Life of Street Vendors

Q. What is vaddi?

1. Principal
2. Interest
3. Market fee
4. Token fee

Q. How does the presence of cold storage have an impact on the price of the vegetables?

1. It enables the vegetables to sustain their sunshine.
2. It secures the vegetables from insects.
3. It enables the vendor to store unsold vegetables instead of selling them at throwaway prices.
4. People prefer cold vegetables.

Q. Why do street vendors take loans from moneylenders and not from banks?

1. Moneylenders readily give loans.
2. Banks are not inclined to give loans without guarantee.
3. Banks take a lot of time to process loans.
4. Banks easily give loans to street vendors and large traders.

Q. Why do street vendors sell goods at throwaway prices?

1. The cost price is higher than selling price.
2. Lack of means to store goods.
3. Goods are perishable in nature.
4. The selling price is marginally higher than the cost price.

Q. Bhavana needs an urgent loan to buy some seeds for her crop. Who can she approach?

1. Self-help groups
2. Moneylenders
3. Traders
4. Banks

Q. Why do small traders prefer borrowing money from self-help groups than borrowing from moneylenders?

1. Self-help groups charge high interest.
2. Moneylenders charge less interest.
3. Self-help groups charge less interest.
4. Moneylenders charge high interest.

Q. Why are street vendors chronically in debt?

1. They pay interest after borrowing money from moneylenders.
2. Banks do not lend money to street vendors.
3. They borrow money from banks.
4. They do not have access to facilities like refrigerators to preserve unsold produce.

Q. Kanmani is a vendor who sells tomatoes. She is having second thoughts about increasing the price of the produce to cover her expenses. What makes it difficult for vendors like Kanmani to increase the price of essential goods?

1. Government policies to keep food affordable.
2. Competition from other vendors.
3. The fear that the tomatoes will remain unsold and go to waste.
4. The fear that people may bargain.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true about large vendors?

1. Large vendors avail loans from banks.
2. Large vendors have access to cold storages.
3. Large vendors have access to godowns.
4. Large vendors sell produce on carts.

Q. What are some of the traditional means of agricultural produce reaching consumers?

1. Street vendors
2. Santhas (Markets)
3. Supermarkets
4. Small vendors

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true about small vendors?

1. Small vendors always have access to cold storage.
2. Small vendors sometimes have a permanent place.
3. Small vendors sell on a cart.
4. Small vendors do not have access to godowns.

Q. Why was Antonio unable to lend Bassanio the money that he needed? How did he propose to help his friend?

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true about large vendors?

1. Large vendors have access to cold storages.
2. Large vendors have access to godowns.
3. Large vendors sell produce on carts.
4. Large vendors avail loans from banks.

Q.

Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :

(a) Mathilde despaired over the loss of her necklace.

(b) Mathilde wrote a note to her friend as dictated by her husband.

(c) Mathilde and her husband decided to replace the necklace.

(d) Mathilde returned the diamond necklace to her friend.

(e) Mathilde did not tell her friend about the loss and replacement.

(f) Mathilde worked very very hard to pay the debt.

(g) Mathilde and her husband paid off the debt in ten years.

(h) Mathilde told her friend about the lost necklace.

Q.

Describe in details about any five ways of living