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Economics · 2022 · 5 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q12
(a) (i) State the meaning of the following: (I) Global burden of disease (II) Mortality Rate (ii) Discuss briefly, why less women are found in…
(a)(i)
State the meaning of the following :
(I)
Global burden of disease
(II)
Mortality Rate
(ii)
Discuss briefly, why less women are found in regular salaried employment.
OR
(b)(i)
Explain why regular salaried employees are generally more in urban areas than in rural areas.
(ii)
State any two main drawbacks of public health care system in India.
Marking-scheme solution
(i)
(I) Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is an indicator of the number of people dying prematurely due to a particular disease, as well as, the number of years spent by them in a state of disability owing to the disease.
(II) Mortality Rate is defined as the number of deaths per $\displaystyle 1{,}000$ people in a year.
(ii)
In India, lesser women are found in regular salaried employment, as such jobs require high level of skills and literacy. Lack of mobility among women in India due to various socio-economic constraints, adds to the problem.
(i)
Regular salaried employees are more in urban areas as they have variety of employment opportunities due to presence of more industries and as compared to the rural areas.
Higher level of literacy and skills are required in regular salaried jobs which are available in urban areas.
Moreover enterprises in urban areas require workers on a regular basis.
(ii)
Two main drawbacks of public health care system in India are :
Unequal distribution of health care facilities across different parts of the country.
Lower public expenditure as compared to other developing countries.
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