Questions of Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods

Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods Questions and Answers for Grade 6 Social Science-Civics

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Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods Questions & Answer Set-1

Political Science - MCQ on Rural Livelihoods

Class VI

Q.1. Kalpattu is a village that’s close to the sea coast in _________

a. Karnataka

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Mumbai

d. Andhra Pradesh

Answer:

(b) People in Kalpattu do many kinds of work such as making baskets, utensils etc

Q.2. Which is the main crop that is grown in irrigated lands?

a. Paddy

b. Cotton

c. Jute

d. Silk

Answer:

(a) Paddy is the main crop that is growth in irrigated lands.

Q.3. Nearly ________ of all rural families are agricultural labourers in our country.

a. 1/4

b. 2/5

c. 1/3

d. 6/7

Answer:

(b) There are some who have small plots of land while other are landless

Q.4. Why does people in many rural areas travel long distances?

a. In search or work

b. For education

c. In order to have fun

d. All of them

Answer:

(a) This travel or migration takes place during particular season

Q.5. What happens when crops are ruined?

a. Farmers are unable to repay their loans

b. For surviving he may take more loan

c. Both 'a' and 'b'

d. None of these

Answer:

(c) When crops are ruined, farmers sometime are unable to pay back their loans and for the family to survive, they may even have to borrow more money.

Q.6. What does working on farm include?

a. Preparing the land

b. Sowing

c. Weeding and harvesting of crops

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) Farmers depend on nature for growth of these crops

Q.7. When no work is available to farmers what do they do for their survival?

a. Perform charity shows

b. Borrow money

c. Learn cooking

d. None of them

Answer:

(b) After their crop is ready they repay the loan

Q.8. Who do not find enough work to keep them employed throughout the year?

a. Farmers

b. Agricultural labourers

c. Fishing Families

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) Also craft persons in the villages do not find enough work to keep themselves busy for the whole year

Q.9. What could be a source of income for farmers except farming?

a. Selling milk to the villager cooperative society

b. Collecting mahua, tender leaves, honey to be sold to traders.

c. Fishing

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) Apart from farming, many people in rural areas depend upon collection from the forest, animal husbandry, dairy produce, fishing etc.

Q.10. Collection of some things from the forest is an important source of additional income. What are those things?

a. Mahua

b. Tendu leaves

c. Honey

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) It is an important source of livelihood

Q.11. Apart from farming, what else is done in rural areas?

a. Animal Husbandry

b. Dairy produce

c. Fishing

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) In central India, all these activities are performed

Q.12. In India nearly out of every 5 rural families are agricultural labourer families.

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

Answer:

(b)All of them depend on the work they do on other people’s field to earn a living

Q.13. Businesses which the farmers mostly do includes ________

a. shops

b. trading

c. small factories

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) These are called Small businesses

Q.14. In recent years what is the major cause of distress?

a. Debt

b. Food

c. Culture

d. Religion

Answer:

(a) In some areas because of debt, some farmers are even committing suicide

Q.15. Terrace Farming is best for

a. Paddy

b. Wheat

c. Tee

d. Cotton

Answer:

(a) Terrace Farming means that the land on a hill stop is made into flat plots carried out in step.

Additional question by Supriya

Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods Questions & Answer Set-2

Easy (7)

Q.1. Do ‘Kalpattu’ village have different types of shops? What are they?

a. Yes. Tea shops, grocery shops, and barber shop.

b. No. They do not have any shops

c. They have only two shops

d. There is only one vegetable shop.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: There are many shops in the village .They are tea shops, grocery shops, barber shops, a cloth shop, a tailor shop and two fertilizer and seed shop.

Q.2. What is the major occupation of the ‘Kalpattu’ people?

a. Carpentry

b. Fishing

c. Hunting

d. Agriculture

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: Agriculture is the main occupation of the people.

Q.3. What are the other works that Thulasi do besides working on the land?

a. Weed, harvest and transplant the paddy crop.

b. Take children to school

c. Pick water from the well

d. Cook food, clean the house and wash clothes.

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: Apart from working on the land, the other works that Thulasi do are to cook food, clean the house and wash clothes.

Q.4. How did poor families in rural areas spend their time everyday?

a. Collecting firewood, getting water and grazing their cattle.

b. Teaching children in schools

c. Nursing the patient in the village hospital

d. Talking to the neighbours.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: Families in rural areas often spend a lot of time everyday collecting firewood, getting water and grazing their cattle.

Q.5. In what way a farmer is dependant on a trader of his village? Choose any two of the following:

a.He buys seeds and fertilizers from trader as a loan.

b. He sells his paddy to the trader.

c. He takes the trader’s cattle for grazing.

d. He borrows money from the trader

Q.6. How many paddy bags does Shekar get from his two acres of land?

a. 60 bags of paddy.

b. 24 bags of paddy

c. 2 bags of paddy

d. 10 bags of paddy

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: Shekar gets 60 bags of paddy from his field. He sells some bags to settle his loan and the rest to his family.

Q.7. What are the differences between Shekar and Thulasi’s lives?

a. Thulasi works in other’s field.

b. Shekar work in his own land.

c. Farming is their main occupation.

d. They are farmers.

Answer:

(a& b)

Difficult (5)

Q.1. Describe the work that Thulasi does?

a. She works in the field; she does the work of transplanting, weeding and also harvesting.

b. Thulasi work in her home: She cook, clean and wash clothes.

c. She works as a teacher.

d. All of them.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: Thulasi works on Ramalingam’s paddy field. She has regular work like transplanting the paddy, weeding and harvesting the paddy.

Q.2. What are the shops Ramalingam Owns?

a. Chemist shop and rice mill.

b. Vegetable and fruit shop.

c. Rice mill and vegetable shop.

d. Rice mill, shop selling seeds and pesticides

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: In addition to land, his family owns a rice mill and a shop selling seeds and pesticides.

Q.3. _____________ is a village in Nagaland and it is in ___________ district in Nagaland.

a. Kalpattu, Kodumanal district

b. Perungudi, Madurai district

c. Chizami, Manipur

d. Chizami, Phek district

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: Chizami village is in Phek district in Nagaland.

Q.4. The people of Chizami village belong to ___________ and they do______________ cultivation

a. Chakhesang community and do terrace cultivation.

b. Dalit and do farming.

c. Gorkha and agriculture.

d. All of them.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: The people of Chizami village belong to the Chakhesang community and they do terrace cultivation.

Q.5. Fisher women selling the catch at _____________

a. Central market

b. Cooperative store

c. Local market

d. All of them.

Answer:

c.