CBSE Class 10 Social Science Agriculture Assignment

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Contemporary India II Chapter 4 Agriculture Class 12 Social Science Assignment


INTRODUCTION

The term agriculture has been derived from two latin words : Ager meaning land and Culture meaning tillage of the soil. Agriculture thus means cultivation of land and rearing of animals. It is a primary activity, which produces more of the food for our consumption and other raw materials for various industries.
Some of them are even exported to foreign nations. The following chapter will explain agriculture in detail.

9.1 IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

(i) Nearly two-third of India’s population is dependent on agriculture.
(ii) Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy
(iii) Agriculture accounts for 26% of the gross domestic product.
(iv) Agriculture ensures food security for the millions and raw materials for Industries.
(v) Agriculture’s share in providing employments and livelihood to the population continues to be as high as 63 percent in 2001.
Factors that make India a unique country from agricultural point of view :
It has vast expense of level land, rich soil, wide climatic variations suited for various types of crops, ample sunshine and a long growing season.

9.2 TYPES OF FARMING

(a) Primitive Subsistence Farming :
(i) Practised in few pockets of India
(ii) Practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/community labour works on these patches.
(iii) Depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.
(iv) It includes ‘Slash and burn’ agriculture under which farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation.
(v) Land productivity is low as the farmer does not use fertilisers or other modern inputs.

(b) Intensive Subsistence Farming :
(i) Practised in areas of high population pressure on land.
(ii) It is labour intensive farming, where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.
(iii) The farmers continue to take maximum output from the limited land in the absence of alternative source of livelihood, there is enormous pressure on agricultural land.

(c) Commercial Farming :
(i) Use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides.
(ii) Degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another.

(d) Plantation :
(i) A single crop is grown on a large area.
(ii) Has an interface of agriculture and industry , cover large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers.
(iii) Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Sugarcane, Banana, etc. are important plantation crops.
(iv) A well-developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas, processing industries and markets plays an important role in the development of plantations.

9.3 CROPPING PATTERN

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9.4 MAJOR CROPS

(a) Rice :
Importance :
(i) Second largest producer of rice in the world after China.
(ii) Staple food crop of a majority of the people in India.

Climatic Conditions :
(i) A tropical kharif plant, requires high temperature and high humidity.
(ii) Requires high temperature, (above 25°C)
(iii) Rainfall- above 100 cm, irrigation required in areas of less rainfall.

Production areas :
(i) Is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.
(ii) Irrigation has made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab. Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.

(b) Wheat :
Importance :
(i) Second most important food crop.
(ii) Main food crop in north and north-western part of the country.

Climatic Conditions :
(i) Is a Rabi crop requires a cool growing season and a bright season at the time of ripening.
(ii) Requires 50-75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.

Production areas :
Two important wheat - growing zones – the Ganga-Satluj plains, black soil region of the Deccan.
Major producing states : Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar.

(c) Millets : Are known as coarse grain, have a very high nutritional value.

Jowar :
(i) Third most important food crop.
(ii) Rain-fed crop, mostly grown in the moist areas.
(iii) Maharashtra is the largest producer followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Bajra :
(i) Grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.
(ii) Rajasthan is the largest producer followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.

Ragi :
(i) Crop of dry regions.
(ii) Grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils.
(iii) Karanataka is the largest producer. Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are also important producers.

(d) Maize :
(i) Coarse grain, used both as food and fodder.
(i) A kharif crop, temperature required between 21° - 27° C and grows well in old alluvial soil.
(iii) Major producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

(e) Pulses :
Importance :
(i) Major source of protein.
(ii) India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
(iii) Being leguminous crops helps in restoring fertility of the soil.
(iv) Needs less moisture and survive even in dry conditions. Major Pulses : Tur or Arhar, Urad, Moong, Masur, Peas, Gram Producing states : Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka.

9.5 NON - FOOD CROPS

(a) Rubber :
(i) An equatorial crop, also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas.
(ii) Requires moist and humid climate, rainfall more than 200 cm and temperature above 25ºC.
(iii) India ranks fifth among the world’s natural rubber producers.
(iv) Is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya.

(b) Fibre Crops :
Cotton :
(i) India believed to be the original home of the cotton plant, is the third largest producer of cotton in the world.
(ii) Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau, requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost free days and bright sunshine.
(iii) A kharif crop, requires 6 to 8 months to mature.
(vi) Major producing states are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Jute :
(i) Golden fibre grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains.
(ii) High temperature is required.
(iii) West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Meghalaya are the major producing states.
(iv) is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts.

9.6 FOOD CROPS OTHER THAN GRAINS

(a) Sugarcane :
(i) Main source of sugar, gur, khandsari and molasses.
(ii) Requires hot and humid climate.
(iii) Temperature between 21° – 27°C, rainfall required is between 75-100cm.
(iv) Needs manual labour in large number.
(v) India is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world.
(vi) Major producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana.

(b) Horticulture Crops :
Importance :
(i) India is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
(ii) India is a producer of tropical as well as temperate fruits.
(iii) Mangoes of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, oranges of Nagpur and Cherrapunjee (Meghalaya), bananas of Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, lichi and guava of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, pineapples of Meghalaya, grapes of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, apples, pears, apricots and walnuts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are in great demand the world over.
(iv) India produces about 13 per cent of the world’s vegetables. An important producer of pea, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal and potato.

(c) Oilseeds :
Importance :
(i) Are edible and used as cooking mediums, some of these are also used as raw material in the production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.
(ii) Largest producer of oilseeds in India.
(iii) Covers about 12% of the total cropped area.
(iv) Main oil-seeds produced in India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean, castorseeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower.

Groundnut :
(i) Most important oilseed of India.
(ii) Accounts for about ½ of the major oilseeds.
(iii) Major producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra.

Sesamum (Til) :
(i) A rain fed crop.
(ii) Kharif crop in the north and Rabi crop in the south. Castor seed is grown both as rabi and kharif crop.

(d) Tea :
(i) An example of plantation agriculture, an important beverage crop introduced in India by the British.
(ii) Grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter.
(iii) Require warm and moist frost-free climate, frequent showers evenly distributed over the year.
(iv) A labour intensive industry, requires abundant cheap and skilled labour.
(v) Major producing states are Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala. Apart from these, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura and also teaproducing states in the country.
(vi) India is the leading producer as well as exporter of tea in the world.

(e) Coffee :
Importance :
(i) India produces about four per cent of the world’s coffee production.
(ii) The Arabica variety produced in the country is in great demand all over the world.
(iii) Is cultivated in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

9.7 TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

(a) Technological Reforms :
(i) The Persian wheel has now been replaced by the water-pump, plough by the tiller and harrow drawn by tractors, bullock-carts by trucks.
(ii) All weather roads and faster means of communications have been introduced.
(iii) Flooding of fields are now been replaced by drip irrigation and use of sprinklers.
(iv) Chemical fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, HYV and early maturing quality seeds have been developed.

(b) Institutional Reforms :
(i) Government abolished the Zamindari system followed with consolidation of small land holdings.
(ii) Widespread use of radio and television for providing knowledge to farmers in new and improved techniques and special weather bulletins have been introduced.
(iii) Crop insurance to protect the farmers against loses by natural and man-made calamities.
(iv) Availability of capital or investment through banks and cooperative societies.
(v) Minimum support price for various crops ensures minimum price for the crop grown by the farmers.
(vi) Kissan Credit Card (KCC) and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS) are some schemes introduced by the government for the benefit of farmers.

9.8 GROWTH RATE IN AGRICULTURE IS DECELERATING

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(i) Indian farmers are facing a big challenge from international competition.
(ii) Reduction in the public investment in agriculture sector particularly in irrigation, power, rural roads, market and mechanisation.
(iii) Subsidy on fertilisers is decreased leading to increase in the cost of production.
(iv) Reduction in import duties on agricultural products have proved detrimental to agriculture in the country.
(v) Farmers are withdrawing their investment from agriculture causing a downfall in the employment in agriculture.

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9.9 FOOD SECURITY

The population is rising continuously, on other hand food production is declining. We have to ensure a food stock so that we can help the people during natural calamities or under normal circumstances.
(i) In comparison to 1950-51, in 1999-2000 the food production has risen up to four times and the population up to three times. We have build a food stock of 44.7 billion tones. But by 2020 the population is likely to be around 1300 million. We have to ensure the food grains for such a tremendous population.
(ii) In 1999-2000,26% of India’s population was below poverty line. In absolute terms it is around 260 million, keeping this in mind we have to produce enough food so that we can fulfill the necessities of below poverty line families in the future also. In order to ensure availability of food to all sections of society our government carefully designed a national food security systems. It consist of two components (a) Buffer stock and (b) Public Distribution System (PDS). PDS is a programme which provides food grains and other essential commodities at subsidised prices in rural and urban areas. Food Corporation of India procures foodgrains from the farmers at the government announced minimum support price (MSP) and supplies it to the poor people through PDS.

(a) Minimum Support Price and Problems Associated with it :
Minimum support price (MSP) is the price of a crop announced by the government before the sowing season starts. The government commits to purchase any quantity of crop that farmers like to sell at this promised price.
(i) Subsidies have now reached unsustainable levels and have also led to large scale inefficiencies in the use of these scarce inputs.
(ii) Excessive and imprudent use of fertilizers and water has led to waterlogging, salinity and depletion of essential micronutrients in the soil.
(iii) The high MSP, subsidies in input and committed FCI purchases have distorted the cropping pattern.
(iv) Wheat and paddy crops are being grown more for the MSP they get. Punjab and Haryana are foremost examples. This has also created a serious imbalance in inter crop parities.

(b) Food production has started to show a declining trend”.
Food production in India was 209 million tones in 1999-2000 but has declined to 199 million tones in 2000 01.
(i) Farmers are gradually shifting from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of cash crops.
(ii) With the rising population more and more land is used for construction, reducing the land under cultivation.
(iii) More and more use of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides has led to the degrading of soil.
(iv) Scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation.
(v) Inefficient water management has led to water logging and salinity.

(c) Biotechnology/ Gene revolution - Need and how it’s going to help the farmers:
Agricultural techniques which are environmentally sustainable. With the rising use of fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides the land has started to show a negative impact. It is getting degraded.
(i) Use of Biotechnology will increase yield per hectare, we can easily meet our food, fodder and fiber requirements.
(ii) Will make the crops more resistant to insects and diseases, reducing the dependence on insecticides.
(iii) Genetically modified crops requires less water, will reduce the cost of production and will improve the environment.
(iv) Is beneficial to both rich and poor farmers and is more environmentally safe and sustainable.

(d) Green Revolution :
The Green Revolution – Leading to an increase in the yield of crops
The White Revolution – Leading to an increase in the output of milk.
The Yellow Revolution –L eading to an increase in the yield of oil seeds.
The Blue Revolution – Leading to an increase in the output of fish and fish products.

Special emphasis was laid to increase the production of food grains in India with the help of modern technology. This is known as Green Revolution. It includes large scale use of HYV seeds, development of irrigation facilities, use of fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides, land reforms, rural electrification and farm mechanization. But today it’s under controversies. It is degradation due to overuse of chemicals, drying aquifers and vanishing biodiversity.

9.10 GLOBALIZATION AND IT’S IMPACT ON INDIAN AGRICULTURE

Integrating our agriculture with worlds agriculture or opening the agriculture market for complete world.

(a) Positive impacts :
Better access to reasonable and abundant capital as well as modern technology from different parts of the world.

(b) Negative impacts :
So far Indian government has been providing artificial protection in form of subsidy to Indian farmers. But now Indian farmers are exposed to new international environment where it will be tough for them to exist.

(c) Steps to prepare our farmers to face the global competition :
(i) Every effort should be made to raise the efficiency of the abundant human labour and to equip them with new and advanced tools.
(ii) Indian farmers should diversify their cropping pattern from cereals to high- value crops. This will increase incomes and reduce environmental degradation simultaneously.
(iii) Government should develop modern techniques (Bio-technology) and should provide it to farmers.
(iv) Creation of an unrestricted unified national market.
(v) Development of a well-knit infrastructure like roads, electricity, irrigation, credit facilities to farmers and traders.

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture

Question : What part of Total population of India is engaged in agriculture activities:
a) 2/3   (b) 1/3   (c) 2/5   (d) 1/4
Answer : A

Question : Which one of following is not Agro-based industry:
(a) Cement Industry    (b) Jute Industry   (c) Cotton textile Industry   (d) Sugar Industry
Answer : A

Question : It’s type of Agriculture where farmers clear a patch of and produce rereads and other food crops to sustain that family that is:
(a) Commercial farming   (b) Extensive farming   (c) Modern farming   (d) Slash and burn farming
Answer : D

Question : Agriculture where a single crop is grown on large area:
(a) Shifting Agriculture   (b) Plantation agriculture   (c) Horticulture   (d) Extensive Agriculture
Answer : B

Question : Which one of the following is ‘Kharif’ crop:
(a) Wheat   (b) Mustered   (c) Maize   (d) None of these
Answer : C

Question : Maximum consumption of natural rubber is made of –
(a) Auto tyres & tubes   (b) Footwear   (c) Beats and hoses   (d) Dipped goods
Answer : A 

Question : India is the larger producer as well as the consumer of the world?
(a) Wheat   (b) Maize   (c) Pulses   (d) Millets
Answer : C

Question : Which of the following methods have been changed depending upon the characteristics of physical environment, technological know-how and sociocultural practice?
(a) Industrial activity (b) Irrigation Pattern
(c) Cultivation (d) None of these
Answer : C
 
Question : What is ‘Boro’?
(a) Kharif crop (b) Zaid crop
(c) Rabi crop (d) None of these
Answer : A
 
Question : _______ is a slash and burn agriculture.
(a) Extensive farming
(b) Commercial subsistence farming
(c) Jhumming
(d) None of the above
Answer : C
 
Question : Rabi crops are sown in:
(a) winters (b) monsoon
(c) summers (d) none of these
Answer : A
 
Question : Which out of the following is a Rabi crop?
(a) Barley (b) Paddy
(c) Jute (d) None of these
Answer : A
 
Question : For irrigation, most of the Indian farmers depend on
(a) reservoirs (b) rivers
(c) monsoon (d) tube wells
Answer : C
 
Question : Which of the following farming practice depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions?
(a) Commercial farming
(b) Intensive subsistence farming
(c) Primitive subsistence farming
(d) Plantation
Answer : C
 
Question : What population of India is engaged in agricultural activities?
(a) Two-Third (b) Three-Fourth
(c) One-Fourth (d) Two-Fourth
Answer : A
 
 
Question : ___________ type of farming is still practiced in few pockets of India.
(a) commercial Subsistence
(b) intensive Subsistence
(c) drip irrigation
(d) Primitive Subsistence
Answer : D
Explanation: Primitive Subsistence Farming This type of farming is still practiced in few pockets of India. Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced on small patches of land
 
Question : The main characteristic of commercial farming is the use of ____________ seeds.
(a) tissue cultured
(b) high yielding variety (HYV)
(c) organic
(d) traditional seeds
Answer : B
Explanation: The main characteristic of this type of farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity.
 
Question : Intensive Subsistence Farming is practiced in areas of high _________ on land.
(a) fertilizers
(b) irrigation
(c) demand
(d) pressure
Answer : D
Explanation: Intensive Subsistence Farming: This type of farming is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land. It is labour intensive farming, where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.

 

Fill In The Blank   

DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with appropriate word(s). 
 
Question : Agriculture provides livelihood to more than 63 percent of India’s _______ .
Answer :  population
 
Question : The three types of tea are _______ , _______ , _______ .
Answer : Green, black, oolong
 

True/False

DIRECTION : Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false.
 
Question : Intensive subsistence farming is a bush or tree farming.
Answer : False 
 
Question : Kharif crop requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
Answer : True
 

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions

DIRECTION : In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason. Mark the correct choice as :
(a) If Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 
(c) If Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If Both assertion and reason are false. 
 
Question : Assertion : India’s primary activity is Agriculture.
Reason : Two-thirds of its population is engaged in agricultural activities.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Agriculture is a primary activity, which produces most of the food that we consume. Two-thirds of India’s population is involved in agricultural activities and earns livelihood through it. 
 
Question : Assertion : Plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
Reason : Plantation is a type of commercial farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry. Plantations cover large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant laborers. All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries.
 
Question :  Assertion : Crops are grown depending upon the variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices.
Reason : Crops are also grown according to availability of water.
Answer :  (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Variety of food and non food crops are grown in different parts of the country depending upon the variations is soil, climate and cultivation practices.
Major crops grown in India are rice, wheat, millets, pulies, tea, coffee, sugarcane, oil seeds, cotton and jute, etc
 
Question :  Assertion : Pulses are not considered as a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
Reason : Rice is a rabi crop and requires lot of rain to grow.
Answer :  (d) Both assertion and reason are false.
Rice is a kharif crop and requires about 100 cm of rainfall. However India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world. These are the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet. 
 
Question : Assertion : Organic farming is much in vogue.
Reason : In organic forming, crops are grown using high doses to increase production.
Answer : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
Organic farming is much in vogue today because it is practiced without factory made chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. Hence, it does not affect environment and human beings in a negative manner. 
 
 

Very Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture 

Question : Name the crops for which India is the largest producer in the world.
Answer : Fruits and vegetables, oilseeds and pulses 
 
Question : Describe ‘Jhumming cultivation’ in one sentence.
Answer : ‘Slash and burn’ cultivation in North- Eastern states of India. 
 
Question : By which other name is ‘slash and burn’ agriculture known? 
Answer : Primitive subsistence farming/jhumming (Any one) 
 
Question : Hoe, dao, digging sticks are associated with which type of farming? 
Answer : Primitive subsistence farming. 
 
Question : Which crop is the major crop of rabi? 
Answer :  Wheat 
 
Question : Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced. 
Answer : Rice is the staple crop of the people of the eastern and southern parts of the country.
It is grown in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Punjab. 
 
Question : Find out the importance of pulses in agricultural pattern in India. 
Answer : Pulses are mostly grown in rotation with other crops because as leguminous crops, they fix nitrogen from the air with soil and restore the soil fertility. It also provides agronomic benefits to the succeeding crop in terms of better soil microenvironment, quality and yield. 

Question : Why is India called an ‘Agriculture' country?
Answer : Two thirds of India’s populations are engaged in agricultural activities. Agriculture is a primary activity.

Question : Which factors are playing an important role in the development of a plantation?
Answer : A well developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas, processing industries and markets.

Question : Which are the major wheat producing states of India?
Answer : Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Question : Which factors contribute to increasing production of maize?
Answer : Use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilizer and irrigation have contributed to the increasing production of maize.

Question : Suggest any one measure to promote handspun khadi in India.
Answer : Government should promote it by reducing the cost of khadi. By launching scheme for its promotion.

Question : Name the major maize producing states of India.
Answer : Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Question : Name the two major beverage crops grown in India. Describe their growing areas.
Answer : Two major beverage crops: Tea and coffee
Tea growing areas:- Assam, west Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Coffee producing states: Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

 

Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture

Question : What are three cropping seasons of India? Explain any one in brief.
Answer : India has three cropping seasons:-
(1) Rabi crops:
- Shown in winter from October to December.
- Harvest in summer from April to June.
- Main crop-wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard
(2) Kharif crop:
 - Grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country.
 - Harnest in September-October.
- Maize jawar , bajra ,cotton, Soya been
(3) Zaid crops:
-sown between rabbi and kharif seasons.
 Crops: watermelon, Muskmelon, cucumber, fodder etc.

Question : Discuss three main impacts of globalization on Indian agriculture.
Answer :   1. Indian agriculture products are not able to compete with the developed countries.
2.Bad condition of marginal and small farmers
3.Caused land degradation due to overuse of chemicals.

Question : Which are the two main cropping seasons in India? Mention their growing and harvesting periods.
Answer :  The two main cropping seasons are Rabi and Kharif:
a. Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.
b. Kharif crops are sown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and harvested in September-October.

Question : Why has Indian agriculture started a declining trend in food production? Explain with any three reasons. 
Answer : Indian agriculture started a declining trend in food production as
i. Indian farmers are facing a big challenge from international competition.
ii. The quality of our production is not able to compete with those of the developed countries.
iii. Subsidy on fertilizers, pesticides and HYV has been decreased, it lead to increase in the production cost.
iv. More and more cultivable lands have been converted into factories, residential area, which has reduced the area under cultivation.
v. The productivity of land has also started to decline due to various new diseases inspite of many insecticides that have been used to control these crop diseases.
vi. Periodic scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation 
 
Question : Some features are marked on the map of India given below. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map.
i. A major wheat producing state
ii. A major producer of jute
iii. The state which is the major producer of coffee 
Map-7 
Answer : i. Punjab (a major producer of wheat)
ii. West Bengal (a major producer of jute)
iii. Karnataka (a major producer of coffee)
Map-8 

 

Long Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture

Question : Distinguish between rabi and kharif season? (At least two differences)
Answer :  Difference between rabi and kharif season. (any two diff.)

CBSE Class 12 Social Science Agriculture MCQs
 
Question : What is Horticulture? Name the fruits grown in India?
Answer : “Horticulture:-It is an art of cultivating fruits and vegetables. India is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. India is the producer of tropical as well as temperate fruits.”
India is known for
- Mangoes - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- Oranges - Nagpur and Cherrapunjee (Meghalaya),
- Bananas- Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu,
-Lichi and guava- Uttar Pradesh and Bihar,
-Pineapples - Meghalaya,
-Grapes - Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
-Apples, pears, apricots, and walnuts - Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are in great demand all over the world.
India produces about 13 per cent of the world vegetables. It is an important producer of pea, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal and potato.
 
Question : Distinguish between Subsistence and Commercial agriculture.
Answer : 
CBSE Class 12 Social Science Agriculture MCQs-
 
Question : What are the four important fiber crops of India? Describe any one of them.
Answer :  four important fiber crops of India are:
Cotton, Jute, Hemp and Natural silk.
Cotton:-
(a) India is known as the original home of the cotton plant.
(b) India is the third largest producer of cotton in the world.
(c)Cotton grows well in the drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau.
(d) It requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210-frost-free days and bright sun-shine for its growth.
(e) It is Kharif crop and requires 6 to 8 months to mature.
(f) Major Cotton producing states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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Jute:-
(a) Jute is known as the golden of fiber.
(b) It grows well on well-drained fertile soil in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year.
(c) High temperature is required during the time of growth.
(d) Major jute producing states are West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Meghalaya.
(e) It is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artifacts.  
 
Question :  Define plantation agriculture. Explain any four characteristics of plantation agriculture. 
Answer : Plantation Agriculture: Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming in tropical and sub-tropical regions.where crops are grown for profit. Large land areas are needed for this type of agriculture. It was introduced by the British in India.
Characteristics:
a. A single crop is grown over a large area.
b. It refers to the large scale, capitalised and often highly centralised cultivation in the plantations of cash crops for export.
c. All produce is used raw material in industries such as tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana etc. 
d. Plantation has interface of agriculture and industry both.

Question : What is primitive subsistence farming?
Answer : (I) It is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools.
(II) This type of farming depends upon the monsoons and natural fertility of the soil.
(III) It is also called ‘slash and burn ‘agriculture.

Question : What is ‘slash and burn' agriculture?
Answer : (I) In this agriculture, farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other crops to sustain their families.
(II) When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation.
(III) This type of shifting allows nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes.
Land productivity in this type of agriculture is low, as the farmers do not use fertilizers or any modern inputs.

Question : Describe the three cropping seasons of India.
Answer : (I) Rabi season:
(a) Crops sown in winters and harvested in summers.
(b) Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.
(II) Kharif season:
(a) Crops grown with the onser of monsoons and harvested in September or October.
(b) Crops grown during this season are rice, maize, jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean.
(III) zaid season:
(a) It falls in between the rabu and kharif seasons.
(b) Major crops grown are: watermelon, muskmelon, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops.

Question : What do you know about rubber plantations in India?
Answer : (I) Rubber is an educational crop but is also grown in tropical and subtropical areas.
(II) It requires a moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200 CM and temperature above 25 degree c.
(III) It is grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya.
India ranks fifth among the world's largest natural rubber producers.

Question : What climatic conditions are requires for growing cotton?
Answer : (I) Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau.
(II) It requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation.
(III) It also requires 210 frosts – free days and bright sunshine for its growth.
It’s a kharif crop and requires 6 to8 months to mature.

Question : Differentiate between commercial farming and plantation farming.
Answer : Commercial farming: - (I) In this type of farming, crops are grown only for commercial purposes.
(II) Farmers make use of higher doses of modern inputs, HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers etc.
(III) Eg : Rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab.
Plantation farming:- (I) In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
(II) labour is employed to work in large tracts of land, using capital intensive devices.
(III) Eg – Tea gardens produce tea, and coffee plantation produce coffee.

Question : Describe any three institutional reforms taken by the Indian Government in the field of agriculture.
Answer : Institutional reforms in agriculture: (I) Land ceiling and consolidation of holdings.
(II) Abolition of zamindari etc.
(III) Establishment of Grameen bank, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.

Question : Which crop is known as a 'Golden fibre? Explain any two geographical conditions essential for the cultivation of this crop. Mention its four uses.
Answer : Jute is known as ‘golden fibre'. It grows well on well – drained fertile soils in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year. West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Meghalaya are the major jute producing states of India. It is used in making gunny bags, mats ropes, yarn, carpets, and other artefacts. Due to its high cost, it is losing market to synthetic fibres and packing material, particularly nylon.

 

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Question : What is commercial farming? What are its characteristics?
Answer : It is the type of farming practised mainly for sale. So they produce more than what they require for domestic consumption. Plantation agriculture is an example of commercial farming. Its characteristics are the following:
i. Modern inputs like High Yielding Varieties of seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides are used.
ii. The yield per hectare or productivity is very high.
iii. It is a mechanized farming system in which modern machinery is used.
iv. Irrigation facilities are available to this farming technique.

Question : What are the features of plantation agriculture?
Answer : Plantation agriculture is bush or tree farming. The British introduced it in the 19th Century. Its features are the following:
1) It is a single crop farming in a large area. It includes tea, coffee, cocoa, spices, coconut, apples, grapes, oranges etc.
2) It is a capital-intensive agriculture and requires good managerial ability.
3) It requires technical know-how, sophisticated machinery, fertilizes, irrigation and transport facilities.
4) It is normally developed in hilly areas of north-eastern India, Nilgiri, Aanamalai and Cardamom hills.
5) Since the production is on large quantity processing factory also is built with in or close to it.
6) All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries and has an interface of agriculture and industry.

Question : Which are the different crop seasons in India?
Answer :
i. Kharif Crop season: The 'Kharif' season starts with the onset of monsoon and continues till the
beginning of winter i.e. from June – July to September -October. Crops like rice, maize, millet, cotton, groundnut, moong, urad etc. are grown in Kharif season.
ii. Rabi Crop Season: Rabi season starts in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Crops such as wheat, barley, grain, linseed, rape seed and mustard seeds are grown in rabi season.
iii. Zaid season: It is a crop season between Rabi and Kharif seasons practised during the end of summer in March to May. Crops like watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables, and fodder crops are grown during this period.

Question : Name an important staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
Or Describe the temperature and rainfall conditions necessary for the growth of rice. Name the major areas of rice production.
Or What are the features of rice cultivation in India?
Answer :
✓ Rice is the most important staple crop in India.
✓ It is a tropical plant. It requires high temperature and high humidity for its successful growth.
✓ The mean monthly temperature of about 25°C, with minor variations during, sowing, growing and harvesting seasons, is ideal for its cultivation.
✓ It grows well in areas of 100 cm of rainfall.
✓ In the areas of less rainfall, it is grown with the help of irrigation.
✓ The most important rice producing areas are Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu ( BUPAT)

Question : Describe the temperature and rainfall conditions necessary for the growth of wheat. Name the major areas of wheat production.
Answer :
✓ India is the second largest producer of wheat after China.
✓ It is a rabi crop. The ideal temperature at the time of sowing wheat is 10 to 15° C and at the time of harvest, it is 20 to 25° C.
✓ The crop grows well in areas where rainfall is 50 to 75 cm.
✓ It requires well-drained fertile lands.
✓ This crop requires cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening.
✓ It grows well in two wheat growing zones in India viz. the Ganga Satluj plains in the north-west and the black soil region in the Deccan.
✓ The major areas of wheat cultivation is Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.(PHURB)

Question : What are millets? Why are millets a very important food crop in India?
Answer :
a) Millets are the third most important food crops in India, after rice and wheat. Jowar, bajra and ragi are some of the important millets grown in India. They have high nutritional value. Ragi is rich in iron, calcium and other micro nutrients.
b) Jowar is produced in many states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
c) Rajasthan is the largest producer of Bajra. It is also produced in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.
d) Ragi is produced mainly in the drier parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
e) Rice and Wheat cannot provide the total food of India. So millets are important to support the food requirements.

Question : Describe the characteristics of maize and its cultivation.
Answer :
(a) Maize is a coarse grain and used as both food and fodder.
(b) It is grown under varied soil and climatic conditions.
(c) It grows well in areas of 50 to 100cm of rain and in areas of less rain it is grown under irrigation.
(d) It grows well under temperature between 21 and 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil.
(e) It requires well-drained fertile soil.
(f) It is cultivated mainly as a kharif crop.
(g) Major maize producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh(KUMBA)

Question : Name an important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
Answer : Tea is an important beverage crop in India.
(1) Tea cultivation in India is a classic example of plantation agriculture. It is a tropical as well as a subtropical plant.
(2)Tea grows well in deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter.
(3) It requires warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year.
(4) It is a labour intensive crop and requires cheap and skilled labour.
(5)The ideal temperature for its growth is 20 to 30°C and annual rainfall of 150 to 300 cm.
(6) High humidity is good for the rapid development of tender leaves.
(7)Major tea producing states are Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Question : Which are the important fibre crops in India. Mention the major producing areas of any two crops.
Answer :
i) Cotton, Jute, Silk and Wool are the important fibre crops of India. Cotton is grown in tropical and subtropical areas.
ii) It requires at least 210 frost-free days. It is grown well in black and alluvial soils.
iii) It requires 6 to 8 months to mature and it is a kharif crop. It requires a lot of cheap and efficient labour at the time of plucking of cotton balls. At the time of harvest, the weather should be fine to maintain the luster of cotton.
iv) The main cotton producing states are Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
a) Jute is a crop of hot and humid climate. The crop takes 8 to 10 months to mature.
b) The fibre is obtained from the retting of the plant.
c) It is used in making bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artifacts.
d) It is produced in Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, and Meghalaya.

Question : How have the technological and institutional reforms been able to improve the conditions of Indian agriculture? Explain with suitable examples.
Answer :
➢ Technological Reforms
a) Modern machineries are used in agriculture for ploughing, sowing, harvesting and thrashing.
b) Indian farmers have started to use chemical fertilizers on a large scale.
c) High Yielding Varieties and early maturing quality seeds have been introduced to increase the agricultural production.
d) Irrigation facilities have improved with the constructions of canals and the introduction of motor pumps, drip irrigation and use of sprinklers.
➢ Institutional Reforms. ( inlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the Government in the interest of farmers).
a) The govt. abolished the Zamindari system to protect the interest of the farmers.
b) The Govt. encouraged the consolidation of smallholdings of land to make them more profitable.
c) The widespread use of radio and television acquainted farmers in new and improved techniques of cultivation.
d) The crop insurance against drought, flood, fire, cyclone and diseases was another set up to protect the farmers in new and improved techniques of cultivation.
e) Easy availability of capital or investment, through a well-knit network of rural banking like‘Grammen banks’ was introduced.
f) Special bulletins for farmers were introduced in T.V. and radios to take precautionary measures.
g) Minimum support price for various crops is introduced to remove uncertainty of prices and sales.
h) Issue of Kisan Credit Cards and introduction of Personal Accident Insurance Scheme are some other measures taken.

Question : Explain any four features of the comprehensive land development programmes initiated in our country during 1980s and 1990s.
Answer :
i. Comprehensive land development programmes, which included the institutional and technological reforms, were introduced in 1980s and 1990s.
ii. The widespread use of radio and television acquainted farmers with new and improved techniques of cultivation.
iii. The crop insurance against drought, flood, fire, cyclone and diseases was another schemes to protect the farmers against crop failures.
iv. Easy availability of capital or investment through a well-knit network of rural banking like ‘Grammen banks’ were introduced.
v. Special bulletins for farmers were introduced in T.V. and radios to make precautionary measures and to get the farmers acquainted with modern techniques of farming.
vi. Issue of Kissan Credit Cards and introduction of Personal Accident Insurance Scheme are some other measures taken.
vii. The government also announced minimum support price for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and intermediaries.

Question : What type of farming is called plantation farming? Which factors are needed to promote them in India?
Answer : (I) Plantation is a type of commercial farming.
(II) In This type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
(III) The plantation also includes the processing of that crop in the nearby industries.
(IV) Plantation covers large tracts of land using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers.
(V) All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries.

Question : “Irrigation has changed the cropping pattern of many regions in India.” Analysis the statement.
Answer : (I) Well – developed irrigation facilities have lessened the dependency of peasants on monsoon by ensuring regular supply of water.
(II) Major shift – The development of proper irrigation facilities has enabled peasants to grow the water – intensive and commercial crop.
The following are the effects of developing proper irrigation facilities:
(I) This has resulted in the brininess of the earth
(II) It has increased productivity.

Question : Explain any five technological and institutional reforms in Indian agriculture.
Answer : Technological and Institutional reforms in Indian agriculture are
(I) Collectivization and consolidation of land holding
(II) Abolition of zamindari
(III) Land reforms were the main focus of our first five – year plan
(IV) Provision of crop insurance against droughts, floods, cyclones etc. to protect farmers.
(V) Grameen banks, cooperative societies and bank provided loan facilities to farmers at low rates of interest.
(VI) Kisaan credit cards and personal accident insurance for farmers introduced by the government.

Question : Name the two major fibre crops grown in India. Describe the condition required for growth of these two crops with their growing areas.
Answer : Two major fibre crops:
A cotton and jute are the fibre crops:
Geographical condition required for cotton:-
(1).It requires black soil
(2).It requires high temperature and light rainfall or irrigation.
(3). It requires 210 frost- free days and bright sunshine.
Geographical condition required for jute:-
1. It requires well drained fertile soil in the flood plains
2. It requires a high temperature
3. It requires high rainfall
4. Requires fresh water and cheap labour.

Question : Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
Answer : (I) The green revolution based on the use of package technology and white revolution were initiated to improve Indian agriculture.
( II) Land development programme was initiated, which included provision for crop insurance against famine, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies, etc.
(I II) Kisan credit cards, personal accident Insurance schemes were introduced for the benefits of farmers.
(I V) Special weather bulletins and agricultural programmes for farmers are run on the radio and television.

PASSAGE
Agriculture has been practiced in India for thousands of years. Sustainable uses of land without compatible techno institutional changes have hindered the pace of agriculture development .Inspite of development of sources of irrigation most of the farmers in a large part of country still depends upon monsoons and natural fertility in order to carry on their agriculture. For a growing population ,This poses a serious challenges .Agriculture which provides livelihood for more than 60% of its populations ,need some serious technical and institutional reforms .Thus collectivisation, consolidation of holding corporation and abolition of zamindari, etc. where given priority to bring about institutional reforms in the country after independence. Land reforms were the main focus of our first 5 year plan. The right of inheritance had already leaded to fragmentation of land holding necessitating consolidation of holdings.

Question

Question : Which of the following is the most important Occupation of the people of India?
(a) Food gathering
(b) Agriculture
(c) manufacturing
(d) services
Answer : B

Question : In spite of the development of irrigation, farmer stills depends on _______?
(a) Artificial water resources
(b) monsoon
(c) wells
(d) none of these
Answer : B

Question : What was the main objective of the first five year plan?
(a) Land forms
(b) land degradation
(c) Land reforms
(d) All of these
Answer : C

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