Practice Exercises (1.6) - The Story of Village Palampur

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the main economic activity in Palampur?
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Think about the primary source of livelihood for most families in the village.
Question 2.
Define surplus in terms of farming.
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What happens when production exceeds consumption?
3Question 3.
What agricultural practice is introduced in Palampur to increase crop yields?
- Multiple cropping
- Traditional methods
- None of the above
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What do farmers use to maximize crop production yearly?
4Question 4.
True or False: Labor is considered a scarce resource in Palampur.
- True
- False
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What is the situation with job seekers in the village?
Question 5.
If a farmer's land allows for three crops a year, and his first crop yields 500 kg, second yields 300 kg, and third yields 200 kg, what percentage of the total yield is the second crop?
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Find the total yield first to understand the fraction.
Question 6.
Discuss how a dependency on chemical fertilizers affects the soil quality over time, using examples from farming practices in Palampur.
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Think about how repeated use of chemicals affects nature.

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