4. Our Agriculture
Give
answer to the following questions approximately in 10-15 words
Q 1. What do you understand by agriculture?
Ans. Agriculture means growing of crops, raising of
livestock and running the industries based on agriculture.
Q 2. Which factors affect the agriculture?
Ans. Climate, relief, soil, irrigation facilities,
methods of agriculture, market facilities, means of transport, banks etc.
Q 3. Write the name of the cereal crops.
Ans.
Rice, wheat, maize, jowar, bajra, pulses, oil seeds etc.
Q 4. What is
puddling?
Ans. The field in which the rice is to be planted,
is prepared by ploughing, filling with water and levelling. This
whole process is known as puddling.
Q 5. What products are prepared from maize?
Ans.
Glucose, starch, alcohol and vegetable oils are prepared from maize.
Q 6. How
many types of cotton are there on the basis of length of its staple?
Ans.
1. Long staple cotton 2. Medium staple cotton 3. Short staple cotton.
Q 7. Which
are the things that can be made from the jute?
Ans.
Jute is used for making sacks, ropes, carpets etc.
Q 8. How does the tea plant look like?
Ans.
Tea plant is like a bush. Tea is obtained from its leaves.
Q 9. Write
the names of three types of coffee.
Ans.
1. Arabica 2. Robusta 3. Liberica
Answer the
following questions in 50-60 words:-
Q 10.
After writing the types of agriculture, differentiate between intensive and
intensive farming.
Ans. Types of agriculture:-
1. Permanent Agriculture 2. Shifting Agriculture
3. Dry Farming 4. Wet Farming
5. Intensive Farming 6.
Extensive Farming
7. Mixed Farming 8.
Horticulture
9. Private Farming 10.
Cooperative Farming
11. Collective Farming 12.
Plantation Farming
13. Subsistence Farming 14.
Commercial Farming
|
Intensive farming:- |
Extensive farming:- |
|
In this farming, more yield is taken from
a small piece
of land with the full use of fertilizers and
irrigation. |
In this farming, the size of land
holding is large. The agriculture activities are performed with the help of
machines. |
Q 11. Which are the main rice producing
areas?
Ans. China, India, Bangladesh and Japan largely
grow rice. China is at first place by producing 36% of total world rice.
In India West Bengal,
Bihar, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu etc. states are very popular
for growing rice.
Q 12. Write a note on cotton production
in Punjab.
Ans. Bathinda, Faridkot,
Ferozepur and Sangrur are important cotton producing areas in Punjab. BT cotton
seed variety of cotton is giving good results. Cotton is known as 'White gold'
in Malwa region of Punjab.
Q 13. Write about protection of tea and
coffee plants.
Ans. Tea: - Tea plants are planted on
the cleared slopes. Fertilizers are used for the proper development of plants.
The rain water should not stand in the roots of the plants. Tea plant needs
pruning for its proper growth.
Coffee: - Coffee saplings are grown in a nursery. Once planted,
these plants continue to bear fruit for 30 years.
The coffee plants
require fertilisers, pruning and irrigation from time to time.
Q 14. Write a note on the uses of
machines in agriculture operations in USA.
Ans. The average farm size in USA is 700
acres. About 3% of the total population of USA is engaged
in agriculture. In a farm, only one type of crop is cultivated. From the sowing
of crop to the taking
of the crop to markets,
every work is done with the help of machines. Helicopters and aeroplanes
are also used for agricultural activities.
I. Answer the
following questions in 1-15 words.
1. What do you understand by agriculture?
2. Which factors affect the agriculture?
3. Write a brief note on plantation farming.
4. Write the names of the cereal crops.
5. What is peddling?
6. What products are prepared from maize?
7. How many types of cotton are there on the basis of
the length of its staple?
8. Which are the things that can be made from the jute?
9. How does the tea plant look like?
10. Write the names of three types of coffee.
11. What is the percentage of people engaged in
agriculture in the U.S.A. and Punjab?
II. Answer the
following questions in 50-60 words:
1. After writing the types of agriculture,
differentiate between Intensive and Extensive agriculture?
2. Differentiate between subsistence and commercial
type of agriculture.
3. Which are the main rice producing areas?
4. Explain the conditions required for growth of
cotton and jute.
5. Write a note on cotton production in Punjab.
6. Write about protection of tea and coffee plants.
7. Write a note on the uses of machines in
agricultural operations in U.S.A.
Ill. Answer the
following question in about 125-130 words:
1. After writing the conditions required for growth of
wheat explain the areas of wheat production.
2. What are the conditions required for plantation of
tea and coffee? Explain the main areas of tea and coffee production in India.
3. Write down the process involved in jute production.
Write in detail about the uses and distribution of jute in the world.
4. What are the Similarities and variations found in
the agriculture of Punjab and the U.S.A.?
IV. In the map
of India show two places for the each where the following crops are produced:
1. Tea
2. Coffee
3. Wheat
4. Maize
5. Rice
6. Cotton
7. Jute
V. Activity
Name three each of Kharif and Rabi crops produced in
your region and mention geographical conditions needed for production of each
crop.
