Markets Around Us Class 7 Case Study Social Science Political Science Chapter 7

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Hello students, we are providing case study questions for class 7 social science. Case study questions or passage based questions are the new question format that is introduced in CBSE board. The resources for case study questions or passage based questions are very less. So, to help students we have created chapterwise case study and passage based questions for class 7 social science. In this article, you will find case study for CBSE Class 7 Social Science Political Science (Civics) Chapter 7 Markets Around Us. It is a part of Case Study Questions for CBSE Class 7 Social Science Series.

Chapter	Markets Around Us
Type of Questions	Case Study Questions
Other name	Passage Based Questions
Nature of Questions	Competency Based Questions
Board	CBSE
Class	7
Subject	Social Science – Political Science
Book	SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE–III
Unit	Unit 5 Markets
Useful for	Class 7 Studying Students
Answers provided	Yes
Difficulty level	Mentioned
Important Link	Class 7 Social Science Chapterwise Case Study

Case Study Questions on Chapter “Markets Around Us” Class 7

Questions

Passage 1:

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

It is not always necessary that one has to go to the market to purchase goods. You can place orders for a variety of things through the phone and the Internet. The goods get delivered to your home. Buying and selling take place in different ways, not necessarily through shops in the market. There are many shops that sell goods and services in our neighbourhoods. We buy milk from the dairy, groceries from departmental stores, etc. Shops are permanent and are near our homes. Here, buyers and sellers know each other and these shops also provide goods on credit. There are also sellers who sell their goods on the roadside.

Q. 1. Markets that cater to the immediate needs of an area are called:
(a) Supermarket
(b) Neighborhood market
(c) Malls
(d) All of these

Ans. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: There are many shops that sell goods and services in our neighbourhoods.

Q.2. The shops that are useful as they are near our home and we can go there on any day of the week are:
(a) Neighborhood shops
(b) Shops in weekly market
(c) Both
(d) None

Ans. Option (a) is correct.
Explanation: There are many shops that sell goods and services in our neighbourhoods. We buy milk from the dairy, groceries from departmental stores, etc.

Q. 3. From where can we buy the milk?
(a) Weekly market
(b) Dairy
(c) Chemist shop
(d) Groceries

Ans. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: We buy milk from the dairy, groceries from departmental stores, etc.

Q.4. We can purchase goods through which of the following means other than markets?
(a) Internet
(b) Phone
(c) None of these
(d) Both of these

Ans. Option (c) is correct.
Explanation: You can place orders for a variety of things through the phone and the Internet.

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Topics from which case study questions may be asked

Here is a list of topics from which case study or passage based questions may be asked.

• Markets are one of the busiest places in society.
  There are mainly three types of markets, weekly markets, neighbouring markets and shopping complexes and malls.
• The link between the initial producers to the final buyer are collectively known as the market chain. There is high financial inequality among the different links of a market chain.
• Digital markets are those in which buying and selling takes place over the phone or the internet.
• Cotton is one of the major cash crops cultivated in India and it is weaved into yarn and finally into a garment in the country itself. The garment is then sold to importers abroad.
• There is a high financial inequality between the labour class (farmers, weavers and workers) and the traders, exporters and importers.

A market is where buyers and sellers are involved in the sale and purchase of goods. It establishes a link between the producer and the consumer. There are different kinds of markets namely; weekly markets, shops, shopping complexes or mall. The profit earned by different markets varies. It depends on the type of investment made by the seller and buying capacity of the customer.

Full form of SDG Sustainable Development Goal.

People in urban areas can enter markets without stepping out of their homes via the Internet. They use their credit cards to make ‘on line purchases.

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