Poverty — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question

Explain any four positive contributions made by Britishers in India.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from 1 to 4.
The revolutionary, 'Billion-litre idea' and execution of the world's largest dairy-agricultural development programme, 'Operation Flood' transformed India from a nation with potential in the dairy industry to a nation with massive production of milk and dairy products.
Operation Flood is the programme initiated by the National Dairy Development Board to speed up "the White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India with consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that the producer gets a major share of the price, consumers pay, by cutting out middlemen.
The bedrock of Operation Flood that made the White Revolution a success, was village milk producers' cooperatives, which procured milk and provided inputs and services, making mode management and technology available to members.

1. Operation Flood was initiated in:

1. 1965
2. 1966
3. 1967
4. 1968

2. Operation Flood is based on the model of....................?

1. cooperative marketing
2. regulated marketing
3. Both [a] and [b]
4. None of the above

3. Operation Flood was first commenced in..............?

1. Gujarat
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar

4. Operation Flood is an example of............. of productive activity in the rural areas.

1. centralisation
2. diversification
3. Both [a] and [b]
4. None of the above

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Distinguish betweetr planning objectives and plan objectives.

How are credit and marketing significant for the progress of agriculture?

Deepak argues that in the era of privatisation, there is no need for government intervention in education and health sectors. However, his friend Raju argues that education and health care services create social benefits and therefore there is a need for government intervention in education and health sectors. Decide with reasons, who is right?

What was the effect of the systematic de industrialisation policy followed by the British?

What measures have been taken to give more priority to private sector in the developmental process of the Indian economy?

Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?

How did the British rule led to poverty of the Indian masses?