Question:
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Answer:
The Ministry of Human Resources Development is an Indian government ministry responsible for the development of human resources. The ministry is divided into two departments:
The Department of School Education and Literacy - it deals with primary education and literacy The Department of Higher Education - it deals with secondary and post-secondary education.
The department originated as the Indian Education Department in the 1910 under the British Raj. After independence, the Ministry of Education was created in 1947. The Ministry of Education was merged with the newly created Ministry of Human Resources Development in 1985.
The Ministry aims to achieve universal access and enrollment, universal retention of children up to 14 years of age in schools, and substantial improvement in the quality of education to enable all children to achieve essential levels of learning
Resources
Q 1.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 2.
What is a water-cycle?
Q 3.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 4.
What are natural resources?
Q 5.
What is meant by arable land?
Q 6.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 7.
What are the classifications of minerals?
Q 8.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 9.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 10.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 11.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 12.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 13.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 14.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 15.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 16.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 17.
Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
Q 18.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 20.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 21.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 22.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 23.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 24.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 25.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 26.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 27.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 28.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 29.
Why is population study essential?
Q 30.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 31.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 32.
What is a resource?
Q 33.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 34.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 35.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 36.
Name a few landforms.
Q 37.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 38.
What is resource conservation?
Q 39.
Why are human resources important?
Q 40.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 41.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 42.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 43.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
Q 44.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 46.
Sixty per cent of the world's people stay in just 10 countries. Name the countries with the percentage of world population.
Q 47.
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Q 48.
Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?
Q 49.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 50.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
