Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 Social Science Civics Chapter 7 Development of Agriculture in India Exercise Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blanks, Questions and Answers here.
Chhattisgarh State Class 8 Social Science Civics Chapter 7 Solution
I.) Answer the following questions:
1.) What kinds of crops are grown in your area? Make table accordingly.
ANS:
Sr.NO | Crop | Time of sowing | Time of Cutting |
1 | Sugarcane | January | December |
2 | Wheat | September | February |
2.) How will large crop production lead to employment? Explain.
ANS:
i) Large crop production gives employment to the peoples live in that area.
ii) For various types of works of crops such as sowing, harvesting and cutting of crops large number of workers are needed which gives employment to the peoples.
3.) What is the minimum support rate? Why minimum support rate was essential for farmers?
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i) Minimum Support Price (Rate) is the minimum price in which farmers can sell their crops in the society.
ii) It is essential to farmers because farmers cannot sell their crops below the minimum support price which do loss to farmers.
4.) Government distributed extra land of zamindars to landless farmers, what changes did it bring about in their lives?
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i) Government distributed extra land of zamindars to landless farmers due to this employment are generated to the farmer’s family.
ii) The life of Landless farmers are changed. The government taking land from jamindars and reduces taxes on land due to this the life of farmer gets happy.
iii) For this Government makes various amendments in law.
5.) It was necessary to make India self-sufficient in grain production, why?
ANS:
Yes. It was necessary to make India self-sufficient in grain production.
ii) Today agriculture plays an important role in our economic development of country.
iii) Before Independence, Peoples not getting food because of this most peoples die due to hunger.
iv) The increase in population of our country there is demand of food in large quantity for these it was necessary to make India self-sufficient in grain production.
6.) After 1951 what major changes occurred in farming in India?
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i) After 1951, government of India put lot of capital in irrigation and electricity project. Due to this various types of dams are constructed.
ii) From this there is increase in production of crops.
iii) Productivity of irrigational land increased and rise in crop production took place.
iv) Due to Green Revolution in 1966, various changes occurs in farmer’s life.
7.) What has changed in agriculture before and after green revolutions? Explain it.
ANS:
Before Green revolution:
i) Crops are imported from foreign countries and it was matter of crisis in country.
ii) In year 1965 and 1966 country faced 2 drought which gives rise to crisis and low production of crops.
iii) For increase in production of crops government introduced various new policies in that Green Revolution is one.
After Green revolution:
i) Farmers used advanced seeds, manure, fertilizers, pesticides due to these increase in production of crop took place.
ii) There was no need to import crops from foreign counties and also no crisis condition made in our country.
8.) What problem did farmers of Punjab and Haryana have to face regarding environment?
ANS:
There are various problems are faced by the farmers of Punjab and Haryana regarding Environment.
i) Green Revolution was first started in n Punjab, Haryana.
ii) In this region farmers started advanced Farming of rice and wheat for this various irrigation facilities are required.
iii) The 1st problem related to Environment was water scarcity.
iv) The 2nd problem related to Environment was Loss in Soil fertility.
9.) Why new method of farming requires large quantity of chemical fertilizers? What are its disadvantages when it is used in excess?
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i) New methods of farming requires large quantity of chemical fertilizers.
ii) Due to this Increase in production of crops are took place but there is disadvantages of using chemical fertilizers in large quantities.
iii) Using chemical fertilizers in large quantities the soil of farm becomes infertile gives Low production of crops.
10.) What are the methods to make soil fertile?
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There are various methods to make soil fertile.
i) Highly productive and high quality seeds were used.
ii) Chemical fertilizers are used.
iii) Advanced Machineries are used.
11.) What are the advantage and disadvantages of using improved seeds and natural seeds?
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improved seeds | natural seeds |
i) Improved seeds increases the production of crops in large quantity. | i) Natural seeds increases the production of crops but not in large quantity. |
ii) The Disadvantage of Improved seeds is that it makes land infertile after long time. | ii) The Disadvantage of Natural seeds is that no increase in production of crops. |
12.) From where do you get the money to fulfil the daily needs of your family?
ANS:
I got money from my farm for fulfil the daily needs of your family by cropping various vegetables and bhajis.
13.) What plans have been made by the government for the welfare of the farmers? Name them.
ANS:
Various scheme are made by government for the welfare of the farmers.
i) Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna
ii) M.S.P
iii) E-NAM
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