Model Answer: There were several reasons of this exceptional growth. Firstly, there was a development of those varieties that suited well to India’s soils, particularly in rain fed areas....
Model Answer: Kangra tea is basically a China tea introduced by British in 19th century in Kangra and adjacent districts of Himachal Pradesh. It became popular and was...
The regional disparity among states in terms of development in India is on the rise. As per the recent study, it was noticed that few states are much...
Improved dwarf varieties needed more inputs including water, chemical fertilizers, pesticides etc. But the Integrated Pest Management and Integrated Nutrient Management should have been followed simultaneously. This is...
Hint Answer: Currently, there is a partial decontrol of sugar with abolition of levy sugar system; dismantling of monthly release mechanism. However, full decontrol of the sugar has...
Model Answer: Blue Revolution envisages transformation of the fisheries sector with increased investment, better training and development of infrastructure on the lines of white revolution which transformed India’s...
Cropping pattern refers to the crop sequences and spatial arrangement techniques in an area at a particular point in time. It is usually measured over a period of...
Model Answer: The Rice-wheat cropping system is India’s most widely adopted cropping system practiced on an estimated area of around 11 million hectares. This system is main feature...
Hint Answer: In our country, the distribution of livestock is more equitable than that of land. We take example of the marginal farmers here. A marginal farmer is...
Hint Answer: In India, there is an existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of the food grains because a large proportion of the area under food grains is...