Rural Livelihoods Class 6 Worksheet Civics Chapter 7

Q1: Fill in the blanks

(i) Ramalingam has __________ acres of paddy fields in Kalpattu.

(ii) Only ___ percent of India's farmers are like Ramalingam.

(iii) The people of Chizami village do __________ cultivation.

(iv) In India nearly ______ out of every five rural families are agricultural labourer families.

(v) People of Pudupet earn their living by ________.

Q2: True / False

(i) Thulasi earns Rs 40 per day. 

(ii) Thulasi sold her cow to pay back the money she borrowed from Ramalingam for her daughter’s treatment. 

(iii) Weaving is a farm activity.

(iv) Sekar has a hybrid cow, whose milk he sells in the local milk cooperative.

(v) Sekar takes loan from bank and buys seeds and fertilizers.

Q3: Answer the following Questions

(i) How much land does Ramalingam have?

(ii) Why did Thulasi borrow money from Ramalingam?

(iii) What work does Sekar do at Ramalingam’s rice mill?

(iv) How much land does Sekar have?

(v) What is special about Chakhesang community?

(vi) Why does Sekar need to earn some extra money?

(vii) What does Raman do when he gets no work on the farm?

(viii) How Thulasi and her husband managed to pay back the loan to Ramalingam?

(ix) Where is the Chizami village located?

(x) Fishermen go far into the sea. Why?

(xi) How does Sekar pay back the loan to traders?

(xii) Why often farmers like Sekar needs to borrow money from moneylenders?

(xiii) What does Ramalingam do with the paddy grown on his land?

(xiv) What are the important sources of livelihood for the people in rural areas?

(xv) What kinds of work do agricultural labourers do?

(xvi) How do fishermen survive during the monsoon?

(xvii) What is the main crop that is grown in Kalpattu village?

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