Agricultural Productivity of Tamil Nadu

Q.

What do you mean by Agricultural development?

Q. Which of the following are the major crops produced in Tamil Nadu?

1. Maize
2. Mustard
3. Paddy
4. Cotton

Q. Which of the following is the most cultivated crop in Tamil Nadu?

1. Maize
2. Ragi
3. Corn
4. Paddy

Q. Of the total food produced, paddy alone accounts for over a half of the total produce in Tamil Nadu.

1. True
2. False

Q. Identify the steps that are needed to increase agricultural productivity in Tamil Nadu.

1. Education on birth control
2. Advancement in technology
3. Proper agricultural training
4. Proper irrigation facilities

Q. Choose the possible ways in which agricultural productivity can be measured.

1. Quantity of output
2. Farmers' efficiency
3. Technological progress
4. Education on birth control

Q. Despite the decrease in cultivable area of Tamil Nadu, the agricultural productivity has been rising.

What could be the probable reasons of the increase in agricultural productivity in Tamil Nadu?

1. Better farming tools
2. Awareness among farmers
3. Lack of advanced technology
4. Proper irrigation facilities

Q. How has the volume of crops that can be produced during a given period in a given area and the total amount of food grains produced changed in Tamil Nadu?

1. The volume of crops that can be produced during a given period in a given area has increased, and the total amount of food grains produced has decreased.
2. The volume of crops that can be produced during a given period in a given area has decreased, and the total amount of food grains produced has increased.
3. The volume of crops that can be produced during a given period in a given area has increased, and the total amount of food grains produced has also increased.
4. The volume of crops that can be produced during a given period in a given area has decreased, and the total amount of food grains produced has also decreased.

Q. The of a crop refers to the volume that can be produced during a given period and in a given area.

1. irrigation
2. productivity
3. texture
4. area of a land

Q. Food grain production will fall if there is a decrease in the cultivable area.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which among the following statements best describes the productivity of a crop?

1. Number of units that can be produced during a given period in a given area
2. Number of units that can be produced efficiently in a given area
3. Number of farmers who take up agriculture in a given area
4. Number of workers or machines used in production

Q. The productivity of paddy has increased by more than ____ times in the last 50 years.

1. two
2. five
3. three
4. four