Explain the two categories into which infrastructure is divided. How are both interdependent?
There are two types of infrastructure: (a) economic infrastructure, (b) social infrastructure.
Economic infrastructure directly supports the economic system from inside. Examples are energy, transport and communication. Social infrastructure indirectly supports the economic system from outside. Examples are health, education and housing.
Economic and social infrastructure are complementary to each other. Economic infrastructure improves the qualityof economic resources and raises the production, but it cannot be possible until population is literate to use them efficiently. Thus, both of them are needed for the growth and development of the country.
Describe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.
What is the significance of ‘energy’? Differentiate between commercial and non-commercial sources of energy.
Justify that energy crisis can be overcome with the use of renewable sources of energy.
Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.
Discuss the reforms which have been initiated recently to meet the energy crisis in India.
Explain the two categories into which infrastructure is divided. How are both interdependent?