story of palampur vsa 1

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What is the main reason behind growing three different crops in a year?
Answer:
The village has a well-developed system of irrigation.

Question 2.
What are the main factors of production?
Answer:
Land, labour, physical capital and human capital.

Question 3.
Machinery, work plants, equipments, new technology, buildings are the example of
Answer:
Fixed capital

Question 4.
Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which State of India?
Answer:
Punjab

Question 5.
The quality of resources which can be improved through investment in education and training is the _______ .
Answer:
Human capital

Question 6.
Why is there heavy competition for work among the farm labourers in village Palampur?
Answer:
Because people are ready to work for lower wages.

Question 7.
To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is called _______ .
Answer:
Multiple cropping.

Question 8.
The use of higher yields with combination of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, etc. refers to _______ .
Answer:
Modern cropping.

Question 9.
One of the important non-farming activities besides farming in Palampur is _______ .
Answer:
Dairy farming.

Question 10.
Some shopkeepers in Palampur buy various goods from wholesale markets in the cities and sell them in the village. This process is called .
Answer:
Trading (exchange of goods).

Question 11.
Name two crops that grow in the rainy season.
Answer:
Jowar and bajra

Question 12.
Money in hand and raw materials are an example of _______ .
Answer:
Working capital

Question 13.
When were the high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds introduced to the Indian farmers? -<§01
Answer:
In the late 1960s

Question 14.
What is the main production activity in Palampur village?
Answer:
Farming is the main production activity in Palampur village.

Question 15.
What do you understand by the Green Revolution?
Answer:
Green Revolution was started in the late 1960s in the field of agriculture, under this revolution, modern methods of farming were adopted to increase agriculture product.

Question 16.
Who are the small farmers?
Answer:
Small farmers are those farmers who have less than 2 hectares of land.

Question 17.
How many people of Palampur village were engaged in non-farming activities?
Answer:
25% people of Palampur village were engaged in non-farming activities.

Question 18.
What is the full form of HYV?
Answer:
High-Yielding Varieties.

Question 19.
How can you say that the use of modern farming methods is beneficial for Indian farmers?
Answer:
By using modern farming methods, Indian farmers are able to produce much greater amount of grains on a single plant. There is a large increase in the production of wheat. Using these methods, the farmers have greater amounts of surplus wheat to sell in the markets.

Question 20.
What is the most abundant factor of production?
Answer:
Labour is the most abundant factor of production.

Question 21.
From where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
Answer:
Village moneylenders

Question 22.
Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping?
Answer:
It is because this method is the most common way of increasing production.

Question 23.
What is meant by working capital?
Answer:
Raw materials and money in hand are called working capital.

Question 24.
Give two examples of fixed capital.
Answer:
Machines and buildings.

Question 25.
What role do markets play in the expansion of non-farm activities?
Answer:
Goods and services produced are sold in the markets.

Question 26.
What is multiple cropping?
Answer:
Multiple cropping means growing more than one crop on the same piece of land in a year.

Question 27.
Name the Indian states that tried out the modern farming methods at first.
Answer:
Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh were the first to try out the modern farming methods in India.

Question 28.
What is measured as the crop produced on given piece of land during a single season?
Answer:
Yield is measured as crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season.

Question 29.
What are the constituents of modern farming methods?
Answer:
The constituents of modern farming methods are use of high yielding variety of seeds, using chemical fertilisers and pesticides, as well as using plenty of water for irrigation.

Question 30.
Mention one difference between land and capital.
Answer:
Land is a natural resource whereas capital is man-made factor of production.

Question 31.
What is the harmful effect of continuous use of groundwater for tubewell irrigation?
Answer:
The continuous use of groundwater for tubewell irrigation has led to the depletion of the water-table.

Question 32.
What is aim of production?
Answer:
The aim of production is to produce the goods and services that we want.