Q 1– Which of the following is not fixed capital?
(a) Agricultural land
(b) Tubewell
(c) Fertilisers and pesticides
(d) Farm machinery
(c) Fertilisers and pesticides
Q 2– ‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are
(a) the type of village house
(b) the type of hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
Q 3– Which among the following states was the first to try out the modern farming methods in India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Odisha
(a) Haryana
Q 4– Finance raised to operate a business is called
(a) labour
(b) enterprise
(c) land
(d) capital
(d) capital
Q 5– What percentage of the total land area is cultivated by Medium and Large farmers?
(a) 36 %
(b) 50 %
(c) 85 %
(d) 64 %
(d) 64 %
Q 6– Minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) ₹80
(b) ₹90
(c) ₹115
(d) ₹120
(c) ₹115
Q 7– The standard unit of measuring agricultural land is:
(a) Km2
(b) Bigha
(c) Guinea
(d) Hectare
(d) Hectare
Q 8– The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of green vegetables
(c) cultivation of sugar cane
(d) cultivation of forests
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
Q 9– Green Revolution is related to:
(a) Milk Production
(b) Grain production
(c) Fish production
(d) None of the above
(b) Grain production
Q 10– The small farmers constitute about _________ per cent of total farmers in India.
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80
(d) 80
Q 11– ‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are:
(a) the type of village house
(b) the types of Hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
(d) the measuring units of land area in the village
Q 12– The new ways of farming need
(a) less land
(b) more capital
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above
(d) all of the above
Q 13– What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur?
(a) Sold in the market
(b) Destroyed
(c) Given in charity
(d) Stocked by self
(a) Sold in the market
Q 14 – The most abundant factor of production is
(a) labour
(b) land
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above
(a) labour
Q 15– Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools and machines
(c) Labou
Q 16– Multiple Cropping refers to :
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
Q 17– The minimum wage for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) Rs. 50
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 70
(d) Rs. 80
(b) Rs. 60
Q 18– Working capital stands for :
(a) Tools, machines and buildings
(b) raw materials and money in hand
(c) total share capital
(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions
(b) raw materials and money in hand
Q 19– Which of the following is fixed capital?
(a) Tools and machines
(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil
(d) Seeds
(a) Tools and machines
Q 20– Which one of the following is not an effect of modern farming?
(a) Soil degradation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Decrease in groundwater
(d) Water pollution
(d) Water pollution
Q 21– Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and bajra
(b) Wheat
(c) Soyabean
(d) Rice
(a) Jowar and bajra.
Q 22– Money in hand is an example of
(a) Human capital
(b) Fixed capital
(c) Working capital
(d) Physical capital
(c) Working capital
Q 23– How many families live in Village Palampur?
(a) 150
(b) 250
(c) 350
(d) 450
(d) 450
Q 24–
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Physical capital | (a) tools, machines, buildings which can be used in production over many years. |
| 2. Fixed capital | (b) raw materials and money in hand. |
| 3. Working capital | (c) the standard unit of measuring land. |
| 4. Hectare | (d) growing more than one crop one piece of land during the year. |
| 5. Multiple cropping | (e) variety of inputs required at every stage during production. |
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Physical capital | (e) variety of inputs required at every stage during production. |
| 2. Fixed capital | (a) tools, machines, buildings which can be used in production over many years. |
| 3. Working capital | (b) raw materials and money in hand. |
| 4. Hectare | (c) standard unit of measuring land. |
| 5. Multiple cropping | (d) growing more than one crop one piece of land during the year. |
Q 25– Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Banks
(b) Co-operative Societies
(c) Village money lenders
(d) Friends and relatives
(c) Village money lenders
Q 26– Palampur resembles a village of the western part of the state of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Q 27– ‘Operation Flood’ is related to :
(a) control flood
(b) produce fish
(c) milk production
(d) grain production
(c) milk production
Q 28– What is the source of capital for the large farmers?
(a) Banks and own savings
(b) Money lenders and relatives
(c) Banks and money lenders
(d) Poor farmers
(a) Banks and own savings
Q 29– Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(a) Punjab
Q 30– To grow more than one crop in a piece of land during the year is known as:
(a) crop-rotation
(b) cultivation
(c) single cropping
(d) multiple cropping
(d) multiple cropping
Q 31– Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) Fixed amount of land
(b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour
(d) none of the above
(a) Fixed amount of land
Q 32– Which of the following statements is not true about small-scale manufacturing in villages?
(a) Farmers engage in it to supplement their income
(b) Farmers take the help of their family members
(c) The production is done mostly at home
(d) Farmers produce articles for their own use
(d) Farmers produce articles for their own use
Q 33– All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops may are growing:
(a) sugarcane as the third crop
(b) rice as the third crop
(c) potatoes as the third crop
(d) onion as the third crop
(c) potatoes as the third crop
Q 34– Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
(a) Moneylender
(b) Entrepreneur
(c) Zamindar
(d) Manager
(b) Entrepreneur
Q 35– High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes
(b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives
(d) None of the above
(a) Research institutes
Q 36– Yield is measured as crop produced on a given piece of land during:
(a) two seasons
(b) three seasons
(c) a single season
(d) all the above
(c) a single season
Q 37– Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Potato
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Wheat
(c) Jowar and bajra
Q 38– The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to the cultivation of:
(a) wheat and jowar
(b) jowar and barley
(c) wheat and sugarcane
(d) wheat and rice
(d) wheat and rice
Q 39– Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers
(d) Both (b) and (c)
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Q 40– The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is Rs:
(a) Rs. 50 per day
(b) Rs. 60 per day
(c) Rs. 70 per day
(d) Rs. 80 per day
(b) Rs. 60 per day