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 Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops, horticulture, rearing of animals and fishing.

 The main food crops grown in India are rice, wheat, maize, millets (jowar, bajra, ragi) and
pulses.
 The main cash crops are sugarcane, oilseeds, cotton, jute, tea, coffee, rubber and spices.

 The production of food crops has increased due to the Green Revolution in India.
 Cattle rearing is done in all parts of India.

REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Agriculture : The art of cultivating soil, raising crops and rearing livestock, fishery, etc.
Kharif season : The cultivation that begins with pre-monsoon shower.

Rabi season : The cultivation season that begins when the rainy season is over.
Blue Revolution : Production of fishes in small ponds and water bodies.

Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. Wheat is cultivated in

(a) kharif season (b) rabi season (c) both seasons

2. Gram is included in

(a) millets (b) pulses (c) cash crops

3. It is called the ‘golden fibre’.
(a) Wool (b) Cotton (c) Jute

4. The Blue Revolution is associated with
(a) foodgrains (b) fishes (c) cattle

B. Match the columns.

Column A Column B

1. Kharif season (a) West Bengal, the largest producer

2. Rabi season (b) groundnut

3. Rice (c) oilseeds

4. Spices (d) Green Revolution

5. Progress in agriculture (e) Kerala and Karnataka

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