Chapter 9 Civics A Shirt In Market Class 7

                                             

                                   CLASS 7 SOCIAL SCIENCE      (CIVICS)                             

CHAPTER 9 A SHIRT IN THE MARKET

Q1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BRIEFLY:-

1.     What made the farmers like Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the local cotton market?

Ans: The farmers like Swapna borrowed money from a local trader instead at the beginning of the cropping seasons. The local trader lent them money but on a condition that they would sell all their cotton to him. Then they had no way out except selling the cotton to the same trader.

2.     Describe the condition of employment as well as the wages of workers in the garment exporting factory. Do you think the workers get a fair deal?

Ans: The workers in the garment factory work at least 10 to 12 hours. In a day but they get very low wages monthly.

a.     Their job is not permanent.

b.     Their wages are fixed according to their skills.

c.      More women are employed in these factories as helpers.

No, these workers do not get a fair deal.

3.     Why did the traders pay small farmers like Swapna a low price?

Ans: The trader paid small farmers like swapna a low price for cotton because they had borrowed money from him and had promised to sell their cotton to him only.

4.     Where do you think larger farmers would sell their cotton? How is their situation different from farmers like Swapna?

Ans: Larger farmers would prefer to sell their product in the wholesale market. Their situation is better from small farmers like Swapna because she cannot sell the product directly in the wholesale market. She has to sell it through trader and she does not get good price for her product.

5.     What are the following people doing at the erode cloth market merchants, weavers, exporter?

Ans: 1. Merchants: They supply cloth on order to garment manufacture and exporters around the country. They purchase the yarn and give instructions to the weavers about the kind of cloth that is to be made.

Weavers: The weavers spend long hours working on looms and they work for wages.

Exporters: They use the cloth to make shirts to export them to foreign buyers.

6.     In what ways are weavers dependent on cloth merchants?

Ans: Weavers are dependent on the cloth merchants because:

a.     The cloth merchants give them thread and they weave cloth for them from where they earn their living.

b.     Weavers are dependent on cloth merchants for raw materials and market.

7.     If weavers were to buy yarn on their own and sell cloth, they would probably earn three times more. Do you think this is possible? How? Discuss.

Ans: Under such conditions the weavers will definitely earn more. They would buy yarn at the lowest possible price and would sell cloth at the highest possible price. They would select the market of their choice for better price.

8.     What are the demands of foreign buyers made to the garment exporters? Why do the garment exporters agree to these demands?

Ans: The foreign buyers demand the following from the supplier:

a.     The lowest prices.

b.     High standard quality.

c.      Prompt delivery of goods.

The garment exporters agree to fulfil the demand of the foreign buyers because they hope to get the order in a bulk.

9.     How do the garment exporters meet the condition set by the foreign buyers?

Ans: The garment exporters cut costs and get maximum work out from the workers at the lowest possible wages.

10.What are the reasons that the business person is able to make a huge profit in the market?

Ans: Investment of money is the main reason to make profit in the market. Any person who invests money and has the power to decide the deal, earns much profit.

The businessperson is the richest and the most powerful in dealing in the garment business. So he makes a huge profit in the market.

11.What is cooperative?

Ans: in order to overcome inequality, the cooperative of producers should be formed. In a cooperative, people with common interest come together and work for their mutual benefit.

12.What do you understand by the ‘putting out system’?

Ans: The arrangement between the merchant and the weavers is an example of putting out system, whereby the merchant supplies the raw material and receives the finished product.

13.How are the weavers’ cooperatives helpful for the weavers?

Ans: The weavers’ cooperatives are helpful for the weavers in the following ways:

a.     The role of merchant is reduced and the weavers get a fair price of cloth.

b.     The government also helps the cooperatives by buying cloth from them at a reasonable price.