SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Political Science [English] 12 Standard HSC chapter 3 - Key Concepts and Issues since 1991: Humanitarian Issues [Latest edition]

In 1972, the first United Nations Conference on Human Environment was held here.

The United Nations established the Brundtland Commission in ______.

The Brundtland Commission presented its report to the United Nations in ______.

Rio de Janeiro, Earth Summit Conference filled in ______.

In 2002 ______ Earth Summit filled the city.

In 2012 ______ once again held a conference on sustainable development.

The members of the United Nations came together and declared in the Millennium Declaration ______.

______ Green revolution took place in the decade.

Implemented in Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana ______.

______ later the concept of women empowerment came to be considered in principle.

The United Nations Decade for Women began in the year ______.

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) was established in ______.

In the decade of ______, emphasis was laid on education as a welfare scheme.

A committee was appointed to improve the condition of women in India, the committee submitted a report, the report was titled.

Development was replaced by ______ in 1990.

______ due to the amendment, the reservation was given to women in local self-governing bodies.

The Department of Women and Child Welfare was started separately by the Government of India in ______.

The Policy Commission was established in ______.

The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act was enacted in India.

The Sexual harassment Bill for Women in India ______ passed.

Identify the incorrect pair in the set and rewrite.

Identify the incorrect pair in the set and rewrite.

The Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (1992) focused on ______.

Today the Indian approach to gender issues focuses on ______.

State the appropriate concept for the given statement.

Introduction of a high yielding variety of seeds and irrigation methods.

State the appropriate concept for the given statement.

Think tank of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. 

Write the relevant concept for the given statement.

The natural elements around a human being are called -

Find the odd word in the given set:

Find the odd word in the given set:

Find the odd word in the given set:

Complete the following concept map.

Complete the following concept map.

State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.

Planning Commission was created to promote agriculture in India.

State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.

National Commission for Women was set up to protect the rights of women in India.

Empowerment leads to the development of weak elements.

Explain the correlation of the following statement.

Environment and sustainable development

Explain the correlation of the following statement.

Women Empowerment and Poverty

Explain the correlation of the following statement.

Environmental issues and UN efforts

Express your opinion.

There is a need to protect the environment.

What is the Green Revolution?

What is empowerment?

Write in detail about environmental issues.

Write in detail about the initiatives taken by the United Nations in the context of the environment and sustainable development.

Explain the conditions of women in India.

1. Economic inequality
2. Trafficking and exploration
3. Literary rate
4. Political representation

Answer the following question in detail with help of a given point.

Discuss measures for women empowerment in India

A) Democratic laws and policies in India

B) Emphasis on development

C) Emphasis on women empowerment

D) The welfare approach of the government

E) Women's Policy of 2016