Agriculture in India Flashcards

Comprehensive flashcards covering the types of farming, cropping patterns, major food and non-food crops, and agricultural reforms in India based on the lecture material.

Approximately __________ of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities.

two-thirds

Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced on small patches of land using tools such as the __________, dao, and digging sticks.

hoe

The 'slash and burn' agriculture is specifically known as __________ in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland.

jhumming

In Mexico and Central America, 'slash and burn' agriculture is called __________.

Milpa

In Brazil, the primitive form of cultivation is called __________.

Roca

In the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, shifting cultivation is called __________.

Dipa

The type of farming practiced in areas of high population pressure that uses high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation is called __________.

Intensive Subsistence Farming

The use of higher doses of modern inputs like __________ seeds and chemical fertilizers is a main characteristic of Commercial Farming.

high yielding variety (HYV)

A type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area is known as __________.

Plantation

Important plantation crops in India include tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, and __________.

banana

__________ crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.

Rabi

Important rabi crops grown in India include wheat, barley, peas, gram, and __________.

mustard

__________ crops are grown with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October.

Kharif

In states like Assam and West Bengal, the three crops of paddy grown in a year are Aus, Aman, and __________.

Boro

The short cropping season during the summer months between the rabi and kharif seasons is known as the __________ season.

Zaid

Rice is a kharif crop that requires high temperature (above $25^{\circ}C$) and annual rainfall above __________.

$$100\,cm$$

Wheat requires $50$ to __________ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.

$$75\,cm$$

The millet __________ is very rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients, and roughage.

ragi

__________ is the third most important food crop in India with respect to area and production.

Jowar

Maize is a kharif crop that grows well in __________ soil and requires temperatures between $21^{\circ}C$ to $27^{\circ}C$.

old alluvial

India is the largest producer and consumer of __________ in the world, which are a major source of protein in vegetarian diets.

pulses

Among leguminous crops, __________ is the only one that does not help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air.

arhar

India is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world, following only __________.

Brazil

In 2019–20, __________ was the largest producer of groundnut in India.

Gujarat

The beverage crop __________ was initially introduced to India by the British.

Tea

The __________ variety of coffee was initially brought from Yemen and is now produced in the Nilgiri hills.

Arabica

The industrial raw material __________ requires a moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than $200\,cm$ and temperatures above $25^{\circ}C$.

Rubber

The rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as __________.

sericulture

Cotton requires high temperatures, light rainfall, and __________ frost-free days to mature.

210

__________ is known as the 'golden fibre' and grows well on well-drained fertile soils in flood plains.

Jute

The strategy initiated to improve Indian agriculture in the 1960s and 1970s based on package technology was the __________.

Green Revolution

The White Revolution, aimed at improving agricultural health, is also known as __________.

Operation Flood

The government schemes KCC and PAIS stand for Kisan Credit Card and __________.

Personal Accident Insurance Scheme

The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by __________ is also known as the Blood-less Revolution.

Vinoba Bhave

The act of Shri Ram Chandra Reddy offering 80 acres of land to landless villagers in Pochampally is known as __________.

Bhoodan