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प्रश्न
Picture Study
The photograph here shows an important feature of an agricultural movement.
1. Identify agricultural movement.
2. Who supervised this movement in India?
3. List any four demerits of this movement.
उत्तर
1. This picture shows the Green Revolution which came to India in the 1960‘s under the supervision of Dr. Norman Borlaug.
2. The Indian government encouraged fanners to grow new dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties of seed particularly of wheat in the plains of Punjab and Haryana.
3. The main demerits of this revolution were.
- It leads to over-dependence on fertilizers and pesticides.
- Unemployment, as new machinery, replaced manual labour.
- It was confined to rich farmers as the cost of fertilizers, hybrid „ seeds, pesticides were high.
- The farm water polluted with fertilizers and pesticides is affecting human health.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Farmers who practice subsistence farming depend on the__________ for water for the crops.
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There are three main crop growing seasons in India — _______.
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Cash crops are grown for cash or for ________purposes.
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______is the crushed sugar cane fiber that is used for the manufacture of paper and fibre boards.
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Use of _________ of seeds led to a spectacular increase in crop production in India in the 1960s.
Match the columns
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. cereals | i. are cash crops |
| 2. zaid crops | ii. is the oldest fiber known to mankind |
| 3. oilseeds | iii. is the largest producer of jute in the world |
| 4. cotton | iv. are food crops |
| 5. India | v. are grown between March and June |
Answer the following question in brief
Which are the major rice-producing regions in India?
Answer the following question in brief
What are cash crops? Give two examples.
Answer the following question in brief
What climatic conditions are suitable for the cultivation of cotton?
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
What are the crop-growing seasons in India? List the different types of crops that grow in each season.
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
Write a brief note on the cultivation of wheat in India.
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
What is sugarcane? What are the different products that are made from sugar cane?
