Name: ____________________ Class: X

Date: ____________________ Subject: GEOGRAPHY

Take Homesheet
Day: ____________________ Session-(2021-22)
Chapter 4: Agriculture
Term: I (2019-20)
I. State true/false for the following statements:
1. Agriculture provides livelihood for more than 80% of its population.
2. ‘Land reform” was the main focus of the first five year plan.
3. Tea is an example of plantation agriculture.
4. Cucumber is an example of a rabi crop.

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. __________ is a primary activity in India.
2. ____________ is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.
3. _________________is a labour intensive farming.
4. India has three cropping seasons- ___________, ___________ and _________.

II. Answer in one word/line:

1. What is jhumming?
2. What is Primitive subsistence farming called in Manipur?
3. Name the type of farming practiced in areas of high population pressure on land.
4. Name the type of farming practised where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation
are used.
5. Name the type of farming which has an interface of agriculture and industry.
6. Name a crop that takes almost a year to grow.
7. Which state is the largest producer of ragi?
8. Name the crop, which is used as both food and fodder.
9. Which state is the largest producer of jowar?
10. Which state is the largest producer of bajra?
11. Name the crop which is the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
12. What are leguminous crops?
13. Which state is the largest producer of groundnut?
14. Name a crop which is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south India.
15. Name a crop which is grown both as rabi and kharif crop.
16. Name the variety of coffee grown in India.
17. Where was coffee as a crop initially introduced in India?
18. What is sericulture?
19. Name the crop which is known as the golden fibre.
20. Mention the growing and harvesting period of rabi crops.

III. Answer in 30-40 words:

1. Name the important millets grown in India. What kind of nutrients are found in Ragi?
2. Why pulses are considered as leguminous crops?
3. Which factors have contributed in increasing the production of Maize?
IV. Answer in 70-80 words:
1. Name the different types of farming practiced in India. Give two features for each type.
2. Distinguish between different cropping seasons of India.
3. What are food crops and non-food crops? Give examples for each.

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