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The Story Of Village Palampur

Question
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Identify the work being done on the field in the following Picture and arrange them in a proper sequence.



Work on the fields: Wheat crop-ploughing by bullocks, sowing spraying of insecticides, cultivation by traditional method, cultivation by modern method, and cutting of crops.

Solution

The classification can be arranged in the following sequence :

(i)Cultivation by traditional method

(ii)Ploughing with the bullock

(iii)Cultivation by modern method

(iv)Sowing the field

(v)Spraying of insecticides

(vi)Cutting of the crops.

Question
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Let us take farmers. Each has grown wheat on his field though the production is different (see Column 2). The consumption of wheat by each farmer's family is the same (Column 3). The whole of surplus wheat this year is used as capital for next year's production. Also suppose, production is twice the capital used in production. Complete the tables.

Farmer 1

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus = Production -Consumption

Capital for the next year

Year1

100

40

60

60

Year2

120

40

 

 

Year3

 

40

 

 

Farmer 2

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus

Capital for the next year

Year 1

80

40

 

 

Year 2

 

40

 

 

Year 3

 

40

 

 

Farmer 3

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus

Capital for the next year

Year 1

60

40

 

 

Year 2

 

40

 

 

Year 3

 

40

 

 


(i) Compare the production of wheat by the three farmers over the years.

(ii) What happens to Farmer-3 in Year 3? Can he continue production? What will he have to do to continue production?



Solution

Farmer 1

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus = Production -Consumption

Capital for the next year

Year 1

100

40

60

60

Year 2

120

40

80

80

Year 3

160

40

120

120

Farmer 2

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus

Capital for the next year

Year 1

80

40

40

40

Year 2

80

40

40

40

Year 3

80

40

40

40

Farmer 3

 

Production

Consumption

Surplus

Capital for the next year

Year 1

60

40

20

20

Year 2

40

40

0

0

Year 3

20

40

-20

-20
(i)Over the years Farmer-1 is producing more and more wheat. Farmer-2's production of wheat remains constant over the years while Farmer-3's production of wheat is decreasing.

(ii)In the 3rd year the production of Farmer-3 is less than his consumption. He can continue production by using modern farming methods. This will definitely help him to produce Surplus.

Question
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(i) What capital did Mishrilal need to set up his jaggery manufacturing unit?

(ii) Who provides the labour in this case?

(iii) Can you guess why Mishrilal is unable to increase his profit?

(iv) Could you think of any reasons when he might face a loss?

Solution

(i)Mishrilal needed mechanical sugarcane crushing machine run on electricity to set up his jaggery manufacturing unit.
(ii)Mishrilal and his family members provide the labour in this case.
(ii)Mishrilal is unable to increase his profit because the production of sugarcane in his village is limited.
(iv)He might face a loss when the price of jaggery will fall.

Question
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Why does Mishrilal sell his jaggery to traders in Shahpur and not in his village?

Solution

Mishrilal sells his jaggery to traders in Shahpur and not in his village because the market for jaggery in Shahpur is big in comparison to his village, where he can earn more profit.

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