Q1: Choose the right answers of the following from the given options.
(i) Regional planning relates to:
(a) Development of various sectors of economy.
(b) Area specific approach of development.
(c) Area differences in transportation network.
(d) Development of rural areas.
Ans: (b)
(ii) ITDP refers to which one of the following?
(a) Integrated Tourism Development Programme
(b) Integrated Travel Development Programme
(c) Integrated Tribal Development Programme
(d) Integrated Transport Development Programme
Ans: (c)
(iii) Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?
(a) Agricultural development
(b) Eco-development
(c) Transport development
(d) Colonisation of land
Ans: (b)
Q2: Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i) What are the social benefits of ITDP in the Bharmaur tribal region?
Ans: The social benefits derived from ITDP in the Bharmaur tribal region include tremendous increase in literacy rate, improvement in sex ratio and decline in child marriage. The female literacy rate in the region increased from 1.88 per cent in 1971 to 65 per cent in 2011. The difference between males and females in literacy level i.e. gender inequality, has also declined.
(ii) Define the concept of sustainable development.
Ans: Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable development takes care of ecological, social and economic aspects of development during the present times and pleads for conservation of resources to enable the future generations to use these resources.
(iii) What are the positive impacts of irrigation on Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?
Ans: The introduction of Indira Gandhi Canal brought about a perceptible transformation in the agricultural economy of the region. Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and intensity of cropping. The traditional crops sown in the area, gram, bajra and jowar have been replaced by wheat, cotton, groundnut and rice. This transformed its ecology, economy and society.
Q3: Answer the following questions in about 150 words.
(i) Write short notes on drought-prone area programme. How does this programme help in the development of dryland agriculture in India?
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(ii) Suggest the measures of promotion of sustainability in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area.
Ans: The ecological sustainability of Indira Gandhi Canal Project has been questioned by various scholars. It is a hard fact that attaining sustainable development in the command area requires major thrust upon the measures to achieve ecological sustainability. Hence, five of the seven measures proposed to promote sustainable development in the command area are meant to restore ecological balance.
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