CBSE Class 9 Economics The Story of Village Palampur Worksheet Set 02

Answer :   The green revolution starts in the late 1960.

Answer :  The farmers used cow dung and other natural manure as fertilizers.

Answer :  The farmer get their land before the coming of electricity they used Persian wheels.

Answer :  Surplus is the extra production.

Answer :  Farmers are the persons who are engaged in agricultural activities and produce crops in some piece of land whereas labourers are the persons who work for the owner of the land in the fields and produce crops.

 

Answer : The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government are 60 per day so the small labourers of a village are poor because of the uneven distributions of the land and the social hierarchy based on the farming.

Answer : Most of the small farmers have to borrow from moneylenders or the traders because to start and agriculture a man needs capital. The poor people of his village do not have adequate capital in their hand so they have to borrow from money lenders and traders.

Answer : Proper land distribution is important to reduce the inequality between war and rich in the village. If the land is well distributed then it would create the opportunity for the vulnerable section of the village to earn more.

Answer : It is important to increase the area under irrigation because water is very essential for the agriculture. In India, the rainfall is unevenly distributed in the country and if rainfall is less, then production will be low and they will be only able to grow one crop in a season.

Question. Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census some of details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on information on Palampur.
(a) Location
(b) Total Area of the Village.
(c) Land Use (In Hectares)

(d) FACILITIES

Answer : (a) Location : Palampur
(b) Total area of village: 800 hectares
(c) Land used (in hectares): 700

(d) FACILITIES

 

Question.  How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Answer : The spread of electricity has been helpful for the farmers of Palampur in various ways:
(i) Now irrigation of lands can be done in far more better ways. Before Persian wheels were used for the irrigation which was a prolonged process and was not so effective.
So, irrigation with the help of electricity will be useful for much larger areas of land and too quite quickly and effectively.
(ii) Because of the better irrigation facilities more and more crops can be grown for one year. 
(iii) Electric connection not only helped in improving agriculture but also in running small businesses..

Question.  Construct a table on the distribution of land among 450 families of Palampur.
Answer : Distribution of land among 450 families of Palampur:

 

Question.  In your region, talk to two labourers. Choose either farm labourers or labourers working at construction sites. What wages do they get? Are they paid in cash or kind? Do they get work regularly? Are they in debt?
Answer : After having communication with two labourers working at construction sites, we got following information:
1. Their per day earning as wages is Rs. 90.
2. They get their payment in cash.
3. No. their work is not permanent; they don’t have work for every day.
4. They have debts as they take loans from moneylenders in case of any emergencies like illness of family members.

Question.  Describe the work of a farmer with 1 hectare of land.
Answer : Owning a land of 1 hectare and doing agriculture on it is not enough for the sustenance of the farmer and the family, which makes it mandatory for him/her to try and find extra sources of income. Generally, this stratum of farmers work on their own plot of land and when they are finished with it, they work as labourers on construction sites or fields of the bigger farmers in order to supplement their meagre income from farming own fields.

Question. On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tejpal Singh? Would Savita's condition would be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?
Answer : Savita got a loan from Tejpal Singh on the following terms:
1. Rate of interest is 24% on the loan for four months.
2. She will have to work as a farm labourer during the harvest season at Rs. 35 per day in Tejpal Singh’s field.
Yes, if she applies for the loan from bank then her condition may differ, she could get loan from the bank at a low rate of interest and no other conditions like extra labor on low wages. This could help in improving her financial condition.

Question. What are the non-farm production activities taking place in your region?
Make a short list.
Answer : The list of non-farm production activities in our region:
1. Small scale manufacturing of shoes
2. Readymade garments
3. Some grocery shops are there
4. Cyber café has recently inaugurated
5. People also sells vegetables in market.