ch - 8 Agriculture in India — Geography STD 10 — Question

"Waste segregation is important" Give a reason to support your answer.

What do you mean by: (i) Ratooning (ii) Retting?

State the advantages of airways over railways in terms of safety and travelling time.

Coal, natural gas and petroleum are fossil fuels.

What is waste?

Give three uses of groundnuts.

What are ‘National Grid Reference’?

Explain how traditional upbringing of farmers is a problem of Indian agriculture?

Soil erosion is a gradual process that occurs when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil particles, causing the soil to deteriorate. Soil deterioration and low water quality due to erosion and surface runoff have become severe problems worldwide. A research says in coming 45 to 50 years, the productivity of
the soil will completely finish.
(a) What are the various anthropogenic reasons for soil erosion?
(b) Why is this problem becoming serious?
(c) Suggest any one measure to control the deterioration and explain why should the method suggested by you be implemented.

Explain the role of electronic industry in space research of India.