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Important (Extra) Questions of The story of village Palampur

 1. In what ways are sources of capital required for farming by large farmers different from the capital sources for small farmers ? 

2.  Explain the different methods to increase production from the same area of land, giving some concrete examples.  

3. What is meant by non-farming activities? Explain with examples.    

4.  How is land distributed amongst the farmers of Palampur? Explain. how the land has been distributed among the farmers of village Palampur? 

5. What problems do farm labourers face in terms of employment? Explain any three problems.  

6.Which input of production  can be considered as the best land, labour, physical capital or human capital and why?   

7.  Explain the meaning of 'physical capital'. Explain its two types with the help of suitable examples. Or What is physical capital? What are its different types? Explain each type. Or Explain the term, 'physical capital'? Mention its different types with examples. 

8. What is the aim of production? State any four requirements needed for production of goods and services.  

9. How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?  

10. What can be done so that non-farm production activities can be started in villages?  

11. What is the difference between multiple cropping and modern farming method?  

12. The farm labourers in Palampur usually earn less than the minimum wage. Why?  

13.Name the Indian states who were first to try out the modern farming methods in India.    

14. Can we consider rainfall as a source of irrigation?  

15. What are the constituents of modern farming methods?  

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