Income Inequality and Environment

Q. Identify the features that describe the unorganised sector.

1. Outside government control
2. High paying
3. Scattered
4. Unorganised

Q. Identify the drawbacks of the unorganised sector.

1. No pensions
2. No paid holidays
3. Job security
4. Low-paid jobs
5. Irregular jobs
6. No overtime pay
7. No sick leaves
8. No overtime work

Q. Match the distribution of households in India based on annual income according to the 2010 survey.

1. 31 million households
2. 3 million households
3. 135 million households
4. 71 million households

Q. Identify the damage caused on the environment during economic development.

1. Deforestation
2. Afforestation
3. Low
   groundwater
4. Using fertilier
5. Burning fossils
6. Low
   levels of CO2
7. Using pesticides
8. Overgrazing

Q. When the economic development is focused more on production, what is the drawback?

1. Industrialisation
2. Income inequality
3. Poverty alleviation
4. Higher income

Q. Identify the evil associated with production-focused development model.

1. Increased production
2. Income inequality
3. Neglect of environment
4. Increased employment

Q. Raj works as a cleaner in a hotel. He has a low and irregular income. However, his employer makes him work overtime and does not allow him to take leaves.

How does the employer benefit from employing Raj?

1. Employers profit from increased production.
2. Employers make a comfortable living.
3. Employers have to pay more for production.
4. Employers accumulate wealth.