the story of palampur
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THE STORY
OF
VILLAGE
PALAMPUR
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTION
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF PALAMPUR ?
All of the above
Dairy farming
Manufacturing
Transport
Farming
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ARE:
Organization
Capital
Labour
Land
All of the above options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT ARE NON FARMING ACTIVITIES IN PALAMPUR?
Harvesting
Manufacturing
Shop-keeping
Transport
All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE THERE IN PALAMPUR?
400
430
440
420
450
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
There are __________ primary schools in palampur.
One
Four
Seven
Five
Two
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO RUNS THE PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE ?
None of these
Farmer Dala and Ramkali
Large farmers
Businessmen
Government
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
SC(DALITS) COMPRISE______ OF POPULATION.
One-fifth
One-tenth
Half
One-forth
One-third
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY PRIVATE DISPENSARIES ARE THERE IN PALAMPUR?
Two
Four
Five
Three
One
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS THE FIRST REQUIREMENT FOR A PRODUCTION?
Human capital
Capital
Land
Labour
Organisation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS A FIXED CAPITAL IN A PRODUCTION?
Materials that can be used for many years
Materials that are either bought once a year
Materials that cannot be used every year
Materials that are bought every year
Both d and e
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHICH OF THESE ARE FIXED CAPITAL?
Yarn
Clay
Buildings
Machines
Both a and b
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN FARMING IN PALAMPUR?
25%
40%
80%
50%
75%
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS THE STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT OF LAND?
Guintha
Meter
Bigha
Yards
Hectares
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHICH CROP IS/ARE GROWN IN KHARIF SEASON AT PALAMPUR?
Bajra
Jowar
Sugarcane
Wheat
Both d and e
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
TO GROW MORE THAN ONE CROP ON SAME PIECE OF LAND IS CALLED _____________ .
Plantation
Mixed farming
Both of these
Mixed cropping
Multiple cropping
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW CAN MORE CROPS BE GROWN ON SAME PIECE OF LAND?
By using fertilizers and pesticides
By modern farming methods
By multiple cropping
By using HYV seeds
All the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MUCH AREA OF PALAMPUR IS UNDER CULTIVATION?
500 yards
5000 hectares
2000 hectares
500 hectares
200 hectares
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHEN DID THE GREEN REVOLUTION STARTED?
In 1990
In 1980
In 1970
In 1950
In 1960
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT DID THE GREEN REVOLUTION INTRODUCED?
Electric-run tube wells
Fertilizers
Harvesters
Pesticides
High yielding variety of seeds
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT DID THE HYV SEEDS NEEDED FOR GOOD YIELD?
None of these
Plenty of water
Pesticides
Chemical fertilizers
All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO WERE THE FIRST TO TRY OUT THE MODERN FARMING METHODS?
Farmers of Delhi
Farmers of Haryana
Farmers of Uttar Pradesh
Farmers of Punjab
All the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
IN PALAMPUR YIELD OF WHEAT GROWN FROM TRADITIONAL SEEDS WAS _______ .
1000kg per ha
2200kg per ha
4200kg per ha
3200kg per ha
1300kg per ha
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT ARE MODERN FARMING METHODS?
Using farm machineries
Using fertilizers and pesticides
Better irrigation in fields
Using HYV seeds
All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT WAS THE YIELD OF WHEAT WITH HYV SEEDS?
1000kg per ha
2200kg per ha
4200kg per ha
1300kg per ha
3200kg per ha
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT WAS THE BAD EFFECT OF GREEN REVOLUTION
Use of farm machineries
Increase in yield of crops
Reduction of water-table
Loss of soil fertility
Both A and B
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT ARE THE BAD EFFECTS OF FERTILIZERS?
Provide nutrition to plants
Kills useful bacteria and microbes
Pollute rivers and lakes
Escape from soil and pollute groundwater
All of these
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHERE IS THE CONSUMPTION OF FERTILIZERS HIGHEST IN INDIA?
Haryana
Raniganj
Raiganj
Palampur
Punjab
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY FAMILIES IN PALAMPUR ARE LANDLESS
100
450
240
260
150
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HAW MANY FAMILIES HAVE CULTIVATED LAND LESS THAN 2 HECTARES?
65 families
300 families
360 families
450 families
240 families
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO CULTIVATES THE LARGE LANDS?
Landless farmers
Small farmers
Medium farmers
Large farmers
Both of these
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY FAMILIES CULTIVATE LARGE PLOTS OF LAND?
240
160
150
50
60
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO HIRES THE LABOURS TO WORK ON THE FIELDS?
Small farmers
Medium farmers
Large farmers
Government
Both C and D
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO IS THE POOREST FARMER OF PALAMPUR?
Gobind and Savita
Tejpal Singh
Ramkali
Dala
Both B and C
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW ARE THE WAGES PAID TO THE WORKERS?
None of these
As food
As crops
In cash
All of these
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHO IS DALA?
Medium farmer
Small farmer
PWD worker
Large farmer
Landless farm labourer
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS MINIMUM WAGE OF A FARM LABOURER SET BY GOVERNMENT PER DAY?
Rs.50
Rs.40
Rs.35
Rs.65
Rs.60
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO THE LABOURERS OF PALAMPUR GET AS WAGE PER DAY?
Rs.60
Rs.35
Rs.40
Rs.65
Both C and D
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY MEN ARE EMPLOYED AS LABOURERS IN PUNJAB AND HARYANA?
220 men
210 men
230 men
240 men
250 men
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW DO SMALL FARMERS GET CAPITAL NEEDED IN FARMING?
They borrow from bank
They borrow from traders supplying many inputs
They borrow from moneylenders
They borrow from large farmers
All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT FACTOR OF PRODUCTION?
Human capital
Capital
Organization
Land
Labour
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHICH FACTOR OF PRODUCTION IS SCARCE?
Organization
Labour
Capital
Land
Both B and C
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHICH OF THE FARMERS SUPPLY ENOUGH WHEAT TO MARKET?
Government
Small farmers
Medium farmers
Large farmers
Both A and B
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MUCH AVERAGE WHEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE LAND OF A LARGE FARMER OF PALAMPUR?
360 quintals
500 oz
300 quintals
450 kgs
350 quintals
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHICH NON-FARM ACTIVITIES ARE FAST DEVELOPING SECTORS IN PALAMPUR?
None of these
Shop-keeping
Manufacturing
Dairy
Transport
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
BUFFALOS OF DAIRY FARMERS ARE FED WITH _______ CROPS.
Rice
Wheat
Bajra
Jowar
Both A and B
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHERE DO THE DAIRY FARMERS OF PALAMPUR SELL THE MILK?
Laalgunj
Shahjahanpur
Shahpur
Ranigunj
Raigunj
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING?
Eleven families
Sixty families
Thirty families
Seventy families
Fifty families
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHAT DO THE SHOPKEEPERS OF PALAMPUR SELL?
Biscuits and sugar
Notebook and pencils
Toothpaste and soap
Eatables
All of these
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
WHERE DID KISHORA GET THE LOAN FROM?
From traders
From large farmers
From moneylenders
From private bank
From governmental organized banks
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
HOW DOES KISHORA USE HIS BUFFALO TO EARN PROFIT?
None of these
By selling milk items
By using it as bullock to transport
By selling buffalo’s milk
All of these
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