Study the picture given below and answer the following questions :
(i) Name the crop which is being planted. Give one benefit of this method of planting this crop.
(ii) Mention the climatic conditions which favour the cultivation of the crop being planted.
(i) The crop which is being planted in the picture is ‘Rice’ The method used for sowing is ‘transplantation’ method Though it is a laborious method but it increases the yield by 45%.
(ii) Mean annual temperature of 24°C with a range of 22°C to 32°C.
Rainfall required : 150 cm to 300 cm, but much less is required if irrigation is available.
Answer the following questions with reference to sugarcane :
(i) Mention two different ways in which it is propagated.
(ii) Why is a lot of labour required for its cultivation ?
(iii) Why must the sugar mills be near the sugar fields ?
Give geographical reasons for the following :
(i) Kolkata has many cotton mills though cotton is not grown in West Bengal.
(ii) Karnataka is an important centre for silk.
(iii) India produces very little cane-sugar though it is one of the largest producers of sugar-cane in the world.
(i) How is it advantageous for a mini steel plant :
(1) to use electric furnaces
(2) not to be located close to the location of the raw material ?
(ii) From where does the integrated steel plant at Bhilai get its requirement of iron and coal ?
(i) Mention two reasons for the importance of the cotton textile industry.
(ii) Mention one reason responsible for its poor performance.
Give geographical reasons for the following:
(i) Tea hashes are pruned at regular intervals.
(ii) Tapping of rubber trees is usually done in the morning hours.
(iii) Oil cake is a useful residue.
Name the stale in India which leads cotton cultivation. Mention two climatic factors which affect the cotton cultivation adversely.
What is the difference between a public sector industry and one which is in the private sector ? Give an example of an industry in each of the two sectors.
Name the following: –
(i) A city in India where MIG aircraft are manufactured.
(ii) A centre where railway coaches are manufactured.
(iii) The foreign collaborator of the iron and steel plant at Durgapur.
