Austine Vas, Hemant M. Pednekar, Vidhya Malar solutions for Geography Our Earth [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 11 - Agriculture in India Part II - Food Crops [null edition]

Which of the following is the best method of rice cultivation?

Rice cultivation in India is mainly done during ______ season.

______ stands first in India in terms of per-acre production of wheat.

The process of separation of grains from rice stalk by beating the sheaves against wooden bars or a log or stone slab is called ______.

India is the ______ largest producer of rice in the world.

Which of the following methods of sowing seeds is best for low quality seeds?

1. The Green Revolution has enabled India to achieve self-sufficiency in food grain requirements.
2. The Green Revolution introduced high-yielding varieties of seeds and modern agricultural techniques.

1. Rice is mainly a kharif crop in India.
2. Rice requires high temperatures and significant rainfall, which are characteristic of the kharif season.

1. Upland rice cultivation is done on terraced fields and highlands.
2. Upland rice cultivation is dependent on irrigation for water supply.

Assertion (A): The Japanese method of rice cultivation yields three times higher than the conventional transplantation method.

Reason (R): The Japanese method uses High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds and advanced techniques for better productivity.

Define the following term.

Broadcasting

Define the following term.

Drilling

Define the following term.

Dibbling

Define threshing.

Define the following term.

Winnowing

Define the following term.

Milling

Which is the best method of rice cultivation?

Which two states of India are the largest producers of ricе?

What is the use of Threshing?

What is the use of Winnowing?

Name the wheat producing states of India.

Or

Name the two states which are leading producers of wheat in India.

Which type of soil is ideal for the cultivation of pulses?

Which are the two most important food crops of India? During which crop season are they largely grown?

Give two advantages of growing rice seedlings in nurseries.

Explain the following:

The propagation of paddy by transplantation.

Give three points of difference between upland and lowland rice.

Name and explain the two varieties of wheat grown in India.

Compare the geographical requirements for rice and wheat cultivation.

Contrast the geographical requirements for rice and wheat cultivation.

What are the main features of the Japanese method of rice cultivation?

What are the advantages of the Japanese method of rice cultivation?

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following:

Why does rice grow well in a soil with a clay-like subsoil?

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following:

What is the advantage of growing rice in nurseries before it is transplanted?

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following

Why does the cultivation of rice require a lot of manual labour?

What are the three types of millets widely grown in India? What is their temperature, soil and rainfall requirement?

Give reasons for the following.

Tropical monsoon lands are ideal for rice cultivation.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Cultivation of wheat is confined to the northern part of India.

What are the conditions necessary for growing millets?

Or

Why millets are called a ‘dry crop’?

Give reasons for the following.

Pulses are grown as rotation crop.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Pulses are important food crops.