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1. 1.

   Do you agree that global warming is likely to change agriculural patterns all over the world? How?

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   Yes, global warming is significantly altering agricultural p...

2. 2.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. Which of these is not a cereal?
      1. Rice
      2. Wheat
      3. Gram
      4. Maize
   2. The three main growing seasons in India are rabi, kharif and _____________.
      1. zaif
      2. zaid
      3. spring
      4. autumn
   3. The fibre crops in India are cotton and _____________.
      1. gram
      2. jute
      3. mustard
      4. millet
   4. Tea and coffee are _____________.
      1. beverages
      2. staple food
      3. fibres
      4. pulses
   5. Latex comes from a _____________.
      1. farm
      2. plant
      3. factory
      4. mine
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   1. (iii) Gram
   2. (ii) zaid
   3. (ii) jute
   4. (i) beverages
   5. (ii) plant
3. 3.

   Match the following.

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   1. Cereals	i. Cash crops
   2. Zaid crops	ii. Oldest fibre known to mankind
   3. Oilseeds	iii. Largest producer of jute in the world
   4. Cotton	iv. Food crops
   5. India	v. Grown between March and June

    

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   1. (iv) Food crops
   2. (v) Grown between March and June
   3. (i) Cash crop
   4. (ii) Oldest fibre known to mankin...
   5. (iii) La...
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. There are three main crops growing seasons in India - ___________, ____________ and ____________.
   2. Cash crops are grown for cash or for ____________ purposes.
   3. ____________ is the crushed sugar cane fibre that is used for the manufacture of paper and fibre boards.
   4. Use of ____________ of seeds led to a spectacular increase in crop production in India in the 1960s.
   5. The ____________ led to farmers taking loans and incurring large debts.
5. 5.

   State whether the following are true or false. Rewrite the false statements correctly.

   1. India is the largest producer of rice in the world, followed by Bangladesh.
   2. Tea is a perennial plant that grows well in both tropical and subtropical regions.
   3. In India, cotton is a rabi crop requiring a uniformly high temperature from 21°C to 30°C.
   4. Cash crops are primarily grown for cash or for commercial purposes.
   5. Sugar cane is a zaid crop and needs a hot and humid climate.
6. 6.

   Explain the differences between Rice and Wheat.