Morning Star solutions for Total Geography [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 16 - Agriculture - III: Cash Crops (1) [Latest edition]

In a sugarcane, the sugar is stored in its ______.

______ are cuttings taken from old plants and planted to grow new canes.

What is the successive crop obtained from the roots of the leftover sugarcane crop called?

Assertion (A): Sugarcane grows well in tropical regions with rainfall well distributed throughout the year.

Reason (R): The sucrose content decreases if heavy rains continue for long and a rainfall deficiency produces a fibrous crop.

The yield from each successive ratoon crop is ______ than the previous one.

Which of the following states is not a major producer of sugarcane?

Assertion (A): Sugarcane exhausts the fertility of the soil.

Reason (R): Sugarcane is a perennial crop.

Groundnut oil is extracted from the nuts found in the ______ of the plant.

Name the state that is the leading producer of groundnuts in India.

Name the oil obtained from flaxseeds.

Assertion (A): The groundnut is a rabi crop in Odisha and in southern states.

Reason (R): Groundnuts require light to moderate rainfall between 50 to 100 cm.

Soyabean : Kharif : : Mustard : ______.

______ is the leading producer of soyabean.

Soya bean is sown in the month of June and early onset of monsoon ruins the crop. Why?

Before sowing soya bean seeds are covered with jaggery and rhizobium. Why?

Which of the following crops are grown together as they have same climatic requirements?

Which is a soil exhausting crop with time-sensitive processing requirements?

Name the crop that is a Kharif crop in most of India but a summer crop in Tamil Nadu.

Name one state in North India where sugarcane is grown extensively.

Name one state in South India where sugarcane is grown extensively.

Briefly explain why sugarcane is increasingly grown in Maharashtra or Southern States.

Explain briefly the sett method of planting sugarcane.

What is ratooning?

State two advantages of ratooning.

How does heavy rainfall affect the quality of sugarcane?

Why does the cultivation of sugarcane require plenty of cheap labour?

Why do the stalks of sugarcane need to be cut as near as possible to the ground?

State any three problems faced by sugarcane cultivators.

What extra care needs to be taken for soil health when sugarcane is cultivated?

Mention the climate that is suitable for sugarcane cultivation.

What advantage does South India have over the north with reference to sugarcane cultivation?

Mention two different ways in which sugarcane is propagated.

What conditions of temperature and rainfall favour the growth of groundnut?

Name the state that is the leading producer of groundnut in India.

Why is groundnut mostly grown in Peninsular India?

Give three uses of groundnuts.

What is the residue after crushing oilseeds called? Give two uses of the residue after crushing oilseeds.

Name the important oilseeds produced in India.

Which oilseed is grown as a rainfed crop?

State the conditions of temperature and rainfall necessary for the growth of mustard.

Which soil type favours the growth of mustard?

Name an area where mustard grows.

Mention two uses of mustard.

Mention the climatic conditions necessary to grow soybeans.

State three main uses of soyabean.

The floods in Maharashtra in August-September 2019 submerged sugarcane fields for over 20 days. How did this affect farmers?

Savinder, a farmer in Punjab, has asked you, a student of geography, to advise him on ratooning. What would you say?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Frost is fatal for the sugarcane crop.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

A 40-45 cm distance between two saplings of sugarcane is maintained.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Sutlej-Ganga plains are the traditional growers of sugarcane.

Give two reasons why sugarcane is harvested before winter sets in. 

Why are the sugarcane stocks cut as close to the ground as possible?

Imagine you are a farmer living in Bihar and you want to grow a cash crop on your farm. Which one will you choose and why?

You live in Uttar Pradesh and your cousin lives in Karnataka. Tell the benefits of an edible oil seed grown in your state and get the information about an oilseed that is extensively grown in your cousin’s state.

Dia has purchased agricultural land in Madhya Pradesh. She wants to cultivate an oilseed in her farm. Which oilseed, in your opinion, should she cultivate? Prepare a feasibility report supporting your opinion.