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Farmers rely on the informal sources of credit as it is the easiest way to borrow funds, even though the rate of interest is high. So they often borrow money from the moneylenders in the form of loans to purchase the basic things for their farms like pesticides, seeds, cattle, fertilizers, etc.

Not very far from Kalpattu is a village of Pudupet. People here earn their living by fishing. Their houses are close to the sea and fishing is the only source of income for them. The catamaran catches the fish and the women sell those fishes in the nearby market.

False. 

In India, nearly two-fifths of all rural families are agricultural labourers. Some of them have small plots while other are landless and works on other's land for the livelihood. They are not being able to earn sufficient money to carry out their families.

At about 7 O'clock in the morning, there is a lot of activity on the beach. This the time when the catamarans return with their catch and women gather and sell the fishes to the nearby market.

Rural people in the different region of the country grow different crops. These crops are wheat, rice, gram, barley, bajra, maize, millets, oats, sugarcane, etc., produced at the various regions of the country like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan, etc.

Non-farm work is that type of work that does not include farming or agricultural activity. Non-Farm work includes repairs, constructions, mining, household manufacturing, pot and utensils making etc. Non-farm worker includes every person engaged in these activity i.e blacksmiths, nurses, teachers, washerman, barbers, weavers, cycle repair mechanics, labourers, maids, etc.

True.

One of the earliest estimations of poverty was done by Dadabhai Naoroji in his book, 'Poverty and the Un-British Rule in India'. He formulated a poverty line ranging from Rs 16 to Rs 35 per capita per year, based on 1867-68 prices.