indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 9 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Productivity is actually a function of efficiency and effectiveness. These two are essential for a productive industry.

The agricultural sector in India has low productivity because of

1. Traditional farming methods;
2. Lack of adequate machinery;
3. Lack of finances for farmers;
4. Lack of good quality seeds and
5. fertilizers and ownership of land.

Besides, the increasing pressure of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture. Shortage of finance, marketing and storage facilities are also responsible for agricultural backwardness in India.

The co-operatives and other institutional agencies have not been able to eliminate the village money-lenders. Storage facilities for farmers are not still available to preserve their agricultural product for a better price.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is a local name for slash and burn agriculture practised by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also in the districts of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and Sylhet.

This system involves clearing a piece of land by setting fire or clear-felling and using the area for growing crops of agricultural importance such as upland rice, vegetables or fruits.

Answer: (d)

India has the world’s largest cropped and irrigated area.The cropping pattern of foodgrains in India is dominated by cereal crop.The average size of an Indian farm holding is below 2 hectares which constitute almost 80% of all Indian farmers.