The Story of Village Palampur MCQ with Answer
1.  Consider the statements :
(i) Village Palampur is situated in Western Uttar Pradesh.         Â
(ii)Â Farming is the main activity in Palampur.
(iii)Â Upper caste people hold small land holdings in Palampur
(iv) Vehicles like bullock carts, tongas, bogeys, motor cycles, Jeeps, tractors & trucks are common on all weather roads of Palampur.
(A) All are correct                                  Â
(B) only i & iv are correct                     Â
(C) (ii) & (iii) are correct                        Â
(D) (ii) & (iv) are correct
AnswerAns.       (D)
2.  Assertion : Palampur is an example of caste inequality.
Reason : Out of 450 families in Palampur 80 upper caste own the majority of land and one third of population belongs to SCs (dalits) that live in the corner of village.
(A) Only A is correct         Â
(B) Only R is correct          Â
(C) Both A & R is correct
(D)Â Both are not correct
AnswerAns.       (C)
3.  In most of the villages in India :
(i)Â Farming is main production activity.
(ii) Non-farm activities includes small manufacturing, transport, shop keeping etc. that employee  most of the people in rural area.
(iii)Â 75% of the people of village Palampur dependent on non-farm activities for their livelihood.
(iv)Â All the big land or farms owned by just 20% big farmers.
(A) All are correct                                                                                     Â
(B) All are not correct                           Â
(C) Only (ii) & (iii) are correct             Â
(D) (i) & (iv) are correct
AnswerAns.       (D)
4.  The farmers in Palampur are able to grow three different crops in a year. Which of the following is not a valid reason for the same?
(A) The village has the well-developed system of irrigation.
(B)Â Electricity came early to Palampur.
(C) Farmers follow modern farming methods which includes HYV seeds.
(D) The farmers in Palampur practise multiple cropping.
AnswerAns.       (C)
5.  Read the statements & given answer below :
(i)Â Land is resource which gives us water, forests, minerals etc.
(ii) More physical labour is required for primary sector.
(iii)Â Physical capital includes tools, machines, buildings.
(iv)Â Raw material and money in hand is Working Capital
(A) (i), (iii), (v) are true                         Â
(B) (ii), (iv) are not true                        Â
(C) All are true                                       Â
(D) only (i) is true
AnswerAns.       (C)
6.  Choose the correct statement:
(A)Â One hectare equals the area of a square with one side measuring 100 metres.
(B) One hectare equals the area of a square with one side measuring 10 metres.
(C) On bigha is equals to a one square Acre
(D)Â One bigha is equals to a ten square metres.
AnswerAns.       (A)
7.  To grow more from the same land we should have to :
(A) practice multiple cropping            Â
(B)Â land left idle for one season
(C) practice shifting cultivation         Â
(D)Â use more fertilizers & pesticides
AnswerAns.       (A)
8.  Select the false statement :
(A)Â Rainy season is known as kharifÂ
(B)Â Deccan plateau has low level of irrigation
(C) Wheat mostly sown during Rabi season                                       Â
(D)Â Sugarcane is a Zaid crop
AnswerAns.       (D)
9.  Read the following:
(i) Persian wheel is used to develope transport facility.                      Â
(ii)Â First few tube wells were installed by the government in Palampur
(iii) Private tubewells are used to irrigate small farms only               Â
(iv) Electric-run tubewells are not present in Palampur
(A) All are true                                       Â
(B) only (ii) & (iv) are true                   Â
(C) only (ii) is true                                 Â
(D)Â All are false
AnswerAns.       (C)
10.  Read the following:
(i) After electric-run tubewell facility available in India problem of irrigation in most of the part has been solved.
(ii) Apart from the riverine plains, coastal regions in our country are well irrigated.
(iii)Â India has more than 60% of irrigated area
(iv) Most part of country is dependent on rainfall for irrigation.
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct                    Â
(B)Â Only (ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(C) (ii) & (iv) are correct                      Â
(D)Â All are correct
AnswerAns.       (C)
11.  What is true about multiple cropping?
(A)Â To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during a year
(B)Â To grow two crop on a piece of land in Zaid season
(A) A is true                                            Â
(B) B is true                                            Â
(C) Both are true                                   Â
(D)Â none of these
AnswerAns.       (A)
12.  What define ‘yield’ better.
(A)Â Yield is a quality of crop produced a given piece of land during a season.
(B)Â Yield is measured as crop product on a given piece of land during a single season.
(A) A is correct                                      Â
(B) B is correct                                      Â
(C) Both are correct                             Â
(D)Â None of these
AnswerAns.       (D)
13.  Assertion: In India out of every 100 workers in the rural area only 24 are engaged in non-form activities.
Reason: India has enough cultivable land to provide employment for its whole population.
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)Â A is true but R is false and not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                      Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (B)
14.  Find out the correct statement about green revolution.
(i)Â Green revolution started in the late 1960s.
(ii)Â It promoted (HYV) seed to produce more yield per hectare
(iii) HYV seeds don’t need fertilizers, pesticides for better crop produce.
(iv)Â Green Revolution was possible only from the combination of HYV seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilizers, pesticides etc.
(A) All are correct                                                                                     Â
(B) (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct                 Â
(C) only (iii) is correct                                                                               Â
(D)Â (ii) & (iii) correct
AnswerAns.       (B)
15.  Green Revolution take place in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, because:
(A)Â Farmers are rich to afford the technique of Green Revolution.
(B)Â Fertile soil & facility of irrigation available in these states.
(C)Â Export of food grain is easy from these regions
(D)Â Farmer is poor & govt. want to help them through subsidy.
AnswerAns.       (B)
16.  What is the working capital required by the farmer using modern farming methods?
(i)Â Tractor, harvester, threshers, tubewells etc.
(ii)Â Wages for farm labourers.
(iii) Money to purchase HYV seeds fertilizers, pesticides etc.          Â
(A) (i) only                                              Â
(B) (ii) only                                             Â
(C) (i) & (iii) both                                  Â
(D)Â (ii) & (iii) both
AnswerAns.       (D)
17.  Here are some effects of green revolution find out the negative effect.
(i) Modern farming methods have overused the natural resource.
(ii)Â Green revolution is associated with the loss of soil fertility.
(iii) Modern farming methods has reduced the ground water – table.
(iv)Â Modern farming methods pollute ground water.
(A) (i), (iv) only                                      Â
(B) (ii) & (iii) only                                  Â
(C) none of these                                  Â
(D)Â All the above
AnswerAns.       (D)
18.
Find the correct statement based on graph.
(A) Distribution of cultivated land is equal.                                         Â
(B) This kind of distribution is good for modern farming
(C)Â This condition represents socialist economy.
(D)Â This kind of situation creates disguised unemployment.
AnswerAns.       (D)
19.  Assertion: The poor farmers migrated from states like Bihar, Orissa to states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi etc.
 Reason : These landless farmers get huge farms & field on rent to work and earn lots of profit.     Â
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)Â A is true but R is false and not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                       Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (B)
20.  Assertion: Since 1960 in Palampur there has been expansion in land area under cultivation.
Reason: Some of the waste lands in the village had been converted to cultivable land.
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)Â A is true but R is not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                       Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (C)
21.  Assertion: The farmers of Palampur are able to grow three different crops in a year.
Reason: Electric run tube wells could irrigate much larger areas of land more effectively.
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)Â A is true but R is not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                       Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (A)
22.  Read the following:
(A) There are five requirements for production of goods and services.
(B) Tools, machines, buildings can be used in production over many years, and are called fixed capital.
(C) Raw materials and money in hand are called working capital.
(D) One hectare equals the area of a square with one side measuring 100 metres.
Which is incorrect?
(A) 1Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(C) 3Â Â Â Â Â Â
(D) 4 Â Â Â Â Â
AnswerAns.       (A)
23.   Assertion: Small farmers need to borrow money from local money lenders & big farmer.
Reason: Banks provide many kinds of loan to them on very low interest rate.
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B) Â A is true but R is not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                       Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (B)
24.  (A) : Dairy small scale manufacturing, transport, shopes etc. are non-farm activity.
(R) : Non-farmactivities provide help to develope agricultural production & strenthen the small  farmer’s economic condition.
(A)Â A is true & R is the explanation of AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(B)Â A is true but R is not a explanation of A
(C) A is false but R is true                                                                       Â
(D)Â A & R both are false
AnswerAns.       (A)
25.  The farmers of Punjab, Haryana and _____ were the first to try on the modern farming method in India.
(A) Rajasthan                                       Â
(B) Madhya Pradesh                            Â
(C) Western Uttar Pradesh                   Â
(D) Bihar
AnswerAns.       (C)
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