CROPPING SEASONS IN INDIA

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RABI,KHARIF AND ZAID CROPPING SEASONS

TABLE OF CROPS

Here is a list of major crops and their details as mentioned in the NCERT book.Strictly NCERT book has been used.There is no dearth of information on this topic, but this much is more than sufficient for students appearing in their board exams.Don't be misled by too much of information given everywhere.

     

S.NO	NAME OF CROP	TYPE	CLIMATE	AREAS	KEY FEATURES
1	RICE	KHARIF	25 DEGREES HIGH HUMIDITY, RAINFALL > 100 CM	PLAINS OF NORTH AND NORTH EAST , COASTAL AND DELTA REGIONS	INDIA IS SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER AFTER CHINA
2	WHEAT	RABI	COOL GROWING SEASON, BRIGHT SUNSHINE AT THE TIME OF RIPENING ,RAINFALL 50-55 CM	GANGA SATLUJ PLAINS, BLACK SOIL AREAS OF DECCAN, PUNJAB, HARYANA, UP, BIHAR , MADHYA PRADESH
3	MILLETS	JOWAR	JOWAR-- GROWN IN RAIN FED AREAS	MAHARASHTAR ,KARNATAK ,ANDHRA PRADESH, MADHYA PRADESH	THIRD IMPORTANT FOOD CROP WITH REPECT TO AREA OF PRODUCTION
		BAJRA	BAJRA --IN SANDY AND  SHALLOW BLACK SOIL	RAJASTHAN, UTTAR PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT, HARYANA
		RAGI	RAGI -- DRY REGIONS IN RED ,BLACK,SANDY, LOAMY AND BLACK SOIL	KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU,  UTTARA KHAND, JAMMU KASHMIR, ANDHRA PRADESH AND SIKKIM
4	MAIZE	KHARIF	20-25DEGREE ,ALLUVIAL SOIL	BIHAR(RABI), KARNATAKA, UTTAR PRADESH, ANDHRA PRADESH TELENGANA, MADHYA PRADESH	USED AS FODDER CROP
5	PULSES	TOOR, URAD, MOONG, MASOOR, PEAS AND GRAM	NEED LESS MOISTURE AS CAN SURVIVE IN DRY CONDITIONS	MADHYA PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA, RAJASTHAN, KARNATAK	LARGEST PRODUCER AND CONSUMER OF PULSES
6	SUGARCANE	TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CROP	HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE ,TEMPERATURE (21 DEGREE TO 27 DEGREE) ,RAINFALL 75-100 CM	UTTAR PRADESH, TAMIL NADU, ANDHRA PRADESH, BIHAR,  MAHARASHTRA, KARNATAKA,  PUNJAB, HARYANA	SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER AFTER BRAZIL
7	OILSEEDS	A)    GROUND NUT – KHARIF CROP	COVERS APPROX 12% OF TOTAL CROPPED AREA	ANDHRA PRADESH, TELENGANA,  TAMIL NADU, MAHARASHTRA, KARNATAKA,  GUJARAT	USED BOTH AS EATING,COOKING MEDIUMS
		B)     SESAMUM KHARIF(NORTH) RABI(SOUTH)
		C)CASTOR SEEDS –KHARIF AND RABI		OTHER EXAMPLES SOYABEAN,  LINSEED , SUNFLOWER ETC	RAW MATERIALS FOR SAOPS,COSMETICS
8	TEA	PLANTATION CROP, SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL	WARM ,FROST FREE ,DEEP WELL DRAINED SOIL,RICH IN HUMUS FREQUENT SHOWERS ALL OVER THE YEAR	ASSAM, TAMIL NADU, KERALA,  DARJEELING,  WEST BENGAL	LABOUR INTENSIVE PROCESSING WITHIN TEA GARDENS THIRD LARGEST PRODUCER
9	COFFEE	PLANTATION CROP ARABICA VARIETY TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL	WARM ,FROST FREE DEEP WELL DRAINED SOIL ,RICH IN HUMUS	KARNATAK, KERALA, TAMIL NADU	LABOUR INTENSIVE INTRODUCED BY YEMEN 3.2%
10	RUBBER	EQUATORIAL CROP TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL	MOIST HUMID CLIMATE TEMPERATURE (> 25 DEGREE) RAINFALL (>200 CM )	KERALA,  KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU,  GARO HILLS ,ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	CHEAP SKILLED LABOUR INDIA RANKED 4TH IN THE WORLD
11	COTTON	KHARIF CROP	NEEDS 6 TO 8 MONTHS TO MATURE BLACK SOIL OF DECCAN PLATEAU HIGH TEMPERATURE ,HIGH RAINFALL, 210 FROST FREE DAYS, BRIGHT SUNSHINE DURING HARVESTING	MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT,  MADHYA PRADESH, ANDHRA PRADESH, TAMIL NADU, KARNATAK,  UTTAR PRADESH, PUNAJB ,HARYANA
12	JUTE	KHARIF CROP—GOLDEN  FIBRE	HIGH TEMPERATURE DURING GROWTH HEAVY RANFALL (> 200 CM) WELL DRAINED SOIL	WEST BEGAL BIHAR BIHAR ORISSA ASSAM MEGHALAYA	USED FOR GUNNY BAGS, ROPES,ROPES, MATS, YARN AND CARPETS FACING COMPETITION FROM SYNTHETIC FIBRE
13	HORTICULTURE CROPS	INDIA IS A PRODUCER OF TROPICAL AS WELL AS TEMPERATE FRUITS	IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PRODUCER OF PEA, CAULIFLOWER,ONION, CABBAGE, TOMATO AND POTATO	MAHARASHTRA ANDHRA PRADESH WEST BENGAL NAGPUR CHERRAPUNJEE KERALA MIZORAM MEGHALAYA JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIMACHAL PRADESH	IN 2008 INDIA WAS THE SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE WORLD AFETR CHINA.INDIA PRODUCES 13% OF THE WORLDS VEGETABLES
14	FIBRE CROPS	COTTON, JUTE, HEMPAND NATURAL SILK ARE 4 MAJOR CROPS GROWN IN THE WORLD	COTTON,JUTE AND HEMP ARE DERIVED FROM THE CROPS GROWN IN SOIL	NATURAL SILK IS OBTAINED COCOONS OF THE SILKWORMS FED ON MULBERRY LEAVES

Holidays Homework for my classes.

Feel free to seek details regarding any question /query/detail that you want to be cleared.All the very best.

 Holidays homework class 10

1.     Do the revision questions of Indo China and resources in  your  revision notebook.

2.     On an A4 size paper  prepare agenda 21 which has to be followed by your country  in order to prevent global warming, ozone depletion, irrational use of resources and controlling emission of carbon

3.    Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on democratic politics chapter 5 popular struggles and movements .

4.    Prepare a file on map study covering the chapters of Indo China in history and resources in geography as mentioned in your CBSE syllabus

5.    Prepare a file on disaster mitigation covering any natural disaster the file should have relevant case studies supportive examples inventory data and diagrams along with observation in order to substantiate your study

 Holidays homework class 9

1.     Prepare a file on Map study covering the chapter  India size and location in geography and French revolution in history

2.    On revision  notebook do the following questions

●      what were the events of French Revolution

●     Write a short note on Robespierre's reign of terror

●      what are the effects of French Revolution

●      why did the women in France march to palace of Versailles.

●      what were the reforms introduced by Napoleon Bonaparte

●      what is the importance of Standard Meridian of a country

●      Name the neighbouring countries of India

●      why is there a time lag of 2 hours between sunrise in Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh

     3.Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on Geography chapter 2 physical features of India

     4.Prepare a collage on visit to your ancestral village covering the occupations practiced by 

       people along with description of the role rural economy.

     5.Prepare a file on disaster mitigation covering any natural disaster the file should have  

        relevant case studies supportive examples inventory data and diagrams along with

        observation in order to substantiate your study

Holidays homework class 7

1.     Write the Preamble of Indian constitution before other people

2.    Prepare a Scrapbook on book on rulers ruling in India between 1000 CE and 1600 CE.

3.    Prepare a photo album on buildings and monuments of mediaeval India and write a  short description about each one of them.

4.    Draw the interior of the earth as shown in geography chapter 2,page 6.

5.    Complete your class work and homework notebook  and learn all the questions and answers.

6.     The constitution provides   equality to all the  citizens of a country .How does this happen?

SYLLABUS 2018-19 FOR CLASSES IX AND X (SOCIAL SCIENCE )

CLASS IX AND X CBSE SYLLABUS 2018-19
 Warm greetings to all the kids who have succeded in their final exams and will be appearing for exams in the session of 2018-19.Here is a little help to all the students in the subject of social science.Lets begin with the syllabus first.The summer vacations have begun and kids must be busy enjoying them to the fullest.Still ,lets get acquainted with the syllabus so we will be able to tackle it effectively in this term.Feel free to put forward any questions that you want to ask,however stupid they may be.Just ask ,put forth your mind over here,so that I may be able to address your concerns.Lets all learn together. :)

Important questions and answers from Democratic Politics

1. How were the ethnic problems solved in Belgium ? Mention any four steps which were taken by the government to solve the problems?

        (i)More powers to state governments : Under the proper power sharing arrangement, many                  powers of the central government were given to state governments for the two regions of the                country. The state governments were not subordinate to the central government. •
       (ii) Equal representation at the state and the central level : A separate government has been set           up at Brussels in which both the communities have equal representation.
     (iii) Formation of community government : Apart from the central and the state government, there       is a third kind of government, i.e., ‘community government’. This ‘community government’ is             elected by the people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German                   speaking     no matter where they live. This government has the powers regarding cultural,                     educational and           language related issues.

     

    2 Why is Power sharing desirable ?

    1. Prudential reasons: (i) Prudential reasons are based on careful calculations of gains and losses. For example in the Nepal movement for democracy even the Maoists, an armed _ revolutionary group, was given some share after the formation of government. The major gain for this was peace in Nepal. (ii) Prudential reasons help to reduce the possibility of conict between social groups. (iii) Prudential reasons are good way to ensure political stability. (iv) Imposing the will of majority community over the minority may look like an attractive option in the short run, but in the long run, it undermines the unity of the nation. Tyranny of the majority is not just oppressive for the minority; it often brings ruin to the majority as well. 2. Moral reasons: (i) Power sharing is the basic spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves the sharing of power with those affected by its exercise, and those who have to live with its effects. (ii) A democratic government is chosen by the people. So they have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. A legitimate government is one where groups, through participation, acquire a stake in the system. (iii) Decentralisation of power, i.e., formation of state governments, local governments is an example of moral reason.

Class X: Extra Questions for Practice(Only geogarphy)

Class X: Extra Questions for Practice

Q1. Describe any one feature of Golden Quadrilateral Super Highway. (1)
Q2. When was National Forest Policy implemented? What percentage of forest cover is essential to maintain ecological balance? (1)
Q3. What is Palar Pani"? (1)
Q4. What is Agglomeration Economies? (1)
Q5. What are Guls & Kuls? (1)
Q6. Define National Waterway No -2. (1)
Q7. Name some of the tools used for primitive subsistence farming in India. (1)
Q8. Define National Waterway No - 5. (1)
Q9. Which crop is known as Golden Fiber? Mention some of its uses. (1)
Q10. What is the size of Tankas in Phalodi? (1)
Q11. What is the significance of Border Roads? (3)
Q12. Suggest three physical and three human factors for the location on the industry. (3)
Q13. "Roadways still have an edge over railways in India". Support the statement with arguments. (3)
Q14. Explain any three challenges faced by sugar industry in India. (3)
Q15. Why mining is called a killer industry? (3)
Q16. What do you know about Helicopter services in India? For which purposes is it used? (3)
Q17. Why is the construction of multi-purpose dam projects and large dams opposed by many people? (3)
Q18. What are millets? Give two examples and areas they are grown in. (3)
Q19. Mention the varieties of coal found in India. (3)
Q20. Highlight some of the key points of the India Postal Service. (3)
Q21. Differentiate between Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. (3)
Q22. What are resources? What are their two main types? (3)
Q23. Which is the next major source of energy after coal in India? Mention any two point of its importance. (3)
Q24. What are software technology parks? State any two points of significance of Information Technology industry in India? (3)
Q25. What is Golden Quadrilateral? Name the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Westernmost stations of Golden Quadrilateral Super Highway Project. (3)
Q26. Discuss steps to be taken to minimize environmental degradation by industry. (3)
Q27. Name the ore from which aluminium is obtained. Why is aluminium considered to be an important metal? Name the areas which have rich deposits of the ore of aluminium. (5)
Q28. Write any five features of comprehensive land development programme initiated during 1980s and 1990s. (5)
Q29. What are the main types of soil found in India? Which type of soil is the most widespread and important soil of India? Describe in detail about this soil type. (5)
Q30. What is water scarcity? An area or region may have ample water resources but still face water scarcity. Explain why such circumstances arise. (5)
Q31. Describe the geographical conditions required for the cultivation of cotton in India. (5)
Q32. Describe the characteristics and distribution of iron and steel industries in India. (5)
Q33. What are the five major factors responsible for the formation of Soil? (5)
Q34. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects. (5)
Q35. Classify roads of India into different types. (5)
Q36. What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give any four main features of this type of soil. (5)
Q37. Minerals are essential part of our life, it is important to know about the occurrence of minerals. Mention different modes where minerals occur? (5)
Q38. Explain any five reasons responsible for water scarcity in India? (5)
Q39. What is soil erosion? Mention two types of soil erosion. Suggest any three measures to check soil erosion. (5)
Q40. Describe the modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water. (5)
Q41. Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production. (5)
Q42. Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India? (5)