Q.3 (iv):- Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.   Answer:- It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall…

Q.3 (iii):- Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.   Answer:- Under globalisation, particularly after 1990, the farmers in India have been exposed to new challenges. Despite being an important…

Q.3 (ii):- How did the partition of the country in 1947 affect the jute industry?   Answer:- Jute grows in high temperature and humid region. With the partition of India…

Q.3 (i):- Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.   Answer:- Use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV)…

Q.2 (iv):- The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?   Answer:- There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops…

Q.2 (iii):- Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers   Answer:- Collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari, etc. were…

Q.2 (ii):- Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced   Answer:- Rice; Rice is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas…

Q.2 (i):- Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.   Answer:- Tea; The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with…

Q.1 (iv):- Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop? (a) Maximum support price (b) Minimum support price (c) Moderate support price (d)…

Q.1 (iii):- Which one of the following is a leguminous crop? (a) Pulses (b) Jawar (c) Millets (d) Sesamum   Answer:- (a) Pulses