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प्रश्न
Differentiate between food crops and cash crops and give two examples of each.
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उत्तर
Differences:
Food crops
- These are crops which are grown for food such as cereals: wheat, rice, maize, pulses, oil seeds.
- These grow in the plains generally.
- These are annuals and complete their cycle in one season as in case of wheat, rice maize, gram, beans, peas.
Cash crops
- These are crops which are cultivated for commercial purposes such as tea, coffee, rubber, coconut, spices.
- These grow in the hilly areas on the slopes as water of rain should not stand in the roots as in case of tea.
- These plants are perennials. These plants live for more than two years. Tea, coffee require pruning before winter.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the items in column A with those in column B.
| A | B | ||
| (i) Kharif crops | (a) Food for cattle | ||
| (ii) Rabi crops | (b) Urea and super phosphate | ||
| (iii) Chemical fertilisers | (c) Animal excreta, cow dung urine and plant waste | ||
| (iv) Organic manure | (d) Wheat, gram, pea | ||
| (e) Paddy and maize |
If wheat is sown in the kharif season, what would happen? Discuss.
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Which one of the following is a rabi crop
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Identify the Kharif crop:
What are Kharif crops ? Give the name of the most important cereal plant of such crops. Briefly describe any three methods for cultivation of Kharif crops.
Give uses of Cotton plants.
Multiple choice question. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Crops produced for sale to earn money are called
- food crops
- cash crops
- horticultural crops
- plantation crops
Define the term Crop yield.
From the word puzzle given as figure. Find at least eight words which are ‘farmer’s friends’. Classify them into living and non-living.
Unscramble the words related to crop production and its management and write in the boxes given beneath them.
Now, using the circled letters, form one word which is an activity carried out in fields, after maturation of crops.
