MCQ : The Story of Village Palampur Chapter 1 Class 9 Economics Social Science
1. 'Bigha' and 'Guintha' are
(i) the type of village house
(ii) the type of hybrid seeds
(iii) the measuring units of grain
(iv) the measuring units of land area in village
Answer :
(iv) the measuring units of land area in village
2. Which of the following is grown in the rainy season ?
(i) Jowar and Bajra
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Soyabean
(iv) Rice
Answer:
Jowar and Bajra
3. Which of the following is fixed capital ?
(i) Tools and machines
(ii) Fertilisers and pesticides
(iii) Soil
(iv) Seeds
Answer:
(i) Tools and machines
4. The concept of White Revolution is associated with
(i) food crops
(ii) milk
(iii) cotton
(iv) pesticides
Answer:
(ii) milk
5. Which of the following is not fixed capital ?
(i) Agricultural land
(ii) Tubewell
(iii) Fertilisers and Pesticides
(iv) Farm machinery
Answer:
(iii) Fertilisers and Pesticides
6. The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to
(i) cultivation of wheat and rice
(ii) cultivation of green vegetables
(iii) Cultivation of sugarcane
(iv) cultivation of forests
Answer:
(i) cultivation of wheat and rice
7. HYV seeds stands for
(i) Heavy Yielding Variety seeds
(ii) High Yielding Variety seeds
(iii) Half Yielding Variety seeds
(iv) None
Answer:
(ii) High Yielding Variety seeds
8. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(i) Rs. 50
(ii) Rs. 60
(iii) Rs. 70
(iv) Rs. 80
Answer:
(ii) Rs. 60
9. Which of the following is rabi crops ?
(i) cotton
(ii) Millets
(iii) Gram
(iv) Rice
Answer:
(iii) Gram
10. Which area in India has a low level of irrigation ?
(i) Deccan Plateau
(ii) Coastal regions
(iii) Riverine plains
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)
Answer:
(i) Deccan Plateau
11. The Standard unit of measuring agriculture land is
(i) Km
(ii) Bigha
(iii) Guinea
(iv) Hectare
Answer:
(iv) Hectare
12. Which one of the following is natural resource
(i) Labour
(ii) Raw materials
(iii) Mineral
(iv) None of the above
Answer:
(iii) Mineral
13. Working capital stands for
(i) Tools, machines and buildings
(ii) raw materials and money in hand
(iii) total share capital
(iv) fixed deposits in financial institutions
Answer:
(ii) raw materials and money in hand
14. High Yielding Variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(i) White Revolution
(ii) Green Revolution
(iii) IT Revolution
(iv) None of the above
Answer:
(ii) Green Revolution
15. Tools, machines and buildings can be used to production over many years, are called
(i) physical capital
(ii) secondary capital
(iii) fixed capital
(iv) all of the above
Answer:
(iii) fixed capital
16. High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(i) Research institutions
(ii) Factories
(iii) Krishak Bharti Cooperatives
(iv) None of the above
Answer:
Research institutions
17. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(i) fixed amount of land
(ii) lack of irrigation
(iii) lack of labour
(iv) none of the above
Answer:
(i) fixed amount of land
18. All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops may be growing
(i) sugarcane as the third crop
(ii) rice as the third crop
(iii) potatoes as the third crop
(iv) onions as the third crop
Answer:
(iii) potatoes as the third crop
19. Which of the following is a modern farming method ?
(i) Multiple cropping
(ii) Use of HYV seeds
(iii) Use of chemical fertilisers
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)
Answer:
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)
20. Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital ?
(i) Moneylender
(ii) Entrepreneur
(iii) Zamindar
(iv) Manager
Answer:
(ii) Entrepreneur
21. Multiple cropping refers to
(i) cultivation of wheat and rice
(ii) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(iii) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(iv) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
Answer:
(iii) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
22. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India ?
(i) Punjab
(ii) Harayana
(iii) Rajasthan
(iv) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:
(i) Punjab
23. Which one among the following is not fixed capital ?
(i) Machines
(ii) Buildings
(iii) Tools
(iv) Raw materials
Answer:
(iv) Raw materials
24. The SC's population in the village comprises of
(i) half
(ii) two - thirds
(iii) one - third
(iv) none of the above
Answer:
(iii) one - third
25. Which one among the following is non - farm activity ?
(i) Multiple cropping
(ii) Crop rotation
(iii) Dairy farming
(iv) Modern farming
Answer:
(iii) Dairy farming
24. Which is the most abundant factor of production in India ?
(i) Land
(ii) Capital
(iii) Labour
(iv) Tools and Machines
Answer:
(iii) Labour