Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Development

Question:
Point out the wrong statement (s) in respect of Equity Concept which is a pillar of Human development?
Options:
Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody.
The opportunities available to people must be equal irrespective of their gender, race, income and in the Indian case, caste.
Both 1 and 2
None of the above.
Correct Answer:
None of the above.
Explanation:
Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. The opportunities available to people must be equal irrespective of their gender, race, income and in the Indian case, caste. Yet this is very often not the case and happens in almost every society. For example, in any country, it is interesting to see which group the most of the school dropouts belong to. This should then lead to an understanding of the reasons for such behaviour. In India, a large number of women and persons belonging to socially and economically backward groups drop out of school. This shows how the choices of these groups get limited by not having access to knowledge.