(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years. (ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births. (iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases. (ivRead more
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years.
(ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births.
(iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
(iv) It has promoted delayed marriage for girls and has made family welfare a people-centred programme.
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as Occupational Structure. Occupations are generally classified as: (i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc. (ii) Secondary activitieRead more
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation
is referred to as Occupational Structure.
Occupations are generally classified as:
(i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
(ii) Secondary activities: These include the manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.
(iii) Tertiary activities: These include transport, communication, commerce, administration and other services.
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following: (i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can makeRead more
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following:
(i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects.
(ii) Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
In recent years they have been migrating to Haryana where sheep can graze on agricultural fields after the harvests are cut. This is the time that the fields need manure that the animals provide.
In recent years they have been migrating to Haryana where sheep can graze
on agricultural fields after the harvests are cut. This is the time that the fields
need manure that the animals provide.
(i) it was passed by the colonial govt. in India. (ii) By this Act many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists were classified as criminal tribes. (iii) These tribes were not allowed to move out without a permit.
(i) it was passed by the colonial govt. in India.
(ii) By this Act many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists
were classified as criminal tribes.
(iii) These tribes were not allowed to move out without a permit.
What does the National Population Policy indicate?
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years. (ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births. (iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases. (ivRead more
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years.
See less(ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births.
(iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
(iv) It has promoted delayed marriage for girls and has made family welfare a people-centred programme.
What is occupational structure? How are occupations generally classified?
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as Occupational Structure. Occupations are generally classified as: (i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc. (ii) Secondary activitieRead more
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation
See lessis referred to as Occupational Structure.
Occupations are generally classified as:
(i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
(ii) Secondary activities: These include the manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.
(iii) Tertiary activities: These include transport, communication, commerce, administration and other services.
Who is a literate person according to the Census 2001? Why is literacy considered important for the quality of the population?
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following: (i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can makeRead more
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following:
See less(i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects.
(ii) Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
What do these African pastoral communities do for a living?
They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys and they sell milk, meat, animal skin and wool. Some also earn through trade and transport.
They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys and they sell milk, meat,
See lessanimal skin and wool. Some also earn through trade and transport.
Name the pastoral communities of Africa.
Bedouins, Berbers, Maasai, Simali, Bosan and Turkana are some of the pastoral communities of Africa.
Bedouins, Berbers, Maasai, Simali, Bosan and Turkana are some of the
See lesspastoral communities of Africa.
Where have Raikas migrated after the partition of India?
In recent years they have been migrating to Haryana where sheep can graze on agricultural fields after the harvests are cut. This is the time that the fields need manure that the animals provide.
In recent years they have been migrating to Haryana where sheep can graze
See lesson agricultural fields after the harvests are cut. This is the time that the fields
need manure that the animals provide.
What was the source of taxation for the colonial government?
Taxes were imposed on land, on canal water, on salt, on trade goods and even on animals of the pastoralists.
Taxes were imposed on land, on canal water, on salt, on trade goods and
See lesseven on animals of the pastoralists.
What was the Criminal Tribes Act?
(i) it was passed by the colonial govt. in India. (ii) By this Act many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists were classified as criminal tribes. (iii) These tribes were not allowed to move out without a permit.
(i) it was passed by the colonial govt. in India.
See less(ii) By this Act many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists
were classified as criminal tribes.
(iii) These tribes were not allowed to move out without a permit.
What kind of permit was given to the pastoralists by the forest department?
The permit specified the periods in which these pastoralists could live legally within a forest. If they overstayed they were made to pay fines.
The permit specified the periods in which these pastoralists could live legally
See lesswithin a forest. If they overstayed they were made to pay fines.
Which forests were classified as ‘Protected Forests’?
In these forests some customary grazing rights of pastoralists were granted but their movements were severely restricted.
In these forests some customary grazing rights of pastoralists were granted
See lessbut their movements were severely restricted.