Types of Agriculture

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Dorothy M. Noronha, Nelson Petrie, OXFORD

1.
Why is extensive farming practised only in certain places in India?
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In most parts of India, the population density is very high,...
It is primarily restricted to areas where land is relatively abundant compared ...
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2.
Why should jhumming be discouraged?
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3.
Choose the correct option.
1. Which of the following is not an agricultural activity?
  1. Fishing
  2. Diary farming
  3. Cattle farming
  4. Pottery making
2. Intensive farming does not involve which one of these?
  1. Large plot
  2. Hybrid seed
  3. Fertilizers
  4. Pesticides
3. Which of these statements is not true?
  1. Lots of fertilizers are required for intensive farming.
  2. Large machines are used in extensive farming.
  3. Shifting cultivation is practised in Brazil.
  4. Rive is grown in plantation agriculture.
4. Shifting cultivation is practised in which Indian state?
  1. Bihar
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Which type of farming includes rearing of cattle, beekeeping, diary and mushroom farming?
  1. Plantation farming
  2. Shifting cultivation
  3. Mixed farming
  4. Extensive farming
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(iv) Pottery making
(ii) Large plot
(iv) Rice is grown in plan
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4.

Match the following.

A	B
1. Subsistence farming	i. Aims at high yield.
2. Intensive farming	ii. Is a primitive practice.
3. Extensive farming	iii. Is done wth cash crops.
4. Shifting cultivation	iv. Is practised by farmers who own small pieces of land.
5. Plantation farming	v. Uses heavy machinery.

5.
Fill in the blanks.
1. _____________ are the most important products that come from agriculture.
2. Farmers who practise subsistence farming depend on the _____________ for water for the crops.
3. _____________ farming requires a lot of labour on a small piece of land.
4. In India, extensive farming is practised in the states of Punjab and _____________.
5. _____________ cultivation is generally practised in forested areas.
6.
State whether the following are true or false. Rewrite the false statements correctly.
1. Agriculture is not an important occupation in India anymore.
2. Farmers who practise subsistence farming use modern methods of irrigation.
3. Intensive farming requires very little labout to work on the farm.
4. Extensive farming is practised in countries like India, China and Japan.
5. Shifting agriculture is wasteful and harmful to forests and wildlife.

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