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PRACTICE PAPER 04 (2024-25)
Economics - Chapter 01 The Story of Village
Palampur (Only for Periodic Assessment)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : IX DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 18 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 8 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 3 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 2 questions of
5 marks each and Section E comprises of 1 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each.

1. Which of the following transformed the system of irrigation in Palampur?

(a) Tube wells (b) Persian wheel
(c) Rainwater harvesting (d) None of the above
Ans. (a) Tube wells

2. What is the main production activity in Palampur Village?

(a) Farming (b) Transport (c) Bee hiving (d) Dairy farming
Ans. (a) Farming

3. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes fewer chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn’t require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Ans. (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production

4. The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to .

(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice (b) Cultivation of green vegetables
(c) Cultivation of sugarcane (d) Cultivation of forests
Ans. (a) Cultivation of wheat and rice

5. Which of the following statements is not true about small-scale manufacturing in villages?
(a) Farmers engage in to supplement their income.
(b) Farmers take help of their family members.
(c) The production is done mostly at home.
(d) Farmers produce articles for their own use.
Ans. (d) Farmers produce articles for their own use.

6. HYV seeds stand for:

(a) High Yielding Variety of seeds (b) Half Yielding Variety of seeds
(c) Heavy Yielding Variety of seeds (d) None of these
Ans. (a) High Yielding Variety of seeds

In the following questions 7 and 8, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

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(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

7. Assertion (A): The Green Revolution in the late 1980s introduced the Indian farmer to
cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds.
Reason (R): Compared to the traditional seeds, the HYV seeds promised to produce much
greater amounts of grain on a single plant.
Ans. (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

8. Assertion (A): Palampur is well connected with neighbouring villages and towns.
Reason (R): This village has about 480 families belonging to several different castes.
Ans. (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A)

SECTION – B
Questions 9 to 11 carry 2 marks each.
9. (i) How was land resource affected by modern farming methods?
(ii) How do farm labourers get wages in Palampur?
Ans. (i) Land being a natural resource, it is necessary to be very careful in its use. Scientific
reports indicate that the modern farming methods have overused the natural resource base.
(ii) Wages can be in cash or kind (crop). Sometimes labourers get meals also. Wages vary widely
from crop to crop, from one farm activity to another.

10. (i) What is the basic difference between two factors of production–land and capital?
(ii) What kind of manufacturing units are set up in Palampur?
Ans. (i) Land is a natural resource whereas money is man-made. It is possible to increase capital,
whereas land is fixed.
(ii) Manufacturing in Palampur involves very simple production methods and are done on a
small scale. They are carried out mostly at home or in the fields with the help of family labour.

11. How is dairy farming practised in Palampur?

Ans. Many families sell the milk of their buffaloes, in nearby village Raiganj. Traders of
Shahpur town have set up collection and chilling centres at Raiganj from where the milk is
transported to far away towns and cities.

SECTION – C
Questions 12 to 15 carry 3 marks each.

12. What are the main factors for production of goods and services?
Ans. (i) The first requirement is land and other natural resources like water, forests, minerals, etc.
(ii) The second requirement is labour, i.e., the people who will do the work. Some activities
require educated workers to perform the necessary task and other activities require workers who
can do manual work.
(iii) The third requirement is physical capital, i.e., the variety of inputs required at every stage
during production. It includes fixed capital and working capital.
(iv) The fourth requirement is knowledge and entrepreneurship.

13. State the main reason why farmers are able to grow three different crops in a year in Palampur.
Ans. The main reasons are:
(i) A well-developed system of irrigation.

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 (ii) Electricity came early to Palampur. It was perceived to help in transforming the system of
irrigation as the earlier Persian wheels were, till then, used to draw water from wells to irrigate
small fields.
(iii) People noticed that electric-run tubewells could irrigate much large areas of land more
effectively.

14. What can be done so that more non-farm production activities can be started in villages?
Ans. To promote more non-farm production activities in villages, the following steps can be
taken:
(i) Loans must be available for people at lower interest rates so that they can start the non-farm
production activities.
(ii) Proper markets should be set up so that the produced goods can be sold.
(iii) The concerned authorities must set up better transportation between cities and villages so
that the produced goods can be transported to cities and more money can be earned through the
non-farming activities.

15. How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the
small farmers?
Ans. Large and medium farmers sell surplus farm products from a part of their produce. A part
of the earnings is saved and kept for buying capital for the next season. A few of them give away
the savings to small farmers and loans at high interest rates and get back the amount by the next
season. Thus, they are able to arrange for the capital for farming from their own savings. Some
farmers might also use the savings to buy cattle, trucks, or to set up shops.

SECTION – D
Questions 16 to 17 carry 5 marks.
16. What are the merits of the Green Revolution?
Ans. Merits of the Green Revolution:
Green Revolution introduced a number of modern farming methods in India.
(i) Higher yield due to the use of HYV seeds.
(ii) Machines like harvesters, tractors and threshers have made ploughing and harvesting faster
and easier.
(iii) Higher yield enabled farmers to sell the surplus food in the market and earn more.
(iv) Pesticides and insecticides are able to protect the crops from pests and insects.
(v) A good irrigation system is able to enhance crop production.

17. Which non-farm activities are practised in Palampur? Write a short note.
Ans. The non-farm activities of Palampur are:
(i) Dairy farming:
(a) People feed their buffaloes with various kinds of grass, jowar, bajra that grows during the
rainy season.
(b) The milk is sold in nearby villages.
(c) Some people have set up collection centres and chilling centres from where milk is
transported to far away towns and cities.

(ii) Small-scale manufacturing:

(a) Manufacturing in Palampur involves very simple production methods and are done on a small
scale.
(b) They are carried out mostly at home.
(c) This is mostly done with the help of family labour. Labour is rarely hired.

(iii) Shopkeeping:
(a) Shopkeepers buy various goods from the wholesale market in the cities and sell them in the
village.

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 (b) Small general stores in the village sell a wide range of items like rice, wheat, sugar, oil,
biscuits, soap, batteries, candles, toothpaste, pens, pencils, notebooks, and even some clothes.
(c) Some families whose houses are closer to the bus stand have used a part of the space to open
small shops. They sell eatables here.

(iv) Transport:
(a) Rickshawallahs, tongawallahs, jeep, tractor, truck drivers and people driving the traditional
bullock carts and bogeys are the people in transport services.
(b) They carry people and goods from one place to another and in return get paid for it.
(c) The number of people in transport services have risen over the last several years.

(v) Self-employed:
Some people have opened coaching institutes for various kinds of arts like computer training
centres or stitching classes, etc. to obtain profit from a non-farm activity and train more and more
people for better opportunities in their lives.

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 18 carry 4 marks each.
18. The aim of production is to produce the goods and services that we want. There are four
requirements for production of goods and services. The first requirement is land, and other
natural resources such as water, forests, minerals. The second requirement is labour, i.e. people
who will do the work. Some production activities require highly educated workers to perform the
necessary tasks. Other activities require workers who can do manual work. Each worker is
providing the labour necessary for production. The third requirement is physical capital, i.e. the
variety of inputs required at every stage during production.
What are the items that come under physical capital?
(a) Tools, machines, buildings - Tools and machines range from very simple tools such as a
farmer’s plough to sophisticated machines such as generators, turbines, computers, etc. Tools,
machines, buildings can be used in production over many years, and are called fixed capital.
(b) Raw materials and money in hand - Production requires a variety of raw materials such as the
yarn used by the weaver and the clay used by the potter. Also, some money is always required
during production to make payments and buy other necessary items. Raw materials and money in
hand are called working capital. Unlike tools, machines and buildings, these are used up in
production.
(i) What is the most abundant factor of production?
(ii) What are the two types of things fall under physical capital?
(iii) Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
Ans. (i) Labour
(ii) (a) Tools, equipment, and structures can be used for long-term production.
(b) Raw materials.
(iii) Entrepreneur

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