Story of village Palampur

Which of the following is not a requirement for production?

• Raw material

• Labour

• Human capital

• Physical capital

• Transport

Which of the following crops is/are grown by the farmers in Palampur in the kharif season?

• Wheat

• Potatoes

• Sugarcane

• Rice

• Jowar and bajra

Which of the following is/are correct about the cropping patterns of the village Palampur?

a. All farmers in Palampur grow at least two main crops.

b. Many farmers in Palampur are growing sugarcane as the third crop from the past fifteen to twenty years.

c. Farmers in Palampur grow jowar and bajra as cattle feed.

• a only

• b only

• c only

• a and b

• a and c

Which of the following regions in India are well-irrigated?

a. Riverine plains

b. Coastal regions

c. Plateau regions

d. Arid regions

• a and b

• a and c

• b and c

• c and d

• a and d

Which of the following is/are not employed in modern farming?

• HYV seeds

• Cow dung and organic manure

• Chemical fertilisers and pesticides

• Tubewells

• Farm machinery

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Less than 50 people in Palampur are engaged in maufacturing activities.

b. Most manufacturing activities in Palampur are done in fields or homes.

c. Labourers for manufacturing activities in Palampur are hired from the nearby towns.

• a only

• b only

• c only

• a and b

• a and c

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the village Palampur?

a. Persian wheels are often used by farmers to draw water from the wells and irrigate small fields.

b. The first few tubewells were installed by NGOs.

c. The entire cultivated area of 200 hectares (ha.) was irrigated by tubewells by the mid 70s.

• a only

• b only

• c only

• a and b

• None of these

Which of the following measurements is used as the Standard Unit for Measurement of Land for agricultural purposes?

• Metre

• Kilometre

• Yards

• Hectares

• Acre

Which of the following states in India has the highest consumption of chemical fertilisers?

• Haryana

• Uttar Pradesh

• Kerala

• Punjab

• Andhra Pradesh

The green revolution is associated with which of the following?

a. Higher yields of crops

b. Popularity of chemical fertilisers and pesticides

c. Loss of soil fertility

d. Reduced water table

• a and b

• c and d

• a, b and d

• b, c and d

• a, b, c and d