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Question 11 Mark
Why are some fruits and vegetables harmful to health?
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Some fruits and vegetables may have been produced using artificial chemicals, and pesticides for quicker production. Such fruits and vegetables are harmful to health.
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Question 21 Mark
Why do city dwellers visit the rural areas?
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City dwellers are curious about the farmers life and environment so they visit the rural areas to see the rural life, local customs and culture.
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Question 31 Mark
What is organic farming?
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When farming is done using all vestal matter mixed in the soil, it is called organic farming.
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Question 41 Mark
Name some native and exotic fruits cultivated in fruit farming.
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Different native and exotic fruits like mangoes, custard apples, grapes, bananas, pomegranates, dragon fruits, cherries, oranges, strawberries, raspberries, etc.
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Question 51 Mark
What are the major products of horticulture?
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Major products of horticulture are flowers like lily, gerbera, tulip, dahlia, chrysanthemum, marigold, etc.
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Question 61 Mark
What is a subtype of market gardening?
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Cultivation of flowers and fruits is a subtype of market gardening.
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Question 71 Mark
Where is plantation farming practised?
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Plantation farming is practised in India and other South Asian countries, Africa, South and Central America, etc.
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Question 81 Mark
What are the major issues faced by the plantation farming?
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Climate, manpower, deterioration of environment, economic and managerial problems are the major issues faced by the plantation farming.
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Question 91 Mark
What are the problems in extensive grain farming?
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The problems in extensive grain farming are droughts, attack by pests, locusts, etc. and market fluctuations.
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Question 101 Mark
Name the two major types of farming covered under commercial farming.
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Extensive grain farming and plantation agriculture are the two major types of farming covered under commercial farming.
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Question 111 Mark
Where is shifting cultivation practised?
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Shifting cultivation is practised in the tropics in densely forested areas or hilly tracts.
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Question 121 Mark
What is the characteristic of intensive farming?
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Getting maximum production from a minimum area of land is the characteristic of intensive farming.
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Question 131 Mark
Which are the two types in traditional farming?
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Intensive farming and shifting cultivation are the two types in traditional farming.
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Question 141 Mark
Which is the highly specialized type of farming of the modem era?
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Greenhouse farming is a highly specialized type of farming of the modem era.
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Question 151 Mark
What is used to weave soft silk cloth?
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Fine and strong silk thread obtained from the cocoon of the silk moth are used to weave soft silk cloth.
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Question 171 Mark
What is Pisciculture?
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Pisciculture is also called fish farming in which fish seeds are released in the pond to achieve the best growth of fish.
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Question 191 Mark
On what do sheep and goats survive?
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Sheep and goats survive on short grass, shrubs and acacia, grown in remote hilly areas away from urban settlements.
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Question 201 Mark
What is the core of animal husbandry?
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Rearing different animals and obtaining various products from them for subsistence is the core of animal husbandry.
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Question 211 Mark
Why had the primitive man to wander in the forest in the past?
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Primitive man had to wander in the forest to sustain himself on the collected forest produce.
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Question 221 Mark
What is considered to be the main and the most important occupation in agriculture?
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In agriculture, cultivation of crops is considered to be the main and the most important occupation.
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Question 231 Mark
What do we depend on for our basic needs of food and clothing?
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For our basic needs of food and clothing, we make use of plants and animals.
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