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The Value of Work — Mastery

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Q1. Which of the following is the clearest example of an economic activity from the chapter?
- A. A grandfather teaching neighbourhood kids for free
- B. A business person selling school bags in the market
- C. A mother cooking dinner for her family
- D. Youth caring for sick grandparents
Q2. On weekends Rohan volunteers to teach computer skills to young adults at a nearby college's youth programme. This activity is non-economic because it
- A. uses computers
- B. is done free, generating no income, out of a wish to help
- C. happens at a college
- D. involves young adults
Q3. Sahil tills a farmer's land using a tractor and is paid by the day. What kind of payment does Sahil primarily earn?
- A. a monthly salary
- B. a daily wage
- C. a professional fee
- D. a donation
Q4. Rajesh turns wood into a chair using special tools and his own labour. This transformation that increases the wood's value is the chapter's idea of
- A. sevā
- B. value addition
- C. payment in kind
- D. community participation
Q5. Two people value the same painting differently based on the benefit each derives. The chapter's term for the monetary value a person places on it is
- A. wage
- B. money's worth
- C. fee
- D. salary
Q6. A temple distributing prasād to devotees free of charge is shown in the chapter as an example of
- A. an economic activity
- B. selfless service (sevā)
- C. value addition
- D. a market transaction
Q7. During festivals, people gather to organise activities, decorate together and share food they cook. The chapter suggests these are
- A. economic activities done for profit
- B. non-economic activities that still hold great value
- C. market transactions
- D. salaried jobs
Q8. The 'Big Questions' at the start of the chapter ask about the different types of activities people engage in and
- A. the price of gold in the market
- B. their contribution to our everyday lives
- C. the history of the Gupta Empire
- D. the climate of India
Q9. Which pair correctly matches the worker to the payment they earn, as per the chapter?
- A. Lawyer — wage; Air Force pilot — fee
- B. Lawyer — fee; Air Force pilot — salary
- C. Farm labourer — salary; doctor — wage
- D. Carpenter — donation; tutor — payment in kind
Q10. A farmer selling the harvest in the market is an economic activity, but the same farmer giving free vegetables to a needy neighbour is
- A. still economic
- B. non-economic
- C. value addition
- D. a market transaction
Q11. Family members helping in the renovation of their own house, without payment, is given in the chapter as an example of
- A. an economic activity
- B. a non-economic activity
- C. value addition
- D. payment in kind
Q12. Why does the chapter say the Rs 400 added by Rajesh is justified rather than 'free' money?
- A. because the market sets random prices
- B. because it reflects the monetary value of his skill, time and effort in transforming the wood
- C. because he paid extra tax
- D. because customers like wooden chairs
Q13. The chapter encourages students to identify community programmes undertaken by their school or locality. Such programmes are mainly examples of
- A. individual economic activities for profit
- B. collective community participation and non-economic value
- C. market transactions with fees
- D. payment in kind to workers
Q14. A person receives the same fixed amount from one employer at the end of every month, regardless of daily hours. This payment is a
- A. wage
- B. salary
- C. fee
- D. payment in kind
Q15. Anu concludes that everyone around them does many things every day. The chapter's main point from this is that
- A. only paid work matters to society
- B. people contribute through both economic and non-economic activities
- C. all activities are non-economic
- D. work has no value unless it is sold
Q16. A gurudwara langar feeds hundreds of visitors daily at no charge using volunteers. This best demonstrates that non-economic activities can
- A. earn high profits
- B. create great value for society without involving money
- C. replace all economic activities
- D. be performed only by paid staff
Q17. A student claims, 'Any activity that helps others is an economic activity.' Based on the chapter, this claim is
- A. correct, because helping always earns money
- B. incorrect, because economic activities specifically involve money or money's worth
- C. correct, because all help is paid
- D. incorrect, because no activity helps others
Q18. A worker is paid Rs 200 cash and given a sack of rice of equal value for a day's work. The rice portion is
- A. a salary
- B. payment in kind
- C. a fee
- D. money's worth
Q19. Which is the single best test to decide if an activity is non-economic, according to the chapter?
- A. whether it is done outdoors
- B. whether it generates no income or wealth and is done out of feelings like care
- C. whether it is hard work
- D. whether many people do it
Q20. The chapter explains that value addition happens when economic activities
- A. reduce the price of goods at every step
- B. add value at each stage of transforming something into another form
- C. give goods away for free
- D. stop all transformation
Q21. In which situation is a 'market' clearly involved, as the chapter defines it?
- A. A family eats dinner cooked at home.
- B. A shopkeeper exchanges garments for money with customers.
- C. Volunteers serve free food at a langar.
- D. Children study at school.
Q22. What is Rohan's profession in Anu's story?
- A. an Air Force pilot
- B. a software engineer at a company making computer applications
- C. a carpenter
- D. a farm labourer
Q23. Why does the chapter consider sevā valuable even though it earns no money?
- A. because it secretly earns money later
- B. because it fosters satisfaction and gratitude and contributes to society without expecting return
- C. because it is required by law
- D. because it raises market prices
Q24. How does the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, as described, differ from an individual cleaning only their own home?
- A. It charges a fee for cleaning.
- B. It relies on the collective efforts of citizens to clean shared public spaces too.
- C. It is done only by the army.
- D. It produces goods for the market.
Q25. The chapter summarises that economic activities are those that
- A. have value in terms of money
- B. are always done by the government
- C. never add any value
- D. are limited to farming
Q26. A daily-paid construction helper insists he earns a 'salary'. Using the chapter's definitions, the more accurate term is
- A. fee, because construction is professional
- B. wage, because he is paid for a specific period of time
- C. payment in kind, because he works hard
- D. money's worth, because the work is valuable
Q27. A cook in a restaurant is paid to prepare meals, while a parent cooks at home for the family. Why are these classified differently?
- A. Restaurant food tastes better.
- B. The restaurant cooking is for money (economic) while home cooking out of care earns nothing (non-economic).
- C. Home cooking is illegal.
- D. Both are non-economic activities.
Q28. Which sequence correctly shows value addition in Rajesh's work, from start to end?
- A. selling the chair, buying wood, using tools
- B. buying wood, shaping it with tools and skill, selling the finished chair
- C. giving wood away, then receiving prasad
- D. cooking food, then teaching children
Q29. Geeta Aunty serves the country as an Air Force pilot and receives a salary. The chapter uses this to show that an economic activity can
- A. never serve a larger purpose
- B. also serve the country while being done for a salary
- C. only be done at home
- D. never involve a uniform
Q30. Which statement best summarises the chapter's overall message about the value of work?
- A. Only economic activities have any worth.
- B. Both economic and non-economic activities create value and contribute to our lives.
- C. Non-economic activities should be replaced by paid ones.
- D. Work matters only if it makes a profit.

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