AGRICULTURE

ONE WORD ANSWER:

Q1.What type of farming is practiced on small patches of land with primitive tools?
Primitive Subsistence farming.
Q2.Explain slash and burn agriculture.
Farmers clear patches of land and
produce cereals and other food crops. When soil fertility decreases they move on to
another patch of land.
Q3.What is slash and burn agriculture called in the N.E. states?
Jhumming.
Q4.What type of farming is practiced when there is high population pressure on
land?
Intensive Subsistence Farming.
Q5.Whatt causes division of land among successive generations?
Right of
Inheritance.
Q6.In which type of farming are high doses of modern inputs used?
Commercial
Farming.
Q7.Name 2 states where rice is a commercial crop.
Punjab and Haryana.
Q8.In which state is rice a subsistence crop?
Orissa.
Q9.How many crops are grown in Plantation Farming?
Single crop.
Q10.In which states is tea an important commercial crop?
Assam and north
Bengal.
Q11.In which state is coffee an important commercial crop?
Karnataka.
Q12.Name the crop seasons of India.
Kharif, Rabi and Zaid.
Q13.Which is the most important Rabi crop in the North and North Western parts
of India?
Wheat.
Q14.Name 2 important rice growing states.
Assam and West Bengal.
Q15.Name the 3 crops of paddy (rice).
Aus, Aman and Boro.
Q16.When does the Zaid season come?
In b/w the Kharif and Rabi season.
Q17.Which crops are grown during the Zaid season?
water melon, musk
melon and cucumber.
Q18.Name the 2 important wheat growing zones in India.
Ganga-Satluj
plains in north west and black soil region of the Deccan.
Q19.Name the important millets grown in India.
Jowar, bajra and ragi.
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Q20.Which is the 3 most important food crop grown in India?
Jowar.
Q21.Which are the 1st and 2nd most important food crops grown in India?
1st- rice and 2nd-wheat.
Q22.Which type of soil is best for bajra?
Sandy soils and shallow black soil.
Q23.In which region does ragi grow well?
Dry regions in red, black, sandy
loamy and shallow black soils.
Q24.Which state is the largest producer of ragi?
Karnataka.
Q25.Which crop is used both as food and as fodder?
Maize.
Q26.Which crop is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
Pulses.
Q27.What is the importance of pulses?
All, except arhar, are leguminous
crops, so restore soil fertility.

Q28.Where was the Arabica variety of coffee initially brought from?

Yemen.
Q29.Where is Arabica coffee grown?
Baba Budan Hills.
Q30.Name the 4 major fibre crops of India.
Cotton, jute, hemp and natural
silk.
Q31.What is sericulture?
Rearing of silkworms to produce silk fibre.
Q32.Which country is the original home of the cotton plant?
India.
Q33.How much time is needed for the cotton plant to mature?
6-8 months.
Q34.Why is jute called the golden fibre?
It is exported in return for gold.
Q35.Why is rice cultivation spreading towards the west and wheat towards the
Central and west of India?
Rice- because of irrigation facilities in Punjab
and Haryana. Wheat- because new varieties require less rainfall.
Q36.What was the main focus of our First Five Year Plan?
Land Reforms.
Q37.Name 2 strategies initiated to improve the Indian agriculture.
Green
Revolution and White Revolution(Operation Flood).
Q38.On what was the Green Revolution based?
Use of Package technology.
Q39.Name 2 schemes introduced by the government for the benefit of farmers.
Kissan Credit Card(KCC) and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme(PAIS).
Q40.Who initiated Bhoodan? By whom was he inspired?
Vinobha Bhave.
He was inspired by Gandhi and his concept of Gram Swarajya.