Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: The Story of Village Palampur
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What factors of production exist in a village economy? [1]
(A) Land, labour, capital and entrepreneurship
(B) Only land
(C) Only labour
(D) Only capital
2. What does land include in a village economy? [1]
(A) Farmland and water sources
(B) Only buildings
(C) Only money
(D) Only machinery
3. Who provides labour in a village economy? [1]
(A) Farmers, farm workers and artisans
(B) Only government officials
(C) Only city workers
(D) No one provides labour
4. What is an example of capital in a village? [1]
(A) A tractor
(B) A farmer's effort
(C) Farmland itself
(D) A village festival
5. What is an example of village entrepreneurship? [1]
(A) Starting a small dairy business
(B) Only working as a farm labourer
(C) Ignoring new opportunities
(D) Avoiding all business activity
6. What is village economy primarily centred around? [1]
(A) Agriculture
(B) Only technology
(C) Only tourism
(D) Only mining
7. What might an entrepreneurial farmer do? [1]
(A) Try new crops or techniques
(B) Avoid all changes to farming
(C) Stop farming entirely
(D) Only follow old methods, never innovate
8. Why understand factors of production in villages? [1]
(A) It shows how rural economies function
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What are examples of non-farm activities? [1]
(A) Manufacturing, trade and services
(B) Only crop farming
(C) Only livestock rearing
(D) Only fishing
10. What is an example of rural manufacturing? [1]
(A) Handicrafts
(B) Only large factories
(C) Only city-based industries
(D) No manufacturing occurs in rural areas
11. Why are non-farm activities important? [1]
(A) They diversify income and reduce dependence on agriculture
(B) They replace agriculture completely
(C) They have no importance
(D) They only benefit cities
12. When are non-farm activities especially useful? [1]
(A) During off-farming seasons
(B) Only during peak farming season
(C) Never useful
(D) Only in cities
13. What do non-farm activities create? [1]
(A) Additional employment opportunities
(B) Fewer opportunities
(C) No opportunities
(D) Only agricultural jobs
14. What do government schemes often aim to do? [1]
(A) Promote non-farm activities in rural areas
(B) Discourage non-farm activities
(C) Ignore rural development
(D) Only support urban development
15. What can excessive dependence on agriculture alone cause? [1]
(A) Vulnerability to weather and market changes
(B) Guaranteed stability always
(C) No risks at all
(D) Only benefits, no risks
16. Why is rural income diversification valuable? [1]
(A) It reduces risk and improves livelihoods
(B) It has no value
(C) Only benefits wealthy farmers
(D) It increases poverty