Gujarat Board Class 10 Solution Social Science Chapter 10 India : Agriculture Exercise Solution here in this Post.
Board |
GSEB Gujarat State |
Textbook |
10 Class |
Medium |
English |
Subject |
Social Science |
Chapter |
10 |
Chapter Name |
India : Agriculture |
Gujarat Board Class 10 Social Science Chapter 10 India : Agriculture Solution:
(1) Answer the following questions in details.
(i) Write notes on types of agriculture.
Ans: Types of Agriculture :
(a) Subsistence farming : Economic condition of Indian farmer is very weak, costly seeds, fertilizers and use of insecticides are not affordable in smaller farm. The farm production is just sufficient for his family and if is maintenance of the family is called subsistence farming.
(b) Dry farming : Where the rainfall is inadequate, irrigation facilities are less, there farming is dependent only on rain is known as Dry farming jowar, millet and pulses are grown here.
(c) Wet farming : Wet farming is regions of heavy rain and adequate facilities for irrigation. If there is no rainfall more than one crop is taken with the help of irrigation Paddy, Sugarcane, Cotton, vegetables are grown here.
(d) Shifting Agriculture : Here forests are burnt and cleared and farming is carried out there farming take place for two or three years when soil fertility is reduce that area is abandoned and the same method is applied to start farming at other place.
(e) Plantation Agriculture : This is special type of agriculture. Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, coconut, Apple, Mango, Oranges, Amla, Lemon etc are reared with great care investment, skill, machines fertilizers, protection on all sides and transportation facilities here.
(ii) Write note on ‘Global Market and Indian Agriculture’.
Ans: Globalization has been implemented with the purpose that the Indian farmer can sell his farm products in world markets and earn profit. Many changes in the agricultural field through the globalization, cotton, chilies and til are available in Chinese markets and various fruits from world are now available in Indian market. The costly genetically modified BT seeds are available in India. The production of cotton and maize has increased with the import becoming smoother. To face competition in Agricultural products in global markets India will have to adopt new technology and concentrate on quality with increasing population. The probable future increase in the demand for agricultural products and to maintain the march to economic progress. It is necessary to arrange the strategy for second green revolution.
(iii) Describe the wheat crop of India.
Ans: Wheat is the second important crop of our country. Wheat is grown one third area of crop land of our country. Wheat is a rabi crop of temperature zone. It requires black or fertile loamy soil and more than 75 of annual rainfall all food grains used in the daily meals wheat is the best many items like puri, cake, rotli, sev, bhakni, biscuits etc. are prepared from wheat. Wheat is the most nutritious. That is why wheat is also called as the king of grains. Jowar, bajra maize and barley are grown in India.
(iv) State about the Oil seeds crops of India.
Ans: Groundnut, Til, Soyabean, Castor, Mustard, sunflower etc. are considered to be oil seeds. They hold an important position in the Indian meal.
(a) Groundnut : Groundnut holds an important position in oil seeds. Groundnut is sown as kharif crop and there is irrigation facility. It is show in during summer. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu are second after china in the world in groundnut production.
(b) Til/Seasom : Til oil is kharif crop. It is used in India. Gujarat ranks first in India in terms of til production.
(c) Mustard : Mustard is a rabi and important crop of North India mustard and its oil are used for medicine and edible oil.
(d) Coconut : Coconut is plantation crop of hot. In India the coconut are found in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman-Nicobar etc. coconut used for edible oil and its water useful as a healthy drink.
(v) State the institution reforms made in Agrarian field.
Ans: The reforms connected with land ownership crop subsidy and sale of far, produce are consider to institutional reforms in India.
Government has discard landlordism and stop the exploitation of farmers are given financial help for crop subsidy by kisan credit card and nationalized and co-operative banks. Farmers are given full insurance protection of their crops through prime minister crop insurance scheme when the crop fail due to draught or through excessive rain, farmers are given financial help by Government facilities like co-operative societies, market associations, co-operative warehouse, cold storages, transportation and communication have been provided the farmers would get the minimum support price of the farm product.
(2) Write to the point answers of the following questions.
(i) Why is there more inclination for organic farming ?
Ans: Organic farming is that method of farming in which area of other chemical fertilizer and insecticides are not used, for the nutrition of the crop dung, earthworm fertilizer, composite fertilizer are used, cow urine, Neem solvents, buttermilk etc. are used for the protection of crops. The organic products are full of nutrition. They contain natural taste, sweetness and fragrance. There are minerals, vitamins and life energizing element in these crops.
(ii) Give difference : Kharif crop – Rabi crop.
Ans:
Kharif Crop | Rabi Crop |
(a) Kharif Crop is monsoon crop. | (a) Rabi crop is winter crop. |
(b) Crops which are taken during rainy season are caned kharif crops. | (b) Crops which are taken during winter are called Rabi crops. |
(c) Time for these crops is from June-July to October-November. | (c) Time for these crop is from October –April. |
(d) Poddy, Maize, Jowar, Cotton, Til, groundnut, mung are kharif crops. | (d) Wheat, gram, barley mustard, linseed are rabi crops. |
(iii) Describe the contribution of agriculture in the economy of India.
Ans: Agriculture is the main occupation in India. Agriculture is important contribution in Indian economy.
(a) It provides employment to about one half of the population of the country.
(b) Agriculture holds about 17% of the total gross domestics production.
(c) Paddy, wheat, oil seeds, cottons, Jute, sugarcane, Tobacco, Potatoes are major agricultural products of India much foreign exchange is earned from their export.
(d) India ranks second in the world in Agrarian production.
(e) Agriculture provides food to the people of India.
(f) Agriculture is provide food security to India.
(iv) ‘Paddy’ the most important crop of India Explain.
Ans: (a) Paddy is our most important crop.
(b) A large majority world uses rice. India stand second in the world after china in paddy production.
(c) Paddy is crop of torrid zone. Hot and humid climate, minimum temperature 20°C, fertile alluvial soil and more than 100cm of rainfall necessary for more production.
(d) Half of the population of India uses rice.
(e) More human labour is necessary for Paddy cultivation.
(f) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Orissa and are major Paddy production.
(g) Paddy is most important crop of India.
(3) Answer the following questions in brief.
(i) State the uses of Maize.
Ans: (a) Maize is a kharif crop and most grown crop in the world after paddy and wheat.
(b) Maize used more in Industrial productions.
(c) It usage in increasing a animal fodder, Dhani and the oil.
(d) It used in animal fodder, making popcorn and for edible oil.
(ii) State the favorite conditions for the growth of coffee.
Ans: The coffee crop needs 150-200cm rainfall and 15° to 28°C temperature and sloppy mountain land. Coffee is grown in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu area.
(iii) Which type of farming is carried out in Bhal region and which crop is cultivated?
Ans: In the Bhal region of Gujarat, the wheat crop is grow and cultivation, in humid soil.
(iv) What is meant by green revolution.
Ans: The extraordinary increase in the agricultural production because of improve seeds, increased use of chemical fertilizers, intense efforts of the farmers, widespread arrangement for electricity distribution, improved facilities is called green revolution.
(v) Name the institutions working on agricultural research at national level.
Ans: National agricultural co-operative marketing federation of India (NAFED) is work on agricultural research at national level.
(4) Select the correct option from the options given for each question and write the answer.
(i) Which of the following farming types has the lowest per hectare production?
Ans: Jhoom cultivation.
(ii) In which of the following farming type, the chemical fertilizer and insecticides are not used ?
Ans : Organic farming
(iii) Which state produces maximum groundnut?
Ans: Gujarat
(iv) What is the chocolate made from?
Ans: Cocoa
(v) In the production of which of the following condiments is Gujarat first?
Ans: Isabgul