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Agriculture is the process of producing food for people, fodder for cattle, fiber and many other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals

1. Owing to physical environment and culture the following cultivation systems prevail in India. 

2. Subsistence farming 

3. Intensive farming 

4. Dry farming 

5. Mixed farming agriculture 

6. Terrace cultivation

In India fisheries are categorised into two.They are marine or sea fisheries and inland or fresh water fisheries.

Marine or Sea fisheries: 

1. It includes coastal off-shore and deep sea fishing mainly on continental shelf upto a depth of 200 mts. 

2. Kerala leads in Marine fish production.

Inland or Fresh water fisheries: 

1. Rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, ponds tanks etc are the sources of fresh water fisheries, 

2. Andhra Pradesh is leading in the fresh water fisheries. 

3. About 50% of the country’s total fish production comes from inland fisheries.

Epithelial tissues are said to be simple tissues as they are made up of only one type of cells.

(c) (A) is correct (R) is false

1. Kharif Season 

2. Rabi Season 

3. Zaid Season

Livestocks is defined as farm animals who are raised to generate a profile. It is an integral component of the farming system in India.

Correct option is: (b) Columnar epithelium

Correct option is: (a) Squamous epithelium

Correct option is: (d) all of these

Correct option is: (b) in nose, ear, larynx, trachea

The state which leads in the production of coffee is Karnataka.

1. Plantation crops are mainly cultivated for the purpose of exports. 

2. These crops are cultivated in large estates on hilly slopes. 

3. Tea, coffee, rubber and spices are the main plantation crops of India.

1. (d) Coffee

2. (d) Black soil

3. (c) Tanks

(1) Columnar epithelium 

(2) Secretion of saliva 

(3) Cuboidal epithelium 

(4) Glandular epithelium 

(5) Conduction of excitation 

(6) Join two bones to each other

a. Meristematic tissue. It has the ability to divide whereas the others have lost the ability to divide.

b. Epidermis. It is a plant tissue whereas the others are animal tissues.

c. Cardiac muscle. It is a muscular tissue whereas the others are connective tissues.

a. False. Ciliated columnar epithelium is present in respiratory tract. 

b. False. Cuboidal epithelium is present in kidneys. 

c. False. Aerenchyma helps the plant to float in water. 

d. False. Striated muscles are also called voluntary muscles. 

e. False. Chlorenchyma is present in permanent tissue.

Correct option is: (c) tubules of kidney, salivary gland.

Correctly matched column:

The predominant type of Indian agriculture is subsistence farming. In this agriculture land holding is small and half of the production is used for family consumption and the rest is sold in the nearby markets. The farmers concentrate on stage food crops like rice and wheat. As the farmers are poor, they can’t apply the modem inputs which cost more.

India experiences Tropical monsoon climate. Rainfall in India is seasonal, irregular and uneven and highly eractic. Hence it is necessary’ to save rain water when it is available and use in times of need. In order to prevent surface . run off Rainwater harvesting is needed.

Correct Answer is: (c) rice

‘Shifting Agriculture’ is also called as ‘Slash and bum’ Agriculture. The tribal people follow this type of agriculture. It is called by different names in different regions in India as follows.

Correct Answer is: (b) 1919

(d) subsistence farming

Gujarat is India’s largest oil seeds producing state. India is the second largest producer of oil seeds in the world next to China.

Sugarcane provides raw material for the sugar industry. Besides providing sugar, gur and Khandsari it supplies molasses for alcohol industry and bagasse for paper industry.

(c) watermelon

Once the forest land piece is cleared by tribal people they grow crops for two to three years and bum the stumps after harvest and abandoning the lands to regain its fertility and then move to new areas. Thus, shifting agriculture is also called ‘slash and bum’ agriculture.

Tea plants require high rainfall but its roots cannot tolerate water logging. Frost condition is a must for tea plants. So it is grown on the hill slopes.

1. Jute fibre provides raw material for Jute industry.

2. It is used for manufactruing of gunny bags, carpets, hessian, ropes and strings, rugs, clothes, tarpaulins, upholstery etc.

(c) (A) is correct (R) is false

1. (d) Ragi 

2. (a) Khandsari 

3. (d) Raingun 

4. (c) Open well 

5. (d) Soil erosion 

6. (a) Fishing

Mainly in subsistence farming crops are grown for family consumption leaving little surplus to sell in the market. Preference will be given to food crops as per their needs.

Cattle population in India belongs to different breeds. They are

1. Milch breed

2. Draught breed 

3. Mixed or General breed

Crops which are cultivated for commercial purpose are called cash crops, 

eg: Sugarcane, tobacco, fibre crops and oil seeds.

Correct option is: (b) Tendons

• Bone cells called osteocytes are embedded in solid ground substance made up of calcium phosphate.
• This makes the bone hard, rigid and nonflexible. Therefore, bones cannot be folded.

Correct option is: (c) Ciliated

Correct option is: (c) Intercalary meristem

Food crops: 

1. Mainly grown for consumption purpose. 

2. Food crops include rice, wheat, pulses etc. 

3. Apart from consumption used as raw materials for agro based industries.

Cash crops: 

1. Crops are cultivated for commercial purpose.

2. Sugarcane, cotton, jute, oil seeds are the main cash crops. . 

3. Mainly produced for raw materials for industries and earn valuable foreign exchange.

1. Watering to agricultural lands by artificial means for cultivation is called Irrigation. 

2. India is a tropical monsoon country. 

3. 75% of rainfall is received within a span of four months. 

4. Indian rainfall from monsoons are seasonal, uneven, irregular and erratic in nature.

5. So always there is a need for irrigation to carry out agricultural activities during dry period.

6. Besides erratic rainfall prevalence of high temperature, cultivation of annual crops and hydrophytes. 

7. Commercial farming and porous soil make irrigation an essential one for agriculture in India.

A comprehensive river valley project which serves a number of purposes simultaneously is called a “Multipurpose project”. 

Multipurpose projects serve the following purposes.

1. They help to store water, that can be utilised, when water, is in great demand both for agricultural and domestic purpose. 

2. They check floods and famines. 

3. Afforestation is undertaken in the catchment areas of river, which helps conservation of water, soil and wildlife. Thus it keeps ecosystem intact.

4. Production of hydro electricity is also another purpose of these projects. It is a pollution free of energy and is renewable energy. 

5. They attract tourists and develops tourism industry. 

6. Soil conservation and land relamation are other purpose of these projects.

Rice: 

1. Mainly Tropical crop. 

2. Need abundant supply of water till harvest. 

3. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh are some of the leading states in Rice production.

Wheat: 

1. Sub tropical or Temperate crop. 

2. Need moderate water supply. 

3. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are the leading states in wheat production.

Correct option is: (c) calcium phosphate

Correct answer is: (b) Calcium oxychloride

Laterite soil is formed by the process of leaching.

The soil which is rich in iron oxides is Red.

Correct answer is: (d) Bleaching powder

Correct answer is: (b) rock salt