ICSE-X-Geography
08: Agriculture in India Class 10 Geography
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- Qstn #1What is meant by the term agriculture?Ans : Agriculture is an occupation of a man to manage his environment in order to produce food. It is defined as the cultivation of the soil in order to grow crops and rear livestock.
- Qstn #2What is terraced farming?Ans : Terraced farming is prevalent in hilly areas. In this type of farming terraces are made along the hill slopes to get levelled land for growing crops.
- Qstn #3What is Green Revolution?Ans : Green Revolution is a new strategy to increase agricultural production through modern techniques of farming.
- Qstn #4Which of the above mentioned agriculture is more common in India?Ans : Subsistence type of agriculture is more common in India.
- #5-iDry crops,Ans : Drought resistant crops which can survive in regions with less rainfall and poorer soil is called dry crop. e.g., millets.
- #5-iiFibre crops.Ans : Any crop yielding a fibre which is used for textiles is known as fibre crop, e.g., jute, cotton.
- Qstn #6What do you understand by the following terms: Threshing, Monoculture.Ans : Threshing: Removing the grain from the stalk.
Monoculture: Single crop year after year and all round the year.
- Qstn #7What do you understand by the term ‘Jhuming’?Ans : It is a primitive method of subsistence agriculture in which a patch of forest is cleared and crops are grown. When the fertility of soil is lost after two or three years the cultivators move on to another patch. This way large forests are destroyed.
- Qstn #8Where is Jhuming practised in India?Ans : It is practised in India in backward forested area of Assam where the rainfall is abundant.
- Qstn #9What are the disadvantages of Jhuming?Ans : It is a health hazard and yields small amount of crop.
- Qstn #10What do you understand by commercial crops?Ans : Crops grown with a view to earn revenue or income, either by exporting or sale within the country itself, e.g., sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds, tea, coffee, spices.
- Qstn #11How can commercial crops be classified?Ans : Commercial crops can be classified as:
- Fibre crops (cotton, jute etc.)
- Beverage crops (tea and coffee)
- Oilseed crops (groundnut, sesame, mustard etc.)