CHAPTER 13: THE VALUE OF WORK
1. Who said that work should be done as worship?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: B. Swami Vivekananda
2. What are the two main categories of activities discussed in the chapter?
A. Rural and urban activities
B. Personal and public activities
C. Economic and non-economic activities
D. Physical and mental activities
Answer: C. Economic and non-economic activities
3. What are economic activities?
A. Activities that involve money or are performed in exchange for money’s worth
B. Activities performed only for family members
C. Activities that never involve payment
D. Activities done only during festivals
Answer: A. Activities that involve money or are performed in exchange for money’s worth
4. Which of the following is an example of an economic activity?
A. Parents cooking dinner for their family
B. A child helping a grandparent without payment
C. A person volunteering to teach for free
D. A farmer selling produce in the market
Answer: D. A farmer selling produce in the market
5. What are non-economic activities?
A. Activities that always generate income
B. Activities done out of feelings such as love, care, gratitude and respect
C. Activities performed only in factories
D. Activities that involve buying and selling goods
Answer: B. Activities done out of feelings such as love, care, gratitude and respect
6. Which of the following is a non-economic activity?
A. A lawyer earning a fee
B. A shopkeeper selling clothes
C. Parents helping their children with schoolwork
D. A truck driver transporting goods for payment
Answer: C. Parents helping their children with schoolwork
7. What does the term “market” mean in the chapter?
A. A place where people exchange goods and services
B. A place used only for entertainment
C. A place where only free services are provided
D. A place where people cannot exchange goods
Answer: A. A place where people exchange goods and services
8. What is a fee?
A. A gift given without any reason
B. A payment made only to family members
C. A type of agricultural product
D. A payment made for professional advice or services
Answer: D. A payment made for professional advice or services
9. What is a salary?
A. A payment made only in the form of goods
B. A fixed, regular payment generally paid monthly by an employer to an employee
C. A voluntary contribution without payment
D. A payment made only once in a person’s lifetime
Answer: B. A fixed, regular payment generally paid monthly by an employer to an employee
10. What does Geeta Aunty do in the story of Anu and Kabir?
A. She is a doctor
B. She is a school principal
C. She is a pilot in the Indian Air Force
D. She is a shopkeeper
Answer: C. She is a pilot in the Indian Air Force
11. What does Geeta Aunty receive for her work in the Indian Air Force?
A. A salary
B. Only food
C. No compensation
D. A weekly fee from students
Answer: A. A salary
12. What is Rohan’s profession in the story?
A. Farmer
B. Carpenter
C. Truck driver
D. Software engineer
Answer: D. Software engineer
13. What does Rohan do on weekends as a volunteer?
A. Sells computer applications
B. Teaches computer skills to young adults
C. Works as a paid taxi driver
D. Repairs roads
Answer: B. Teaches computer skills to young adults
14. Why is Rohan’s weekend teaching described as a non-economic activity?
A. He teaches only online
B. He works in a software company
C. He volunteers without receiving payment for that activity
D. He teaches computer skills
Answer: C. He volunteers without receiving payment for that activity
15. What does Kabir’s grandfather do voluntarily?
A. Provides free Geography classes to neighbourhood children
B. Sells school uniforms
C. Works as a paid lawyer
D. Operates a bulldozer for a company
Answer: A. Provides free Geography classes to neighbourhood children
16. Which example of non-economic work is mentioned in the chapter?
A. A businessperson selling school bags
B. A doctor charging a fee
C. A factory worker receiving wages
D. Family members helping renovate their house
Answer: D. Family members helping renovate their house
17. What is the main purpose of the story about Kavya and her family?
A. To explain the history of Indian cities
B. To introduce different types of economic activities and payments
C. To describe the functioning of courts
D. To explain how elections are conducted
Answer: B. To introduce different types of economic activities and payments
18. What does Kavya’s uncle do?
A. He is a software engineer
B. He is a postmaster
C. He is a technician in a construction company who operates a bulldozer
D. He is a lawyer
Answer: C. He is a technician in a construction company who operates a bulldozer
19. How is Kavya’s uncle compensated for his work?
A. He receives a monthly salary
B. He receives only mangoes
C. He works entirely as a volunteer
D. He receives no payment
Answer: A. He receives a monthly salary
20. Where does Kavya’s aunt work?
A. In a car manufacturing factory
B. In a hospital
C. In a construction company
D. At the village post office
Answer: D. At the village post office
21. How does Kavya’s aunt earn additional income after her office work?
A. By selling furniture
B. By conducting online classes and charging a weekly fee
C. By volunteering at a community kitchen
D. By teaching without payment
Answer: B. By conducting online classes and charging a weekly fee
22. What work does Sahil do in the chapter?
A. He sells school bags
B. He teaches computer skills
C. He works as a farm labourer and uses a tractor to till land
D. He makes furniture
Answer: C. He works as a farm labourer and uses a tractor to till land
23. How is Sahil paid for his work?
A. Partly in cash and partly in mangoes of equal value
B. Only through a monthly salary
C. Only through a weekly fee
D. Entirely without compensation
Answer: A. Partly in cash and partly in mangoes of equal value
24. What is payment in kind?
A. A payment made only through a bank
B. A payment made only once a month
C. A voluntary service without compensation
D. A non-cash payment received for work performed
Answer: D. A non-cash payment received for work performed
25. What is a wage?
A. A payment made only for professional advice
B. A payment made by an employer to a worker for a specific period of time
C. A gift given to a relative
D. A payment that must always be made in goods
Answer: B. A payment made by an employer to a worker for a specific period of time
26. What is value addition?
A. Reducing the usefulness of a product
B. Giving away a product without changing it
C. Adding value at different stages of transforming something into another form
D. Buying a product only for personal use
Answer: C. Adding value at different stages of transforming something into another form
27. How much does Rajesh pay for the wood used to make furniture?
A. ₹600
B. ₹400
C. ₹1,000
D. ₹1,600
Answer: A. ₹600
28. At what price does Rajesh sell each chair?
A. ₹400
B. ₹600
C. ₹800
D. ₹1,000
Answer: D. ₹1,000
29. What is the difference between the selling price of Rajesh’s chair and the cost of the wood?
A. ₹200
B. ₹400
C. ₹600
D. ₹1,000
Answer: B. ₹400
30. According to the chapter, what does the additional ₹400 represent in Rajesh’s example?
A. The cost of the wood alone
B. A payment made to the customer
C. The monetary value of Rajesh’s skill, time and effort
D. A non-economic activity
Answer: C. The monetary value of Rajesh’s skill, time and effort
31. How does Rajesh add value to the wood?
A. By turning it into furniture
B. By storing it without using it
C. By giving it away without processing it
D. By planting it in a field
Answer: A. By turning it into furniture
32. Which of the following professions is included in the chapter’s activity table about creating monetary value?
A. A person taking care of a sick grandparent
B. Parents cooking dinner for their family
C. A child helping a sibling with homework
D. A doctor
Answer: D. A doctor
33. Which activity is used as an example of non-economic work in the chapter’s activity table?
A. A tailor stitching clothes for payment
B. Parents cooking dinner for their family
C. A baker selling bread
D. A scientist employed for a salary
Answer: B. Parents cooking dinner for their family
34. What is the meaning of “Sevā” given in the chapter?
A. Paid employment
B. Buying and selling goods
C. Selfless service
D. Manufacturing products
Answer: C. Selfless service
35. Where does the chapter say that sevā can be seen?
A. Temples, gurudwaras, mosques and churches
B. Only in factories
C. Only in government offices
D. Only in markets
Answer: A. Temples, gurudwaras, mosques and churches
36. What is a langar?
A. A type of market
B. A payment made to a worker
C. A government office
D. A community kitchen that serves food to visitors for free
Answer: D. A community kitchen that serves food to visitors for free
37. What do practices such as sevā encourage?
A. Competition for higher salaries
B. Satisfaction, gratitude and contribution to society
C. The refusal to help others
D. The exchange of goods only for money
Answer: B. Satisfaction, gratitude and contribution to society
38. Why are non-economic activities valuable even though they may not involve money?
A. They always generate wealth
B. They replace every economic activity
C. They contribute to wellbeing and improve quality of life
D. They are performed only by employees
Answer: C. They contribute to wellbeing and improve quality of life
39. What is the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan based on, as described in the chapter?
A. The collective efforts of citizens to keep surroundings clean
B. The work of only one government officer
C. The use of private markets alone
D. The construction of highways only
Answer: A. The collective efforts of citizens to keep surroundings clean
40. Which of the following is an example of community participation under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
A. Ignoring rubbish in public spaces
B. Avoiding all community activities
C. Leaving all cleaning to one family
D. People working together to clean streets, roads, parks and other public places
Answer: D. People working together to clean streets, roads, parks and other public places
41. What is Van Mahotsav?
A. A market festival for selling furniture
B. A festival of forests that promotes awareness about trees and forest conservation
C. A celebration of industrial production
D. A programme for collecting local taxes
Answer: B. A festival of forests that promotes awareness about trees and forest conservation
42. What activity takes place during Van Mahotsav, according to the chapter?
A. Construction of shopping centres
B. Selling school uniforms
C. Community tree-plantation drives
D. Conducting online classes
Answer: C. Community tree-plantation drives
43. Which statement correctly describes economic activities?
A. They have value in terms of money
B. They never involve payment
C. They are always performed for family members
D. They cannot add value to products
Answer: A. They have value in terms of money
44. Which of the following is an example of an economic activity mentioned in the chapter?
A. A family helping renovate its house without payment
B. A person caring for a grandparent out of affection
C. A volunteer teaching computer skills for free
D. A truck driver transporting goods for payment
Answer: D. A truck driver transporting goods for payment
45. What is one important contribution of non-economic activities?
A. They make all jobs unpaid
B. They support social welfare and personal wellbeing
C. They remove the need for communities
D. They prevent people from helping one another
Answer: B. They support social welfare and personal wellbeing
46. Which of the following is an example of a non-economic activity based on care and respect?
A. A shopkeeper selling school bags
B. A lawyer charging a fee
C. A young person taking care of grandparents
D. A worker receiving a salary
Answer: C. A young person taking care of grandparents
47. What does the chapter teach through examples of people working in different professions?
A. Different activities contribute to everyday life in different ways
B. Only paid work is useful to society
C. Family activities have no value
D. All workers receive the same type of payment
Answer: A. Different activities contribute to everyday life in different ways
48. Which of the following is a form of compensation for economic activity discussed in the chapter?
A. Gratitude alone in every case
B. Voluntary service
C. Unpaid family care
D. Salary, wage or fee
Answer: D. Salary, wage or fee
49. Why is community participation important?
A. It ensures that only individuals benefit
B. It brings people together to improve their surroundings and society
C. It prevents people from working together
D. It removes the value of non-economic activities
Answer: B. It brings people together to improve their surroundings and society
50. Which statement best summarises Chapter 13, “The Value of Work”?
A. Only work that earns money is valuable
B. Non-economic activities have no effect on society
C. Economic activities create monetary value, while non-economic activities also contribute to wellbeing and social welfare
D. Community service should always involve payment
Answer: C. Economic activities create monetary value, while non-economic activities also contribute to wellbeing and social welfare
