Test: The Story of Palampur- 2 - UPSC

The correct answer is a.

The major rabi crop in India is wheat, followed by barley, mustard, sesame and peas.

Small scale industries refers to those industries which requires less capital, less labour as well as less equipments for production. Nowadays, people get attracted more to large scale industry as they produce in large number, have skilled labour for working. Hence, opportunities are less in small scale industries.

option ( a) Between October and December is the correct answer. 

Explanation:- For example Jowar & Bajra grow during the rainy season, followed by potatoes between October & December and during the winter season, wheat is sown in the fields. During the rainy season (Kharif) farmers grow Jowar & Bajra. It is followed by the cultivation of Potatoes between October & December.

The Government had set minimum wages at Rs 115/- (April, 2011), but the daily wage worker in Palampur gets just Rs 80/-

According to a labour ministry notification, an unskilled agriculture laborer would be entitled to get a minimum wage of Rs 300 per day in C-category towns as against Rs 160 now while those in B and A category towns will get Rs 303 and Rs 333 respectively.

In the metric system the standard unit of land area is the hectare. A hectare is 10,000 square meters.