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Class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 4. Agriculture Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

Agriculture (4. Agriculture) CBSE class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 4. Agriculture summary with detailed explanation of the lesson Agriculture along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 4. Agriculture.

Geography : Contemporary India II (Chapter 4. Agriculture) Solution
 Exercises

2. Answer the following questions in 30 words.
(i) Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
(ii) Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
(iii) Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
(iv) The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?

Answer :


(i) Tea is also an important beverage crop introduced in India, along with coffee. The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates. It requires 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. Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves.


(ii) Rice is a staple food crop of India. It grows in the plains of north and north-east India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.


(iii) The various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government for the benefit of farmers are:

● Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood,cyclone, fire and disease.
● Minimum support prices to ensure farmers did not suffer if the pres crashed due to bumper crops.
● Subsidy on agricultural inputs and resources such as power and fertilisers.
● Establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies,Kissan Credit Card and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme,and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.


(iv) A declining area of land under cultivation coupled with increasing population have many consequesnces. These are:

● Food shortage for the rising population.
● Rise in price of food grains.
● Unemployment and loss of livelihood for farmers.
● Shortage of supply of raw material for agro-industries.
● Adverse affect on export trade as agricultural products comprise a major section of international trade.



All Questions of Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 4. Agriculture
Exercises
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) Shifting Agriculture
(b) Plantation Agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Intensive Agriculture

(ii) Which one of the following is a rabi crop?

(a) Rice
(b) Gram
(c) Millets
(d) Cotton

(iii) Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?

(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum

(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) Influential support price

2. Answer the following questions in 30 words.
(i) Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
(ii) Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
(iii) Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
(iv) The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?
3. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
(i) Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
(ii) How did the partition of the country in 1947 affect the jute industry?
(iii) Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
(iv) Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.

Project Work
1. Group discussion on the necessity of literacy among farmers.
2. On an outline map of India show wheat producing areas.

Activity
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
class 10 geography chapter 4 agriculture question activity
1. The two staple food crops of India.
2. This is the summer cropping season of India.
3. Pulses like arhar, moong, gram, urad contain…
4. It is a coarse grain.
5. The two important beverages in India are…
6. One of the four major fibers grown on black soils.

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