A cotton farmer

Question 1

What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead
of selling at the Kurnool cotton market

Answer 1

As swapna took a loan from him for 2500 and on the condition that she would sell her cotton only to him

Question 2

Why did swapna take a loan

Answer 2

to buy seeds, fertilisers, pesticides for cultivation

Question 3

Her loan was at a ______ interest rate

Answer 3

High

Question 4

Cultivation of cotton needs a very _______ __________ of fertilisers and pesticides

Answer 4

High input

Question 5

What else does swapna depend on the trader for

Answer 5

1) to meet other exigencies such as illnesses, children’s school fees
2) there are times in the year when there is no work and no income for the farmers, so borrowing money is the only means of survival.

Question 6

Swapna’s earning from cotton cultivation is barely
more than what she might have earned as a __________

Answer 6

wage labourer

Question 7

Why did the trader pay Swapna
a low price?

Answer 7

As swapna had to sell her cotton to him, he took advantage of her situation and tried to make more profit