Case Study-Economic Activities Around Us-Class 6-Social Science

 

Chapter 14- Economic Activities Around Us-Subject Social Science-Class 6-Case Study based Question Answers

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Case Study 1: Understanding Primary Sector Activities

A village in Punjab is known for its wheat farming. Farmers plow the land, sow seeds, water crops, and harvest grains when they are ready. Along with wheat, some farmers raise cattle and poultry. Others work in fishing and forestry, which are also primary sector activities. The products from these activities, like grains, milk, and wood, are raw materials that are further processed in industries.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. What is the main characteristic of primary sector activities?
   a) They involve raw materials from nature
   b) They manufacture products
   c) They provide services
   d) They sell goods in shops
   ✔ Answer: a) They involve raw materials from nature

2. Which of the following is NOT a primary sector activity?
   a) Farming
   b) Fishing
   c) Teaching in a school
   d) Mining
   ✔ Answer: c) Teaching in a school

3. What do farmers in Punjab mainly grow?
   a) Tea
   b) Wheat
   c) Cotton
   d) Rice
   ✔ Answer: b) Wheat

Descriptive Questions:

4. Why is agriculture considered a primary sector activity?
✔ Answer: Because it directly depends on natural resources like soil, water, and sunlight.

5. What are some other examples of primary sector activities?
   ✔ Answer: Fishing, forestry, livestock rearing, and mining.

6. Why is the primary sector important for a country’s economy?
   ✔ Answer: It provides raw materials for industries and food for people.

Case Study 2: The Role of the Secondary Sector

In Gujarat, a textile factory produces cotton clothes. The factory buys raw cotton from farmers, spins it into thread, and weaves it into cloth. Workers use machines to dye fabrics and make shirts and sarees. This factory is part of the secondary sector, where raw materials from the primary sector are processed into finished goods.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. What does the secondary sector mainly involve?
   a) Selling goods in markets
   b) Processing raw materials into finished goods
   c) Teaching students
   d) Growing crops
   ✔ Answer: b) Processing raw materials into finished goods

2. Which product is made in the textile industry?
   a) Mobile phones
   b) Clothes
   c) Vegetables
   d) Fish
   ✔ Answer: b) Clothes

3. What raw material is needed for making cotton clothes?
   a) Silk
   b) Wood
   c) Cotton
   d) Paper
   ✔ Answer: c) Cotton

Descriptive Questions:

4. How is the secondary sector different from the primary sector?
✔ Answer: The primary sector collects raw materials, while the secondary sector processes them into finished products.

5. What are some examples of industries in the secondary sector?
   ✔ Answer: Steel factories, food processing, textile industries, and automobile manufacturing.

6. How does the secondary sector help the economy?
   ✔ Answer: It provides jobs, increases industrial production, and supports exports.

Case Study 3: Importance of the Tertiary Sector

In Mumbai, people rely on buses, banks, hospitals, and schools for daily activities. The tertiary sector, also called the service sector, includes teachers, doctors, bankers, transport workers, and shopkeepers. These services help people live comfortably and support both the primary and secondary sectors. Without services like transportation, farmers couldn’t send crops to markets, and industries couldn’t distribute products to consumers.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. Which of the following is a tertiary sector activity?
   a) Teaching in a school
   b) Fishing
   c) Making furniture
   d) Growing cotton
   ✔ Answer: a) Teaching in a school

2. Why is transportation important for farmers?
   a) It helps them eat food
   b) It allows them to sell crops in different places
   c) It makes them work harder
   d) It stops them from growing crops
   ✔ Answer: b) It allows them to sell crops in different places

3. Which service is NOT part of the tertiary sector?
   a) Banking
   b) Car manufacturing
   c) Healthcare
   d) Public transport
   ✔ Answer: b) Car manufacturing

Descriptive Questions:

4. How does the tertiary sector support the other sectors?
✔ Answer: It provides services like banking, transport, and healthcare to farmers and industries.

5. Why is the tertiary sector called the service sector?
   ✔ Answer: Because it does not produce goods but provides services like education and healthcare.

6. Give an example of interdependence between the three sectors.
   ✔ Answer: A farmer (primary sector) sells wheat to a flour mill (secondary sector), which is transported to a bakery by a truck (tertiary sector).

Case Study 4: Interdependence of the Three Sectors

In Karnataka, a dairy farm produces milk (primary sector). The milk is sent to a processing factory to make butter and cheese (secondary sector). Later, trucks transport these products to supermarkets and shops (tertiary sector). Without all three sectors working together, dairy products wouldn’t reach consumers.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. What is the first step in dairy production?
   a) Transporting milk
   b) Selling cheese
   c) Milking cows
   d) Marketing products
   ✔ Answer: c) Milking cows

2. Which sector processes milk into butter and cheese?
   a) Primary
   b) Secondary
   c) Tertiary
   d) None
   ✔ Answer: b) Secondary

3. How does the tertiary sector help dairy farmers?
   a) By providing medical services for cows
   b) By selling dairy products in markets
   c) By giving loans for farm expansion
   d) All of the above
   ✔ Answer: d) All of the above

Descriptive Questions:

4. Why is interdependence between the three sectors important?
✔ Answer: Each sector supports the other, ensuring production, processing, and distribution of goods.

5. How does transportation help dairy farms?
   ✔ Answer: It moves milk from farms to factories and then to markets for sale.

6. Give an example of a product that passes through all three sectors.
   ✔ Answer: Wheat → Flour Mill → Bakery → Supermarket.

Case Study 5: Employment in Different Economic Sectors

Amit's family members work in different economic sectors. His grandfather is a farmer who grows rice in their village (primary sector). His father works in a rice mill where the rice is cleaned and packed (secondary sector). His elder sister is a bank manager who provides loans to farmers and businesses (tertiary sector). This shows how different sectors provide jobs and support each other to keep the economy running smoothly.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. Which economic sector does farming belong to?
   a) Primary
   b) Secondary
   c) Tertiary
   d) None
   ✔ Answer: a) Primary

2. What does Amit’s father do in the secondary sector?
   a) Grow rice
   b) Work in a rice mill
   c) Sell rice in the market
   d) Teach in a school
   ✔ Answer: b) Work in a rice mill

3. How does Amit’s sister in the tertiary sector help the economy?
   a) By giving loans to farmers and businesses
   b) By driving tractors
   c) By planting trees
   d) By selling fish
   ✔ Answer: a) By giving loans to farmers and businesses

Descriptive Questions:
4. Why do different economic sectors depend on each other?
✔ Answer: Each sector plays a role in producing, processing, and distributing goods and services.

5. What are some examples of jobs in the tertiary sector?
   ✔ Answer: Doctors, teachers, bank managers, shopkeepers, and transport workers.

6. How do banks support the primary and secondary sectors?
   ✔ Answer: They provide loans for buying seeds, machines, and expanding businesses.

Case Study 6: Role of Entrepreneurs in Economic Activities

Neha’s mother started a small bakery business in their town. She buys flour and eggs from local farmers (primary sector), uses a factory to bake bread (secondary sector), and sells it in her bakery and online (tertiary sector). As an entrepreneur, she creates jobs for workers and helps the economy grow. Her bakery supports farmers, transport workers, and customers, showing how entrepreneurship connects all three sectors.

Questions:

MCQs:

1. What sector does Neha’s mother’s bakery belong to?
   a) Primary
   b) Secondary
   c) Tertiary
   d) Both secondary and tertiary
   ✔ Answer: d) Both secondary and tertiary

2. Who supplies raw materials to the bakery?
   a) Factory owners
   b) Farmers
   c) Teachers
   d) Doctors
   ✔ Answer: b) Farmers

3. How do entrepreneurs help the economy?
   a) By creating jobs
   b) By making food for free
   c) By using only natural resources
   d) By stopping businesses
   ✔ Answer: a) By creating jobs

Descriptive Questions:

4. Why is entrepreneurship important?
✔ Answer: It creates jobs, encourages innovation, and boosts economic growth.

5. How does a bakery connect all three economic sectors?
   ✔ Answer: It buys ingredients from farmers (primary), bakes products (secondary), and sells them (tertiary).

6. What skills are needed to become a successful entrepreneur?
   ✔ Answer: Business planning, leadership, creativity, and decision-making.

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Chapter 1- Locating Places on the Earth

Chapter 2- Oceans and Continents

Chapter 3- Landforms and life

Chapter 4- Timeline and Sources of History

Chapter 5- India, That is Bharat

Chapter 6- The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation

Chapter 7- India's Cultural Roots

Chapter 8- Unity in Diversity, or Many in the One

Chapter 9- Family and Community

Chapter 10- Grassroots Democracy – Part 1 Governance

Chapter 11- Grassroots Democracy – Part 2 Local Government in Rural Areas

Chapter 12- Grassroots Democracy–Part 3 Local Government in Urban Areass

Chapter 13- The Value of Work

Chapter 14- Economic Activities Around Us