Cities |
T/R |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
A |
T |
24 |
24 |
26 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
R |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
465 |
613 |
329 |
286 |
65 |
18 |
2 |
|
B |
T |
25 |
26 |
28 |
31 |
33 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
R |
4 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
38 |
45 |
87 |
113 |
119 |
306 |
350 |
135 |
i. Why is 1921 considered to be a special year in the democratic history of India ?
ii. Compare the population growth rates of India and China in the last decade. What is the implication of this difference ?
i. What is migration ?
ii. Mention two differences between rural and urban settlements.
i. Give three reasons to explain why irrigation is necessary in India.
ii. Explain why tube - wells are a popular form of irigation for the farmers of the northern plains.
i.
i. Uncertainty of Monsoon rainfall both in time and place.
ii. Irregularity in distribution of rainfall throughout the year.
iii. Draught is an annual event in some areas. India is a land of Rabi Crops. But there is not rainfall in winter months.
ii. i. The soil is fertile and soft where tube wells can be easily constructed.
ii. There is sufficient quantity of ground water and a tube well can generally irrigate 2 hectares per day against 0.2 hectares per day irrigated by an ordinary well.
iii. The water level is nearly 15 metres. If the water table is more than 50 metres deep the cost of pumping out water from the tube well becomes uneconomic.
i. Compare India and China with respect to:
1. the availability of arable land
2. the quality of cultivable land
ii. Explain the causes that determine availability of arable land in China.
i. What is the differences between wet and dry farming ?
ii. Name a wet crop and a dry crop.
How does rice cultivation differ in India and Japan with respect to the methods of cultivation and areas of growth ?
i. What is difference between fish preservation and fish conservation ?
ii. What measures are being undertaken for the development of fishing in India ?