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1. 1.

   Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.

   1. Why is agriculture considered a major contribution to India's national income?
      1. It employs a large portion of educated people.
      2. It provides raw materials for the industrial sector.
      3. The government earns substantial revenue from agriculture and allied activities, and transport systems earn revenue from freight charges for agricultural products.
      4. It is a low-cost sector with minimal investment.
   2. How does agriculture play a vital role in generating employment in India?
      1. It primarily employs people in urban areas.
      2. It is highly mechanised and requires only a few workers.
      3. It is mainly labour-intensive and provides employment to a large number of people in rural areas.
      4. It does not require much technical knowledge.
   3. What is the primary purpose of subsistence farming?
      1. To produce crops exclusively for sale in the market.
      2. To maximise profits by growing high-demand cash crops.
      3. To sustain and provide food for the farmer's own consumption with no surplus for sale.
      4. To produce surplus crops for export.
   4. Which of the following best describes the practice of shifting agriculture?
      1. It involves using advanced machinery on large tracts of land.
      2. It is also known as commercial farming and focuses on high-demand cash crops.
      3. It involves clearing small patches of land, cultivating them for a few years, and then abandoning them when soil fertility decreases.
      4. It involves continuous cultivation on the same piece of land without any break.
   5. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of intensive agriculture?
      1. It is practised in sparsely populated areas with large fields.
      2. It involves single-crop cultivation primarily for sale in international markets.
      3. It uses a large labour force and inputs like fertilisers, pesticides and HYV seeds to maximise yield on small farms.
      4. It relies on total mechanisation of agricultural processes.
   6. What is a primary characteristic that differentiates extensive agriculture from intensive agriculture?
      1. Extensive agriculture is practised in densely populated regions with small farms.
      2. Extensive agriculture involves double cropping and multiple cropping practices.
      3. Extensive agriculture is practiced in sparsely populated areas with large fields and relies on total mechanisation.
      4. Extensive agriculture primarily focuses on the cultivation of rice and pulses.
   7. What is the main difference between plantation farming and mixed farming?
      1. Plantation farming involves raising livestock and crops on the same farm simultaneously.
      2. Plantation farming focuses on a single tropical crop raised on large estates for market sale.
      3. Plantation farming does not use modern techniques or inputs.
      4. Plantation farming is commonly practiced in densely populated areas.
   8. What distinguishes zayad crops from kharif and rabi crops?
      1. They are sown at the onset of the monsoon rains in June and harvested in October-November.
      2. They are sown at the beginning of the cool season and harvested between February and May.
      3. They are extra cops frown between the harvest of the rabi crop and the sowing of the kharif crop.
      4. They require significant rainfall from the western disturbances for substantial production.
   9. What was the primary reason for the production of the Green Revolution in India?
      1. To increase the area of land available for farming.
      2. To address the faster rate of population growth compared to food production by increasing agricultural yield.
      3. To promote organic farming methods.
      4. To reduce the use of modern farm machinery.
   10. What was one of the significant impacts of the Green Revolution in India?
       1. It resulted in a record grain output and improved yield per unit of farmland.
       2. It increased the production of cotton, jute and oilseeds.
       3. It helped to reduce droughts.
       4. It led to a decline in the industrial sector.
2. 2.

   What do we mean by agriculture? State two salient features of agriculture in India.

3. 3.

   Explain the importance of agriculture for the Indian economy.

4. 4.

   Discuss five major problems commonly faced by farmers in India.

5. 5.

   State some important reforms that have been introduced to alleviate the problems faced by the majority of farmers in India.

6. 6.

   1. Explain the concept and significance of 'Green Revolution'.
   2. What were its main features?