Worksheet 1.

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A. State whether True or False. Correct the false statement(s): 1 mark each
1. Regular production of food is the only requirement for making food available to a
large population.
2. Rabi crops are grown in the rainy season.
3. Kharif crops are grown in the rainy season.
4. Pea is a kharif crop.
B. Fill in the blanks with correct words: 1 mark each
1. The practices performed by a farmer to cultivate crops are called
(farming/agricultural) practices.
2. Crops are classified as rabi and kharif on the basis of the (season/
region) of their cultivation.
3. A group of same kind of plants grown together on a land is known as
(cluster/crop).
4. Cotton is a (kharif/rabi) crop.
C. Very Short Answer Questions: 2 marks each
1. Define the terms agriculture and crop.
2. How can crops be classified on the basis of the season in which they grow? Give two
examples for each classification.
3. Name any two agricultural practices followed by farmers for crop cultivation.
D. Short Answer Questions: 3 marks each
1. Explain the three main factors that determine which crops can be cultivated in a
region.
2. Write the differences between rabi crops and kharif crops. Give two examples of each.
3. What is agriculture? Make a list of the basic practices of crop production.
E. Long Answer Questions: 5 marks each
1. How can the demand of food by a large population be met?
2. Describe the two main types of crops grown in India.

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