Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science Economics Chapter 4 Food Security in India
Case Study Questions
Question 1:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
The food insecure people are disproportionately large in some regions of the country, such as economically backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas, regions more prone to natural disasters, etc. In fact, the states of Uttar Pradesh (Eastern and South-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for largest number of food insecure people in the country. Hunger is another aspect indicating food insecurity. Hunger is not just an expression of poverty, it brings about poverty. The attainment of food security therefore involves eliminating current hunger and reducing the risks of future hunger. Hunger has chronic and seasonal dimensions. Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and in turn inability to buy food even for survival. Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting. This is prevalent in rural areas because of the seasonal nature of agricultural activities and in urban areas because of casual labourers, e.g., there is less work for casual construction labourers during the rainy season. This type of hunger exists when a person is unable to get work for the entire year.
Q 1. Which of the following states have largest number of food insecure people in the country?
a. Bihar
b. Jharkhand
c. West Bengal
d. All of these
Q 2. How can food security be attained?
a. By eliminating current hunger
b. By reducing the risks of future hunger
c. Both a. and b.
d. By removing the incidence of poverty
Q 3. Why do poor people suffer from chronic hunger?
a. Inability to get work
b. Due to very low income
c. Inability to buy food even for survival
d. Both b. and c.
Q 4. Which type of hunger is prevalent in rural areas?
a. Chronic hunger
b. Seasonal hunger
c. Physical hunger
d. Emotional hunger
Ans:
- d
- c
- d
- b
