DOON PUBLIC SCHOOL, PASCHIM VIHAR, NEW DELHI

Class: 9
Subject: Economics (S.Sci)

Chapter 1- The story of village Palampur

Choose the correct option:

Question 1.
‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are
(a) the type of village house
(b) the type of hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in village

Answer

Question 2.
Finance raised to operate a business is called
(a) labour
(b) enterprise
(c) land
(d) capital

Answer

Question 3.
Minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) ₹80
(b) ₹90
(c) ₹115
(d) ₹120

Answer
Question 4.
The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of green vegetables
(c) cultivation of sugar cane
(d) cultivation of forests

Answer

Question 5.

(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80

Answer

Question 6.
The new ways of farming need
(a) less land
(b) more capital
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above

Answer

Question 7.
The most abundant factor of production is
(a) labour
(b) land
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above
Answer

Question 8.
Multiple Cropping refers to :
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm

Answer

Question 9.
Working capital stands for :
(a) Tools, machines and buildings
(b) raw materials and money in hand
(c) total share capital
(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions

Answer

Question 10.
Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming?
(a) Soil degradation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Decrease in groundwater
(d) Water pollution

Answer
Question 11.
How many families lives in Village Palampur?
(a) 150
(b) 250
(c) 350
(d) 450

Answer

Question 12.
Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Banks
(b) Co-operative Societies
(c) Village money lenders
(d) Friends and relatives

Answer

Question 13.
‘Operation Flood’ is related to :
(a) control flood
(b) produce fish
(c) milk production
(d) grain production

Answer

Question 14.
Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pardesh
Answer

Question 15.
Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) Fixed amount of land
(b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour
(d) none of the above

Answer

Question 16.
Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
(a) Moneylender
(b) Entrepreneur
(c) Zamindar
(d) Manager

Answer

Question 17.
High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes
(b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives
(d) None of the above

Answer
Question 18.
Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Potato
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Wheat

Answer

Question 19.
Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer

Question 20.
Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?
(a) Deccan plateau
(b) Coastal regions
(c) Riverine plains
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer

Question 21.
Multiple cropping means growing
(a) only two crops
(b) only three crops
(c) upto four crops
(d) more than one crop
Answer

Question 22.
HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
(b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds
(d) None

Answer

Question 23.
The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) Rs. 50
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 70
(d) Rs. 80

Answer

Question 24.
Which of the following is fixed capital?
(a) Tools and machines
(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil
(d) Seeds

Answer
Question 25.
Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and bajra
(b) Wheat
(c) Soyabean
(d) Rice

Answer

Suggested Activities

Question26. During your field visit talk to some farmers of your region. Find out:

1. What kind of farming methods—modem or traditional or mixed—do the farmers use?

Answer

Question 27. Fill in the Blanks

Among the three factors of production, we found that labour is the most abundant factor of
production. There are many people who are willing to work as farm labourers in the villages,
whereas the opportunities of work are limited. They belong to either landless families or

1. ______ They are paid low wages, and lead a difficult life In contrast to labour
2. ______ is a scarce factor of production. Cultivated land area is
3. ______ Moreover, even the existing land is distributed.
4. ______ among the people engaged in farming there are a large number of small farmers
who cultivate small plots of land and live in conditions not much better than the landless
farm labourer. To make the maximum use of the existing land, farmers use
5. ______ and
6. ______ Both these have led to increase in production of crops. Modem farming methods
require a great deal of
7. ______ Small farmers usually need to borrow money to arrange for the capital, and are put
to great distress to repay the loan. Therefore, capital too is a scarce factor of production,
particularly for the small farmers. Though both land and capital are scarce, there is a basic
difference between the two factors of production.
8. ______ is a natural resource, whereas.
9. ______ is man-made. It is possible to increase capital, whereas land is fixed. Therefore, it is
very important that we take good care of land and other natural resources used in farming.

Q28. Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?

a) Jowar and bajra

(b) Wheat

(c) Soyabean

(d) Rice

Q.29. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is

(a) Rs. 50

(b) Rs. 60

(c) Rs. 70

(d) Rs. 80

Q.30. What is the main production activity in Palampur village?

(a) Farming

(b) Animal husbandry

(c) Transport

(d) Small-scale manufacturing

Q.31. Land under cultivation (in million hectares) in India in the year 2000 was

(a) 120

(b) 130

(c) 140

(d) 150

Q.32 Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?

(a) Deccan plateau

(c) Riverine plains

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q.33. Which of the following is a modern farming method?

(a) Multiple cropping

(b) Use of HYV seeds

(c) Use of chemical fertilisers

(d) Both (b) and (c)

Q.34. Production of pulses (in million tonnes) in India during 2000-01 was

(a) 10

(b) 11

(c) 14

(d) 12

Q.35 High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in

(a) Research institutes

(b) Factories

(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives

(d) None of the above

Q.36. The concept of White Revolution is associated with

(a) food crops

(b) milk

(c) cotton

(d) pesticides

Q.37. Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?

(a) Moneylender
(b) Entrepreneur

(c) Zamindar

(d) Manager

Q.38. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to

(a) fixed amount of land

(b) lack of irrigation

(c) lack of labour

(d) none of the above

Q.39. What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur?

(a) Sold in the market

(b) Destroyed

(c) Stocked by self

(d) Given in charity

Q.40. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Himachal Pardesh

Q.41. People of Palampur sell milk in the near by large village named [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Pitampura

(b) Siliguri

(c) Shahpur

(d) Raiganj
Q.42. Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital from
formal sectors?

(a) less than 40%

(b) less than 30%

(c) less than 60%

(d) less than 70%

Q.43. Which one among the following is not fixed capital?

(a) Machines

(b) Buildings

(c) Tools

(d) Raw materials

Q.44. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.

(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method

(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers

(c) Because this method doesn

(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production

Q.45. Which of the following transformed the system of irrigation in Palampur?[2010 (T-1)]

(a) Tubewells

(b) Persian wheel

(c) Rainwater harvesting

(d) None of these

Q.46. How many families lives in Village Palampur? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) 150

(b) 250

(c) 350

(d) 450
Q.47. Which one among the following is a non-farm activity? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Multiple croppping

(b) Crop rotation

(c) Dairy farming

(d) Modern farming

Q.48. Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Soil degradation

(b) Deforestation

(c) Decrease in groundwater

(d) Water pollution

Q.49. Marginal farmers are those : [2010 (T-1)]

(a) who use modern methods for farming

(b) who practice crop rotation for farming

(c) who did not have sufficient land for farming

(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions

Q.50. Multiple Cropping refers to :

(a) cultivation of wheat and rice

(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows

(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year

(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm

Q.51. The use of high yields with combinations of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds,
irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. refers to :

(a) modern cropping

(b) mixed cropping

(c) multiple cropping

(d) mega cropping

Q.52. Finance raised to operate a business is the :

(b) enterprise

(c) land

(d) capital

Q.53. At present, what is the percentage of the people who are engaged in the rural areas in
Non-farming activities : [2010 (T-1)]

(a) 14%

(b) 24%

(c) 34%

(d) 44%

Q.54. Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Primary Sector

(b) Secondary Sector

(c) Tertiary Sector

(d) None of these

Q.55. Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece
of land during a single season? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Yield

(b) Productivity

(c) Cultivation

(d) Output