Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Question Answers - Contemporary India - II

Q1: What is agriculture?
Ans: The art and science of cultivating soil, raising crops and rearing livestock including animal husbandry and forestry.

Q2: Name any two farming system (agriculture type) which are practised in India.
Ans: (a) Primitive subsistence 
(b) Commercial farming

Q3: Name any four agricultural products exported by India.
Ans: (a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Spices
(d) Jute

Q4: What is primitive subsistence farming [CBSE 2014]
Ans: It is a type of farming which is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, doa, digging sticks and community labour.

Q5: What is slash and bum agriculture?
Ans: Under slash and bum agriculture, farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.

Q6: Which type of agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools?
Ans: Primitive subsistence farming.

Q7: What is intensive subsistence farming?
Ans: It is a type of farming practised in areas with a high density of population using modem inputs

Q8: Name any two states where commercial farming is practised.
Ans: Punjab and Haryana.

Q9: Mention any four plantation crops produced in India.
Ans: Tea, coffee, rubber and sugarcane.

Q10: Mention any two factors which play an important role in the development of plantations.
Ans: (i) Developed a network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas.
(ii) Developed market.

Q11: Name the cropping seasons of India with examples.
Ans: (i) Rabi – wheat
(ii) Kharif – paddy
(iii) Zaid – watermelon

Q12: What are rabi crops Give four examples. 
Ans: The crops are grown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Wheat, barley, peas, gram are some examples of rabi crops.

Q13: What is the period of Kharif crop [CBSE 2014]
Ans: Kharif season starts with the onset of the monsoon i.e., June-July and continues till the beginning of winter i.e., October-November. For example, rice, millet etc.

Q14: What are zaid crops?
Ans: These are crops which are sown between the rabi and kharif crops. Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and vegetables are some examples of zaid crops.

Q15: Mention any two important factors responsible for the success of rabi crops. 
Ans: (i) Availability of precipitation during winter months due to the western temperate cyclone.
(ii) The success of Green Revolution in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh.

Q16: Name any four states which are the main producers of kharif crops.
Ans: (a) Assam (b) West Bengal (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

Q17: Name any two kharif crops. [CBSE 2014]
Ans: Rice, millet, maize, groundnut, jute, cotton.

Q18: Name any two states where three crops of paddy are grown in a year.
Ans: Assam and West Bengal.

Q19: Which is the staple crop of a majority of the people in India.
Ans: Rice.

Q20: Which country is the largest producer of rice in the world?
Ans: China.