The Story of Village Palampur: Questions and Answers
Q1: People of Palampur sell milk in the nearby large village named ________
(a) Pitampura
(b) Siliguri
(c) Shahpur
(d) Raiganj
Q2: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Q3: 'Operation Flood' is related to :
(a) control flood
(b) produce fish
(c) milk production
(d) grain production
Q4: Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Q5: Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q6: 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
Q7: What percentage of the total land area is cultivated by Medium and Large farmers? Choose the correct answer.
(a) 36
(b) 50
(c) 85
(d) 64
Q8: 'Bigha' and Guintha' are :
(a) the type of village house
(b) the types of Hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
Q9: Which product is sold by Mishri Lal traders in Shahapur
(a) Jaggery
(b) Cotton Textile
(c) Machine Tools
(d) Fertilisers
Q10: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Answers:
1: (d) Raiganj
2: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
3: (c) milk production
4: (c) Dairy farming
5: (b) Punjab
6: (c) Village money lenders
7: (d) 64
8: (d) the measuring units of land area in the village
9: (a) Jaggery
10: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Question-11: Modern farming methods require more inputs, which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?
Answer:
No doubt, modern farming requires more inputs than traditional farming.
These are:
chemical fertilizers
pesticides
pump sets
farm machinery
electricity
diesel
HYV seeds
water supply
Most of these input like fertilizers, tools, and implements are manufactured in industry. HYV seeds are developed in agriculture research laboratories. Machine industry provides various kinds of implements, irrigation pumps and farming machinery to improve productivity and minimize farming efforts. Chemical and soil engineering-based industry provide fertilizers and pesticides to boost agriculture. Water supply is done by canals and tanks. Electricity is supplied by powerhouses.
Question-12
How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Answer:
Electricity came early to Palampur. Its major impact was to transform the system of irrigation. In Palampur, electricity powers all the tube wells in the fields and is used in various types of small business. People say that the electric-run tube wells could irrigate much more than the ordinary ones.
Question-13
Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
Answer:
Yes, it is important to increase the area under irrigation because if a country has to increase its production it has to increase the irrigational area.
Question-14
Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?
Answer:
A waged labourer might be employed on a daily basis, or for one particular farm activity like harvesting, or for the whole year. Most small farmers have to borrow money to arrange for the capital. They borrow from large farmers or the village moneylenders or the traders who supply various inputs for cultivation. The rate of interest on such loans is very high. They are put to great distress to repay the loan. Hence they pay very low wages to the farm labourers.
Question-15
What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to Explain.
Answer:
To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as multiple cropping. It is the most common way of increasing production on a given piece of land. All farmers in Palampur grow at least two main crops; many are growing potato as the third crop in the past fifteen to twenty years.
Question-16
How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?
Answer:
In contrast to the small farmers, the medium and large farmers have their own savings from farming. They are thus able to arrange for the capital needed.
Question-17
On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tajpal Singh? Would Savita’s condition be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?
Answer:
Savita was a small farmer. She planed to cultivate wheat on her 1-hectare land. Besides seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, she needed cash to buy water and repair her farm instruments. She estimated that his working capital itself would cost a minimum of Rs 3,000. She did n’t have the money, so she decided to borrow from Tejpal Singh, a large farmer. Tejpal Singh agreed to give Savita the loan at an interest rate of 24 per cent for four months, which was a very high-interest rate. Savita also had to promise to work on his field as a farm labourer during the harvest season at Rs 35 per day. Savita knew that this wage is quite low and she will have to work very hard to complete harvesting on her own field, and then work as a farm labourer for Tejpal Singh. Savita agreed to those tough conditions, as she knew, that getting a loan is difficult for a small farmer.
Yes, Savita’s condition would have been different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest.
Question-18
What can be done so that more non-farm production activities can be started in villages?
Answer:
The villagers must be made aware of the non-farm production activities and their benefits. They must also be taught the methods of doing such activities. The villagers who have the impression that they can earn only by farming, must be given proper guidance and help to do such activities.
Question-19: Which one of the following inputs is not a working capital?
(a) Machines
(b) Raw-materials
(c) Money
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Machines
Question-20: Which one of the following states was among the first to try out modern farming methods in India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Haryana
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
Answer: (b) Haryana
Question-21: Which of the following is a fixed capital?
(a) Clay
(b) Yarn
(c) Tools
(d) Seeds
Answer: (c) Tools
Question-22: Which of the following is an example of working capital?
(a) Tools
(b) Machines
(c) Raw Materials
(d) Buildings
Answer: (c) Raw Materials
Question-23: Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools
Answer: (c) Labour
Question-24: Multiple Cropping refers to:
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) Cultivation of two crops in alternative rows.
(c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
(d) Cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm.
Answer: (c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
Question-25: High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(a) White Revolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Orange Revolution
(d) Red Revolution
Answer: (b) Green Revolution
Question-26: Jowar and Bajra are:
(a) Kharif crops
(b) Rabi crops
(c) Zaid crops
(d) All of these
Answer: (a) Kharif crops
Question-27: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Answer: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Question-28: Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Answer: (c) Dairy farming
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Q1: People of Palampur sell milk in the nearby large village named ________
(a) Pitampura
(b) Siliguri
(c) Shahpur
(d) Raiganj
Q2: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Q3: 'Operation Flood' is related to :
(a) control flood
(b) produce fish
(c) milk production
(d) grain production
Q4: Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Q5: Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q6: 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
Q7: What percentage of the total land area is cultivated by Medium and Large farmers? Choose the correct answer.
(a) 36
(b) 50
(c) 85
(d) 64
Q8: 'Bigha' and Guintha' are :
(a) the type of village house
(b) the types of Hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
Q9: Which product is sold by Mishri Lal traders in Shahapur
(a) Jaggery
(b) Cotton Textile
(c) Machine Tools
(d) Fertilisers
Q10: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Answers:
1: (d) Raiganj
2: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
3: (c) milk production
4: (c) Dairy farming
5: (b) Punjab
6: (c) Village money lenders
7: (d) 64
8: (d) the measuring units of land area in the village
9: (a) Jaggery
10: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Question-11: Modern farming methods require more inputs, which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?
Answer:
No doubt, modern farming requires more inputs than traditional farming.
These are:
chemical fertilizers
pesticides
pump sets
farm machinery
electricity
diesel
HYV seeds
water supply
Most of these input like fertilizers, tools, and implements are manufactured in industry. HYV seeds are developed in agriculture research laboratories. Machine industry provides various kinds of implements, irrigation pumps and farming machinery to improve productivity and minimize farming efforts. Chemical and soil engineering-based industry provide fertilizers and pesticides to boost agriculture. Water supply is done by canals and tanks. Electricity is supplied by powerhouses.
Question-12
How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Answer:
Electricity came early to Palampur. Its major impact was to transform the system of irrigation. In Palampur, electricity powers all the tube wells in the fields and is used in various types of small business. People say that the electric-run tube wells could irrigate much more than the ordinary ones.
Question-13
Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
Answer:
Yes, it is important to increase the area under irrigation because if a country has to increase its production it has to increase the irrigational area.
Question-14
Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?
Answer:
A waged labourer might be employed on a daily basis, or for one particular farm activity like harvesting, or for the whole year. Most small farmers have to borrow money to arrange for the capital. They borrow from large farmers or the village moneylenders or the traders who supply various inputs for cultivation. The rate of interest on such loans is very high. They are put to great distress to repay the loan. Hence they pay very low wages to the farm labourers.
Question-15
What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to Explain.
Answer:
To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as multiple cropping. It is the most common way of increasing production on a given piece of land. All farmers in Palampur grow at least two main crops; many are growing potato as the third crop in the past fifteen to twenty years.
Question-16
How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?
Answer:
In contrast to the small farmers, the medium and large farmers have their own savings from farming. They are thus able to arrange for the capital needed.
Question-17
On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tajpal Singh? Would Savita’s condition be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?
Answer:
Savita was a small farmer. She planed to cultivate wheat on her 1-hectare land. Besides seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, she needed cash to buy water and repair her farm instruments. She estimated that his working capital itself would cost a minimum of Rs 3,000. She did n’t have the money, so she decided to borrow from Tejpal Singh, a large farmer. Tejpal Singh agreed to give Savita the loan at an interest rate of 24 per cent for four months, which was a very high-interest rate. Savita also had to promise to work on his field as a farm labourer during the harvest season at Rs 35 per day. Savita knew that this wage is quite low and she will have to work very hard to complete harvesting on her own field, and then work as a farm labourer for Tejpal Singh. Savita agreed to those tough conditions, as she knew, that getting a loan is difficult for a small farmer.
Yes, Savita’s condition would have been different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest.
Question-18
What can be done so that more non-farm production activities can be started in villages?
Answer:
The villagers must be made aware of the non-farm production activities and their benefits. They must also be taught the methods of doing such activities. The villagers who have the impression that they can earn only by farming, must be given proper guidance and help to do such activities.
Question-19: Which one of the following inputs is not a working capital?
(a) Machines
(b) Raw-materials
(c) Money
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Machines
Question-20: Which one of the following states was among the first to try out modern farming methods in India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Haryana
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
Answer: (b) Haryana
Question-21: Which of the following is a fixed capital?
(a) Clay
(b) Yarn
(c) Tools
(d) Seeds
Answer: (c) Tools
Question-22: Which of the following is an example of working capital?
(a) Tools
(b) Machines
(c) Raw Materials
(d) Buildings
Answer: (c) Raw Materials
Question-23: Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools
Answer: (c) Labour
Question-24: Multiple Cropping refers to:
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) Cultivation of two crops in alternative rows.
(c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
(d) Cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm.
Answer: (c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
Question-25: High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(a) White Revolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Orange Revolution
(d) Red Revolution
Answer: (b) Green Revolution
Question-26: Jowar and Bajra are:
(a) Kharif crops
(b) Rabi crops
(c) Zaid crops
(d) All of these
Answer: (a) Kharif crops
Question-27: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Answer: (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Question-28: Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Answer: (c) Dairy farming
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