Exercise Question Answer for Chapter 1 -The Story of Indian Farming for Class 7 in Subject Social Science ******************************** The Big Questions ? 1. What are the main characteristics of Indian agriculture? Indian agriculture includes crop farming, animal rearing, fisheries, forestry, and horticulture . It is practiced in different climates and regions across the country. Farming follows three seasons – kharif, rabi, and zaid . It uses a mix of traditional and modern methods . A large part of India’s population depends on agriculture for livelihood . 2. How are farming, climate, soil, and water interrelated? Climate decides temperature and rainfall needed for crops. Soil type provides nutrients and support to plants. Water availability affects crop growth and yield. Different crops grow where climate, soil, and water suit them . Farming depends on the balance of all three factors . 3. How can traditional practices and contemporary ones co...
PEOPLE AS A RESOURCE CLASS-9 (GEOGRAPHY) EXERCISE QUESTIONS ******************************************** Q1. What do you understand by 'people as a resource'? Answer: People as a resource is a way of reference to a country's working people in terms of their existing productive skills and abilities. Q 2. How is human resource different from other resources like land and physical capital? Answer: Human resources is different in the following ways:- 1. Land and other resources are fixed, limited and specified whereas human resources can be nurtured through education and health. 2. Human resources can bring a change in other sources whereas other sources cannot change or affect human resource. 3. Human resource can make use of land and physical capital whereas land and physical capital cannot become useful in its own. Q3. What is the role of education in human capital formation? Answer: The role of education in...