Question

Read the following extract/source carefully and answer the following question : [4] Besides banks, the other major source of cheap credit in rural areas are the cooperative societies (or cooperatives). Members of a cooperative pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas. There are several types of cooperatives possible such as farmers cooperatives, weavers cooperatives, industrial workers cooperatives, etc. Krishak Cooperative functions in a village not very far away from Sonpur. It has 2300 farmers as members. It accepts deposits from its members. With these

deposits as collateral, the Cooperative has obtained a large loan from the bank. These funds are used to provide loans to members. Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place. Krishak Cooperative provides loans for the purchase of agricultural implements, loans for cultivation and agricultural trade, fishery loans, loans for construction of houses and for a variety of other expenses.

(i) Identify any two formal sources of credit given in the extract.

(ii) Analyse the role of cooperatives in the growth of rural areas.​

Answer 1

Answer:

ne joining the points (2, 1) and (5, -8) is trisected at the points P and Q. If

point P lies on the line 2x - y + k = 0. Find the value of k.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) the two formal sources of credit are the bank and the cooperative societies