English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

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There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of fruits, vegetables, oil-seeds and industrial crops. This has led to the reduction in net sown area under cereals and pulses. With the growing population of India, the declining food production puts a big question mark over the country’s future food security.

The competition for land between non-agricultural uses such as housing etc. and agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The productivity of land has started showing a declining trend. Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once showed dramatic results, are now being held responsible for degrading the soils. Periodic scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation. Inefficient water management has led to water logging and salinity.

‘Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once showed dramatic results, are now being held responsible for degrading the soil.’ Infer the positive effects of these inputs noticed earlier from the following statements.

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There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of fruits, vegetables, oil-seeds and industrial crops. This has led to the reduction in net sown area under cereals and pulses. With the growing population of India, the declining food production puts a big question mark over the country’s future food security.

The competition for land between non-agricultural uses such as housing etc. and agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The productivity of land has started showing a declining trend. Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once showed dramatic results, are now being held responsible for degrading the soils. Periodic scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation. Inefficient water management has led to water logging and salinity.

There are states in India which are using fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides at excessive level to increase their agricultural production. Identify the states which are at prominent level from the following options.

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There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of fruits, vegetables, oil-seeds and industrial crops. This has led to the reduction in net sown area under cereals and pulses. With the growing population of India, the declining food production puts a big question mark over the country’s future food security.

The competition for land between non-agricultural uses such as housing etc. and agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The productivity of land has started showing a declining trend. Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once showed dramatic results, are now being held responsible for degrading the soils. Periodic scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation. Inefficient water management has led to water logging and salinity.

Food production provides the base for food security and is a key determinant of food availability. Why is this trend shifting towards industrial crops? Choose the correct option in reference to the context.

On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified information.

On the political map of India, ‘A’ is marked as a Dam. Identify it from the following options.

On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified information.

On the same map, ‘B’ is marked as a major Tea cultivating state. Identify it from the following options.

Which food traveled west from china to be called “Spaghetti"? 

Which was the Tabled city of gold?

MNCs works in ______ 

A major supplier of wheat in the world market was ______ 

What was the use of cowries during the Indus Valley civilization?

Which food traveled west from China to be called Spaghetti?

The smallpox was first brought to America by ______ 

To escape religious persecution, the people of Europe fled to ______ 

In the plantations developed in America, the two chief crops grown were ______ 

The pre-modern world shrank due to the discovery of ______ 

The pasta was taken by Arab traders to ______

Why couldn’t the merchants expand production within towns?

How did urban merchants acquire trade monopoly?