NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Geography Chapter 5 - Primary Activities

Question 1:

Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

  1. Coffee
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Wheat
  4. Rubber
Answer:

(c) Wheat

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Question 2:

In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?

  1. Russia
  2. Denmark
  3. India
  4. The Netherlands
Answer:

(b) Denmark

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Question 3:

Growing of flowers is called:

  1. Truck farming
  2. Factory farming
  3. Mixed farming
  4. Floriculture
Answer:

(d) Floriculture

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Question 4:

Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?

  1. Kolkoz
  2. Viticulture
  3. Mixed farming
  4. Plantation
Answer:

(d) Plantation

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Question 5:

In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?

  1. American Canadian prairies
  2. American Canadian prairies
  3. Pampas of Argentina
  4. Amazon Basin
Answer:

(d) Amazon Basin

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Question 6:

In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?

  1. Market gardening
  2. Plantation agriculture
  3. Mediterranean agriculture
  4. Co-operative farming
Answer:

(c) Mediterranean agriculture

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Question 7:

Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called ‘slash and burn agriculture’?

  1. Extensive subsistence agriculture
  2. Primitive subsistence agriculture
  3. Extensive commerical grain cultivation
  4. Mixed farming
Answer:

(b) Primitive subsistence agriculture

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Question 8:

Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?

  1. Dairy farming
  2. Mixed farming
  3. Plantation agriculture
  4. Commercial grain farming
Answer:

(b) Mixed farming

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Question 9:

Future of shifting cultivation is bleak. Discuss.

Answer:

Shifting cultivation is practised in tropical forests. The primitive tribes depend on shifting cultivation for their food. Nowadays, the area under shifting cultivation is decreasing. It has destroyed the environment and resulted in soil erosion. These tribes are beginning to settle. Loss of fertility is also a problem. It is hoped that it will not last long.

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Question 10:

‘Market Gardening is practised near urban areas’ why?

Or

Explain the term Market gardening.

Answer:

Market gardening : Vegetables are grown in suburban areas to meet the daily demand. London, Moscow and California are important for market gardening. In India, vegetables are grown around big urban centres. These are high value crops. These areas are linked by good transportation.

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Question 11:

‘Large Scale dairy farming is the result of development of transportation and Refrigeration’. Why?

Answer:
  1. Good network of transport is essential for collecting and delivering the dairy products. Refrigerator ships have helped the export of dairy products from Australia to Europe.
  2. Modern methods of refrigeration, cold storage, milking and preparing dairy products need technical and scientific knowledge.
  3. Refrigeration, Pasturisation and other preservation processes have helped the storage of dairy products.
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Question 12:

Differentiate between Nomadic Herding and Commercial livestock Rearing.

Or

Differentiate between Nomadic Herding and Commercial livestock rearing stating any five points of distinctions.

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Question 13:

Discuss the important characteristic features of plantation agriculture. Name a few important plantation crops from different countries.

Answer:

Discuss the important characteristic features of plantation agriculture. Name a few important plantation crops from different countries.

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