Chp.4 Agriculture Flashcards
What is the sowing and harvesting months for kharif crops?
Sowing: Onset of monsoon (may-july)
Harvesting: sept-oct
In which cropping season is rice grown?
kharif
What are the 3 crops of paddy grown in a year in states like Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha?
Aus, Aman, Boro
In which cropping season is mustard grown?
Rabi
Differentiate between rice and wheat.
Rice:
~ kharif crop
~ Requires high temperatures (above 25’ C)
~ Needs heavy rainfall (above 100cm)
~ Found in areas of northern plains,
north eastern states, and deltaic regions
~ In areas of low rainfall (like Punjab
and Haryana) irrigation systems can be
set up
Wheat:
~ rabi crop
~ Requires cool climate with sunshine at time of reipening
Requires rain 50cm-75cm
~ Found in regions of ganga-satluj plains
and black soil regions.
Requires uniformly distributed rainfall.
In which cropping season is peas grown?
Rabi
Name some major pulses grown in India
Tur/arhar, moong, urad, peas, gram
What are the two factors of success for rabi crops?
- Precipitation caused by western temperate cyclones.
- Success of Green Revolution in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan.
In which cropping season is cucumber grown?
Zaid
_________ is the largest producer of Rice before India
China
_______ can be grown as food and fodder crop
Maize
Assertion: Millets are known as coarse grains
Reason: They have low nutritional value
Assertion is true but Reason is false.
Differentiate b/w the 3 types of millets.
- Jowar
- Grown in moist areas (doesnt require a lot of irrigation)
- Largest producer is Maharashtra - Bajra
- Grown in sandy and black soil
- Largest producer is Rajasthan - Ragi
- Can be grown in black, red, sandy soil.
- Largest producer is Karnataka
A: Pulses increase fertility of soil by fixation of nitrogen from the air, so they are grown in rotation with other crops.
R: Arhar is a leguminous crop.
A is true, R is false.
Assertion: Pulses can survive in dry conditions.
Reason: Pulses require less moisture
Both A and R are true and R is correction explanation of A.
_________ is the largest producer of groundnut
Gujarat
In ________, maize is grown during rabi season.
Bihar
_________ is the largest consumer and producer of pulses.
India
_________ is the main source of molasses.
sugarcane
Name some oilseeds grown in India. What are their uses?
- Some oilseeds grown in India are: groundnut, sunflower, castor seeds, sesamum/til, mustard, coconut, linseed.
- Their uses are
1. The oil extracted from them is used in cooking
2. They are used in soap, ointment, and cosmetic products.
What are the cropping seasons for the following oilseeds?
1. groundnut
2. castor seed
3. mustard
4. sesamum
5. linseed
6. soya bean
- kharif
- both rabi and kharif
- rabi
- kharif in the north and rabi in south
- rabi
- kharif
Which of the following can be grown in both tropical and sub tropical climates?
a) Sesamum
b) Sugarcane
c) Tea
d) Maize
e) Rubber
(b),(c),(e)
Which of the following crops if China NOT the leading producer?
a) tea
b) pulses
c) sugarcane
d) rice
e) oilseeds
b and c
-India is leading producer of pulses
- Brazil is leading producer of sugarcane.
What are the conditions needed for growing tea?
- Tea can be grown in both sub tropical and tropical regions
- It requires intensive and skilled labour
- Requires well-drained soil
- Needs frost free days
- Frequent showers throughout the year for growth of tender leaves.
