REVISION WORKSHEET FOR TERM 1 EXAMINATION

GRADE: -IX
SUB:- ECONOMICS

Chapter -1
The Story of Village Palampur

Question No. 1 to 6 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

In the kind of crops grown and facilities available, Palampur would resemble a village of the western part of the state of Uttar
Pradesh. All land is cultivated in Palampur. No land is left idle. During the rainy season (kharif) farmers grow jowar and bajra.
These plants are used as cattle feed. It is followed by cultivation of potatoes between October and December. In the winter
season (rabi), fields are sown with wheat. From the wheat produced, farmers keep enough wheat for the family’s consumption
and sell the surplus wheat at the market at Raiganj. A part of the land area is also devoted to sugarcane which is harvested once
every year. Sugarcane, in its raw form, or as jaggery, is sold to traders in Shahpur.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Some portion of cultivable land is occupied by Industries in Palampur.
b. Cattle feed is grown all through the year in Palampur.
c. Palampur obeys the pattern of multiple cropping in an annual production cycle.
d. The primary market for selling Sugarcane is Raiganj and Shahpur.
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2. Which out of the following crops is cultivated solely for trade by the farmers in Palampur.
a. Jowar
b. Wheat
c. Rice
d. Sugarcane
3. What percentage of land fit for cropping is under cultivation in
Palampur? a. 75%
b. 50%
c. 100%
d. 25%
4. What is the main reason behind the ability of farmers to grow three different types of crops in a year?
a. Easy availability of good quality seeds
b. Well developed system of irrigation
c. Hardworking farmers
d. Uniform weather throughout the year
5. Find the common link in each group and fill in the blank accordingly.
Wheat: Raigani :: : Shahpur
a. Jowar
b. Sugarcane
c. Jaggery
d. Potato
6. Farmers sell the surplus wheat at the market. What is a surplus?
a. Enough amount needed for personal consumption
b. Extra amount left after personal consumption
c. Minimum amount needed for personal consumption
d. Maximum amount needed for personal consumption

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 7. Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season?
a. Productivity
b. Output
c. Yield
d. Cultivation
8. Raw material and money in hand are called:
a. Fixed Capital
b. Human Capital
c. Working Capital
d. Variable Capital
9. How many high schools are there in Palampur?
a. One
b. Four
c. Two
d. Three
10. Assertion (A): Among the three factors of production: land, labour and capital, labour is the most abundant factor of
production.
Reason (R): There are many people who are willing to work as farm labourers in the villages, whereas the opportunities
for work are limited.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
11. Assertion (A): Land being a natural resource, is necessary to be carefully used.
Reason (R): Due to negligence and over-exploitation, highly fertile pieces of land are being degraded, i.e., they have
become barren and uncultivable.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
12. State True or False:
i. After farming, dairy is the most common activity in Palampur.
a. True
b. False
ii. A number of vehicles run on the road that connects Palampur to Raiganj.
a. True
b. False
13. Fill in the blanks:
a. During the rainy season (Kharif) the farmers of Palampur grow and .
b. A is a substance applied to soils to provide nutrients, optimal for their growth and development.
14. Match the following:

(a) Bullock carts, tongas, bogeys (i) Tools of irrigation

(b) Primary schools and one high school (ii) Factors of production
(c) Land, Labour, Capital (iii) Means of education
(d) Persian wheels and tubewells (iv) Means of transportation

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15. What are the main activities of the people of village of Palampur?
16. Name the non-farm activities of Palampur?
17. What are the importances of non farming activities?
18. What are the major steps taken by the government to improve agriculture in India?
19. How developed is the village of Palampur?
20. What are the features of the Green Revolution? How it is different from traditional farming?
21. What are the various types of crops grown in village Palampur?
22. Differentiate between fixed capital and working capital.

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 Class 09 - Social Science
ECO The Story of Village Palampur Test 01

Solution

1. (c) Palampur obeys the pattern of multiple cropping in an annual production cycle.
Explanation: Palampur obeys the pattern of multiple cropping in an annual production cycle.
2. (d) Sugarcane
Explanation: Sugarcane
3. (c) 100%
Explanation: 100%
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4. (b) Well developed system of irrigation
Explanation: Well developed system of irrigation
5. (c) Jaggery
Explanation: A part of the land area is also devoted to sugarcane which is harvested once every year. Sugarcane, in its
raw form, or as jaggery, is sold to traders in Shahpur.
6. (b) Extra amount left after personal consumption
Explanation: The extra amount left after personal consumption is called a surplus.
7. (c) Yield
Explanation: Yield
8. (c) Working Capital
Explanation: Raw material and money in hand are called Working Capital.
9. (a) One
Explanation: One
10. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Labour is the most abundant factor of production. There exists high competition among the farm laborers
as there is a lack of job opportunities in the villages, so, they are forced to work for low wages.
11. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Land, a natural resource, is subject to degradation. Due to negligence and over-exploitation, highly fertile
pieces of land are being degraded, i.e., they have become barren and uncultivable. This is due to the overutilization of
fertilisers in order to increase the yield with the higher cost of production. The reason rightly explains the assertion.
12. State True or False:
i. (a) True
Explanation: True
ii. (a) True
Explanation: True
13. Fill in the blanks:
a. Jowar, Bajra
b. Chemical fertiliser
14. (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
15. Farming is the main activity in Palampur. Other activities are small-scale manufacturing, dairy, transport, etc. They also
have small shops selling a wide range of items like rice, wheat, sugar, tea, oil, biscuits, soaps, etc.

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16. Non farm activities of Palampur are dairy farming, small scale manufacturing, trade, shop keeping and providing
transport services.
17. Non farming activities provide important alternative and lucrative source of livelihood in rural areas.
It decreases the burden of employment from agriculture.
It solves the problem of rural disguised unemployment.
18. The major steps that were taken by the government to improve agriculture in India are:
i. Technological Measures.
ii. Land reforms.
iii. Cooperation and consolidation of holdings.
iv. Institution involving peoples participation in planning.
v. Institutional credit.
vi. Procurement and support prices.
vii. Input subsidies to agriculture.
viii. Food security system.
19. 1.Most of the houses have electric connections. 2.Electricity is used to run tube wells in fields and for many other
purposes.
3. Palampur has two primary schools and one high school.
4. There is a primary health centre run by the government and one private dispensary where the sick are treated.
5. It also has a well-developed system of roads and transport facilities.
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20. Major features of the Green Revolution in India were-
i. The Green Revolution was introduced in the states of Punjab,Haryana,and Uttar Pradesh by using HighYielding
Varieties (HYV) of seeds which promised to produce much greater amount of grain from a single plant.
ii. Advanced technology, chemical fertilisers, pesticides and a well-developed system of irrigation was used.
iii. This revolution helped India by making her self-sufficient in the terms of food production.
iv. This also increased the income of the farmers and country as well.
v. However, due to overuse of chemicals in some places the Green Revolution was associated with loss of soil
fertility and the water table which reduced due to continuous use of groundwater.
vi. The Green Revolution, farming was done using new methods of technology, mechanised equipment, HYV seeds, use
of tube-wells and canals for irrigation and use of fertilzers and insecticides. In the traditional method,primitive
methods of cultivation,manure and wells or tanks are used for irrigation.
21. The entire land is cultivated in village Palampur. There are different types of crops grown in the village.
During the rainy season (Kharif,) farmers grow jawar and bajra. These plants are used as cattle feed. It is followed by
the cultivation of potatoes between October and December. In the winter season (rabi), fields are sown with wheat. A
part of the land area is also devoted to sugarcane which is harvested once every year. Sugarcane, in its raw form, or
jaggery, is sold to traders in Shahpur.

22. Both fixed capital and working capital come under the category of physical capital which is one of the four requirements for the production of goods and services.
(i) Fixed Capital :
• It includes fixed factors of production which are used for years.
• Tools and machines range from very simple tools such as a farmer’s plow to sophisticated machines such as generators, turbines, etc.
• It includes tools, machines, buildings, computers, etc.
(ii) Working Capital :
• It includes variable factors of production which are needed to be arranged every time at the time of production.
• Whatever money and raw material are required for production, are included in it.
• It is required to be arranged according to the desired production.

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 Capter – 2

Question No. 1 to 6 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work at the going wages cannot find jobs. The workforce
population includes people from 15 years to 59 years. In case of India, we have unemployment in rural and urban areas.
However, the nature of unemployment differs in rural and urban areas. In the case of rural areas, there is seasonal and disguised
unemployment. Urban areas have mostly educated unemployment. Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able
to find jobs during some months of the year. People dependant upon agriculture usually face such kind of problem. There are
certain busy seasons when sowing, harvesting, weeding and threshing are done. Certain months do not provide much work to
the people dependant on agriculture. In case of disguised unemployment people appear to be employed. They have an
agricultural plot where they find work. This usually happens among family members engaged in agricultural activity. The work
requires the service of five people but engages eight people. Three people are extra. These three people also work in the same
plot as the others. The contribution made by the three extra people does not add to the contribution made by the five people. If
three people are removed the productivity of the field will not decline. The field requires the service of five people and the three
extra people are disguised as unemployed. In case of urban areas educated unemployment has become a common phenomenon.
Many youths with matriculation, graduation and post-graduation degrees are not able to find a job.

1. In which of the following fields is disguised unemployment found?

a. Fisheries
b. Agriculture
c. Industries
d. Mining
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2. If a person in rural areas cannot find jobs during some months of the year, which type of employment is this called?
a. Structural unemployment
b. Seasonal unemployment
c. Disguised unemployment
d. Educated unemployment
3. The persons who are not working by choice are covered under .
a. disguised unemployment
b. seasonal unemployment
c. none of these
d. educated unemployment
4. At Palampur village, in an agricultural field 6 men are required for weeding, but 10 people are doing the work. This kind
of employment is known as:
a. All of these
b. Rural unemployment
c. Disguised unemployment
d. Seasonal unemployment
5. Choose the most irrelevant options in the context of India's unemployment from the following:
a. The nature of unemployment in rural and urban areas is almost the same.
b. There are three kinds of unemployment: seasonal, disguised, and educated unemployment.

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 c. People within 15 -59 years compose the Indian workforce population.
d. A village farm labourer and a mason both are seasonally employed.
6. Many educated youths are seen doing odd jobs these days. They do not even get a deserving salary but have to do it for
survival. Young people with a post-graduation degree are unable to find a job. It has now become a common
phenomenon. Identify the case.
a. This is the case of relation between demand-supply of jobs and people in India
b. This is the case of underdeveloped countries like India
c. This is the case of educated unemployment in urban areas of India
d. This is the case of lack of well-paying jobs all over India
7. In the secondary sector which of the following is the most labour absorbing?
a. Mining
b. Quarrying
c. Trade
d. Small scale manufacturing
8. In which sector new services like biotechnology and information technology are now appearing?
a. Tertiary
b. Manufacturing
c. Secondary
d. Primary
9. The of a person helps to realise his/her potential and the ability to fight illness.
a. Earnings
b. Salary
c. Education
d. Health
10. Assertion (A): The plan outlay on education has increased drastically from the first plan to date.
Reason (R): The expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP rose from 0.64% in 1951–52 to 3.1% in 2019–20.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
11. Assertion (A): A firm will not like to employ an ill healthy worker.
Reason (R): An Unhealthy worker is a liability rather than an asset for an organisation.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
12. Correct the following statement and rewrite:
Labour as Resource is a way of referring to a country’s working people in terms of their existing productive skills and
abilities.
13. Correct the following statement and rewrite:
Disguised unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year.
14. State True or False:
i. Countries like India have invested heavily in human resources because they did not have adequate naturalresources.
a. True
b. False
ii. Economic growth is a vicious cycle.

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 a. True
b. False
15. Fill in the blanks:
a. The state of has poor health indices and a few medical colleges in India.
b. CHC stands for .
16. Match the following:

(a) Invested in human resource (i) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

(b) Has built a vast health infrastructure (ii) Japan
(c) Encourage attendance and retention of children (iii) Mid-day meal
(d) Providing elementary education (iv) India
17. Who are educated unemployed?
18. What is the full form of GDP?
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19. Write a short note on Educated Employment.
20. Discuss on Structural Employment.
21. Is it true that educated parents invest more heavily on their children's education and why?
22. What does unemployment mean? What types of unemployment do we have in rural areas?

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 Solution

1. (b) Agriculture
Explanation: Agriculture
2. (b) Seasonal unemployment
Explanation: Seasonal unemployment
3. (c) none of these
Explanation: none of these [Explanation: Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work at the
going wages cannot find jobs.]
4. (c) Disguised unemployment
Explanation: Disguised unemployment
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5. (a) The nature of unemployment in rural and urban areas is almost the same.
Explanation: The workforce population includes people from 15 years to 59 years. In case of India, we have
unemployment in rural and urban areas. However, the nature of unemployment differs in rural and urban areas. In the
case of rural areas, there is seasonal and disguised unemployment. Urban areas have mostly educated unemployment.
6. (c) This is the case of educated unemployment in urban areas of India
Explanation: In the case of urban areas educated unemployment has become a common phenomenon. Many youths
with matriculation, graduation, and post-graduation degrees are not able to find a job.
7. (d) Small scale manufacturing
Explanation: Small scale manufacturing is the most labour absorbing sector of the secondary sector.
8. (a) Tertiary
Explanation: In case of the tertiary sector, various new services are now appearing like biotechnology, information
technology and so on.
9. (d) Health
Explanation: The health of a person helps to realise his/her potential and the ability to fight illness.
10. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: The plan outlay on education has increased from ₹ 151 crores in the first plan to Rs 99,300 crore in2020–
21. The expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP rose from 0.64% in 1951–52 to 3.1% in 2019–20 (B.E.) and
has remained stagnant around 3% from the past few years. The Budgetary Estimate as stated in the Budget Documents
of Union State Governments, Reserve Bank of India, the expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP has declined
to 2.7% in 2017–18 (B.E.). The literacy rates have increased from 18% in 1951 to 85% in 2017.
11. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: A firm will not like to employee an ill healthy worker because an unhealthy worker is a liability rather
than an asset for an organisation.
12. People as Resource is a way of referring to a country’s working people in terms of their existing productive skills and
abilities.
13. Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year.
14. State True or False:
i. (b) False
Explanation: False

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 ii. (b) False
Explanation: False
15. Fill in the blanks:
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Community Health Centre
16. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i)
17. Many youth with matriculation, graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find jobs. They are educated
unemplyed.
18. The full form of GDP is Gross Domestic Product.
19. A. This type of unemployment is common in urban areas.
B. There is unemployment among educated and technically skilled workers because they do not compromise on, low
wages while in search of gainful employment.
C. A person is termed as ‘unemployed’ when they are capable and willing to do gainful work at prevailing wages but
still they cannot get work.
20. A. This type of employment is caused due to mismatch in the size of population and the structure of the economy.
B. An underdeveloped infrastructure cannot provide employment to such a large population.
21. This is because they have realised the importance of education for themselves and their children. They are also conscious
of the proper nutrition and hygiene one needs. They accordingly look after their children’s needs for education at school,
and good health.
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22. A.Unemployment:
Unemployment is said to exist when people who are willing to work at the going wages cannot find jobs.
B.In rural areas of India seasonal and disguised unemployment exists.
(i) Seasonal Unemployment:
It happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year, may be after harvesting time. People
dependent upon agriculture usually face such kind of problem. There are certain busy seasons when sowing, harvesting,
weeding and threshing is done.
(ii) Disguised Unemployment:
In it, people appear to be employed. They have agricultural plot where they find work. This usually happens among
family members engaged in agricultural activity. The work requires the service of five people but engages eight people.
Three people are extra. If those three people are removed, the productivity of the field will not decline. The field requires
the service of five people and three extra are disguised unemployed.

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