CBSE Class 9 Economics Poverty As a Challenge MCQs

Question. What is the number of persons living below poverty line in 2001-02 ? (A) 26.02 crore      (B) 20.52 crore (C) 22.67 crore      (D) 24.52 crore   Answer :   A   Question. Which region has high percentage of…

CBSE Class 9 Economics Food Security in India MCQs

Question: In which decades was the Rationing System introduced in India? a) 1940s b) 1970s c) 1950s d) 1960s Answer: 1940s   Question: NREGA provides: a) 100-days of assured work b) 200-days of assured work c) None of the options d) No assured…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Chapter 4 Food Security in India

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Economics for Chapter 4 Food Security in India Question1. How is food security ensured in India? Answer: To ensure  food  security in any country its three dimensions i.e. availability, accessibility and…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Chapter 3 Poverty as a Challenge

  Let's Discuss   Question. Why do different countries use different poverty lines? Answer : Each country uses different poverty lines because different countries’ basic needs vary according to their social and economic situations. Because of the variable…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Chapter 2 People as Resource

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Economics for Chapter 2 People as Resource Question. What do you understand by 'people as a resource'? Answer: ‘People as Resource' is a way of indicating country’s working people in terms of their existing productive…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Chapter 1 The Story of Village Palampur

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Economics for Chapter 1 The Story of Village Palampur Q 1 . Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census and some of details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on…

CBSE Class 9 Social Science Food Security in India Assignment

Food security means availability of food to all people all the time. Food security has following dimensions: • Availability of food: This means the food production within the country, food imports and previous years’ stock stored in government granaries. • …

CBSE Class 9 Economics The Story of Village Palampur

  Overview The purpose of the story is to introduce some basic concepts relating to production and this we do through a story of a hypothetical village called Palampur.* Farming is the main activity in Palampur, whereas several other activities such as small scale…

CBSE Class 9 Economics Poverty as a Challenge

  Overview This chapter deals with one of the most difficult challenges faced by independent India—poverty. After discussing this multi-dimensional problem through examples, the chapter discusses the way poverty is seen in social sciences. Poverty trends in India…

CBSE Class 9 Economics People as Resource

  Overview The chapter 'People as Resource' is an effort to explain population as an asset for the economy rather than a liability. Population becomes human capital when there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care. In fact, human…

CBSE Class 9 Economics Food Security in India

  Overview • Food security means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times. The poor households are more vulnerable to food insecurity whenever there is a problem of production or distribution of food crops. Food security…

CBSE Class 9 Economics The Story Of Village Palampur Worksheet

Village Palampur: Palampur is a small village having about 450 families. It is 3 km away from Raiganj — a big village. Shahpur is the nearest town to the village. Main Production Activities: Farming is the main production activity in the village Palampur. Most of the people…

CBSE Class 9 Economics Food Security In India Worksheet

Short Answer Type Questions Question. Which are the people more prone to food insecurity? Answer : People who are prone to food security: 1. Landless people with small piece of land or no land at all. 2. Traditional artisans. 3. Self-employed workers. 4. Impoverished people…

CBSE Class 9 Economics Poverty As A Challenge Worksheet

Question. Which of these factors can affect the Poverty Line? (A) Decrease in the price of commodities (B) Decrease in the price of services (C) Increase in the price of commodities (D) Increase in the price of services Answer : D Question. When was National Rural Employment…

CBSE Class 9 Economics People As Resource Worksheet

PEOPLE AS RESOURCE Population of a nation can be its asset rather than liability. ‘People as resource’ refers to a country’s working people in terms of their existing productive skills and abilities. When existing human resource is developed by becoming educated and healthy…