chap.1 economics class 9

MCQ
(i) Multiple cropping stands for:
(a) Hybrid plantation method (b) Plantation using many techniques
(c) The practice of growing more than one crop on a same piece of land during a year
(d) Growing mandatorily four crops
(ii) Bigha and Guintha are:
(a) Type of soil (b) Type of seeds (c) Type of rabi crop
(d) Two local units of measuring land area in villages
(iii) Fixed capital stands for:
(a) Tools, machines, buildings etc. which can be used in production over many years
(b) Money deposited in the bank
(c) Money with the proprietor
(d) Total share of capital
(iv) Which one of the following is a non-economic activity?
(a) Milkman selling milk (b) Farmer sowing seeds
(c) A mother cooking for her family (d) Nurse working in a hospital
1. Explain the following terms: Labour, Physical Capital, Fixed Capital, Working Capital, Human
Capital, Multiple Cropping, and Green Revolution.
2. Name the factors of production.
3. What do you mean by physical capital?
4. Why is human capital an essential input for production of goods and services?
5. What is the difference between multiple cropping and modern farming method?
6. What are the sources of irrigation?
7. How has spread of electricity helped the farmers in Palampur?
8. Is it important to increase the area under irrigation?  Why?
9. What is the basic constraint in raising farm production in Palampur?
10. Who are the agricultural labourers?
11. How do some farmers accumulate savings?
12. Name some non-farming activities taking place in villages of India?
13. What is the reason for migration of rural population?
14. Why do farmers in Palampur work for wages lower than minimum wages set by the government?
15. Why is the cost of cultivation is rising very fast in villages especially in areas of Punjab?
16. Why is market an essential input for farming and non-farming activities?
17. Why do farmers engage in small-scale manufacturing in villages?
18. Why is it essential to use the resources like land and other natural resources wisely?
19. What does physical capital include?
20. How do farmers obtain capital for farming?
21. How has modern farming methods led to loss of soil fertility?
22. Modern farming methods require the farmer to start with more cash than before. Why?