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ICSE Class 10 Geography — practice by topic

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Which crop is the staple food of a majority of people in India?Read the answer and worked solution →India has three cropping seasons. They are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which fibre crop is known as the golden fibre?Read the answer and worked solution →'Slash and burn' farming is jhumming in the north-east. In Manipur it is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which crop is the staple food of a majority of people in India?

  1. Rice
  2. Jute
  3. Coffee
  4. Rubber
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Correct answer: A. Rice

1. A staple food is the one eaten most widely and most often. 2. Wheat matters in the north-west, but rice is eaten across far more of India. 3. Rice is therefore the staple food crop of a majority of Indians. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_

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India has three cropping seasons. They are:

  1. Aus, aman and boro
  2. Rabi, kharif and zaid
  3. Winter, summer and spring
  4. Sowing, growing and reaping
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Correct answer: B. Rabi, kharif and zaid

1. Indian farming is organised around the yearly cycle of seasons. 2. The winter season crop is rabi, the monsoon season crop is kharif. 3. The short summer gap between them is zaid, giving three seasons in all. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_

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Which fibre crop is known as the golden fibre?

  1. Cotton
  2. Hemp
  3. Jute
  4. Silk
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Correct answer: C. Jute

1. The nickname comes from the shiny golden tinge of the fibre. 2. Jute grows in flood-plain soils of the east and carries this name. 3. Cotton and hemp are fibres too, but the golden fibre is jute. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_

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