LOTUS VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA

CLASS IX
ECONOMICS- PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SESSION 2022-23

SECTION -A (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. Which of the following is fixed capital? 1
(a) Tools and machines
(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil
(d) Seeds
2. HYV seeds stands for 1
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
(b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds
(d) None of the above
3. Modern farming methods were tried in India for the first time in 1
(a) Punjab
(b) Western U.P.
(c) Haryana
(d) All of the above
4. The activities such as small manufacturing, transport, shopkeeping are 1
referred to as
(a) Non-economic activities
(b) Non-farming activities
(c) Non-traditional activities
(d) Non-market activities
5. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the 1
correct answer.
(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn’t require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
6. Marginal farmers are those: 1
(a) who use modern methods for farming
(b) who practice crop rotation for farming
(c) who did not have sufficient land for farming
(d) who use modern methods of irrigation
7. People of Palampur sell milk in the nearby large village named 1
(a) Pitampura
(b) Siliguri
(c) Shahpur
(d) Raiganj
8. What is the main production activity in Palampur village? 1
(a) Farming
(b) Animal husbandry

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 (c) Transport
(d) Small-scale manufacturing
9. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing 1
elementary education to all the children in the age group of 6-14 years?
(a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
(b) Adult Education Programme
(c) Mid-day meal
(d) None of the above
10. Investment in human capital is expenditure on 1
(a) education
(b) training
(c) medical care
(d) all of the above
11. Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the age of 1
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 4 years
12. Quality of population depends upon 1
(a) literacy rate
(b) health
(c) skill
(d) all of the above
13. If a person in rural areas cannot find jobs during some months of the 1
year, which type of employment is this called?
(a) Structural unemployment
(b) Cyclical unemployment
(c) Seasonal unemployment
(d) None of these
14. Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and 1
dairy?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) None of the above
15. Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous 1
cycle’ by the parents?
(a) To send their children to the school
(b) To provide goods food to their children
(c) To take care of the health and education of their children.
(d) All of the above
16. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the 1
(a) facilities
(b) benefits
(c) opportunities
(d) all of the above

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17. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states? 1
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(c) Orissa, Bihar
(d) None of the above
18. In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty? 1
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
19. What is the main cause of poverty in India? 1
(a) High income inequalities
(b) Less job opportunities
(c) High growth in population
(d) All of the above
20. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment 1
opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small
towns?
(a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
(b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Rural Employment Generation Programme
(d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
21. In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 1
to 2001?
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Russia
22. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because: 1
(a) they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.
(b) food items are expensive.
(c) they are engaged in mental work.
(d) people are engaged in physical labour.
23. The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. They are: 1
(a) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system.
(b) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programme.
(c) Anti-poverty programme and public distribution system.
(d) None of the above.
24. Public Distribution System is associated with: 1
(a) fair price shops
(b) cooperative stores
(c) super bazars
(d) none of the above
25. MSP refers to: 1
(a) Minimum Support Price
(b) Maximum Support Price

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 (c) Marginal Support Price
(d) None of the above
26. Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) aimed to provide benefits 1
to:
(a) cities
(b) remote and backward areas
(c) self-help groups
(d) cooperative societies
27. Annapurna Scheme (APS) meets the food requirements of: 1
(a) indigent senior citizens
(b) children
(c) pregnant ladies
(d) young persons
28. FCI stands for 1
(a) Foreign Co-operation with India
(b) Food Corporation of India
(c) Fossil Corporation of India
(d) Food Coming to India
29. In which part of the country, grain banks have been set up by NGO’s? 1
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
30. Green Revolution in the 1960s was associated with : 1
(a) use of HYV seeds
(b) tree plantation programme
(c) fisheries development
(d) none of the above

SECTION -B (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)-2 MARKS

1. How did the spread of electricity help the people of Palampur?

2. Describe the work of a farmer with 1 hectare of land.
3. When do “people” become a resource?
4. Define life expectancy.
5. What is the poverty line for the rural and urban areas in India at present?
6. What are the social indicators of poverty?
7. How is food security ensured in a country?
8. How does rising minimum support price affect food security?

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 SECTION -C (SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS)-3 MARKS

1. Explain why modern farming methods increase production cost; at the same
time harm the physical environment.
2. What are the different ways of increasing the production on the same piece
of land?
3. Is there any difference between unemployment in rural and urban areas?
4. Examine the role of health in human capital formation.
5. Distinguish between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment.
6. Differentiate between different types of economic activities with the help of
examples.
7. Why is calorie requirement higher in rural areas than in urban areas?
8. Discuss the causes of poverty in India.
9. Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger.
10. Discuss briefly the three important food intervention programmes introduced
by the Indian Government.

SECTION -D (LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS)-5 MARKS

1. “Green Revolution is associated with loss of soil fertility.” In the light of the
above statement, mention five problems caused by modern farming.
2. Explain the factors of production.
3. Discuss the initiatives taken by the government to improve elementary
education in India.
4. What are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the poverty alleviation
programmes?
5. Discuss briefly the Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India.
6. How has PDS been renewed by the Indian Government to improve and
ensure food security?
7. Write a note on success of Academy of Development Science (ADS) in
innovative food security intervention.
8. What factors have led to the decline of the PDS?

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