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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2020-21
CLASS-IX

ECONOMICS- CHAPTER-4 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA

HOME ASSIGNMENT
SUB TOPIC-2
Who are Food- Insecure

Objective Assessment

1.In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A) : In the urban areas, casual labourers are most food insecure.
Reason (R) : Their works are largely seasonal and provide them very low wages.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct, but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong, but R is correct

2. The picture shows a farmer from Punjab

standing in the field of __________on which
the green revolution was based.
(a)Jowar
(b) Bajra
(c) Wheat
(d) Rice

3. According to _________the number of food insecure women and children is 11
crores.
(a) NSSO
(b) NHFS
(c) PMRY
(d)WHO

4. When the health of a person suffers due to deficiency of nutrients in food, he is a
victim of _______.

(a) Illiteracy
(b) Malnutrition
(c) Social security
(d) Unemployed

5. Who doesn’t need food security in India?
(a) Landless labourers
(b) Traditional artisans
(c) Big farmers
(d) Destitute including beggars

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