CBSE Class 9 Social Science People as Resource Worksheet Set A

Question. How is human resource different from other resources like, land and physical capital?
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Question. What is the role of health in human capital formation?
Answer :  Role of health in human capital formation:
Health plays a significant role the same as education. It doesn’t mean that you don’t have any disease but it also means that favourable condition of physical and mental well-being.
Good health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. If a person is not healthy then s/he won’t be able to work properly whether the person is educated or not. Because the health of a person helps her/him to realize the potential and the ability to fight illness.
Workers, whose health is not good, fall sick quite often and they cannot do their jobs efficiently. So, for the growth of the economy, a person’s health is very important to be good.
Improvement in the health status of the population has been the priority of the country.
National policy is also aimed at improving the accessibility of health care, family welfare and nutritional service with special focus on the underprivileged segment of the population.

Question. What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector, secondary sector and the tertiary sector? 
Answer : Various activities undertaken may be classified under three sectors namely (i)Primary sector, (ii) Secondary sector and (iii) Tertiary sector.
1. Primary Sector: The primary sector involves agriculture, forestry, poultry, animal husbandry and mining. Here, lands are cultivated for producing grains and other food items, while animal husbandry refers to the science of breeding and caring of farm animals. This sector basically deals with agriculture. This sector deals with using the resources available in the natural form and converting them into some usable products of consumption.
2. Secondary Sector: The secondary sector involves construction of large building typically a large structure and manufacturing which refers to the process of converting raw materials, components, or parts into finished goods that meet a customer’s expectations or specifications. It commonly employs a man-machine setup with division of labor in a large scale production.
3. Tertiary Sector: The tertiary sector involves transport, communication, banking, health, education, insurance etc. This sector is predominantly governed by the educated section of the society. The activities of this sector require a certain level of vocational skill and knowledge. This sector is responsible for maintaining and increasing the efficiency of the activities in both the other sectors.

Question. Why are women employed in low paid work?
Answer : Following reasons are responsible for the low paid employment of women:
1. Higher education is required for more pay but socially males are prioritized in education on regular basis on the other side females are educated on an irregular basis sometimes not that too.
2. There are a few places where men are put at top priority because of being a maledominated world. Women are kept inside the house due to which training and skill can’t be gained by them which is the requirement for responsible and well-paid employment opportunities.
3. There are few works which need more physical strength but women are considered physically weak and thus are paid less even for the same number of hours worked.
4. Women are often burdened with the added responsibility for the household chores which makes them an uncertain resource. Due to this, the employers tend to pay them lesser than the males.

Question. What is difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment?
Answer : Difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment:
Disguised unemployment refers to that employment in which a number of workers are indulged in a job where there is no requirement of those workers, and if some of them are withdrawn from the job, the production will not be affected. In disguised unemployment, people appear to be employed. This happens among family members indulged in agricultural activity. For example, if the agricultural activity requires the service of five people, but eight people are engaged then three people are disguisedly unemployed.
Seasonal unemployment refers to unemployment when people are not able to get the job during some specific months of a year. For example, people who are dependent on agriculture cultivate the crops which are sown in the month from July to December, so in the other six months, they will be unemployed, because agriculture is a seasonal activity. Crops are grown according to the season. This is called seasonal unemployment because, during the offseason, the farmers are sitting idle having no work to do.

Question. In which field do you think India can build the maximum employment opportunity?
Answer : In my opinion India can build the maximum employment opportunity in the manufacturing sector which is also known as secondary sector. Establishment of a single manufacturing unit has the ability to provide employment to multiple skilled workers. This is also important as it kick starts a cycle of events which culminate in the eventual improvement of lifestyle and standard of those working in and around the manufacturing unit.

Question. Can you imagine some villages which initially had no job opportunities but later on came up with many?
Answer : Yes, it can be imagined that some villages which initially had no job opportunities but later on came up with many. One day my grandfather told me that he was born in very small village that had no job opportunities. He was to suffer a lot even for tiny products he had to go to miles as there were hardly any shops in vicinity. He used to go to nearby town to sell the surplus grains and used to buy seeds, manure etc.
from there. But with time many changes have taken place in his village.
Following are few of those changes:
1. Many primary schools have been opened in the village and now teachers teach there; earlier there was lack of teachers. Now the villagers send their kids to the school, which was not there before especially for the girl child.
2. Some training centres and institutions have been set up on the villages. So that girls and boys can go over there and learn some vocational skills.
3. A rich farmer has started sugarcane crushing factory in the village and villagers have been employed in factory to earn their livelihood.
4. A villager has established a computer centre and hired few teachers to train the students in the same way he got the training.