Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Term 2 Economics Solutions Chapter 1 Pdf
Tamilnadu Board Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Term 2 Economics Solutions Chapter 1: Tamilnadu State Board Solution Class 6 Social Science Term 2 Economics Chapter 1 – Economics-An Introduction.
Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Economics Solutions Chapter 1: Overview
Board |
Samacheer Kalvi |
Class |
6 |
Subject |
Social Science Economics |
Term |
2 |
Chapter Name |
Economics-An Introduction. |
Multiple choice questions: (marks: 1)
1.) More than ……of the world’s population live in cities?
A.) 40%
B.) 50%
C.) 60%
Ans: 50%.
2.) Transportation system is an example of:
A.) Primary activity
B.) Secondary activity
C.) Tertiary activity
Ans: tertiary activity.
3.) Cotton textiles are:
A.) Primary activity
B.) Secondary activity
C.) Tertiary activity
Ans: secondary activity.
4.) Farming/agriculture is an example of:
A.) Primary activity
B.) Secondary activity
C.) Tertiary activity
Ans: primary activity.
Answer the following questions: (marks: 1)
1.) What is called a Barter system?
Ans: The system of exchanging goods for other goods, called barter system. For example, exchange a bag of rice for enough clothes.
2.) What is called savings?
Ans: The amount from the income which is left for future needs after consumption is called savings.
3.) Who are called farmers?
Ans: Those who are involved in farming and grazing are called farmers or cultivators.
4.) Who said that the villages are the backbone of our country?
Ans: Gandhiji said that the villages are the backbone of our country.
Answer the following questions: (marks 2/ 3)
1.) What are called villages?
Ans: The early man, who hunted and gathered food, later learnt to cultivate crops. When they found rivers which provided them water, they settled down permanently near the rivers. These permanent settlements were called villages.
2.) What is called ‘Sandhai’?
Ans: In villages, once in a week or month, all things are sold in a particular place at a specific time to meet the needs of the people. That is called ˋSandhaiˊ.
3.) What do you mean by consumer goods?
Ans: The finished goods which are bought from the market to fulfi ll the daily needs of the consumers are called consumer goods. Example: rice, clothes, bicycles, etc.
4.) What are called primary activities?
Ans: Primary activities are concerned with the production of raw materials for food stuff and industrial use. Primary activities include:
✓ Agriculture
✓ Cattle rearing
✓ Fishing
✓ Mining
✓ Collection of fruits, nuts, honey, rubber, resin, medicinal herbs and lumbering.
5.) What are called secondary activities?
Ans: The raw materials obtained from the primary activities are converted into finished products through machinery on a large scale. These activities are called secondary activities. It includes cotton textiles, sugar mills etc.
6.) What do you mean by tertiary activities?
Ans: Industries produce goods and distribute them to the people. For this purpose, some services are required. These services are called tertiary activities or service sectors. The service sector serves the people to fulfill their daily needs like:
✓ Transport – roadways, railways, waterways, airways
✓ Communication – Post, Telephone, Information Technology etc.
✓ Trade – Procurement of goods, selling.
✓ Banking – Money transactions, banking services.
7.) Write down the types of industries?
Ans: Industries are classified on the basis of the availability of raw materials, capital and ownership. On the basis of raw materials, industries are classified as:
✓ Agro based industries – Cotton textiles, Sugar mills and Food processing.
✓ Forest based industries – Paper mills, Furniture making, Building Materials.
✓ Mineral based industries – Cement, Iron, Aluminium Industries.
✓ Marine based industries – Sea food processing.
8.) Write down the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary activities.
Ans:
Primary activity: | Secondary activity: |
Tertiary activity: |
Primary activities are concerned with the production of raw materials for food stuff and industrial use. | The raw materials obtained from the primary activities are converted into finished products through machinery on a large scale.
These activities are called secondary activities. |
Industries produce goods and distribute them to the people. For this purpose, some services are required. These services are called tertiary activities or service sectors. |
Produce raw material for secondary activity. | Uses the products or materials of primary activity and manufacture with them | Uses the materials of both primary and secondary activity and provides services to people. |
It includes: agriculture, Cattle rearing , Fishing, Mining, Collection of fruits, nuts, honey, rubber, resin, medicinal herbs and lumbering. | It includes cotton textiles, sugar mills, furniture making, building materials , Aluminium industries, seafood processing etc. | It includes transport, communication systems, trade, and banking. |
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