Which capital would you consider the best—land, labour, physical capital and human capital? Why?

Can you imagine some village which initially had no job opportunities but later came up with many?

Can you suggest some measures in the education system to mitigate the problem of the educated unemployed?

In which field do you think India can build the maximum employment opportunity?

Why are educated unemployed a peculiar problem of India?

What is the difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment?

How will you explain the term unemployment?

Why are women employed in low paid work?

What is the difference between economic activities and non-economic activities?

What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector?

What part does health play in the individual’s working life?

What is the role of health in human capital formation?

What is the role of education in human capital formation?

How is human resource different from other resources like land and physical capital?

What do you understand by ‘people as a resource’?

Study Table 2.2 and answer the following questions. 1. What is the percentage increase in dispensaries from 1951 to 2020?

Discuss this table in the classroom and answer the following questions. 1. Is the increase in the number of colleges adequate to admit the increasing number of students?

Count the number of boys and girls studying in your school or in your neighbouring co-ed school. Ask the school administrator to provide you with the data of boys and girls studying in the classroom. Study the difference if any and explain for reasons in the classroom.

Study the graph and answer the following questions: (i) Has the literacy rates of the population increased since 1951?

Visit a village or colony located near to your residential area and note down the various activities undertaken by the people of that village or colony. If this is not possible, ask your neighbour what is their profession? In which of the three sectors will you categorise their work?

Visit a nearby village or a slum area and write down a case study of a boy or girl of your age facing the same condition as Vilas or Sakai.

Do you notice any difference between the two friends? What are those?

Looking at the photograph can you explain how a doctor, teacher, engineer and a tailor are an asset to the economy?