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Agriculture
Mention the significances of pulses in India.
India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
(i)These are the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet. Major pulses that are grown in India are tur (arhar), urad, moong, masur, peas and gram.
(ii)Pulses need less moisture and survive even in dry conditions.
(iii)Being leguminous crops, all these crops except arhar help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air.
(iv)Therefore, these are mostly grown in rotation with other crops.
(v)Major pulse producing states in India are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?
Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
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 fibres grown on black soil.
_________________ agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoi, dao and digging sticks and family/ community labour.
Slash and burn agriculture is known as ___________ in north eastern states.
Which one of the following crops is sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June?
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