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In Palampur, as in most Indian villages, the main production activity is:Read the answer and worked solution →In Palampur the majority of land is owned by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Small manufacturing, transport and shopkeeping in a village are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Tools, machines and buildings used over many years are called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In Palampur, as in most Indian villages, the main production activity is:

  1. Farming
  2. Transport
  3. Dairying
  4. Trading
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Correct answer: A. Farming

1. Villages across India depend on the land. 2. Other activities run on a limited scale. 3. Farming is the main activity. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 1, The Story of Village Palampur._

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In Palampur the majority of land is owned by the:

  1. Traders of Shahpur
  2. 80 upper caste families
  3. Dalit farm labourers
  4. The state government
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Correct answer: B. 80 upper caste families

1. The village has about 450 families. 2. Land is very unequally held. 3. Eighty upper caste families own most of it. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 1, The Story of Village Palampur._

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Small manufacturing, transport and shopkeeping in a village are called:

  1. Non-farm activities
  2. Farming activities
  3. Irrigation works
  4. Multiple cropping
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Correct answer: A. Non-farm activities

1. Farming is the main activity. 2. Everything else is grouped together. 3. These are the non-farm activities. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 1, The Story of Village Palampur._

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