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Questions Related to rural livelihoods

How many people in India live in poverty?

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  1. 260 million

  2. 200 million

  3. 150 million

  4. 100 million

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Correct Option: A

Most farmers grow crops for their own requirements only. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Farmers grow crops for selling it to meet their day to day needs. They do not grow crops for their self-consumption. They do consume some part of it but most of its part is sold out by them.

Working on farms involves operations such as preparing the land ___________ of crops.

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  1. Sowing

  2. Weeding

  3. Harvesting

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Agriculture is an intensive process. Growing crops on land involved various steps. These are as follows:

1. Preparing the land for farming
2. Sowing seeds on the land
3. Removing unwanted weeds from the farm
4. Irrigating the crops on a regular basis
5. Sprinkling fertilizers and pesticides
6. Harvesting of the crops

What is the most difficult challenge faced by independent India?

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  1. Malnutrition

  2. Child labour

  3. Unemployment

  4. Poverty

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Correct Option: D

People in rural areas earn their living in various ways. Some work on _____ while others earn their living on ______ activities.

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  1. Farms

  2. Non-farm

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

People in rual areas earns their living in various ways. Some work on farms and produce crops and earn their living by selling it while others do non-farm works that are not related to agriculture or farming. Non-farm works comprise mining, making pots and utensils, construction, repairs, etc.

Making baskets, utensils, pots, bricks, bullock-carts etc., are called non-farm works.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rural non-farm work includes all the economic activities which are not related to farming or agricultural activities. The rural non-farm activities include handicrafts making, making of pots and utensils, repairs, construction, mining, household manufacturing, making bullock-carts, etc.

Very often farmers like Sekar need to borrow money to purchase basic things like ________.

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  1. Seeds

  2. Fertilisers

  3. Pesticides

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sekhar is a farmer. He doesn't have much land. He does all the works on his own. He doesn't have much money. For his agriculture land, he often takes the help from the trader in the form of money to borrow the basic things for his farm like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc. This money is a kind of loan given by the traders.

Which are the two poorest states in India?

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  1. Orissa and Bihar

  2. Haryana and Punjab

  3. Maharashtra and Punjab

  4. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: A