\n| iii)<\/td>\n | Wheat, barley, grain linseed are the main Rabi crops.<\/td>\n | Risce, Jowar, ragi, cotton, groundnuts,tobacco are the main Kharif crops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Question 4.
\nWhat are the conditions required for sugarcane cultivations?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n \n- Sugarcane is an annual crop and it is grown in irrigated areas.<\/li>\n
- It requires high temperature of 21\u00b0C to 26\u00b0C and heavy rainfall ranging from 100 to 150cm per annum.<\/li>\n
- It thrives best in alluvial and loamy soil.<\/li>\n
- The most important sugarcane producing states are Uttarpradesh, Maharastra,<\/li>\n
- Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andhra pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Question 5.
\nWhat are the beverage crops? Give examples.
\nAnswer:
\nThe crops which are used to produce stimulating drinks are called \u2018beverage crops\u2019.
\nEg: Coffee, tea etc.<\/p>\n ![\"KSEEB](\"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/KSEEB-Solutions-300x28.png\") <\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nExplain the role of Horticulture in India.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n \n- The intensive cultivation of fruit, vegetables, flower, medicinal and aromatic plants is called Horticulture.<\/li>\n
- In India horticulture provides an incentive for making agriculture more profitable through efficient land-use, optimum<\/li>\n
- utilization of natural resources and generating skilled employment for the rural masses.<\/li>\n
- It enhances exports and provides nutritional security.<\/li>\n
- India with its wide variety of climate and soil has good potential for growing a variety of horticultural crops.<\/li>\n
- Its share in the global production of fruits is 11% and that of vegetables is 7%.<\/li>\n
- Horticulture is carried on mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharastra, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Class 10 Social Science Indian Land Resources Additional Questions and Answers<\/h3>\nQuestion 1.
\nUse of ………… is very essential for the growth of the economy.
\nAnswer:
\nland.<\/p>\n Question 2.
\nForest area is high in ………… islands.
\nAnswer:
\nAndaman and Nicobar.<\/p>\n Question 3.
\nA type of farming in which the production of crops is consumed almost by the farmer and his family is called …………….
\nAns:
\nSubsistence Farming.<\/p>\n Question 4.
\n…………. and …………. are major crops of India.
\nAnswer:
\nFood crops, commercial crops.<\/p>\n Question 5.
\nCommercial crops are grown for ……………..
\nAnswer:
\nsale.<\/p>\n Question 6.
\nFor Horticulture farming ………………. and …………… are required
\nAnswer:
\nlabours, capital.<\/p>\n Question 7.
\nA method of farming carried where irrigation is either absent or limited is called ………………
\nAnswer:
\nDairy farming.<\/p>\n Question 8
\n……………. refers to cultivation of crops in area which receives sufficient rainfall.
\nAnswer:
\nHumid Farming.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 9.
\nThe crops which provide raw materials for textiles industry are called ………………..
\nAnswer:
\nfibre crops.<\/p>\n Question 10.
\n…………… and ……………. are the most important fibre crops of India.
\nAnswer:
\nCotton, Jute.<\/p>\n Question 11.
\nThe progress of the horticulture field is called …………….
\nAnswer:
\nGolden Revolution.<\/p>\n Question 12.
\nThe tea contains the ………………..
\nAnswer:
\nTheme.<\/p>\n Question 13.
\nTobacco is introduced in India by the ………………
\nAnswer:
\nPortuguese.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 14.
\nTea is a ………… crop.
\nAnswer:
\nbeverage.<\/p>\n Multiple Choice Questions<\/p>\n Question 1.
\nLeast net sown area found in
\na) Bihar
\nb) Rajasthan
\nc) Punjab
\nd) North-Eastern states
\nAnswer:
\nd) North-Eastern states<\/p>\n Question 2.
\nPermanent pastures and other grazing lands found in
\na) Himachal pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya pradesh
\nb) Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
\nc) Kerala, Karnataka and Assam
\nd) Goa, Odisha and Maharashtra
\nAnswer:
\na) Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh<\/p>\n Question 3.
\nLabour and investment are applied per unit of land is called
\na) Intensive farming
\nb) Plantation farming
\nc) Sedentary farming
\nd) Mixed farming
\nAnswer:
\na) Intensive farming<\/p>\n Question 4.
\nThis farming is mainly practiced in peninsular India and in Western Rajasthan –
\na) Sendentary farming
\nb) Irrigation farming
\nc) Dry farming
\nd) Humid farming
\nAnswer:
\nc) Dry farming<\/p>\n Question 5.
\nThe largest producer of rice in India is
\na) Andhra pradesh
\nb) West Bengal
\nc) Assam
\nd) Kerala
\nAnswer:
\nb) West Bengal<\/p>\n Question 6.
\nThis project has been designed on the lines or Tennessee valley authority in USA
\na) Bhakra nangal project
\nb) Hirakud project
\nc) Damodar valley project
\nd) Rihand project
\nAnswer:
\nc) Damodar valley project<\/p>\n Question 7.
\nThis project comprises of the construction of three dams on River Mahanadi at
\na) Hirakud, Tikarapura and Naraj
\nb) Tilaya, Maithan and Panchet hill
\nc) Bhakra, Gobind sagar and Nangal
\nd) Alamatti, Narayanapura and Pampasagar
\nAnswer:
\na) Hirakud, Tikarapura and Naraj<\/p>\n Three Marks Questions<\/p>\n Question 1.
\nWrite the classification of land use in India.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n |