Our Human Resources, Chapter- 14, Subject- Social Studies, Solved Exercises .

1. Answer the following questions:

a. Why are people considered the most important resource of a country?
Answer: People are considered the most important resource because they use and develop other resources and help in the progress of the country.

b. What is the biggest hurdle in the path of growth of our country?
Answer:  The biggest hurdle in the growth of our country is the growing population.

c. What are the effects of the increasing population?
Answer: Increasing population leads to poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, lack of health and housing facilities.

d. Write five steps which should be taken to improve the quality of our human resources.
Answer: Steps should be taken to improve the quality of our human resources:

1. Provide better education.


2. Improve healthcare facilities.


3. Promote skill development.


4. Create more employment opportunities.


5. Spread awareness about population control.



e. Why is a small family said to be a happy family?
Answer:  A small family is a happy family because it can live a better life with proper education, health, and other facilities.


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2. Tick the right answer:

a. The most intelligent living being of all —
✔️ (i) Man

b. A scheme launched by the Government to increase milk production —
✔️ (iii) White Revolution

c. The biggest problem of our country —
✔️ (i) Growing population

d. The most populated country in the world —
✔️ (i) China

e. It is said to be a happy family —
✔️ (i) Small family


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3. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ or ‘F’ for ‘False’:

a. The population of India is 80 crores.
❌ F (It is over 140 crores now.)

b. India is less populated than Australia.
❌ F (India is much more populated.)

c. To improve the quality of the people, education is very important.
✔️ T

d. The Government is not making schemes to create jobs.
❌ F (Government has several job creation schemes.)

e. Illiteracy and poverty are two major problems of our country.
✔️ T