Question

CLASS 4
Sub:S.S
Lesson: 13 (Agriculture in India)
Date 3/06/2020
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
21. Give any 3 importance of agriculture?
02. What is Pesciculture?
03. What is Horticulture?
04. What is Green Revolution?
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Answer 1

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1. Agriculture is the major source of income for about three-fourths of India's populations who live in villages. Agriculture provides not only food but also raw materials for manufacturing industries like textiles, sugar, vegetable oil, jute and tobacco.

2. The breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish by artificial means is called pisciculture, in other words, fish farming. It is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. It involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food.

3. Green revolution refers to the introduction of High yielding variety (HYV) of seeds and increased use of fertilizer and irrigation methods. It took place during the 1960s especially 1965onwards. It was aimed at providing increase in production to make India self-sufficient in food grains.