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Class 12 Land Resources and Agriculture worksheet

CBSE Social Science. Land-use categories, cropping intensity, cropping seasons, dryland and wetland farming, major crops and states, and the Green Revolution. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

1.
Land left uncultivated for more than five years is classified as:
1. barren land
2. net sown area
3. current fallow
4. culturable wasteland
Answer
(d) culturable wasteland
2.
Which describes the land-use category “permanent pastures and grazing lands”?
1. land mostly owned by the village panchayat or government for grazing
2. land left uncultivated for one to five years
3. land on which crops are actually sown and harvested
4. land left fallow for more than five years
Answer
(a) land mostly owned by the village panchayat or government for grazing
3.
Which states lead in producing bajra, according to the chapter?
1. Karnataka, over two-thirds
2. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
3. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
4. Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat
Answer
(d) Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat

Section B · short answer

4.
Distinguish between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.
Answer
Barren land cannot be cultivated with present technology; culturable wasteland has lain fallow over five years and can be reclaimed.
5.
In north India, is each a kharif, rabi or zaid crop? (a) watermelon (b) barley
Answer
(a) zaid (b) rabi

Section C · long answer

6.
Describe the three cropping seasons of India.
Answer
Kharif (June–September, with the monsoon: rice, cotton, bajra); rabi (October–March: wheat, gram, mustard); zaid (April–June, irrigated: vegetables, melons, fodder).

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