Class-7 Civics - A Shirt in the Market

#1. What is the reason Swapna sells her cotton to the local trader instead of the Kurnool market?

She wants to avoid the hustle of the Kurnool market.

She had borrowed money from the trader and had to sell the cotton to him.

The Kurnool market had no buyers.

The trader offered a better price.

#2. What was Swapna’s main concern when selling her cotton?

The price was too high.

The trader was giving her too little for her hard work.

She had too much cotton to sell.

She had no other options for selling.

#3. What type of system do weavers in Erode follow for producing cloth?

Cooperative system

Putting-out system

Factory-based system

Market-driven system

#4. In the putting-out system, what do weavers receive from the merchant?

Finished cloth

Yarn

Payments

Finished garments

#5. What is one of the disadvantages for weavers under the putting-out system?

They are paid high prices for their work.

They have to borrow money to buy yarn.

They don’t know who they are making cloth for or at what price it will be sold.

They are forced to sell directly to customers.

#6. Which of the following best describes a weaver’s cooperative?

A group of weavers who work independently

A group of weavers who work together for mutual benefit

A factory-based system for weaving cloth

A market-based system for selling cloth

#7. Why do garment exporters try to cut costs?

To increase the quality of the product

To meet high standards set by foreign buyers

To maximize profits and supply shirts at a cheap price

To pay workers more

#8. Which of the following is true about workers at the garment factory?

Most workers are employed on a permanent basis.

They earn high wages for their work.

They are employed on a temporary basis and earn low wages.

They work in safe and comfortable conditions.

#9. Who makes the largest profit in the market chain described in the chapter?

The workers at the garment factory

The garment exporter

The businessperson in the United States

The cotton farmer

#10. What was Swapna’s response when the trader offered her a low price for the cotton?

She argued with the trader.

She agreed without questioning.

She decided to sell elsewhere.

She asked for a loan from the government.

#11. What is one reason the businessperson makes a large profit from the shirts?

They sell the shirts for a high price.

They have high production costs.

They spend a significant amount on advertising.

They sell shirts at a very low price.

#12. What role do merchants play in the cloth market of Erode?

They produce the cloth themselves.

They sell yarn to weavers.

They market and sell finished cloth to garment factories.

They weave the cloth.

#13. What does the government do to help the weavers’ cooperatives in Tamil Nadu?

It buys cloth from them for the Free School Uniform programme.

It provides loans to weavers.

It builds weaving factories.

It buys yarn for the weavers.

#14. What is the main factor that makes the market unequal for different participants?

The availability of raw materials

The marketing efforts of the traders

The powerful players in the market like traders and foreign buyers

The competition among workers

#15. What are the workers at the garment factory primarily employed as?

Tailors

Ironing staff

Thread cutters and buttoners

Designers

#16. What percentage of the final price of a shirt goes to the workers’ wages in the garment factory?

10%

25%

50%

15%

#17. What does the putting-out system limit for weavers?

Their creativity and ability to work freely

The types of cloth they can produce

Their profit margin and market freedom

Their access to raw materials

#18. Which of these statements about the market chain is true?

The foreign buyers make the least profit in the market chain.

The workers in the garment factory earn more than the cotton farmers.

The merchants make the highest profits in the market chain.

The businessperson from the USA makes the largest profit in the market chain.