( IMPORTANT QUESTIONS)

The Story of Palampur

Very Short answer questions (one mark question)

1. Define working capital and give one example.

2. Who provides labour for medium and small farmers?
Small farmers along with their families cultivate their own fields. But medium and large
farmers hire farm labourers to work in their fields. They provide labour for farming activities.
Farm labourers come either from landless families or families cultivating small plots of land.
Unlike farmers, they do not have a right over the crops grown on the land.

3. Name the two states where the modern farming methods were started first.
4. What was the main reason for the growth of three different crops in a year?
5. What are the two different types of Capital?
7. Define factor of production.
8. What is the main economic activity of Palampur?
9. What facilities were available for education and health in Palampur?
10. Farmer’s plough is an example of which factor of production?

Short answer questions (3 marks)

1. How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

2. Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages? (Mention
any 3 reasons)
3. What is Green Revolution? Explain the two methods under green revolution which helps in
increasing the production levels.
4. On what terms do the small farmers take loans from large farmers in Palampur? How
different would their life be if they take loan from a bank?
5. Highlight the basic constraints in raising production from a farm.
A The basic constraints in raising production from a farm in Palampur are:-

● Unequal distribution of land among the farmers.

● Less farm labourers available.

● Many rich farmers own the maximum of land for production of crops.

6. Distinguish between Rabi and Kharif seasons.

7. Explain the three main factors of production.
8. Describe the three features of small scale manufacturing as non-farming activity in
Palampur.
9. State the importance of growing more than one crop on a piece of land?
10. What are side effects of Green revolution?
Long answer questions (5 marks)

1. Distinguish between Traditional farming methods and modern farming methods.

2. Explain two merits and three demerits of Green revolution.
3. What is meant by green revolution? Mention some of its features.
4. Mention any four non-farm production activities of village Palampur. Which activity
do you feel more useful for the villagers? Give any two reasons.
5. Describe the work of a farmer with one hectare of land.
A(i) A farmer having 1 hectare of land for farming is called a subsistence farmer
because 1 hectare of land is too less for even the sustenance of a small
family. (ii) Production is very low and it is very difficult for the farmer to provide for
his family. (iii) Apart from working on his own field he has to work on the field of the
rich farmers or work as a casual labourer to survive. (iv) The small farmer has no
irrigation facilities. (v) He has no working capital so he is also not able to buy modern
machinery, HYV seeds or insecticides and pesticides. (vi) In the absence of capital, he
has to take loan from moneylender who charges a high interest rate. He is rarely able
to repay the loan and eventually falls into a debt trap.