Social issues

Question 1

Exotic species profitable in Kerala

Answer 1

Wild bitter gourd (NE Ind)
Butternut squash(Central America)
Gac fruit(Vietnam)

Question 2

1. Agri indebtedness
2. Landholdings

Answer 2

1. 52% of all farm HHs indebted (NSSO report)
2. 85% are small & marginal farmers(Agri census 2015-16)

Question 3

Urban popn 2011 census

Answer 3

31%

Question 4

ASICS report 2023

Answer 4

1. 39% capitals lack active master plan
2. 41% posts vacant in municipalities
3. 9/35 capital cities have sectoral plans like
   sanitation, mobility & sustainability
   >1400 municipalities no elected councils in place

Question 4

Housing units shortage in urban

Answer 4

1.88Cr(MoHUA in 2012)

Question 5

Slums data

Answer 5

52mn in 2001 to 65mn people in 2011 (Census)

Question 6

Basic amenities lack in slums (data)

Answer 6

26% no access to clean drinking water
58% have no/open drainage (2011 census)

Question 7

International eg for slums

Answer 7

Thailand’s Baan Mankong Prog

Question 8

Secularism egs(2)

Answer 8

Sabarimala pilgrims at Erumely
Iqbal Mamdani

Question 9

Types of Communalism(6)

Answer 9

RSS WAR

Question 10

Types of Regionalism(4)

Answer 10

Supra-state
Inter-state
Intra-state
Demand of secession

Question 11

Corruption=(formula)

Answer 11

Discretion+Monopoly-Transparency

Question 12

Migrant labor(data)

Answer 12

450mn internal migrants in Ind(2011 census)
Footloose labor by Jan Breman

Question 13

Literacy scheme for children of migrants by KL govt

Answer 13

Project Changathi

Question 14

Seasonal migrants(egs)

Answer 14

Tribal grps of OD in brick kilns of AP
Grps from KL to GJ in shrimp farming

Question 15

WF for migrants(social security+act)

Answer 15

National min social security scheme for informal workers(recommended by NCEUS)
Jud implementation of Interstate Migrant workmen act 1979

Question 16

Vetti egs in TG(3)

Answer 16

Toddy tappers keep 5-10 trees to serve landlords
Washermen carried palanquins of landlords
Barbers everyday visited landlords to cut nails, massage etc

Question 17

Act abolishing forced labor in TG

Answer 17

Hyd Bhagela act 1950

Question 18

Jogini abolishing act

Answer 18

Devadasis prohibition of dedication act 1988

Question 19

Commission on Joginis

Answer 19

Justice Raghunath Rao commission report 2012(still 80k joginis in TG)

Question 20

NGOs, orgns for jogini eradication

Answer 20

OMI
Jagan mithra mandali, Aashray, Samskar

Question 21

Sex ratio in India(usual, child)
Sex ratio in Tg(usual, child)

Answer 21

943, 919
988, 933

Question 22

Child marriage in Tg(data)

Answer 22

27% women in Tg get married b4 legal min age of 18 yrs(NFHS-5)

Question 23

Child labor in Tg(data)

Answer 23

Highest no. of cases registered in Tg(305) under Child labor act(NCRB report)

Question 24

Fluorosis(limit)

Answer 24

WHO permissible limit= 1.5mg/L Nalgonda= 7mg/L

Question 25

Govt measures for fluorosis(3)

Answer 25

DFMC in Nalgonda in 2012 Mission Bhageeratha NPPCF