CBSE Class 6 Social Science Rural Livelihoods Worksheet

Rural Livelihoods

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1.What are the other works that Thulasi do besides working on the land?
(A)Weed, harvest and transplant the paddy crop.
(B) Take children to school
(C) Pick water from the well
(D) Cook food, clean the house and wash clothes.

2.Where is Kalpattu village situated?

3.What is theratio of agricultural labourers?

4.Where is Pudupet village situated?

5.How did poor families in rural areas spend their time everyday?
(A) Collecting firewood, getting water and grazing their cattle.
(B) Collecting firewood, getting water and grazing their cattle.
(C) Nursing the patient in the village hospital
(D) Talking to the neighbours.

6.What are the differences between Shekar and Thulasi's lives?
(A) Thulasi works in other's field
(B) Shekar work in his own land
(C) Farming is their main occupation
(D) a & b

7.What happens when crops are ruined?
(A) Farmers are unable to repay their loans.
(B) They may take more loan for their family to survive.
(C) Both 'a' and 'b'
(D) None of these

8.What does working on farm include?
(A) Preparing the land.
(B) Sowing.
(C) Weeding and harvesting of crops.
(D) All of them

9.During monsoon failure what did the farmers do for their survival?
(A) Perform charity shows.
(B) Borrow money.
(C) Learn cooking.
(D) None of them.

10.Businesses which the farmers mostly do include ________.
(A) owning shops.
(B) trading.
(C) opening small factories.
(D) All of them.

11.Who all do not findwork throughout the year?
(A) The Farmers.
(B) The Agricultural labourers.
(C) Fishing Families.
(D) All of them

12.Kalpattu is a village that's close to the sea coast in _________.
(A) Karnataka.
(B) Tamil Nadu.
(C) Mumbai.
(D) Andhra Pradesh.

13.Which is the main crop that is grown in irrigated lands?
(A) Paddy.
(B) Cotton.
(C) Jute.
(D) Silk.

14.Nearly ________ of all rural families are agricultural labourers in our country.
(A) 1/4
(B) 2/5
(C) 1/3
(D) 6/7

15.Why do people in many rural areas travel long distances?
(A) In search or work.
(B) For education.
(C) In order to haves fun.
(D) All of them.

16.What could be the source of income for farmers other thanfarming?
(A) Selling milk to the village cooperative society.
(B) Collecting mahua, tendu leaves, and honey to be sold to traders.
(C) Fishing.
(D) All of them

17.What are the othersources of income for the farmers from the forest?
(A) Mahua.
(B) Tendu leaves.
(C) Honey.
(D) All of them

18.Apart from farming, what are the other works done in rural areas?
(A) Animal Husbandry.
(B) Dairy produce.
(C) Fishing.
(D) All of them.

19.In India nearly ______ out of every 5 rural familiesare agricultural labourer families.
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

20.In recent years what is the major cause of distress in the villages?
(A) Debt
(B) Food
(C) Culture
(D) Religion

21.Terrace Farming is best for:
(A) Paddy
(B) Wheat
(C) Tea
(D) Cotton

22.How many paddy bags does Shekar get from his two acres of land?
(A) 60 bags of paddy
(B) 24 bags of paddy
(C) 2 bags of paddy
(D) 10 bags of paddy

23.Describe the work that Thulasi does?
(A) She works in the field; she does the work of transplanting, weeding and also harvesting.
(B) Thulasi work in her home: She cook, clean and wash clothes
(C) She works as a teacher.
(D) All of them

24.What are the shops Ramalingam owns?
(A) Chemist shop and rice mill
(B) Vegetable and fruit shop
(C) Rice mill and vegetable shop
(D) Rice mill, shop selling seedsand pesticides

25._____________ is a village in Nagaland and it is in ___________ district in Nagaland.
(A) Kalpattu, Kodumanal district
(B) Perungudi, Madurai district
(C) Chizami, Manipur
(D) Chizami, Phek district

26.The people of Chizami village belong to ___________ and they do______________ cultivation.
(A) Chakhesang community and do terrace cultivation.
(B) Dalit and do farming.
(C) Gorkha and agriculture
(D) All of them

27.Do 'Kalpattu' village have different types of shops? What are they?
(A) Yes. Tea shops, grocery shops, and barber shop.
(B) No. They do not have any shops
(C) They have only two shops.
(D) There is only one vegetable shop.

28.What is the major occupation of the 'Kalpattu' people?
(A) Carpentry
(B) Fishing
(C) Hunting
(D) Agriculture

29.Fisher women selling the catch at _____________
(A) Central market.
(B) Cooperative store.
(C) Local market.
(D) In village.

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30.What are the common dailyactivities of poor womenin rural areas?

31.How many families in India work as rural labourers?

32.What recent incidents came in sight regarding farmers' problems?

33.Where is Chizami village and for what is it known?

34.What do agricultural labourers do for their earning?

35.What is thecontrasting feature of Indian agricultural sector?

36.What are the main activities of big farmers?

37.In which months fishermen areunable to go for catching fish? Why?

38.What do the fishermen do when they don't go for fishing and what problems do they face?

39.How is thelives of all rural people almost similar?

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40.As there is no permanent source of income in villages; what do the people do?

41.What is 'terrace cultivation'?

42.What is special about Chakhesang community?

43.What are the main activities of people living near coastal village areas?

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44.Which are the important phases and monthsfor paddy cultivation?

45.Why are farmers forced to take debt and what difficulties they face even after doing so?

46.Apart from cultivation what are the other activities of rural people?

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. The new moon night is also called as ............... (Poornima, Amavasya)

2. The star which always remains in the same position in the sky ............... (Pole star, Ursa major)

3. The sun is about ............... million km away from the earth.(250, 150)

4. The planet which is nearest to the sun ............... (Venus, Mercury)

5. ............... are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. (Asteroids, Meteoroids)

6. The closest celestial body to our earth ............... (Sun, Moon)

7. The first man to step on the surface of the moon ............... (Edmund Hilary, Neil Armstrong)

8. Various patterns formed by different groups of stars. (Constellation, Saptarishi)

9  Mercury takes ............... days to complete one round along its orbit. (188,88)

10. All the planets move around the sun in ............... paths (circular,elongated)

II.FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. The word planet comes from the Greek word which means

2.The planets which have rings around them ..............., ................, ...............,

3. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on ............... 

4. ............... are the people who study the celestial bodies and their movements

5 .In size,earth is the ............... largest planet.

6 ............... is an artificial body which is designed by scientist to gather information about the universe or for communication.

7. A famous astronomer of ancient India was ............... 

8. Millions of galaxies make the ............... 

9. ............... is a group of seven stars that forms a part of the large Ursa Major Constellation. 

10. Planets do not have their own ............... and ...............

Q-1 Define the terms:

       Terrace farming, Tsunami.

Q-2 Lists the non- farming works in village.

Q-3What kinds of work did the agricultural labourers do?

Q-4 Why do small farmers borrow money from the village moneylenders?

Q-5 W hat are the important sources of livelihood in the villagers of central farmers.

Q-6 Mention three differences between the small farmers and big farmers.

Q-7 Why do landless laborers migrate to towns and cities?

Q-8 What work has been done by the government to improve the condition of the villagers?