NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Civics Chapter 7 Rural Livelihoods

In most of the rural areas of the world, a major portion of the population earns their living via farming. At the same time, other common livelihoods that these populations survive on include fishing, raising livestock and other non-farm activities. In Chapter 7 of CBSE Class 6 Civics, students will see the different ways in which people earn their living in villages. This chapter talks about the livelihoods of people living in rural areas, the kind of jobs that they have, the problems associated with being landless farmers and the reasons behind debt. 

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1. You have probably noticed that people in Kalpattu are engaged in a variety of non-farm work.
The various farm activities are listed below.

1. Trading
2. Teaching
3. Blacksmith
4. Making baskets and utensils.

2. List the different types of people you read about in Kalpattu who depend on farming. Who is the poorest among them, and why?

Solution 2:

Different types of people who depend on farming are given below.

1. Landless farmers
2. Small landowners
3. Big landowners

Landless farmers are the poorest among them because their daily wage is very low, and they have to depend on landowners for their farming job. Moreover, farming is a seasonal job; hence, during the non-farming season, they have to go in search of other low-income jobs. Whenever someone in the family falls ill, all their savings and earnings are lost.

3. Imagine you are a member of a fishing family, and you are discussing whether to take a loan from the bank for an engine. What would you say?

Solution 3:

The bank is a reliable source for a loan when compared to moneylenders. Moneylenders often charge very high rates of interest, which could lead the family into a debt trap.

4. Poor rural labourers like Thulasi often do not have access to good medical facilities, good schools and other resources. You have read about inequality in the first unit of this text. The difference between her and Ramalingam is one of inequality. Do you think this is a fair situation? What do you think can be done? Discuss in class.

Solution 4:

All are equal in the eyes of the Constitution. It is the duty of the government to provide basic facilities.

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5. What do you think the government can do to help farmers like Sekar when they get into debt? Discuss.

Solution 5:

1. Provide subsidies for fertilisers and pesticides.
2. Provide low-interest loans.
3. Provide Minimum Support Price for crops.

6. Compare the situation of Sekar and Ramalingam by filling out the following table.

	Sekar	Ramalingam
Land cultivated
Land required
Loans required
Shelling of harvest
Other work is done by them

Solution 6:

	Sekar	Ramalingam
Land cultivated	Around 2 acres	Around 20 acres
Land required	Not required	Required in large numbers
Loans required	Yes, for seeds and fertilisers	Yes, for setting up rice mills
Shelling of harvest	Sell at low cost to lenders	Sell at a high cost to traders
Other work is done by them	Work as labourers in Ramalingam rice mills	Own rice mills and several shops