SST HELPER

 Q)  What is sustainable management of natural resources? Ans)  Due to the gradual increase in the population that results in the increase in demands, it is the need of the hour to ensure sustainable management of the resources for future generations, as the resources are seen to be depleting at an alarming rate. In order to achieve this, one can practice the 3 Rs.  Reduce:  This aims to suggest the reduction in the use of the resources unnecessarily. For example, turning the switches off when not in need to save electricity, and turning the taps off to save water. Reuse:  This aims at suggesting the reusing of things and materials as much as they can be used. For instance, reusing plastic bottles instead of just throwing them away. Recycle:  In this process, the products such as plastic, metal or glass can be recycled and manufactured instead of developing from the start.

Q)  What is sustainable development ? Ans) Sustainable development is the approach of economic development of the future generations without compromising and trading off the environment. This approach is developed and applied because it is often seen that for the sake of economic development, one has to often look over the damage that the environment has to go through in the form of air and water pollution, soil erosion, land degradation, deforestation etc. Therefore, with sustainable development, one aims at promoting development that minimises environmental damage. 

 Q)  How Countries or States are Compared? And Why ? Ans) The income of all the residents of the country is called the income of the country. States and countries cannot be compared by the total income of the country because different countries and states have different sizes of the population. Therefore, Countries or states are always compared by using the Average Income of both. Average income is calculated by : = Total income / Total population This criterion is also used as per World Development Reports by the World Bank for classifying countries into various categories like rich countries or low-level income countries etc.

  Q) “A development for one individual can be destructive for others ”. Explain this statement with two examples. Ans: Here are two examples are: A businessman hires workers, those who are providing them more wages which is a development for workers, but on the other hand, it gives a loss for a businessman as he could have hired 2 or more workers at the same price. Industrialists construct apartments and buildings for his/her personal development and for the nation. These apartments are destructive for farmers as they could have used this land for irrigation.

 Q)  Why do we use averages and what are their limitations ? Provide some examples where the word “average” is used to compare situations. Ans: Averages are used to compare different parameters of the same category, not people. Averages do not provide information about the distribution of a particular thing between people. Example: where the word average is used for comparing situations are: To find out the literacy rates in the country. Height and weight of students in a class with a total number of students. To find the average income of people in the state.

Q)  Why is average income an essential criterion for development? Ans: Average income is the basic criteria because it shows the earning of a person, it also gives a clear idea about the standard of living. The average income will be less if the number of people who are not working is less.