Rural livelihood

Chapter 8

Ques-1 List five non-farming activities of sherpur?

D.Ans1.The non-farming activities in Sherpur are making baskets,making potteries,sweet shop,carpenters,barber.

Q2- Compare the lives of Gokul and Tripurai Singh.

Ans2. Gokul is a small farmer.He hardly produces enough to feed his family.

Tripurari Singh is a large farmer and he has twenty acres of land.He does not plough the field or harvest himself.

Ques-3 How can farmers be rescued from debt-trap?

Ans3.a)Farmers should be given easy credit by banks during sowing seasons.

b) Govt should be provided crop insurance to the farmers.
c) Govt should provided seeds and fertilizers to farmers on subsidy rates.
d) MSP should be fix for farmer's crops. 

Ques-4 Mention the sowing, transplantation and harvesting season of paddy.

Ans4. Sowing;May/June

Transplantation;July/Aug

Harvesting;Nov./Dec.

Ques-5 Write about the family of Ramprasad.

Ans5. Ramprasad is an agricultural laborer. He doesn’t own any land.He works for a wage in other people’s fields.His wife has to perform many tasks like grazing cattle,cutting grass,and fetching drinking water from a far.

Ques-6 Write a short note on how fisherman earn their livelihood

Ans6. Fishing is an important means of livelihood for people who live near a river or in coastal areas .Fishermen leave early in their boats about 2 am in the morning they return home in the morning with catch.The catch is carried by women in basket to be sold in the nearby market or village.

Ques-8 Do you think of life of agricultural laborer can improve with the positive change in the values supported by large farmers? How?

Ans8. Large farmers should help and cooperate with labourers. Labourers should be paid enough for their work.They should not be exploited or put in dept trap. Labourers should be given job throughout the year.Their other needs should be taken care of  by well-to-do farmers.

Long Answer Type Question

Ques-1 Describe terrace farming in which areas of India it is practiced?

E.Ans1. Terrace farming is a kind of cultivation which is practiced in hilly areas,particularly in the North-East region of India,especially Nagaland.The land on a hill slope is made into flat plots and carved out in steps.The sides of each plot are raised to retain water.Standing water is best for rice cultivation.

Ques-2 Describe the various categories of farmers in rural India.

Ans2. There are three categories of farmers;

1.       Landless labourers

2.       Small farmers

3.       Large farmers

80% of farmers are small farmers.

20% are large farmers they own more than twenty acres of land.

Ques-3 Discuss various types of economic activities undertaken in rural areas?

Ans-3 1.People in rural areas follow various livelihoods

           2. Most of them are farmers

            3. They grow crops

             4. During off season they also take up various other activities like driving a cart or a                         tractor working at the brick kiln etc.

             5. Some go to towns to work in a factory, pull a rickshaw or work as a vendor.

Ques-4 There was a common saying ……………… has now changed ?

Ans-4

1.       Now the situation has slightly improved banks co-cooperative societies advance loans of  lower rates to farmers.

2.       Farmer require a loan for daughters marriage, rituals, during severe illness or for agriculture purposes.

3.       On account of crop failure due to natural calamities they have now no where to go except to the moneylender.