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SAI International School
Session 2025-26
CLASS-IX
Economics- Ch-1- Story Of Village Palampur
Home Assignment
Subtopic-3
Subtopics: Will land sustain
How is land distributed between the farmers of Palampur?

1 In Palampur, how many families were landless
a) 300
b) 250
c) 150
d) 350

2 Why is it necessary to take care of the environment? (Choose the most
appropriate option).
a) Conserve our soil.
b) To continue to earn
c) To travel
d) To ensure future development of agriculture

3 A farmer who works on a piece of 1 hectare of land is treated as
a) Medium farmer
b) small farmer
c) large farmer
d) none of the above

4 Which of the following way will help to sustain land?
a) Cultivating a single type of crop on the same piece of land for a long
period of time.
b) Judicious use of fertilizers.
c) Over use of pesticides and insecticides.
d) Over use of ground water to irrigate the land.

5 Marginal farmers are those:
a) who use modern methods for farming?
b) who practice crop rotation for farming?
c) who did not have sufficient land for farming?
d) who use modern methods of irrigation?

6 The water table is reduced below the ground due to
a) Continuous use of groundwater
b) Increase in rainfall
c) Construction of amusement park
d) Increase in pollution