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1.

……………. and …………. are kept to dry in the open air in summer. (a) Onions, potatoes (b) Carrots and brinjals (c) Milk, milk products

Answer»

Correct option is (a) Onions, potatoes

2.

Name the major groups of activities for improving crop yields.

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1. Crop variety improvement.

2. Crop production improvement.

3. Crop protection and management.

3.

..........,………….. and ……………….. are available where food is kept. (a) Air, moisture, warmth(b) Fungus, ants, insects (c) Spores, mice, rats

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Correct option is (a) Air, moisture, warmth

4.

What are the major group of activities for improving crop yields?

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Hence the major activities for improving crop yields can be classified as

(i) Crop variety improvement

(ii) Crop production improvement

(iii) Crop protection improvement

5.

What are the different methods of preserving food?

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Boiling, drying, cooling and placing the foodstuffs in airtight cans are the different methods of preserving food.

6.

पट्टदकल कहाँ पर स्थित है ?

Answer»

पट्टदकल कर्णाटक राज्य में बादामी से 16 कि.मी. दूर स्थित है ।

7.

There is a need to introduce production efficiency of crops and livestock. Give Reasons.

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There is a need to introduce production efficiency of crops and livestock because

1. rapid increase in population

2. No major scope of increasing area of land under cultivation.

Increase in food production without degrading our environment and disturbing the ecological balance i.e. Sustainable Practices are required in agriculture and animal husbandry

8.

What are the types of crops? Explain in details.

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Cereals: wheat, rice, maize, millets and sorghum. Provide carbohydrates for energy requirements.

Pulses: pea, gram, black gram, green gram, pigeon pea and lentil. Provide proteins

Oilseeds: soya bean, groundnut, sesame, castor, mustard, linseed and sun flower. Provide necessary fats.

Vegetables, spices and fruits provide vitamins and minerals.

Crop means plants of same origin grown together in bulk. Every crop requires different climatic condition, while some crops grow together on one season. The climatic condition, warmth, photo-period for growth and completion is required for different crops.

Two seasonal change types :

(a) Kharif crops

(b) Rabi crops.

Main seasonal plants are divided into two broad categories. The crops that grow in monsoon period is called Kharif crops which is around June to October. The crops that are harvested in winter period are called Rabi crops which are around November to April.

9.

Write a short note on Kharif crops.

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Kharif crop refers to the farming, plowing, reaping and harvesting of any household plant sown in the rainy season. It is derived from mochas words in subcontinent. In subcontinent they are popularly known as monsoon plants. They are cultivated for autumn harvest. By the beginning of first rain in July during south west rainy season in monsoon the crops are sown. Its begins at April 16 to October 15 in Pakistan, while in India Kharif season varies state to state in may and ending latest by January. Popularly in subcontinent it starts in June and ends by October. The Indian subcontinent is referred to areas covering India, Pakistan, Nepal and Srilanka. These crops are totally dependent on quantity of rain and water as well as its timings. Too much or too less will affect its growth and the whole effort can go wasted. The harvesting period coincides with the beginning of winter/ autumn in Indian subcontinent it is called Kharif period or Kharif crops. The major Kharif crops that are harvested in sub continent are paddy, soyabean, maize, pigeon-pea, and cotton, green and black grams.

10.

Differentiate between Rabi and Kharif season crops?

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KHARIF CROPSRABI CROPS
Are planted in the start of Rainy season.Are planted during winter season.
They need huge amount of water.They need fewer amounts of water.
Grow in hot and wet conditions.Grow in cold and dry conditions.
Are harvested around October/November.Are harvested in March/April.
For example: Paddy, Black Gram, Cotton.For example: Wheat, Gram and Pea.

11.

Write short note on Rabi crops.

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Rabi crops or Rabi harvests are the crops in agriculture that are sown in winter or cold season. They are harvested in the spring. Rabi is Arabic word which in actual means “spring”. Thus the word “Rabi” is used frequently in subcontinent. Rabi is grown around the month of November to April in our subcontinent. The water collected from the rain in this season is the main source of water in these plants. Rabi crops require greater amount of irrigation. Thus heavy raining may ruin a Kharif crop but it is healthy and beneficial for Rabi crops. These crops are then taken out at departure of the monsoon rains. The harvesting may begin by April or may. Major Rabi crops that are harvested in subcontinents are wheat, grams, peas, mustard, linseed and barley. Most of the crops are under Rabi season. It is an integral crop in our area.

12.

What is credit? Why is there a need for credit in rural areas?

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Credit refers to an agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or services in return for the promise of future payment. There is a need for credit in rural areas for the following reasons. 

(i) In rural areas, the main demand for credit is for crop production. 

(ii) crop production involves considerable costs on seeds fertilisers, pesticides, water electricity, repair of equipment, etc. 

(iii) Farmers usually takes crop loans at the beginning of the season and repay the loan after harvest. 

(iv) Rural people also take loans for starting small business and for the marriage of their daughters.

13.

Difference between Kharif crops and Rabi crops.

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  • Kharif crops sown between April and May while Rabi crops are sown between September and October.
  • Kharif crops are harvested after monsoon rains while Rabi crops are produced after winter.
  • Kharif crops are popularly known as monsoon crops while Rabi crops are called winter or spring crops.
  • Kharif crops are completely relying over the rain like if less or more in quantity while Rabi can deal with whatever water is present for irrigation. Rain has less impact over Rabi crops.
  • The major examples that can be counted as Kharif crops are sunflower, rice, sugar cane, soya bean and tea while Rabi crops can be wheat, barley, pea, gram and mustard.
14.

Name any three stages involved in farming practices.

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The practices involved in farming are divided into three stages. They are

(a) Choice of seeds for planting

(b) Nurturing of the crop plants

(c) Protection of the growing and harvested crops from loss.

15.

What do we get from cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables?

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(i) Cereals provide us with carbohydrates. Also, they are a rich source of energy.

(ii) Pulses give us proteins.

(iii) Fruits and vegetables are a rich source of vitamins and minerals. A small amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are also present in them.

16.

Why do people in rural areas demand for credit?

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They demand for credit for crop production.

17.

Give the definition of a company.

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A company is an artificial person created by law, having separate entity with a perpetual succession and a common seal.

18.

What do banks do with the money we deposit there?

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Banks keep only a small proportion of their deposits as cash with themselves. They use the major portion of the deposits to extend loans. 

19.

Can forfeited shares be issued at a discount? If so to what extent? 

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Forfeited shares can be reissued at a discount. The maximum amount of discount on reissue of forfeited shares is that the amount of discount allowed cannot exceed the amount that had been received on forfeited shares on their original issue and that the discount allowed on re issue of forfeited shares should be debited to the share forfeited account.

20.

Which of the following diagrams is used for comparing the sub-data of the classified data?(a) Pictogram(b) Pie chart(c) Bar diagram(d) Divided bar diagram

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Correct option is (b) Pie chart

21.

What is an Escrow Account?

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In order to fulfill certain obligations under the scheme of buy-back of securities an account is opened, which is known as escrow account.

22.

Which of the following diagrams is used to represent sub-data of classified information?(a) Bar diagram(b) Divided bar diagram(c) Multiple bar diagram(d) Pictogram

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Correct option is (b) Divided bar diagram

23.

Name the type of classification of the data related to the occupation and education of a person living in a certain region.(a) Tabulation(b) Classification of numeric data(c) Raw distribution(d) Discrete frequency distribution

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Correct option is (a) Tabulation

24.

What do you mean by Private placement of shares?

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Private Placement of shares implies issue and allotment of shares to a selected groups of persons privately and not to public in general through public issue. In order to place the shares privately, a company must pass a special resolution to this effect.

25.

The students of a university were classified according to faculty and gender. 60 % of total 40,000 students were boys. The number of girls in engineering faculty was three times the number of girls in commerce faculty. 15% and 10% of the total number of university students were boys and girls respectively who belonged to medical faculty. 20 % of the total number of students in the university belonged to faculty of science and among these students, the number of girls were one-seventh of the number of boys. 7% and 17% of the total number of students of arts faculty were boys and girls respectively. 3.75 % of the total number of students of the university belonged to the commerce faculty and the proportion of boys and girls among them was 3: 7. Present the above data in an appropriate table.

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In the given data two attributes are :

  1. Faculty: Engineering, Medical, Science, Arts, Commerce
  2. Sex: Boys, Girls

According to these two attributes table is prepared as follows :
Table showing the number of students of a university according to their faculties and sex

FacultySexTotal no. of students
BoysGirls
Engineering7750315010900
Medical6000400010000
Science700010008000
Arts280068009600
Commerce45010501500
Total no. of students240001600040000

Explanation:

No. of boys = 40000 × 60100 = 24000
No. of girls = (40000 – 24000 =) 16000

No. of girls in medical faculty = 40000 × 10100 = 4000
= 4000 and No. of boys = 40000 x 15100 = 6000
∴ No. of students in medical faculty = (4000 + 6000) = 10000

No. of students in Science faculty
= 40000 × 20100 = 8000

Suppose, the number of boys = x = 7000
∴ No. of girls = x7 = 1000

Now, x + x7 = 8000
x = 7000
∴ No. of boys in Arts faculty = 40000 × 7100
= 2800
and No. of girls = 40000 x -yyr = 6800
∴ The number of students in Arts faculty = 2800 + 6800 = 9600
No. of students in commerce faculty = 40000 × 17100 = 1500

∴ The number of students In Arts faculty = 2800 + 6800 = 9600
No. of students in commerce faculty = 40000 × 3.75100 = 1500

The proportion of boys and girls is 3:7.
∴ No. of boys = 310 × 1500 = 450
No. of girls = 710 × 1500 = 1050

No. of girls in Engineering faculty
= 3(1050)
= 3150

No. of boys
= 24000 – (6000 + 7000 + 2800 + 450)
= 24000- 16250 = 7750

∴ The number of students in Engineering faculty
= 7750 + 3150 = 10900

26.

What are Sweat Equity shares?

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Sweat Equity shares means easily shares issued by the company to its employees or whole time directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know - how or making available right in the nature of intellectual property rights or valve addition by whatever name called.

27.

Name the method of classification of raw data related to daily demand of a product.(a) Classification of attribute data(b) Classification of numeric data(c) Raw distribution(d) Manifold classification

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Correct option is (b) Classification of numeric data

28.

The data related to variations in the price of a share for 30 days In a share market are as under. Prepare an exclusive continuous classification having class limits of one of the classes as 18.5 – 20.5.On the basis of this frequency distribution, answer the following questions:(1) What is mid value of the 4th class?(2) Find the number of days during which the price of share is at the most ₹ 16.50.(3 ) Find the number of days during which the price of share is at least ₹ 19.50.

Answer»

In the given data, minimum closing price of share is ₹ 10.50 and maximum price is ₹ 20.80.
One class 18.5-20.5 is given. Therefore the initial class that includes the minimum value of ₹ 10.5 is 10.5-12.5 and the last class that includes the maximum value of ₹ 20.80 is 20.5 – 22.5.

The frequency distribution is obtained as follows :
Exclusive continuous frequency

(1) Mid value of fourth class :
Fourth class 16.5 – 18.5
∴ Mid value = 18.5 + 16.5 / 2 = 35 / 2
= 17.5

(2) No. of days during which the closing price of share is at the most ₹ 16.50 mean the number of days during which the closing price of share is less than ₹ 16.50 = 2 + 6 + 8= 16 days.

(3) The number of days during which the closing price of share is at least ₹ 19.50 means the number of days during which the closing price of share is more than
₹ 19.50 = 8 / 5 + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6 days

∵In 18.5-20.5, 8 days are uniformly distributed. Therefore in 18.5-19.5, 4 days are there.

29.

What was the immediate step taken by the company?

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The company immediately increased the price of water by four times.

30.

How is democratic conflict resolved?

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Democratic conflict is resolved through mass mobilisation. 

31.

What was the objective of Narmada Bachao Andolan?

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Its objective was to stop the dam from being constructed on the Narmada river.

32.

The full form of NAPM is ......... . (a) National Alliance of Public Movement (b) National Authority of People’s Movement (c) National Alliance of People’s Movement (d) National Agency of Public Movement.

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(c) National Alliance of People’s Movement

33.

Give an example of the issue specific – movement.

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Narmada Bachao Andolan is a good example of an the issue–specific movement.

34.

How is a movement different from an interest group?

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Unlike an interest group, a movement has a loose organisation. Its division making is more informal and flexible.

35.

Which one is an example of single issue movement? (a) Women’s movement (b) Environment movement (c) Narmada Bachao Andolan (d) People’s movement. 

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(c) Narmada Bachao Andolan

36.

How is a movement similar to an interest group?

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Like an interest group, a movement also attempts to influence politics rather than directly take part in electoral competition.

37.

Your friend has invited you to his house. He has drawn a rough sketch on a paper showing the direction to his house for you. How does the sketch help you? What quality of your friend is shown through in this

Answer»

Sketch will help to reach friend’s house easily and early. A friend is showing a genuine interest and is real. He actually wants a friend to visit his house.

38.

This is the ratio of distance between two places on a map to the actual distance between the same two places on the ground. 1. scale 2. map 3. globe 4. atlas

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The Right option is :

1. scale 

39.

Name some people’s movement which have become very popular.

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Narmada Bachao Andolan, movement for right to information. Anti-liquor movement, women’s movement, environmental movement. 

40.

What were the features of the first red house that the boy found?

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lt was a square house. It had a chimney, but lots and lots of windows. It had a door too.

41.

What advice did Mr. Fetzer give to the little boy?

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Mr. Fetzer advised the little boy to run up to his orchards and take a look around to find what he was looking for.

42.

‘The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.’

Answer»

This sentence explains the fact that even though an Emperor might rule an entire kingdom and have power over his conquered territory, only an artist would be able to go beyond any material appearance. He knows both the path and the method of the mysterious work of the universe. True meaning of his work can be seen only by means known to him, irrespective of how powerful an emperor is.

43.

Who is Mr. Fetzer?

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Correct answer is A farmer

44.

Why did the little boy go to Mr. Fetzer’s barn?

Answer»

The little boy went to Mr. Fetzer’s barn to ask him about the house he was searching for.

45.

What did the police officer tell the boy about the house?

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The police officer told the boy that he was familiar with every house in that town but had never seen a house as described by the little boy.

46.

A filled-in cheque leaf is given below. Read it carefully and answer the questions given below.1. Name the city where the bank is situated. 2. Name the person to whom the cheque was issued. 3. When is the cheque due? 4. Is the cheque payable at all branches of Canara Bank? 5. How much amount can be withdrawn using this cheque

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1. Bangalore 

2. Mr. Aran 

3. 20/11/17 

4. Yes 

5. 20,000/-

47.

Could the mail carrier help the boy? Why?

Answer»

The little boy asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find out a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle.

48.

At present what is the number of fundamental duties?

Answer»

11 fundamental duties.

49.

Name any two fundamental rights provided by the constitution of India.

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1. Right to equality. 

2. Right to freedom.

50.

………. was appointed as Indian Surveyor General. A) James Rennel B) James Sanneel C) James William D) None

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(A) James Rennel