CBSE 2025 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q31 · 5 marks
The Government of India has invited some suggestions for institutional reforms in agriculture. Propose any five institutional reforms to the Government for the betterment of agriculture.Suppose you are a farmer. You want to cultivate rice in India. Describe any three geographical conditions which will be suitable for rice cultivation in India and write the names of two leading rice producing states of India.
The Government of India has invited some suggestions for institutional reforms in agriculture. Propose any five institutional reforms to the Government for the betterment of agriculture.
Suppose you are a farmer. You want to cultivate rice in India. Describe any three geographical conditions which will be suitable for rice cultivation in India and write the names of two leading rice producing states of India.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease in an effective manner.
(ii) Encourage farmers to borrow loan from the Grameen Banks, Co-operative societies and Banks.
(iii) Promote the use of the Kisan Credit Cards among peasants.
(iv) Promote Personal Accident Insurance Scheme.
(v) Co-ordination over Minimum Support Price to avoid the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen.
(vi) Awareness among farmers about special weather bulletins and agricultural programmes for farmers.
(b) Suppose you are a farmer. You want to cultivate rice in India. Describe any three geographical conditions which will be suitable for rice cultivation in India and write the names of two leading rice producing states of India.
(i) Rice is a kharif crop. ($\displaystyle 3$+$\displaystyle 2$=$\displaystyle 5$)
(ii) It requires high temperatures (above $\displaystyle 25$°C) for cultivation.
(iii) It requires high humidity for cultivation.
(iv) It requires more than $\displaystyle 100$ cm of rainfall for cultivation.
(v) In areas with less rainfall, it can be cultivated through proper irrigation.
(vi) Major rice-producing states are West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu (any two).
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