human Development Report published every year. Major parameters such as longevity of life, levels of literacy and Per capita income are used to measure the development of countries. World countries are ranked accordingly in to Very High Developed countries, High Developed countries, Medium Developed countries and Low Developed countries.

• Infant Mortality Rate: The number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live birth in that particular year.

• Literacy Rate: It measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group.

• Net Attendance Ratio: is the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.

• Sustainable Development: – It means development without hampering the Environment. It is the process of development that satisfies the present needs without compromising the needs of the future generation.

• Body Mass Index: (BMI). One way to find out if adults are undernourished is to calculate Body Mass Index. Divide the weight of a person (in kg) by the square of the height (in metres). If this figure is less than 18.5 then the person would be considered undernourished. If this BMI is more than 25, then a person is overweight.

• Censes: The official enumeration of population along with certain economic and social statistics in a given territory and carried out on a specific day.

Development Different People, Different Goals.

– Different persons can have different development goals.
– What may be development for one may not be development for the other. It may be destructive for the other.

Income and Other Goals : More income; equal treatment; freedam; Job security; facilities for family; environment (healthy & secure).

Concept of National Development :

– World Development Report 2006, “In 2004 countries with per capita income of Rs. 453000 per annum are called rich or developed countries. Those with per capita income of Rs.37000 or less are called low income countries.
– Human Development Report 2006 published by UNDP, “Development is based on per capita income, educational levels of the people and their health status.

Sustainability : The regular process without harming the productivity of future generation and satisfy the need of present generation.

Sustainable Development : Development without damaging surrounding.

Average Income : Total income of the country divided by its total population. Also known as per capita income.

National Income : Sum of value of final goods produced within the country and income from foreign factors.

Infant Mortality Rate : The number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.

Literacy Rate : The proportion of literate population in the 7 and above, age group.

Net attendance Ratio : the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.