1. Write four points to stress the importance of agriculture in India.
2. Why do farming practices vary in different regions? Give three major reasons.
3. What factors does primitive subsistence farming depend on?
4. Write main characteristics of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.
5. Compare ‘intensive subsistence farming’ with that of ‘commercial farming’ practiced in India.
6. Give an example of a crop which is commercial in one region and provides subsistence in another.
7. Name one horticultural plantation crop and two beverage plantation crops and two States each which specialise in their production respectively.
8. Name three cropping seasons of India. Write their sowing and harvesting time and major crops of each season.
9. Where are rabi crops mainly grown? Describe the climatic conditions required for their growth.
10. Name three states which raise three paddy crops in a year. Name these crops also.
RICE
11.
(a) Which is the most important food crop of India? What is its position in world production?
Or, Name the food crop of Kharif season. What is India’s position in the world with regard to its production?
(b) Write the rainfall and temperature requirements for the growth of this crop.
(c) Name four major regions of rice cultivation.
(d) Name four states which produce irrigated rice.
WHEAT
12.
(a) Which is the second most important cereal crop of India? Write the geographical conditions
required for its growth.
(b) Name two major zones of wheat growth and name six major states of wheat production.
13. Which is the third most important food crop of India? Name the cropping season in which it is grown. Name four leading states of its production.
14. What are coarse grains? Why are they important in India? Name the crops which are included in this category and name three leading states producing each of these crops.
15. Write two geographical conditions required for the growth of Ragi and write its nutritional value.
16. Mention two geographical conditions required for the growth of Maize crop in India. Describe three factors which have contributed to increase maize production. Write four major maize producing states.
PULSES
17.
(a) Name three pulses each of Rabi and Kharif season. Write their importance for human beings and for agriculture.
(b) What is India’s position in the world with regard to the production of pulses? Name five leading states producing pulses
SUGARCANE
18.
(a) What is India’s position in the world regarding sugarcane
production? Write the geographical conditions required for its growth.
(b) Write the major states that produce sugarcane.
(c) Name four products obtained from sugarcane.
OILSEEDS
19.
(a) What percentage of the total cropped area of India is under oilseed
production? What is India’s position in the world with regard to oilseed
production?
(b) Name six oilseeds produced in India. What are their main uses?
(c) Which oilseed constitutes 50% of the oilseeds produced in the country? Name three major states producing this oilseed.
(d) Name three oilseeds of Kharif season and three of Rabi season.
TEA
20.
(a) Write the geographical and labour conditions required for the growth of tea.
(b) What is India’s position in the world regarding tea production? Name three states each which produce tea in:
(i) North-Eastern India
(ii) Himalayan states/parts of the states
(iii) Peninsular States.
COFFEE
21.
(a) Which is the most important beverage crop of Southern India and what is its percentage share in the world? Where did its cultivation initially start in India? Name three major states of its production.
(b) Name a good variety of coffee which is produced in India and name the country from where it was initially brought. Why Indian coffee has great international demand?
HORTICULTURE
22.
(a) What is horticulture?
(b)What is India’s position in the world in the production of fruits and vegetables? Name the different Indian fruits which are in great demand world over and also name the states where each is produced.
(c) Name four temperate fruits which are produced in India and name the states which grow them in abundance.
(d) Describe India’s position in vegetable production.
23. Name three non-food crops and write three major states of their production respectively.
24. Write the geographical conditions required for the growth of rubber. Name the item which consumes maximum share of rubber for its manufacture.
25. Name four major fibre crops grown in India. What is ‘sericulture’?
26. Give an account of fibre crop which is mainly grown in Deccan Plateau region under the following heads:
(i) Its position in the world production
(ii) geographical conditions and
(iii) major states of production.
27. Which fibre crop is called as the ‘Golden fibre’? Which is the most important region of its growth and why? Give one major reason why it is losing the market now.
28. Name the major jute producing states and list some items or products made out of jute.
Technological And Institutional Reforms
29. Give the main reasons which have necessitated agricultural reforms.
30.What are ‘Institutional Reforms’? Enlist various institutional reforms taken by the Indian Government to bring about improvements in agriculture
31. Describe some concerted efforts made by the government to modernise Indian agriculture and improve its share in the GDP.
INDIAN AGRICULTURE
32. “The contribution of agriculture to national economy is on the decline.” Write five facts to support this statement.
33. What are the challenges being faced by Indian farmers? What has this resulted in?
34. Write four drawbacks of green revolution.
35 (a) Give four reasons why Indian farmers should switch over from cereals to high value crops’ cultivation.
(b) What will be the implication of this change? Name three countries which have successfully done this.
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