Solution: (b)
The traditional slash-and-burn cultivation in hilly areas of northeast India is known as jhum cultivation. It is often considered responsible for causing soil erosion, triggering landslide, flash floods and there by degrading the primary land resource. The productivity is also reported to be very low.
Social forestry is
(a) growing different types of plants together on private land
(b) management of forests by cooperative societies
(c) growing one type of plant on government-owned land
(d) growing and management of useful plants on government-owned land
Solution: (d)
Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development. Under social forestry, trees are planted in village common land, Government wasteland and Panchayat land. Through the social forestry scheme, the government has involved community participation, as part of a drive towards afforestation, and rehabilitating the degraded forest and common lands.
A crop grown in zaid season is
(a) Watermelon
(b) Soyabean
(c) Maize
(d) Jute
Solution: (a)
In Indian sub-continent, the crops grown on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June, are called Zaid crops. Examples: water melon, musk melon, gourds and cucumber.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Indian agriculture?
(a) Multiplicity of crops
(b) Predominance of large farms
(c) Overdependence on nature
(d) Low level of productivity
Solution: (b)
Predominance of large farms is not a characteristic of Indian agriculture.
The Kharif crops are harvested in:
(a) October — November
(b) May — June
(c) March — April
(d) June — July
Solution: (a)
The principal kharif crops are : jowar, maize, cotton, groundnut, jute, tobacco, sugarcane, bajra, pulses, green vegetables, gourd, lady’s finger etc. These are mainly summer season’s crops. These require much water and long hot season. The Kharif crops are harvested in October-November.
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