Cooperative society

Q. What are the reasons for the decline of the handicraft and handloom industry in India?

1. Substitution of handicrafts with contemporary machine-made modern products.
2. Lack of raw materials to make handicrafts and sarees.
3. Lack of marketing by traders of handicrafts and handlooms.
4. Lack of government funding.

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Why is Osaka called the Manchester of Japan?

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In Which Queer Way Did Anil Make A Living?

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What is manufacturing?

Q. Why are Pochampally weavers paid less despite the saree being sold at high prices?

1. The merchants who sell these do not pay the weavers from the profits gained.
2. The handicraft does not have high demand.
3. The raw materials required are expensive.
4. They are paid poorly.

Q. The major responsibility of the textiles committee is ………..

1. Production of cloth
2. Determining the quality standards of cloth
3. Export of cloth
4. Generate employment for people

Q. Why are many Pochampally weavers working under third parties?

1. Due to the increasing demand for the handicraft.
2. Due to the contract made with merchants who sell the raw materials.
3. Due to increasing power loom industries, the cooperative societies are failing, causing weavers to lose their jobs
4. Pochampally weavers do not sell through third parties and merchants.

Q. Guru is a weaver who makes and sells embroided cloth. He recently moved to the city and lives in a slum. Business is not easy and he faces many hardships such as lack of access to safe drinking water and an electricity connection. Ram is a middle class man who lives in a gated society adjacent to the slum. He feels sad for his neighbour's situation. How can Ram help improve Guru's situation?

1. Start a fund raising campaign to aid Guru's business.
2. Approach a cooperative society since they provide financial aid to the underprivileged.
3. Help him reach a broader market by advertising his products online.
4. Provide a loan to Guru in exchange for bonded labour.

Q. Why are Pochampally weavers paid less despite the saree being sold at high prices?

1. The handicraft does not have high demands.
2. They are not paid poorly.
3. The raw materials required are expensive.
4. The merchants who sell these do no pay the weavers from the profits gained.

Q. Why are handicrafts not a profitable business anymore?

1. The demand for handicraft goods has declined.
2. Raw materials are scarce as forests are being cut down for industries, infrastructure, etc.
3. They are a luxury only a few people can afford.
4. There are other products that serve the same function more effectively.

Q. What are the role and challenges of cooperative societies?

Q. The Pochampally saree weavers are highly paid labourers.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why are Pochampally weavers paid less despite the saree being sold at high prices?

1. The merchants who sell these do not pay the weavers from the profits gained.
2. The raw materials required are expensive.
3. They are paid poorly.
4. The handicraft does not have high demand.

Q. What are the reasons for the decline of the handicraft and handloom industry in India?

1. Substitution of handicrafts with contemporary machine-made modern products.
2. Lack of raw materials to make handicrafts and sarees.
3. Lack of marketing by traders of handicrafts and handlooms.
4. Lack of government funding.

Q. What are the functions of co-operative societies?

1. Marketing the sarees made by the weavers.
2. Selling sarees made by weavers to merchants.
3. Providing raw materials at lower prices.
4. All of the above