Class 7 Civics Chapter 8 Question Answers - A Shirt in the Market

Fill in the Blanks.

(i) ___________________ weaves clothes that have been made on order from the merchant.

Ans:  Weaver

(ii) Workers are paid ___________for this work

Ans:  Less

(iii) The market offers people opportunities for work and to sell things they ______ or produce.

Ans:  Grow

(iv) Farmer requires borrowing money sometimes to meet the inputs required for _________________.

Ans:  Cotton cultivation

(v) An ________ is a person who sells goods abroad.

Ans: Exporter

True & False.

(i) Weavers spend money on the purchase of yarn. 

Ans: False

(ii) The foreign business person earns maximum profit, garment exporters make moderate profits, and the workers earn minimum for their hard work. 

Ans:  True

(iii) The foreign business person made huge profit in the market.

Ans:  True

(iv) There is time in a year when there is no work and no income for the farmers.

Ans:  True

(v) Weavers work alone on looms.

Ans:  False

Very Short Q & A

Q1: When is cotton harvested?

Ans:  The cotton bolls need several days to ripen before they can be harvested. Once they are ready, the harvesting process begins.

Q2: Name a few inputs required for cotton cultivation.

Ans:  Seeds, Pesticides, fertilizers, etc.

Q3: What links the producer of cotton to the buyer of shirt in the market?

Ans:  Chain of market

Q4: How are farmers dependent upon traders?

Ans:  To take loans for cultivations, and other expenses like illness, education of their kids, etc.

Q5: What is the role of the cloth merchant in the chain of market?

Ans:  These merchants supply clothes on order to garment manufacturers and exporters throughout the country.

Q6: Does everyone associated with a chain of market benefit equally?

Ans:  No

Q7: Who gave yarn to the weavers to weave the clothes?

Ans:  garment factories

Q8: Give an example of a putting out system.

Ans:  They use the cloth to make different dresses.

Q9: What is the role of garment exporting factories?

Ans:  They maximize their profits by getting maximum work from workers at the lowest price, and supply the foreign buyers at cheap rates

Q10: What is a ginning mill?

Ans:  A ginning mill is a factory where seeds are removed from cotton balls.

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