This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Civics > A Shirt In The Market > Class 7 Civics Chapter 8 A Shirt In The Market – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Civics Chapter 8 A Shirt In The Market Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did the trader pay Swapna a low price for her cotton? A) The trader had financial problems. B) The quality of Swapna's cotton was poor. C) There was an oversupply of cotton in the market. D) Cotton was selling cheap in the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was an oversupply of cotton in the market. 2. Which of the following get a profit in the cloth market? A) Weavers. B) Ironers. C) Tailors. D) Owner of firms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Owner of firms. 3. Whom shall we refer to as the consumer? A) Farmer who grows cotton. B) Merchants who hand over yarn to the weavers. C) Readymade garment exporter. D) One who buys the shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One who buys the shirt. 4. What advantage does the putting-out system provide for merchants? A) It allows merchants to control the quality of the cloth. B) It reduces the cost of purchasing yarn for merchants. C) It ensures a steady supply of raw materials for merchants. D) It enables merchants to set higher selling prices for cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It ensures a steady supply of raw materials for merchants. 5. Who gains the maximum profit in the chain of market after selling a shirt? A) Business Person. B) Garment Exporter. C) Weaver. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Business Person. 6. What promise did Swapna make to the traders? A) Not to give interest to him. B) To give heavy amount of interest. C) To sell her all cotton to him. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To sell her all cotton to him. 7. ..... purchase the yarn and give it to the weavers to make the cloth. A) Traders. B) Cotton producers. C) Merchants. D) Garment exporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchants. 8. ..... is also about getting a fair wage in the market. A) Monarchy. B) Dictatorship. C) Democracy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 9. One who buys the goods in large quantities is known as A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Wholesaler. D) Retailer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wholesaler. 10. Weavers are poor and they have to borrow money at ..... interest rates to buy looms. A) Less. B) No. C) High. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High. 11. ..... is one way of reducing the dependence of the weavers on the merchants. A) Cooperative. B) Privatization. C) Revolt. D) Elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperative. 12. Through the ..... , the merchants supply the raw material to the weavers and collect the finished product. A) Wholesaler arrangement. B) Market Arrangement. C) Putting out arrangement. D) Retailer arrangement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting out arrangement. 13. The chain of markets links the ..... of cotton to the buyer at the supermarket. A) Buyer. B) Retailer. C) Producer. D) Seller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 14. How much does one loom cost to the weaver? A) 20000. B) 400000. C) 30000. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20000. 15. What is a characteristic of cooperatives, as mentioned in the text? A) They increase the dependence on merchants. B) They reduce the power of merchants over weavers. C) They are primarily controlled by garment factories. D) They focus solely on individual profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They reduce the power of merchants over weavers. 16. How do garment exporters meet the demands of foreign buyers? A) By increasing worker wages. B) By cutting costs and maximizing profits. C) By improving the quality of their products. D) By diversifying their product range. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By cutting costs and maximizing profits. 17. Why does the government support weavers' cooperatives in Tamil Nadu? A) To promote the interests of large garment factories. B) To provide a source of income for unemployed workers. C) To ensure a steady supply of cloth for government programs. D) To reduce dependence on merchants and ensure fair wages for weavers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reduce dependence on merchants and ensure fair wages for weavers. 18. What links Producer to a consumer? A) Chain of Markets. B) Buying. C) Selling. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chain of Markets. 19. Which is a factory where seeds are removed from cotton bolls and then spun into thread? A) Ginning mill. B) Cloth mill. C) Handloom factory. D) Powerloom factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ginning mill. 20. The weavers get the ..... from the merchant and supply him the ..... A) Yarn, cloth. B) Bales, cloth. C) Money, fabric. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yarn, cloth. 21. It is usually the rich and the powerful who get the maximum earnings from the market. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Merchants have a lot of ..... and they give ..... to the weavers. A) Power, low price. B) Wealth, high price. C) Money, power. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power, low price. 23. ..... Are Those In Which The Buying And Selling Takes Place Over The Phone Or The Internet. A) Internet Markets. B) Digital Markets. C) Delivering Market. D) None Of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digital Markets. 24. Weaver's that are one way to reduce the dependence on the merchant and to earn a higher income for the weavers- A) Company. B) Traders. C) Partnership. D) Cooperatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooperatives. 25. Putting out system is prevelant in the ..... industry in the most regions of India A) Irrigation. B) Weaving. C) Ginning. D) Spinning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weaving. 26. ..... are mostly employed in the Impex Garment Factory. A) Women. B) Elderly. C) Children. D) Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women. 27. What is the process Swapna undergoes when borrowing money to cultivate cotton? A) She pledges her land as collateral. B) She receives a grant from the government. C) She borrows money from the local cooperative. D) She borrows money from the local trader at a high interest rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She borrows money from the local trader at a high interest rate. 28. What is the main advantage of the putting-out system for weavers? A) It guarantees a stable income for weavers. B) It provides a steady supply of raw materials for weaving. C) Weavers have control over the selling price of cloth. D) Weavers don't have to spend money on yarn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weavers don't have to spend money on yarn. 29. How does Swapna's situation illustrate the challenges faced by small farmers? A) Small farmers have limited access to markets and resources. B) Small farmers often lack the skills needed for cultivation. C) Small farmers receive ample financial support from the government. D) Small farmers have no impact on market dynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small farmers have limited access to markets and resources. 30. Erodes merchants who sell goods to Delhi they sell to the foreigner who are from- A) Africa and Europe. B) US and Australia. C) US and Europe. D) US and Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) US and Europe. 31. Where does Swapna, a small farmer in Kurnool, grow cotton? A) In Tamil Nadu. B) In Andhra Pradesh. C) In Maharashtra. D) In Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In Andhra Pradesh. 32. The workers in the garment factory work atleast: A) 1 to 3 hours. B) 10 to 12 hours. C) 6 hours. D) 2 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 to 12 hours. 33. If a market is held on a specific day of the week then it is known as A) Bi-weekly Market. B) Super Market. C) Weekly Market. D) Shopping Malls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weekly Market. 34. Why was Swapna unhappy? A) Her harvest was not good. B) She got only less amount for her cotton. C) Her cotton was not clean. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She got only less amount for her cotton. 35. What is a disadvantage of employment at the Impex garment factory mentioned in the text? A) Workers have complete job security. B) Workers are paid high wages compared to industry standards. C) Workers are predominantly women employed on a permanent basis. D) Workers are employed on a temporary basis with uncertain job security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Workers are employed on a temporary basis with uncertain job security. 36. Who is Swapna? How much money does she borrow wnd why? A) Farmer, 2800, buy fertilisers. B) Trader, 2500, buy seeds. C) Farmer, 2500, buy fertilisers, seeds, pesticides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmer, 2500, buy fertilisers, seeds, pesticides. 37. Most of the workers in the garment factories are ..... workers. A) Lazy. B) Permanent. C) Hard working. D) Temporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporary. 38. The amount that is left or gained from earnings after deducting all the costs. If the costs are more than the earnings, it would lead to a loss. A) Revenue. B) Expenditure. C) Income. D) Profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profit. 39. The ..... is a powerful man in the village and the farmers have to depend on him for loans. A) Villager. B) Worker. C) Labourer. D) Trader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trader. 40. A ..... removes seeds from cotton. A) Loom. B) Ginning mill. C) Woman. D) Power Loom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ginning mill. 41. The garment exporting factories meet the conditions set by foreign buyers by A) Increasing the wages cost. B) Cutting the wage cost. C) No change in the wage cost. D) Not giving the wages at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting the wage cost. 42. Weavers form a group and take up activities together in a ..... A) Weaver's cooperative. B) General Market. C) Cooperative mall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weaver's cooperative. 43. Why does the local trader pay Swapna a low price for her cotton harvest? A) The quality of Swapna's cotton is poor. B) There is an oversupply of cotton in the market. C) The trader has financial difficulties. D) The trader wants to maximize his profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is an oversupply of cotton in the market. 44. The arrangement between the merchant and the weavers is an example of ..... system, whereby the merchant supplies the raw material and receives the finished product. A) Putting out system. B) Borrowing. C) Democracy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting out system. 45. ..... purchase the yarn and give it to the ..... who supply them the cloth. A) Merchants, traders. B) Merchant, weavers. C) Weavers, merchants. D) Traders, weavers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant, weavers. 46. Where do large farmers usually sell their cotton, according to the text? A) Traders in the local market. B) Ginning mill. C) Spinning mill. D) Kurnool cotton market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kurnool cotton market. 47. The story of shirt does begins with- A) Weaving. B) Spinning. C) Production of Cotton. D) Selling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production of Cotton. 48. How Many Types Of Markets Are There And What Are They? A) 3-They AreWeekly Markets, Daily Markets, Shopping Malls And Complexes. B) 4-They Are Weekly Markets, Daily Markets, Shopping Complexes And Malls, Neighboring Markets. C) 3-They Are Weekly Markets, Neighboring Markets, Shopping Malls And Complexes. D) There Are 5 Types Of Markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3-They Are Weekly Markets, Neighboring Markets, Shopping Malls And Complexes. 49. Who does not earn any profit when a shirt is sold to a consumer? A) Businessperson. B) Merchant. C) Exporter. D) Worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worker. 50. What is included in the cost price of a shirt sold in the United States, as per the diagram? A) Thread cutting and buttoning. B) The profit made by the businessperson. C) The wages of workers at the garment factory. D) The cost of shipping the shirt to the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thread cutting and buttoning. 51. Weaver's cooperatives are helpful to the weavers as they provide A) Loan to weavers. B) Raw material to weavers. C) Midday-meal to weavers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raw material to weavers. 52. If the merchant supplies the raw material and collects the finished product from the weavers, then the system is known as ..... system. A) Putting-Out. B) Putting-In. C) Putting-Off. D) Putting-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting-Out. 53. People In Urban Areas Can Enter Markets Without Stepping Out Of Their Homes Via ..... A) Traders. B) Farms. C) Hawkers. D) Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internet. 54. The poor are ..... by the rich and powerful in the market. A) Exploited. B) Welcomed. C) Discriminated. D) Destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploited. 55. What is the main function of the spinning mill? A) Remove seeds from cotton. B) Spin the cotton into yarn. C) Press the cotton into bales. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spin the cotton into yarn. 56. What is a characteristic of employment at the Impex garment factory mentioned in the text? A) Workers have complete job security. B) Most workers are employed on a permanent basis. C) Most workers are women employed on a temporary basis. D) Workers' wages are fixed according to their experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most workers are women employed on a temporary basis. 57. Can You Say That There Is High Financial Inequality Among The Different Links Of A Market Chain? A) Yes. B) There Is Inequality But Not A Lot. C) No. D) Not Sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 58. In a ..... , people with common interests come together and work for their mutual benefit. A) Cooperative. B) Agriculture. C) Field. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperative. 59. Where is cotton sold in Andhra Pradesh? A) Kurnool. B) Hyderabad. C) Vijayawada. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kurnool. 60. The garment exporting factories, in order to get the work done on time, increase the wages. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. Next →Related QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 Civics Chapter 8 A Shirt In The Market Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books