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Land Resources And Agriculture
Explain the importance of foodgrains in the Indian agricultural economy. Describe any three characteristics of rice cultivation.
Importance of Food grains in Indian agricultural economy:
(i)These crops occupy about two-third of total cropped area in the country.
(ii) Food grains are dominant crops in all parts of the country whether they have subsistence or commercial agricultural economy.
Characteristics of Rice Cultivation:
(i) Though, it is considered to be a crop of tropical humid areas, it has about 3,000 varieties which are grown in different agro-climatic regions.
(ii) These are successfully grown from sea level to about 2,000 m altitude and from humid areas in eastern India to dry but irrigated areas of Punjab, Haryana, western U.P. and northern Rajasthan.
(iii) But in Himalayas and northwestern parts of the country, it is grown as a kharif crop during southwest Monsoon season.
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What one of the following is the main reasons due to which share of forest has shown an increase in the last forty years?
Which one of the following is the main form of degradation in irrigated areas?
Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?
In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYVS of wheat and rice were developed?
Differentiate between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.
How would you distinguish between net sown area and gross cropped area?
Why is the strategy of increasing cropping intensity important in a country like India?
Describe the significance of agricultural land in rural areas.
State the difference between dryland and wetland farming .
What are the different types of environmental problems of land resources in India?
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