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India - People And Economy
Land Resources and Agriculture
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Land Resources and Agriculture
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Q1
EXERCISES
(i)
Which one of the following is NOT a land-use category?
(a)
Fallow land
(b)
Marginal land
(c)
Net Area Sown
(d)
Culturable Wasteland
(ii)
What one of the following is the main reason due to which share of forest has shown an increase in the last forty years?
(a)
Extensive and efficient efforts of afforestation
(b)
Increase in community forest land
(c)
Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth
(d)
Better peoples' participation in managing forest area.
(iii)
Which one of the following is the main form of degradation in irrigated areas?
(a)
Gully erosion
(b)
Wind erosion
(c)
Salinisation of soils
(d)
Siltation of land
(iv)
Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?
(a)
Ragi
(b)
Jowar
(c)
Groundnut
(d)
Sugarcane
(v)
In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYVs of wheat and rice were developed?
(a)
Japan and Australia
(b)
U.S.A. and Japan
(c)
Mexico and Philippines
(d)
Mexico and Singapore
Q2
EXERCISES
(i)
Differentiate between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.
(ii)
How would you distinguish between net sown area and gross cropped area?
(iii)
Why is the strategy of increasing cropping intensity important in a country like India?
(iv)
How do you measure total cultivable land?
(v)
What is the difference between dryland and wetland farming?
Q3
EXERCISES
(i)
What are the different types of environmental problems of land resources in India?
(ii)
What are the important strategies for agricultural development followed in the post-independence period in India?
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