9th Economics Important Questions

📘 Economics – Question Bank

Class IX (Chapter – 1 & 2)

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Chapter – 1 : The Story of Village Palampur

A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark)

i. The Green Revolution in India began –
(a) 1940s (b) 1950s (c) 1960s (d) 1970s

ii. Which one of the following is an agricultural activity –
(a) Shopkeeping (b) Transport (c) Small scale manufacturing (d) Growing crops

iii. Which of the following is fixed capital –
(a) Machine (b) Computer (c) Land (d) All of the above

iv. Which comes as a factor of production –
(a) Labor (b) Tools (c) Dairy (d) Computer

v. The first requirement of production activity is –
(a) Land (b) Physical capital (c) Human capital (d) Labor

vi. Karim opened a center in the village –
(a) Computer (b) Sewing (c) Beauty Parlor (d) Jaggery shop

vii. The number of high schools in Palampur village is –
(a) One (b) Four (c) Two (d) Three

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B. Fill in the blanks (1 Mark)

i. The maximum use of chemical fertilizers in India is done in ___________ state.
ii. The main occupation of Palampur village is ___________.
iii. To increase capital, land ___________ is.
iv. The unit of land measurement is ___________.
v. Raw material and money are called ___________.

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C. True / False (1 Mark)

i. Rabi crop is sown in the summer season.
ii. One hectare is equal to the square area of 100 meters side.
iii. Farmers in Palampur grow only two crops.
iv. Production factors are land, labor and capital.
v. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are also poured for more production.

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D. Match the following (1 Mark)

Column (A)	Column (B)
i. Palampur Village	(d) An imaginary village
ii. Agriculture Activity	(a) Main economic activity of Palampur village
iii. Crop Cycle	(b) Three crops from small land
iv. Irrigation	(e) Electricity pumps and wells
v. Non-agricultural activities	(f) Dairy, transport and small industries
vi. Computer	(c) Fixed capital

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E. One Word / Sentence Answer (1 Mark)

i. How many families live in Palampur in different castes?
ii. Tell examples of physical capital.
iii. What is multiple cropping system?
iv. What is the full form of HYV?
v. What do farmers grow in rainy season?

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F. Very Short Answer Questions (2 Marks)

1. What are the means of transport in Palampur?
2. Who are called small farmers?
3. Who are called medium and big farmers?
4. What is fixed capital?
5. Explain the meaning of working capital?
6. Write any two differences between Rabi and Kharif crops.
7. What facilities are available in Palampur village?
8. What is called physical capital?
9. What are the non-agricultural activities in Palampur?
10. What are chemical fertilizers?

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G. Short Answer Questions (3 Marks)

1. What are the factors of production of goods and services?
2. What is Green Revolution?
3. How much yield increased from traditional seeds and HYV seeds in Palampur?
4. What effect did modern farming methods have on natural resources?
5. What are the ill effects of chemical farming?

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Chapter – 2 : People as Resource

A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark)

i. Known as human resource in the form of productive labor –
(a) Human capital (b) Producer (c) Society (d) All of the above

ii. The main components of human resources are –
(a) Education (b) Health (c) Training (d) All of these

iii. Vilas and Sakal lived in –
(a) Raigani (b) Sempur (c) Palampur (d) Mahgani

iv. From the story of Vilas and Sakal we learn that –
(a) Education plays an important role in human capital formation.
(b) Education or training is a barrier in human development.
(c) Education has no role in human capital.
(d) Education is necessary but health is not necessary.

v. The number of children born behind every 1000 persons in a specific period is called –
(a) Child mortality rate (b) Mortality rate (c) Birth rate (d) Life expectancy

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B. Fill in the blanks (1 Mark)

i. Increase in the production capacity of the country happens in ___________ way.
ii. Doing equal work by women ___________ activity.
iii. In urban areas ___________ unemployment is found more.
iv. There are ___________ major sectors of the economy.
v. ___________ is an important step in providing primary education.

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C. True / False (1 Mark)

i. 'Bridge Course' and 'Back to School Camp' were launched to increase enrollment in primary schools.
ii. Every person is a potential national resource.
iii. Tertiary sector helps in operating agriculture and industry.
iv. Sakal's father did farming for business.
v. Farming is done for more profit.
vi. There is educated unemployment in rural areas.
vii. Animal husbandry is an activity of the tertiary sector.

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D. Match the following (1 Mark)

Column (A)	Column (B)
i. Most literate	(c) 85%
ii. From non-economic activities intention	(b) For self use production
iii. Economic development	(k) Human capital
iv. Land and capital	(a) Cannot be useful on their own
v. Literacy rate in 2018	(c) 85%

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E. One Word / Sentence Answer (1 Mark)

i. Which sector helps in operating agriculture and industry?
ii. What is another name for hidden unemployment?
iii. What step has been taken to increase the attendance of children in primary schools?
iv. What do you call the number of infants born behind every 1000 persons?
v. What is the full form of ITI?

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F. Very Short Answer Questions (2 Marks)

1. What is meant by human capital formation?
2. In what way can people as resource affect the amount of production?
3. Why is human capital superior to other resources?
4. What is the role of health in human capital formation?
5. Tell the difference between economic and non-economic activities.
6. What are literacy campaigns?
7. Write the names of any two campaigns run by the government in the field of education.
8. What is meant by infant mortality rate?
9. What is the role of education in human capital formation?
10. What is meant by life expectancy?

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G. Short Answer Questions (3 Marks)

1. Suggest the factors that determine the quality of population.
2. How have countries like Japan become developed?
3. Explain the meaning of disguised unemployment.
4. In any country, it is better to pay special attention to human resource – explain.
5. How are economic activities classified into different sectors? Write one example of each sector.
6. What is called primary sector?
7. What are some activities of the tertiary sector of the economy?
8. What is called seasonal unemployment?
9. Why are health facilities considered essential for the development of the country? Write.
10. What is unemployment?

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📘 Economics – Answer Key

Class IX (Chapter – 1 & 2)

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Chapter – 1 : The Story of Village Palampur

A. MCQ (1 Mark)

i. (c) In the decade of 1960
ii. (d) Growing crops
iii. (d) All of the above
iv. (a) Labor
v. (a) Land
vi. (a) Computer
vii. (c) Two

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B. Fill in the blanks (1 Mark)

i. Punjab
ii. Agriculture
iii. Is scarce / limited
iv. Hectare
v. Working capital

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C. True / False (1 Mark)

i. False
ii. True
iii. False (they grow multiple crops)
iv. True
v. True

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D. Match the following (1 Mark)

i → (d) An imaginary village
ii → (a) Main economic activity of Palampur village
iii → (b) Three crops from small land
iv → (e) Electricity pumps and wells
v → (f) Dairy, transport and small industries
vi → (c) Fixed capital

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E. One Word / Sentence (1 Mark)

i. 450 families
ii. Tools, machines, building, land
iii. Growing more than one crop on the same land in a year
iv. High Yielding Variety
v. Kharif crops (e.g. Jowar, Bajra, Paddy)

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F. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

1. Bullock carts, tongas, trucks, tractors, jeeps, motorcycles, etc.
2. Farmers who own land less than 2 hectares are small farmers.
3. Farmers who own more than 2 hectares are medium and big farmers.
4. Tools, machines, buildings, land.
5. The money and raw material used for production.
6. Rabi – grown in winter, harvested in summer (e.g. Wheat).
   Kharif – grown in rainy season, harvested in winter (e.g. Paddy).
7. Schools, health center, electricity, transport, communication, markets.
8. Tools, machines, buildings.
9. Dairy, transport, small-scale manufacturing, shopkeeping.
10. Substances added to soil for crop growth.

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G. Short Answer (3 Marks)

1. Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.
2. A period of agricultural development starting in the 1960s with HYV seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, and machinery.
3. Traditional seeds gave 1300 kg per hectare; HYV gave 3200 kg per hectare.
4. Soil degradation, groundwater depletion, environmental pollution.
5. Loss of soil fertility, water pollution, health hazards.

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Chapter – 2 : People as Resource

A. MCQ (1 Mark)

i. (a) Human capital
ii. (d) All of these
iii. (a) Raigani
iv. (a) Education plays an important role in human capital formation.
v. (c) Birth rate

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B. Fill in the blanks (1 Mark)

i. Human capital formation
ii. Economic
iii. Educated unemployment
iv. Three
v. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

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C. True / False (1 Mark)

i. True
ii. True
iii. True
iv. False (he did farming for livelihood, not business)
v. True
vi. False (educated unemployment is more in urban areas)
vii. False (Animal husbandry = primary sector)

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D. Match the following (1 Mark)

i → (c) 85%
ii → (b) For self-use production
iii → (k) Human capital
iv → (a) Cannot be useful on their own
v → (c) 85%

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E. One Word / Sentence (1 Mark)

i. Tertiary sector
ii. Disguised unemployment
iii. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan / Mid-day Meal scheme
iv. Birth rate
v. Industrial Training Institute

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F. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

1. Investment in education, health, and training to improve skills.
2. By increasing efficiency, knowledge, and productivity.
3. Because it uses knowledge and skill to make other resources useful.
4. Healthy workers are more productive and efficient.
5. Economic = income generating (farming, business).
   Non-economic = self-use (domestic work).
6. Programs to spread literacy (e.g., NLM).
7. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal Scheme.
8. The number of infant deaths (0–1 year) per 1000 live births.
9. Education improves productivity, efficiency, and earning capacity.
10. Average years a person is expected to live.

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G. Short Answer (3 Marks)

1. Education, health, training, skill, life expectancy.
2. By investing in human resources, especially education and skills.
3. More people employed than actually needed for work.
4. Because only human resource can use other resources productively.
5. Primary sector (farming), Secondary sector (manufacturing), Tertiary sector (services).
6. Agriculture, forestry, mining.
7. Transport, trade, banking, communication, tourism.
8. Unemployment during certain seasons (e.g., farming off-season).
9. Because a healthy workforce increases productivity and growth.
10. When people are willing to work but do not find suitable work.

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