LITTLE FLOWER CONVENT SCHOOL, SANGRUR

CLASS - IX (2022-23)
SUBJECT- ECONOMICS
HALF YEARLY EXAM
TIME: __ hrs MM: 20
1.Tick the correct answer:- 1x3=3

1. The excess population is considered as a burden for an economy but they can become human capital if
there is an investment made in the form of:
(a) Education and health
(b) Hospitals and schools
(c) Education, training and medical care
(d) None of the above

2. Domestic work by house wife is an activity.

(a) Economic
(b) Noneconomic
(c) Both of them
(d) None of the above

3. Which of the following is a modern farming method?

(a) Multiple Cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilizers
(d) Both (b) and (c)

2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. 3x2=6

1. What can be done so that more non-farm production activities can be started in villages?
2. What is the difference between economic activities and non-economic activities?

3. Read the source given below and answer the following questions. 1x4=4

Investment in human resources (via education and medical care) can give high rates of return in future. This
investment on people is the same as investment in land and capital. A child, too, with investments made on
her education and health, can yield a high return in future in the form of higher earnings and greater
contribution to the society. Educated parents are found to invest more heavily on the education of their
child. This is because they have realised the importance of education for themselves. They are also conscious
of proper nutrition and hygiene. They accordingly look after their children's needs for education at school
and good health. A virtuous cycle is, thus, created in this case. In contrast, a vicious cycle may be created by
disadvantaged parents, who themselves uneducated and lacking in hygiene, keep their children in a similarly
disadvantaged state. Countries, like Japan, have invested in human resources. They did not have any natural
resources. These countries are developed/rich. They import the natural resources needed in their country.
How did they become rich/ developed? They have invested on people, especially in the field of education
and health. These people have made efficient use of other resources, like land and capital. Efficiency and the
technology evolved by people have made these countries rich/developed.

Questions

1. Investment in human resources (via education and medical care) can give ______ rates of return in future.
a) High b) Low
c) Medium d) None of these

2. Educated parents are also conscious of proper ________ and hygiene.

a) Care b) Nutrition
c) Health d) none of these

3. Counntries, like ______ , have invested in human resources.

a) India b) America
c) Japan d) None of these

4. They do not have any Natural Resouces

a) India b) Japan
c) America d) Paris

4. In the following questions, the Assertions (A) and Reason(s) (R) have been put forward. Read both statements
carefully and choose the correct answer from the below: 2

Assertion (A): The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of a person indicated by life
expectancy and skill formation acquired by the people of the country.
Reason (R): The quality of the population ultimately decides the growth rate of the country. literate and
healthy population are an asset.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.

5. Long Answer Type Question 1X5=5

1. Green revolution is associated with loss of soil fertility. In the light of the statement, mention five
problems caused by modern farming.

Prepared By: Poonam