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TEST PAPER-01
Class –IX Social Science (Story of Village Palampur)

General Instruction:-

All Question are Compulsory.

Question No. 1 to 4 Carry one marks each.
Question No. 5 to 10 carry three marks each.
Question No. 11 to 12 carry five marks each.

1. Name the nearest town to Palampur.

2. How many families are there in the Palampur village?
3. Major part of the village land is owned by whom?
4. What part of the Palampur village population is formed by the Dalits?
5. What are the important sources of irrigation? And why?
6. Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do
you agree?
7. Modern farming methods require the farmers to start with more cash than before. Why?
8. What is the working capital required by the farmers using modern farming methods?
9. What is multiple cropping?
10. When is multiple cropping possible?
11. Explain the various factors of production.
12. Explain the ill effects of green revolution?

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Class –IX Social Science (Story of Village Palampur)
[ANSWERS]

1. Raiganj is the nearest town to Palampur .

2. There are 450 families in the Palampur village
3. Major part of the village land is owned by 80 upper caste families.
4. About one-third of the Palampur village population is formed by the Dalits .
5. The main sources of irrigation are rainfall, wells, rivers , canals , tanks, electric run tube-
wells .
Proper supply of electricity supports installation of modern irrigation methods such as
tube- wells which in return increases the yield.
6. Yes, we agree, Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in
industry. Modern farming methods require machinery like tractor , thresher and
combine harvestor , HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides that
increase the crop production per hectare which can be only manufactured in industry
and not manually.
7. Modern farming methods include advanced machinery like tractor, thresher and
combine harvestor , HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides to
increase the crop production . All these inputs are manufactured in industries so are
quite expensive .These can be either hired or purchased from the market. For purchasing
or hiring these input equipment farmers need more cash than before.
8. Working capital includes raw material and money in hand for buying necessary items for
cultivation .Items like farm machinery- tractor , thesher , HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers,
insecticides and pesticides are required to increase the production.All these inputs
contribute to working capital.
9. Growing of more than one crop on the same piece of land in an year is known as multiple
cropping.It is one of the most common ways of increasing crop yield per hectare which in
turn increases farmers income and earnings . Multiple cropping decreases the risk of
crop failure also .
10. Multiple cropping is possible in the areas with fertile soil , well developed irrigation
system, sufficient electric supply and availability of advance tools and equipments.
11. 1. Land: The utmost requirement is land and other natural resources such as water,

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 forests, and minerals are equally required .
2. Labour: The second requirement is labour. That is people who will do the work. Some
production activities require highly skilled labour to perform the necessary task.
Labour is of two types that are skilled and unskilled labour.
3. Physical capital: The third requirement is physical capital. Physical capital is of two
types. First is fixed capital and second is working capital.
4. Human Capital: Human capital is the most important factor of production It put
together land, labour and physical capital.
12. 1. Green revolution is associated with the loss of soil fertility due to increased use of
chemical fertilizers.
2. Continuous use of groundwater for tube well irrigation has reduced the water table
below the ground.
3. Environmental resources like soil fertility and groundwater are built up over many
years. Once destroyed it is very difficult to restore them.
4. Modern farming methods used under the green revolution have over used the natural
resources base. Maximum of the forest land was converted to agricultural land.
5. The green revolution was limited only up to few states like Punjab and Haryana.

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