NCERT Class 10 Geography Fourth Chapter Agriculture Solution
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(1 .) Multiple choice questions.
(i) Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
A:- (b) Plantation Agriculture
(ii) Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
A:- (b) Gram
(ii) Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
A:- (a) Pulses
(2 .) Answer the following questions in 30 words.
(i) Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
A:- Tea is a beverage crop . . The tea plant grows well in tropical and subtropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. Tea bushes require warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year.
(ii) Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
A:- rice is a staple crop of India. Rice is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.
(iii) Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
A:- the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers are – K issan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS), establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.
(iv) The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?
A:- As the cultivable land decreases day by day there will be food shortage which will lead to epidemics and black market of food.
(3)
(i) Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
A:- To ensure the increase in agricultural production The Government of India embarked upon introducing agricultural reforms to improve Indian agriculture in the 1960s and 1970s. The Green Revolution based on the use of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) weresome of the strategies initiated to improve the lot of Indian agriculture. In the 1980s and 1990s, a comprehensive land development programme was initiated, which included both institutional and technical reforms. Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest were some important steps in this direction. K issan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS) are some other schemes introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers. Moreover, special weather bulletins and agricultural programmes for farmers were introduced on the radio and television. The government also announces minimum support price, remunerative and procurement prices for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen.
(iii) Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
A:- the impact of globalization on Indian agricultural has been felt since the time of colonization. In the nineteenth century when European traders came to India, at that time too, Indian spices were exported to different countries of the world and farmers of south India were encouraged to grow these crops. In 1917 the champaran movement started in Bihar because because farmers of that region were forced to grow indigo on their land because it was necessary for the textile industries which were located in Britain. They were unable to grow foodgrains to sustain their families. Under globalisation, particularly after 1990, the farmers in India have been exposed to new challenges. Despite being an important producer of rice, cotton, rubber, tea, coffee, jute and spices our agricultural products are not able to compete with the developed countries because of the highly subsidized agriculture in those countries. Today, Indian agriculture finds itself at the crossroads. To make agriculture successful and profitable, proper thrust should be given to the improvement of the condition of marginal and small farmers.
(iii) Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
A:- Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. Rice is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions. Development of dense network of canal irrigation and tubewells have made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.