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The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is Rs 300 per day (as per March 2017).

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Important Questions on The Story of Village Palampur

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Multiple cropping refers to
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From the following in which state of India the use of chemical fertilizer is highest?
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Father of Green revolution is
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The Green revolution started in:
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Choose the year from which Palampur has no expansion in the land area under cultivation.
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Use the clues given below to identify the person.

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(i) He is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution' in India.
(ii) He is a former director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(iii) He developed high-yielding varieties (HYV) of wheat and later promoted sustainable development which he called the 'evergreen revolution'.

 

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Read the statements given below carefully.

Statement 1: Capital is a man-made resource.

Statement 2: HYV seeds are also called miracle seeds.

Statement 3: Excessive use of fertilizers is associated with loss of soil fertility.
 

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Which of the following refers to the massive increase in food grain production due to new and improved methods of farming?
 

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Chemical fertilisers provide minerals that dissolve in water and are immediately available to plants.
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The marginal farmers at the market buy wheat and sell it further to shopkeepers in the towns and cities.
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 The continuous use of chemical fertilizers has led to _____(degradation/improvement/amelioration) of soil health.
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The first phase of the Green Revolution was restricted to which states?

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Most small farmers borrow money from banks and cooperative societies to meet their capital requirements.
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Use the clues given below to identify the person.

Clues
(i) He is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution'.
(ii) He was an American agronomist who led the extensive increases in agricultural initiatives worldwide that contributed to the production.
(iii) He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world.

 

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The standard unit of measuring land is _____(hectare/kilometer).
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Green revolution leads to the loss of soil fertility in many areas.
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The Green Revolution was introduced in India in the late 1860s for the cultivation of wheat and rice using high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds.
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Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?
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Maniram produces wheat on his 1.5 hectare farm. All the wheat produced is used by his family. What process is being described in the statement above?
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In India, among the three factors of production,_____ (labour/capital)is the most abundant factor of production.