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Social Inequality and Policy

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Social Inequality and Policy addresses the causes and consequences of economic disparity and social mobility. Questions explore urbanization impacts, socioeconomic vulnerabilities, and policy recommendations. Understanding these themes is critical for mastering social science and economics papers.

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Social Inequality and Policy Questions

Multiple choice economics agriculture sector profile of indian agriculture and agricultural marketing role of agriculture sector foreign trade in india

Due to which of the following reason there was slow growth in agriculture sector?

  1. Increasing population pressure

  2. Traditional system of cultivation

  3. Inadequate infrastructural facilities

  4. All of above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

After independence there was a slow growth in the agricultural sector owing to:

  • The increase in the population due to which there was high growth of urbanization and pressure on the sector for higher returns; 
  • Traditional system of cultivation which were obsolete and does not yield high returns and 
  • Lack of infrastructural facilities due to which large scale production was restricted. 

Multiple choice geography urbanisation urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation population and settlement

Which of the following is/are problem/s of urbanisation?

  1. High cost of living

  2. Increase in crime rates

  3. Individual life

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Urbanization brings various challenges, including economic pressures like high cost of living, social issues like increased crime, and changes in lifestyle.

Multiple choice geography ideas of development study of population in tamil nadu population and migration human geography in tamil nadu

Which of the following denotes an underdeveloped economy?

  1. High level of inequalities

  2. Low level of capital productivity

  3. A relatively closed economy

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Underdeveloped economy is characterized by:
  1.  Low per capita income 
  2.  High rate of capital formation 
  3.  High dependency figure 
  4.  Working force largely in the primary sector.
Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Hows the life of poor peasants were affected by the Enclosure Movement?

  1. The land of the cultivator was taken over by the landlord

  2. The poor peasants were deprived of the common land where they could graze their cattle and collect firewood.

  3. Fences around lands prohibited easy movement between lands.

  4. The landlords did not hire the peasants any more.
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B Correct answer
Explanation
  • When enclosures came up, the enclosed land became the exclusive property of one landowner.
  • The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests, or graze their cattle on the commons.
  • They could no longer collect apples and berries, or hunt small animals for meat.
  • Everything had a price which the poor could not afford to pay. The poor were displaced from the land leading to  migration in search of work.
Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Which of the following reasons could be attributed to the unwillingness of Indian peasantry to cultivation of Opium?

  1. Opium addiction damages health of people

  2. The cultivation of opium at the existing prices was not profitable for the farmers

  3. The climatic conditions were not suitable for its cultivation in India

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation
The price the government paid to the cultivators for the opium they produced was very low. It was unprofitable for cultivators to grow opium at that price.
Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Why was common land essential for survival of the poor in England?

  1. Common land supplemented income of the poor and helped them during bad times

  2. Poor could move freely in common land

  3. Poor could set up industry in common land

  4. All the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Common land provided essential resources like fuel, grazing for livestock, and foraging, which acted as a safety net for the poor in rural England.

Multiple choice political science transgender / third gender transgender achieving equality moving towards equality

__________ and the lack of resources continue to be a key reason why so many peoples lives in India are highly unequal.

  1. Abundance

  2. Poverty

  3. Excess

  4. Surplus
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Poverty and the lack of resources are the key reasons why so many people live in India are highly unequal. In India, people are discriminated on the basis of religion, caste, class, society, gender etc. People are discriminated because of their social and cultural background as well as because they are women.

Multiple choice political science transgender / third gender transgender achieving equality moving towards equality

Which are the grave social problems among these?

  1. Child labour

  2. Free education for boys and girls

  3. Protection against domestic violence for women

  4. All of done
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rules are important to be followed. Social hindrances should be eliminated. Problems such as domestic violence for women and child labour should be prohibited. Free primary education should be provided for boys and girls.

Multiple choice political science transgender / third gender transgender achieving equality moving towards equality

What are the consequences of wrong customs and traditions?

  1. Poverty

  2. Illiteracy

  3. No means of livelihood

  4. All of above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Wrong customs and traditions cause the neglect of some sections of society. They have no access to education and they do not get opportunities of development. Thus no means of livelihood and they have to face poverty. Poverty and lack of education are two big obstacles of our society. We can only progress if we get rid of these.

Multiple choice economics comparative studies of indian and chinese economies comparing indian and chinese economies comparative development experiences of india and its neighbours economics of development

Which of the following is not an indicator of economically underdeveloped countries?

  1. Low per capita income

  2. High death-rate

  3. Low proportion of labour force in the primary sector

  4. High level of illiteracy
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C Correct answer
Explanation


Under-Developed Countries are the economies that depend on the primary sector. It has a involvement with the extraction of raw materials. It consist of mining, fishing, farming, etc. It largely depend on the use of outdated technology, due to the lack of capital resources, these countries can't afford the use of modern technology. As a result, productivity suffers and rate of economic growth continues to be low. Unemployment in the rural sector is a main feature of such economies.

Multiple choice political science india's internal challenges internal challenges faced by india discrimination prejudice and discrimination

Economical development, urbanization, occupational mobility and growth of literacy has led to the breaking down of __________.

  1. caste hierarchy.

  2. position of landlords.

  3. rift between poor and rich.

  4. rift between urban and rural
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian caste is a complex social order which divides society into a group based on the occupations of a person. The caste is determined by birth, this caste system led to the ill-treatment and discrimination done among the lower and the upper caste people. But with the advancement in the society has helped in eliminating the caste hierarchy. The economic development, urbanization, occupational mobility and growth of literacy all these factors have led to the breaking down of caste hierarchy.

Multiple choice political science india's internal challenges internal challenges faced by india discrimination prejudice and discrimination

How communalism affects our lives?

  1. It leads to poverty and uneducated society

  2. It leads to political uncertainty and unrest in people's life

  3. It leads communal violence, riots and massacre

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Communal riots/massacre is the most dangerous and ugly manifestation of communalism.
  • Communalism is the social organization based on communal lines.
  • Being very loyal to one's beliefs or ideology.
  • Communalism creates tussle between the different sects of the society because of the differences in beliefs. Communal riot is one such issue.
Multiple choice organization of commerce and management ownership structures - sole proprietorship and joint hindu family business hindu undivided family business introduction to huf joint hindu family business

Increase in the number of working women and the rise in no family households are examples of _______________.

  1. the geographic shifts in population.

  2. the changing family.

  3. the changing age structure of the population.

  4. a better-educated and more white-collar population
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Changes in household composition, such as more working women and fewer people per household, are classic indicators of the 'changing family' structure in demographic and sociological studies.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

What was the consequence to farmers of failing to pay rent?

  1. More income generation

  2. Equality of wealth

  3. Misery and Social tension

  4. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Zamindari system, failure to pay rent often resulted in the eviction of farmers from their land. This created widespread insecurity, misery, and social tension in rural areas.