CHAPTER 8: COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
EXERCISES
1. Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
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2. What are the various means by which countries are trying to strengthen their own domestic economies?
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3. What similar developmental strategies have India and Pakistan followed for their respective developmental paths?
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4. Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in1958.
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5. China’s rapid industrial growth can be traced back to its reforms in 1978. Do you agree? Elucidate.
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6. Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development.
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7. What is the important implication of the ‘one child norm’ in China?
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8. Mention the salient demographic indicators of China, Pakistan and India.
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9. Compare and contrast India and China’s sectoral contribution towards GVA/GDP. What does it indicate?
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10. Mention the various indicators of human development.
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11. Define the liberty indicator. Give some examples of liberty indicators.
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12. Evaluate the various factors that led to the rapid growth in economic development in China.
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13. Group the following features pertaining to the economies of India, China and Pakistan under three heads
• One-child norm
• Low fertility rate
• High degree of urbanisation
• Mixed economy
• Very high fertility rate
• Large population
• High density of population
• Growth due to manufacturing sector
• Growth due to service sector.
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