THE STORY OF THE VILLAGE PALAMPUR

Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?

• (a) Jowar and bajra

• (b) Wheat

• (c) Soyabean

• (d) Rice

Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

• (a) Wheat

• (b) Rice

• (c) Cotton

• (d) Jowar and bajra

Which of the following is fixed capital?

• (a) Tools and machines

• (b) Fertilisers and pesticides

• (c) Soil

• (d) Seeds

Which of the following is a standard unit of measurement of land?

• (a) Bigha

• (b) Hectare

• (c) Acre

• (d) Guintha

Money in hand is an example of

• (a) Human capital

• (b) Fixed capital

• (c) Working capital

• (d) Physical capital

HYV seeds stands for

• (a) Heavy yielding variety seeds

• (b) High yielding variety seeds

• (c) Half yielding variety seeds

• (d) None of the above

What is the main production activity in Palampur village?

• a) Farming

• (b) Animal husbandry

• c) Transport

• (d) Small-scale manufacturing

Multiple cropping means growing

• (a) only two crops

• (b) only three crops

• (c) upto four crops

• (d) more than one crop

Modern farming methods were tried in India for the first time in

• (a) Punjab

• (b) Western U.P.

• (c) Haryana

• (d) All the above

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)