Class 9 Social Science Economics MCQ The Story of Village Palampur

Question :To grow more than one crop in a piece of land during the year is known as:
(a) crop rotation
(b) cultivation
(c) single cropping
(d) multiple cropping

Question :All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops may are growing:
(a) sugarcane as the third crop
(b) rice as the third crop
(c) potatoes as the third crop
(d) onion as the third crop

Question :Yield is measured as crop produced on a given piece of land during:
(a) two seasons
(b) three seasons
(c) a single season
(d) all the above

Question :The Green Revoluti jn in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to cultivation of:
(a) wheat and jowar
(b) jowar and barley
(c) wheat and sugarnae
(d) wheat and rice

Question :The states that were the first to try out modern farming methods are:
(a) Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab, Haryana and Eastern Utter Pradesh
(c) Punjab, Haryana and West Bengal
(d) Orissa, West Bengal and Gujarat

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

Question :People in Palampur feed t ieir buffaloes on various kinds of grass and the jowar and bajra that grows during the:
(a) summer season
(c) rainy season
(d) none of the above

Question :The traders of Palampur are shopkeepers who buy various goods from:
(a) retailers and sell them in the village
(b) wholesale markets in the village and sell them in the cities
(c) wholesale markets in the cities and sell them in the villages
(d) none of the above

Question :What is the main activity in Palampur?
(a) manufacturing
(b) dairy
(c) farming
(d) none of the above

Question :The village of Palampur has about families belonging to several different castes.
(a) 450
(b) 550
(c) 650
(d) 750

Question :The majority of land in the village is owned by:
(a) lower caste families
(b) upper caste families
(c) landlords
(d) all the above

Question :The SC’s population in the village comprises of:
(a) half
(b) two-thirds
(c) one-third
(d) none of the above

Question :Most of the homes have:
(a) tubewells
(b) wells
(c) electric connections
(d) all the above

Question :Palampur has primary schools and one high school.
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five

Question :Palampur has fairly well- developed system of:
(a) roads
(b) transport
(c) irrigation
(d) all the above

Question :The aim of production is:
(a) to produce the goods and service that we want
(b) to produce the goods that we do not want.
(c) to produce the services only
(d) none of the above

Question :Tools, machines and buildings can be used to production over many years, are called:
(a) physical capital
(b) secondary capital
(c) fixed capital
(d) all the above

Question :Raw materials and money in hand are called:
(a) fixed capital
(b) primary capital
(c) working capital
(d) all the above

Question :The factor’s of production includes:
(a) land and labour
(b) physical capital
(c) human capital
(d) all the above

Question :In Palampur, the percentge of people who are working and dependant on farming for their livelihood is:
(a) 75
(b) 80
(c) 60
(d) 65

Question : The story of Palampur is an imaginary village.

Question : The aim of production is to produce goods only.

Question : The first requirement for products is land and other natural resources such as water, forests, minerals, etc.

Question : Some production activities require highly educated workers to perform the necessary tasks.

Question : Fixed capital refers to a variety of inputs required at every stage during production.

Question : Tools, machines, building can be used in production over many years and are called primary capital.

Question : Raw materials and money in hand are called working capital.

Question : Every production is organised by combining land, labour, physical capital and human capital, which are known as factors of production.

Question : About 60 per cent of the people in Palampur, who are working are dependent on farming for over livelihoods.

Question : Land area under cultivation is practically not fixed.

Question : The standard unit of measuring land is bigha.

Question : In the kind of crops grown and facilities available, Palampur would resemble a village of the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Question : In the winter season fields are sown with wheat.

Question : A part of the land area in Palampur is also devoted to sugarcane which is harvested once every year.

Question : Sugarcane in raw form, or as jaggery, is sold to traders in Shahpur.

Question : The main reason why farmers are able to grow three different crops in a year in Palampur is due to the well-developed system of irrigation.

Question : The first few tubewells, in Palampur, were installed by the landlords.

Question : By 1970s, the entire cultivated area of 200 hectares was irrigated.

Question : To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as crop rotation.

Question : All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops; many are growing sugarcane as the third crop in the past fifteen to twenty years.

Question : One way of increasing production for the same land is by multiple cropping.

Question : Yield is measured as crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season.

Question : The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduces the Indian farmer to cultivation of wheat and barley.

Question : HYV seeds needed plenty of water and also chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce best results.

Question : Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and West Bengal revenue the first to try out the moderu farming method in India.

Question : In Palampur, the yield of wheat grown from the traditional varieties was 1500 kg per hectare.

Question : Modern farming methods require the farmer to start with more cash than before.

Question : In many areas, Green Revolution is associated with loss of soil fertility due to increased use of chemical fertilizers.

Question : In Palampur, there are 50 families of medium and large farmers who cultivate moye than 5 hectares of land.

Question : Dairy is a common activity in many families of Palampur.

Question : The village of Palampur has about ……………. families belonging to several different castes.

Question : The ……………. upper caste families own the majority of land in village Palampur.

Question : The SC’s comprise ……………. of the population and live in the corner of the village.

Question : The houses of SCs are much smaller and made up of mud and ……………. .

Question : Electricity powers all the ……………. in the fields and is used in various types of small business.

Question : Palampur has ……………. primary schools and one high school.

Question : The aim of production is to ……………. the goods and services that we want.

Question : The second requirement in production is ……………. .

Question : The variety of inputs required at every stage during productions is called ……………. capital.

Question : Tools, machines, building can be used in production over many years, and one called ……………. capital.

Question : Raw materials and money in hand are called ……………. capital.

Question : ……………. is the main production activity in Palampur.

Question : During the rainy season farmers in Palampur, grow ……………. and bajra.

Question : In the winter season fields are sown with ……………. .

Question : To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as ……………. cropping.