Social Studies VSQ (2 Marks)

(i) There are some states which are economically backward states with high incidence of poverty.
(ii) These are the tribal and remote areas, and regions more prone to natural disasters, etc.
(iii) In fact, the states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for the largest number of food insecure people in the country.

In a democracy, citizens get these basic rights are as follows:
i. Right to freedom of speech and expression: Citizens should be free to express their opinion in public, to form associations, to protest and take other political actions.
ii. The Right to vote, to participate in the political affairs of the country.
iii. Right to equality: They should be equal in the eyes of the law.

A. The eleventh plan endeavoured to increase the enrolment in higher education of the 18 to 23 years age group to 15% by 2011-12 and 21% by twelfth plan.
B. The strategy focuses on increasing access quality, adoption of states-specific curriculum modification, vocationalisation and networking on the use of information technology.
C. The plan also focuses on distant education, convergence of formal, non-formal, distant and IT education institutions.
D. Over the past 50 years, there has been a significant growth in the number of university and institutions of higher learning in specialised areas.

A. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being.
B. It is an important input for the development of a nation because healthy persons can devote more time for work.
C. Therefore they can contribute more towards Gross Domestic Product if they are efficient and productive.

A. The eastern most boundaries of the Himalayas is demarcated by the Brahmaputra.
B. Beyond the Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.
C. These hills have been composed of string sandstones which are sedimentary rocks.