Kerala SCERT Class 7 Social Science Chapter 5 Economic Sources Question Answer Solution Here. Kerala Board Class 7 Students can find Here 5th Chapter Economic Sources Notes provide by our Teacher. Important Question Answer from Chapter 5 Economic Sources.
- Board- Kerala Board.
- Class – 7.
- Subject – Social Science Part 1
- Chapter – 5.
- Chapter Name – Economic Sources.
- Topic – Question Answer Solution.
(A) Answer the following questions: – (marks – 1)
(1) What is ‘Sampoorna’?
Ans: – Sampoorna is a project which collects and records all details related to every student of a school.
(2) Which sector is also known as primary sector?
Ans: – Agricultural sector.
(3) Which sector is also called industrial sector?
Ans: – Secondary sector
(4) What is the other name of service sector?
Ans: – Tertiary sector.
(5) What is CSO?
Ans: – Central Statistical Officer
(6) What is the full from of MOSPI?
Ans: – Ministry of Statistic and Programme Implementation.
(7) Which sector have the highest availability of employment in all periods?
Ans: – Primary sector.
(8) According to the Economic Survey 2011-12 which state of India has the highest percentage of poverty?
Ans: – Bihar (53.5%)
(9) According to the Economic survey 2011-12 which state of India has the lowest percentage of poverty?
Ans: – Himachal Pradesh (9.5%)
(10) Kerala has a poverty rate of ___________
Ans: – 12%
(11) What is the full from of PDS?
Ans: – Public Distribution System.
(12) Food security Act passed in the parliament in ____________
Ans: – 2013
(B) Answer the following questions: – (marks – 2 / 3)
(1) What is primary sector?
Ans: – The sector involving activities making direct use of natural resources is called primary sector. As activities related to agriculture form a major part of it, this sector is also called agricultural sector.
(2) Why does the secondary sector is called industrial sector?
Ans: – In secondary sector there are economic activities that manufacture goods making use of the products of primary sector as the raw material. As it gives more importance to industrial activities, it is also called industrial sector.
(3) What is the function of the service sector?
Ans: – Service sector collects and distributes products of primary and secondary sectors. In addition to this, service sector includes education, transport, banking, It etc. It is also called tertiary sector.
(4) What are the activities included in the primary sector?
Ans: – The activities included in the primary sector are –
Agriculture and allied activities
*Forestry
*Fishing
*Mining
(5) What are the activities included in the secondary?
Ans: – Activities include –
*Industry
*Generation of electricity
*Building construction
(6) What are the activities included in a Tertiary sector?
Ans: – Activities include –
*Trade
*Transport
*Hotel
*Communication
*Banking
*Insurance
*Business
*Real estate
*Social service
*Procurement
(7)What is Central Statistical Office(CSO)?
Ans: – Central Statitical office in an institution that works under the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI).
(8) What are the important functions at CSO?
Ans: – The important functions of CSO are
*Coordinate and analyse date
*Collect data of all sectors and process it for planning purpose.
*Estimate national income using data.
(9) What are the reasons behind poverty still persists in various parts of India ever after the increased food production?
Ans: – The reasons are –
*Defects in distribution
*Low potential of individuals to purchase goods
(10) What is poverty?
Ans: – As per the recommendation of the planning commission, the people in urban areas whose intake of nutritious food is less than 2100 calories and those in rural areas whose intake of nutritious food is less than 2400 calories experience poverty.
(11) What are the projects of Government being implemented to reduce poverty?
Ans: – The Government projects are –
*Annopoorna
* Andhyodaya Annayojana.
*Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
* Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rosgar Yojana.
(12) What are the Government Programmes implemented to reduce poverty?
Ans: – Government programmers are –
*Integrated child Development programme
*Mid-day Meal programme at school
*National Rural Livelihood mission.
(13) What is Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Ans: – Public Distribution System provides food items and other essential commodities to people at reasonable prices and the entire chain of such organisations are controlled by the government.
(14) What are the features at food security Act (2013)?
Ans: – *Food security is the legal obligation of the government
*Ensure adequate, nutritious and high quality food items at fair price to all people
*availability of food is a legal right of citizens
(15)What are the challenges faced by the food production sector?
Ans: – The challenges are –
*Crop failure due to natural calamites
*Using agricultural land for non-agriculture purpose
*Reducing the rate of subsidies
*Unable to purchase agricultural machines
*Climate changes
*Unable to ensure crop insurance
*Excessive use of fertilizers, reducing soil fertility.
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