Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The developmental goals of a dam-building industrialist and a tribal community conflict because they want different things from the same land and water resources.

The industrialist wants to build a large dam to generate more electricity and promote industrial growth. His goal is increased production and profit.

The tribal community living near the dam site will be displaced and lose their land, homes, and livelihood. Their goal is security of land and continuation of their way of life. They may prefer small check dams or tanks to irrigate their fields instead.

Thus, what is development for one (the industrialist) is destruction for the other (the tribals).

Source: Chapter 1 — What Development Promises: Different People, Different Goals

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• The textbook explicitly uses the dam–tribal example: "industrialists may want more dams… this may submerge the land and disrupt the lives of people who are displaced – such as tribals."
• Examiners expect you to state both sides' goals clearly and then conclude with the textbook idea: "what may be development for one may not be development for the other — it may even be destructive for the other."
• Mentioning "small check dams or tanks" as the tribals' preference earns an extra mark as it shows close reading of the chapter.