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INTRODUCTION
SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALS
MINERALS
IMPORTANT TERMS
FERROUS MINERALS
IRON ORE
NON FERROUS MINERALS
COPPER
BAUXITE (ORE) MINERAL
NON METALLIC MINERALS
ROCK MINERALS
ENERGY RESOURCES
COAL
PETROLEUM
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ELECTRICITY
ENERGY RESOURCES
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Chapter - 4, Agriculture, Geography, Social Science, Class 10
INTRODUCTION
INDIA IS AN AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT COUNTRY WHY?
CROPPING SEASONS
FEATURES OF MAJOR CROPS
VEGETABLES
TECHNOLOGICAL REFORMS
BHOODAN GRAMDAN
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SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALS
MINERALS
IMPORTANT TERMS
FERROUS MINERALS
IRON ORE
NON FERROUS MINERALS
COPPER
BAUXITE (ORE) MINERAL
NON METALLIC MINERALS
ROCK MINERALS
ENERGY RESOURCES
COAL
PETROLEUM
NATURAL GAS
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY RESOURCES
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INTRODUCTION
INDIA IS AN AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT COUNTRY WHY?
CROPPING SEASONS
FEATURES OF MAJOR CROPS
VEGETABLES
TECHNOLOGICAL REFORMS
BHOODAN GRAMDAN
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Two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities. Agriculture is a primary activity, which produces most of the food raw material for various industries.
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Crops
Crops are plants grown by the farmers. Agriculture plays a very important role in the Indian economy.
India is top producer country of many crops.
2. Agriculture:
Agricultureis a primary
activity, which produces most of
the food that we consume, and
also raw materials for various
industries.
In
India, 2/3rd of the population is
engaged in agricultural activities.
4. Primitive Subsistence
Farming
Practiced on small patches of land.
Involves family/community labour.
Uses primitive tools such as hoe, digging sticks etc.
Predominance of manual labour.
Dependent on rainfall for irrigation.
Artificial fertilizers and technology is not used.
Slash and burn agriculture: It is a primitive system
of farming in which a piece of land is cleared of
vegetation by slashing and burning and is then
cultivated.
5. Intensive Subsistence
Farming
Practiced in areas of high population
density.
Maximum output is generated from a
small piece of land for meeting the
demands of a large population.
Labour intensive farming.
High doses of chemical fertilizers and
irrigation are used for increasing
production.
6. Commercial Farming
Use of HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers and
pesticides.
Done for profit motive.
Cash crops instead of food crops are
cultivated.
Plantation: It is a form of commercial
farming in which a single crop is grown
over a large tract of land.
Tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane etc. are all
commercial crops.
8. Kharif crop.
Rice
Staple diet of India.
India ranks second in the world in terms of
rice production after China.
Temperature: Above 25° C and high
humidity
Rainfall: Above 100 cm
Major rice producing areas are West
Bengal, U.P., Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
9. Wheat
Rabi crop.
Main food crop of northern India.
Requires cold climate and bright
sunshine.
Rainfall: 50 to 75 cm
Major wheat producing areas are
Punjab, Haryana, U.P., Bihar, Rajasthan
and M.P.
10. Millets
Jowar, bajra and ragi
are the important millets.
Bajra:
Grows well on sandy soil and
black soil.
Largest producer is
Rajasthan, followed by
U.P., Maharashtra, Gujarat
and Haryana.
11. Ragi
Grows well on
red, black, sandy
, loamy and
black soil.
Largest producer
is
Karnataka, follow
ed by Tamil
Nadu.
Rich in iron and
calcium.
12. Jowar
Third most
important crop in
terms of
production.
Grows well in
moist areas.
Largest producer
is Maharashtra,
followed by
Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh
and M.P.
13. Maize
Used as both food and fodder.
Temperature: 21°C to 27°C
Grows well on old alluvial soil.
Major producers are
Karnataka, U.P., Bihar, M.P. and
Andhra Pradesh.
14. Pulses
India is the largest producer and consumer of
pulses.
Rich in proteins.
Important pulses of India are
tur, urad, moong, masur, peas and gram.
Help in nitrogen fixation, which improves the fertility
of soil.
• Grown in
M.P., U.P., Rajastha
n, Maharashtra and
Karnataka
15. Sugarcane
Tropical as well as subtropical
crop.
Grows well in hot and humid
climate.
Temperature: 21° to 27°C
Rainfall: 75 to 100 cm
India is the second largest
producer after Brazil.
Sugar, jaggery and molasses are
produced from sugarcane.
Grown in
U.P., Maharashtra, Karnataka, Ta
mil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and
Haryana.
16. Oil Seeds
India is the largest
producer all over the
world.
Major oil seeds are
groundnut, mustard,
coconut, sesame, so
yabean, sunflower
and cotton seeds.
Used as cooking
oil, ointment and in
the production of
soaps and
cosmetics.
17. Plantation crop. Tea
Beverage crop introduced by
the British.
Grows well in tropical and sub-
tropical climate on fertile soil.
Labour intensive farming is
required.
Assam, West Bengal, Tamil
Nadu and Kerala.
India is the largest
producer, consumer and
exporter of tea in the world.
18. Coffee
India accounts for 4%
of the world’s coffee
production.
Two varieties of
coffee namely,
Arabica and Robusta
are grown in India.
Grown in Nilgiri hills of
Karnataka, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu.
19. Horticulture Crops
India is the largest producer of fruits
and vegetables.
Mango: Grown in
Maharashtra, U.P., Andhra Pradesh
and West Bengal.
Oranges :Grown in Nagpur and
Cherapunjee.
Bananas :Grown in
Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra and
Tamil Nadu.
Apples, Pears And Apricots: Grown
in J&K and Himachal Pradesh.
20. Rubber
Equatorial crop but can also grow in
tropical climate.
Requires moist and humid climate.
Rainfall: Above 200 cm
Temperature: Above 25°C
Grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
and Andaman.
India is the fifth largest producer of
natural rubber.
21. Fibre Crops
Cotton, jute, silk and hemp are the
fibre crops grown in India.
Jute:
Known as the golden fibre.
Requires high temperature and well-irrigated
fertile soil.
Grown in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa
and Meghalaya.
22. Cotton
Kharif crop.
India ranks third in terms
of cotton production.
Grown on black soil of
the Deccan plateau.
Requires high
temperature and light
rainfall for growing.
Matures in 6 to 8 months.
Grown in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, M
.P., Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Punjab, Haryana
and U.P.
23. Land Reforms in India
Initiated
in the first Five Year Plan.
Major land reforms were :
Collectivisation
Consolidation of land holdings
Abolition of zamindari system
24. Technological Reforms in India
Green Revolution:
Introduced in 1960s.
Use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds to
improve the overall production.
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides were
introduced.
White Revolution
Known as ‘Operation Flood’.
For improving milk production in the country.
Hybrid varieties of cattle were bought.
25. Institutional Reforms in Agriculture
Land Development Programme:
Introduced in 1980s.
Scheme of crop insurance against
drought, flood, fire, disease etc.
Grameen banks and cooperative
societies were established for extending
agricultural loans.
Banks were inspired for priority sector
lending i.e., lending to farmers at lower
interest rates.
26. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
Started in 1998–99 by the Government of
India in collaboration with the RBI and the
NABARD.
A credit card with a limit of Rs. 50000/- is
issued to farmers for availing instant credit.
Repayment is done after the crops are
harvested.
Special programmes for farmers on
agriculture were introduced on television
and radio.
27. Bhoodan Movement
Started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in
1951 in Andhra Pradesh.
Refers to gifting of land by big landlords
to the landless farmers.
The movement aimed at reducing
unequal distribution of land among the
farmers.
Villages were also gifted (called the
gramdan) by big zamindars.
28. Public Distribution System
(PDS)
It is a programme of the Government of
India that provides food grains to poor
people at highly subsidized prices. Ration
cards are issued to each household and
food grains can be purchased from fair
price shops under this system
29. Food Corporation Of India
(FCI)
It
is the nodal agency for procurement
and storage of food grains. It ensures food
availability for people of India.
Minimum Support Price: The price at
which the FCI procures food grains from
farmers.
30. Organic Farming
It is a form of agriculture that
employs only natural
methods such as crop
rotation, green
manure, biological pest
control and mechanical
cultivation for getting a
higher yield. It does not rely
on chemical fertilizers or
pesticides and hence, does
not degrade the quality of
soil .