Assignments in Social Science Class IX (Term I)

1. THE STORY OF VILLAGE PALAMPUR

ASSIGNMENTS FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (1 mark)

A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following is grown in the rainy 11. Which area in India has low level of
season? irrigation?

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(a) Jowar and bajra (b) Wheat (a) Deccan plateau (b) Coastal regions

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(c) Soyabean (d) Rice (c) Riverine plains (d) Both (a) and (b)
2. Which of the following is a Rabi crop? 12. Modern farming methods were tried in India

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(a) Wheat (b) Rice for the first time in
(c) Cotton (d) Jowar and bajra (a) Punjab (b) Western U.P.

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3. Which of the following is fixed capital? (c) Haryana (d) All the above
(a) Tools and machines 13. Which of the following is a modern farming
method?

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(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil (d) Seeds (a) Multiple cropping
4. Which of the following is a standard unit of (b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilizers
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measurement of land?
(a) Bigha (b) Hectare (d) Both (b) and (c)
(c) Acre (d) Guintha 14. Production of pulses (in million tons) in India
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during 2000-01 was

5. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set
by government is (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 12
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(a) Rs. 50 (b) Rs. 60 15. Which one is a natural resource?

(c) Rs. 70 (d) Rs. 80 (a) Labour (b) Raw materials
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6. Money in hand is an example of (c) Mineral (d) None of the above

(a) Human capital (b) Fixed capital 16. High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were
(c) Working capital (d) Physical capital introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
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(a) White Revolution (b) Green Revolution

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7. HYV seeds stands for

(c) IT Revolution (d) None of the above
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
17. Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
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(b) High yielding variety seeds

(c) Half yielding variety seeds (a) Sugarcane (b) Potato
(d) None of the above (c) Jowar and bajra (d) Wheat
8. What is the main production activity in 18. The activities such as small manufacturing,
Palampur village? transport, shop-keeping are referred to as
(a) Farming (b) Animal husbandry (a) Non-economic activities
(c) Transport (b) Non-farming activities
(d) Small scale manufacturing (c) Non-traditional activities
9. Multiple cropping means growing (d) Non-market activities
(a) only two crops (b) only three crops 19. High yielding variety (HYV) seeds are
(c) up to four crops (d) more than one crop developed in
(a) Research institutes
10. Land under cultivation (in million hectares)
in India in the year 2000 was (b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharti Cooperatives
(a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 140 (d) 150
(d) None of the above
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20. The concept of White Revolution is associated 26. In 2003, cultivated area as percentage of total
with area in India was
(a) food crops (b) milk (a) 36% (b) 40%
(c) cotton (d) pesticides (c) 46% (d) 50%
21. Who is a person who puts together land, 27. Which of the following is small scale
labour and capital? manufacturing?
(a) Moneylender (b) Entrepreneur (a) Dairy farming (b) Basket making
(c) Zamindar (d) Manager (c) Shopkeeping (d) Transportation
22. A farmer who works on a piece of 1 hectare 28. Which of the following transformed the system
of land is treated as
of irrigation?

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(a) medium farmer (b) small farmer
(a) Electric tubewell (b) Water sprinklers
(c) large farmer (d) none of the above

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(c) Rainfall (d) None of the above
23. Scope of farming activity is limited in
Palampur due to 29. Organic fertilisers are composed of

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(a) fixed amount of land (a) plant matter
(b) lack of irrigation (b) non-carbonaceous chemicals

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(c) lack of labour (d) none of the above (c) animal matter
(d) both (a) and (c)
24. What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur?

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(a) Sold in the market (b) Destroyed 30. Capital requirement of medium and large
(c) Stocked by self (d) Given in charity farmers is mainly fulfiled by
25. Consumption of chemical fertilizers is highest (a) marketable surplus
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in which state of India? (b) credit from moneylenders
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) non farming activities
(d) none of the above
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(c) Rajasthan (d) Himachal Pardesh

B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS

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1. Which of the following is the main economic 6. Out of the total cultivated areas in the country,
activity of Palampur? [2010 (T-1)] how much area is irrigated today?
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(a) Farming (b) Industry [2010 (T-1)]

(c) Transport (d) Dairy (a) About 40% (b) About 30%
(c) About 60% (d) About 70%
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2. What is the basic constraint in raising the farm

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production in Palampur? [2010 (T-1)] 7. ‘Operation Flood’ is related to [2010 (T-1)]

(a) The land fertility is uneven (a) control flood (b) produce fish
(b) The water supply is uneven (c) milk production (d) grain production
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(c) The land is fixed 8. Green Revolution is related to [2010 (T-1)]

(d) Most part of the land is owned by landlords (a) Milk production (b) food grain production
who are not experts in farming (c) fish production (d) none of these
3. What is the minimum wage set by the 9. Which one among the following is working
government for a farm labourer? [2010 (T-1)] capital? [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Rs. 60 per day (b) Rs. 50 per day (a) Machines (b) Money
(c) Rs. 100 per day (d) Rs. 40 per day (c) Tools (d) Turbines
4. Which of the following is a Rabi crop? 10. Where do must of the small farmers borrow
[2010 (T-1)] money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Wheat (b) Rise (c) Maize (d) Cotton [2010 (T-1)]
5. What is the standard unit of measuring land? (a) Banks
[2010 (T-1)] (b) Co-operative societies
(a) Yard (b) Metre (c) Village moneylenders
(c) Mile (d) Hectare (d) Friends and relatives
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11. Which one among the following is not a fixed 20. Jowar and Bajra are : [2010 (T-1)]
capital? [2010 (T-1)] (a) Kharif crops (b) Rabi crops
(a) Machines (b) Buildings (c) Zaid (d) All of these
(c) Tools (d) Raw material 21. Marginal farmers are those: [2010 (T-1)]
12. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow (a) Who use modern methods for farming
multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer. (b) Who practice crop rotation for farming
[2010 (T-1)] (c) Who did not have sufficient land for
(a) Because the water consumption is less in farming
this method (d) Who use modern methods of irrigation
(b) Because this method consumes less
22. Working Capital stands for : [2010 (T-1)]
chemical fertilisers

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(a) Tools, Machines and Buildings
(c) Because this method doesn’t require fertile

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(b) Raw material and money in hand
soils.
(c) Total share capital
(d) Because this method is the most common
(d) Fixed deposits in financial institutions

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way of increasing production
13. Which of the following transformed the system 23. The standard unit for measuring land is?
[2010 (T-1)]

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of irrigation in Palampur? [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Tubewells (a) Quintal (b) Hectare
(b) Persian wheel (c) Bigha (d) Guintha

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(c) Rainwater harvesting 24. What is the basic constraint in raising farm
(d) None of the above production ? [2010 (T-1)]
14. The consumption of chemical fertilisers is (a) Lack of technology
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highest in: [2010 (T-1)] (b) Poor irrigation facilities
(a) U.P. (b) Haryana (c) Fixed land area
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(c) Punjab (d) Bihar (d) Poverty

15. Which of the following is working capital? 25. Which is the most abundant factor of
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[2010 (T-1)] production in India? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Tools (b) Buildings (a) Land (b) Capital
(c) Labour (d) Tools and Machines
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(c) Machines (d) Money in hand

16. How many families live in Village Palampur ? 26. Multiple Cropping refers to : [2010 (T-1)]
[2010 (T-1)] (a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
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(a) 150 (b) 250 (c) 350 (d) 450 (b) Cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
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(c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same

17. Which one among the following is a non-farm field each year
activity? [2010 (T-1)]
(d) Cultivating crops and rearing animals on the
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(a) Multiply cropping (b) Crop rotation same farm

(c) Dairy farming (d) Modern farming
27. Which one of the following outcomes is not a
18. Which one of the following is not an effect of demerit of modern farming methods?
the modern farming? [2010 (T-1)] [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Soil degradation (a) Population of ground water
(b) Deforestation (b) Loss of fertility of soil
(c) Decrease in ground water (c) Increased cost of production
(d) Water pollution (d) Hinders fragmentation of land
19. Which of the following is a fixed capital ? 28. One of the non-farming activities in Palampur
[2010 (T-1)] is : [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Irrigation (a) Dairy
(b) Insecticides (b) Small scale manufacturing
(c) Tractors and machines (c) Transport
(d) Soil (d) All of the above
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29. Obtaining high yields with a combination of 39. At present, what is the percentage of the
HYV (High Yielding Variety) seeds, irrigation, people who are engaged in the rural areas in
chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. refers to : Non-farming activities : [2010 (T-1)]
[2010 (T-1)] (a) 14% (b) 24% (c) 34% (d) 44%
(a) Modern cropping (b) Mixed cropping 40. Standard unit of measuring land is [2010 (T-1)]
(c) Multiple cropping (d) Mega cropping (a) Kilometer (b) Yards
30. The grow more than one crop on a piece of (c) Hectare (d) Meters
land during the year is known as :
41. Minimum wages for a farm labourer set by
[2010 (T-1)]
the Government is : [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Mixed cropping (b) Multiple cropping
(a) Rs. 80 (b) Rs. 120
(c) Modern cropping (d) Flexibe cropping

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(c) Rs. 90 (d) Rs. 60
31. Which one of the following does not come

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42. Which one of the following is not an example
under modern farming method? [2010 (T-1)]
of capital ? [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Use of chemical fertilisers
(a) Machines (b) Factories

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(b) Use of Persian Wheel for irrigation
(c) Entrepreneur (d) Raw Material
(c) Use of HYV seeds
43. ‘Multiple cropping’ stands for : [2010 (T-1)]

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(d) Use of tractors
(a) Hybrid plantation methods
32. Finance raised to operate a business is the :
(b) The practice of growing more than one crop
[2010 (T-1)]

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on a piece of land during a year
(a) Labour (b) Enterprise
(c) The practice of mixed cropping along with
(c) Land (d) Capital dairy farming
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33. Farmers use HYV seeds of wheat and rice for (d) The plantation of tall trees along with
higher yields. HYV stands for : [2010 (T-1)] croppings.
(a) How You Value
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44. Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal

(b) Higher Yielding Volume Husbandry? [2010 (T-1)]
(c) High Year Volume (a) Primary Sector (b) Secondary Sector
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(d) High Yielding Variety (c) Tertiary Sector (d) None of these
34. Machinery, new technology and buildings are 45. Which one of the following is the example of
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examples of : [2010 (T-1)] working capital? [2010 (T-1)]

(a) Capital Growth (b) Fixed Capital (a) Tools (b) Machine
(c) Working Capital (d) Investment (c) Buildings (d) Raw Materials
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35. Raw materials and money in hand are

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46. At present, what is the percentage of the

examples of : [2010 (T-1)] people who are engaged in the rural areas in
(a) Capital Growth (b) Fixed Capital Non-farming activities in India. [2010 (T-1)]
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(c) Working Capital (d) Investment (a) 14% (b) 24% (c) 34% (d) 44%
36. Among the factors of production which is most 47. Which one of the following terms is used for
abundant in Palampur village? [2010 (T-1)] measuring crop produced on a given piece of
(a) Land (b) Capital land during a single season ? [2010 (T-1)]
(c) Labour (d) None (a) Yield (b) Productivity
37. Which product is sold by Mishri Lal traders (c) Cultivation (d) Output
in Shahapur? [2010 (T-1)] 48. What percentage of total land area is
(a) Jaggery (b) Cotton Textile cultivated by Medium and large farmers ?
(c) Machine Tools (d) Fertilizers Choose the correct answer. [2010 (T-1)]
38. ‘Bigha’ and Guintha’ are : [2010 (T-1)] (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 85 (d) 64
(a) The type of village house 49. Which one of the following inputs is not a
(b) The types of Hybrid seeds working capital? [2010 (T-1)]
(c) The measuring units of grain (a) Machines (b) Raw-materials
(d) The measuring units of land area in village (c) Money (d) None of these
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50. Which one of the following states was among (a) Punjab
first to try out the modern farming methods (b) Haryana
in India ? [2010 (T-1)] (c) Western Uttar Pradesh
(a) Haryana (b) Jharkhand (d) Tripura
(c) Bihar (d) Orissa 52. People of Palampur sell milk in the nearby
51. Which of these states were not the first to try large village named - [2010 (T-1)]
modern method of farming in India. (a) Pitampura (b) Siliguri
[2010 (T-1)] (c) Shahpur (d) Raiganj

II. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 marks)

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A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

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1. Explain the major impact of electricity on the Kharif crops. When are they sown and harvested?
farmers of Palampur. Give examples also.

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2. What is the basic aim of production? What are 5. What is the difference between multiple cropping
the essential four requirements for production? and modern farming method?

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3. What do you mean by working capital? How 6. Modern farming methods require the farmers to
does it affect the day to-day activities in invest more cash than before. Why? Explain.

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farming? 7. “A major disadvantage is associated with HYV
4. Explain the difference between Rabi crops and seeds.” Explain.
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B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. What is multiple cropping? Give any three points 12. Write any three factors which have enabled the
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[2010 (T-1)] farmers to increase the productivity of their land.

2. What do the scientific reports indicate about the [2010 (T-1)]
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modern farming methods? Mention any three 13. What is Green Revolution? Name any two states
points. [2010 (T-1)] which were the first to try out the modern farming
3. What are the source of irrigation in Palampur? methods in India. [2010 (T-1)]
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[2010 (T-1)] 14. What problems do farm labourers face in terms

4. How did the spread of electricity help the farmer of employment ? Explain any three problems.
in Palampur village? [2010 (T-1)] [2010 (T-1)]
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15. Define the meaning and aim of production. What

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5. Explain any three types of production activities

in Palampur. [2010 (T-1)] is the most common ways of increasing
6. State any three advantages of multiple cropping. production on a given piece of land?
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[2010 (T-1)] [2010 (T-1)]

7. Write any three negative effects of Green
Revolution on environment. [2010 (T-1)]
8. Mention any three negative effects of Green
Revolution. [2010 (T-1)]
9. What is the difference between Rabi crops and
Kharif crops? When are they sown and harvested?
[2010 (T-1)]
10. What are the various faroning and non-faroning
activities in village Palampur? [2010 (T-1)]
11. What is Green Revolution? Which crop benefitted
the most due to Green Revolution?
[2010 (T-1)]
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16. With the help of examples explain the meaning
of Rabi and Kharif crops. State two essential
conditions for multiple cropping. [2010 (T-1)]
17. Many factors are responsible for the poor
economic condition of farm labourers like Dala
and Ramkali. Can you explain a few of these
factors. [2010 (T-1)]
18. Write one difference each of the following (with
examples) :- [2010 (T-1)]
(a) Fixed Capital and Working Capital
(b) Land and Capital
(c) Modern Cropping Method and Multiple
Cropping Method.
19. Mention one disadvantage/harmful effect of each 24. How do medium and large farmers arrange capital
one of the following- [2010 (T-1)] for farming? How is it different for the small
(a) Using chemical fertilisers for crops farmers? [2010 (T-1)]
(b) Green Revolution
25. Explain any three modern farming methods of
(c) Continuous use of groundwater for tubewell
irrigation. agriculture. [2010 (T-1)]
20. How does the large farmers used their surplus 26. Name any two types of physical capital required
from the sale of their crop? [2010 (T-1)] for modern farming methods. In what different
21. Explain how multiple cropping is done in village ways do the small farmers and large farmers
Palampur. [2010 (T-1)] acquire these physical capitals? State one points
22. Write any three differences between Land and for each. [2010 (T-1)]

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Capital [2010 (T-1)]

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27. Give a brief description about factors of
23. What are HYV seeds ? Write one merit and one production. [2010 (T-1)]
limit in their case. [2010 (T-1)]

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III. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 marks)

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A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

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1. Why it is necessary to increase the area under inputs which are manufactured in industry?
cultivation? Explain. 4. What were the main terms on which Savita got
2. What is the main source of capital for medium a loan from Tejpal Singh? How can Savita be
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and large farmers? How is it different from the benefitted if she gets a loan from the bank?
small farmers? Explain. 5. Explain the basic aim of the ‘Green Revolution’
3. Why do modern farming methods require more in India. How did it affect the market economy?
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B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS

1. What are the different ways of increase 9. What are the various ways through which farmers
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production on the same peace of land? Explain can get loan? Write their advantages and
any four point [2010 (T-1)] disadvantages. [2010 (T-1)]
2. Who provides the labour for farming in 10. What are the various requirements of produc-
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Palampur? How are they paid for their work? tion? Explain them. [2010 (T-1)]
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[2010 (T-1)] 11. What are the different ways of increasing

3. What are the four requirements for the production production on the same piece of land ? Use
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of goods and services? Explain. [2010 (T-1)] examples to explain? [2010 (T-1)]
4. What are the differences between multiple 12. What are the four requirements for production
cropping and modern farming methods? of goods and services? [2010 (T-1)]
[2010 (T-1)] 13. State four steps for optimal utilization of land.
5. Where and why was the Green Revolution started [2010 (T-1)]
in India ? What factors were responsible for the 14. How can you say that Palampur is a well
Green Revolution? [2010 (T-1)] developed village? [2010 (T-1)]
6. Explain any two positive and two negative effects 15. Differentiate between fixed capital and working
of the Green Revolution. [2010 (T-1)] capital. Give any four points. [2010 (T-1)]
7. What are the difficulties faced by the small 16. What do you mean by physical capital? Explain
farmers in arranging capital in comparison with with examples. Also explain its two types.
medium and large farmers? [2010 (T-1)] [2010 (T-1)]
8. Is Palampur a developed village? Explain by 17. What is meant by Green Revolution ? Mention
presenting four arguments. [2010 (T-1)] some of its features. [2010 (T-1)]

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18. What are the modern farming methods ? Explain
their drawbacks. [2010 (T-1)]
19. Explain four efforts which can be made to
increase non-farming production activities in
villages. [2010 (T-1)]
20. Explain any four non-farming activities in
Palampur village. [2010 (T-1)]
21. What do you mean by the Green Revolution ?
Why was the initial impact of Green Revolution
limited to wheat and only to a few regions.?
[2010 (T-1)]
ASSIGNMENTS FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
I. ACTIVITIES
1. Plan a visit to a factory in your area and
discuss the following points with the person
concerned :
● Product range being manufactured by the
factory
● Area occupied by the factory and its
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location
● How much direct labour is involved in
production process and how much indirect
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labour is supporting them?
● What is the criteria they follow for deciding
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wages of workers? (Whether production
based, time based or combination of the two
for various categories?)
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● How do they plan their production schedule,
the demand of the product in the market and
seasonal trend of the product during the
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whole year?
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2. Make a list of various units for measuring the
agricultural land in your area and study the points
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related to this activity.
● How are these various units interrelated?
Work out the conversion factor for these
units.
● Is there a difference between the
measurement of agricultural land and the
area of your school ground? Can you
compare these two areas?
II. GROUP DISCUSSION
How do chemical fertilisers and pesticides affect
the production in agriculture? Are these
pesticides and chemicals harmful to the
environment? How can these harmful effects
be avoided?
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22. What is land ? Suggest any three ways to sustain
land. [2010 (T-1)]
23. Explain two achievements and two drawbacks
of Green Revolution in Indian agriculture.
[2010 (T-1)]
24. Explain the four requirements for production of
goods and services. Give one example of each.
[2010 (T-1)]
25. How does small farmers manage their capital in
Palampur village ? [2010 (T-1)]
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Guidelines for teachers :
(1) Divide the students into two teams of
6 members each.
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(2) Ask Team ‘A’ to discuss the benefits of
pesticides, insecticides and chemical
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fertilisers.
(3) Ask Team ‘B’ to discuss the various
demerits of these chemicals — how it
affects our environment, how crop quality is
affected with these chemicals etc.
(4) Draw a conclusion based on the discussion
on how we can avoid these harmful effects.
III. SHORT SPEECH/SEMINAR
Prepare a short speech on the topic, ‘Green
Revolution in India’. Discuss the effect of high
yielding seeds (HVY), modern agricultural
methods, tools and equipments which
revolutionised our agriculture scene, etc.
IV. QUIZ
The teacher can conduct a Quiz on the following
topic, ‘Rabi and Kharif crops’.
Guidelines for Teachers :
● Prepare 20 multiple choice questions based
on the classification of crops, their month of
sowing, harvesting, yield/hectare etc.
● Divide the class into four groups. The
teacher can then put up questions on each
group. One student can be asked to jot down
the marks on the blackboard. The group
which answers the maximum number of
right answers should be rewarded suitably.
V. CHARTS/POSTERS/WALLPAPERS
Prepare a chart on the topic ‘Modern Farming
Methods’.
Guidelines :
Show various farming methods like HYV seeds,
pesticides, fertilisers etc. used for agriculture.
VI. PROJECT WORK
Collect the pictures of various types of
agricultural equipments and modern farming
techniques mentioned in this chapter, which are
used for increasing agricultural production. Also
prepare a comparative analysis between
agricultural tools used in the 18th and 20th
(a) Peasant population in these regions
(b) Per capita income of the peasant families
(c) Availability of infrastructure in the form of
machinery, implements, manure, seeds,
irrigational facilities etc.
(d) Extent of the state’s or centre’s help received
(e) To what extent are climate and natural
conditions responsible for their state of
affairs and to what extent is the area prone
to natural disaster?

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centuries. (f) To what extent is their character, health,

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nature etc. responsible for their success or
VII. ASSIGNMENT failure?
Step 2 : After collecting relevant data put them

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Make a comparative study of the living standards
in respective columns under two heads. Study
of the peasants of Punjab and Haryana regions
the information and data collected and determine
with those of Bihar and Orissa.

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the various factors affecting the life of peasants
Method : in these regions.

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Step 1 : Collect the following information and Step 3 : Make a report of your findings.
data :
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