Mechanisation and Technology

Q.

List five differences between traditional and modern methods of farming.

Q. Which of the following is not the cause of growth of cities?

1. Fashion
2. Transportation
3. Migration
4. Mechanisation

Q. Which of the following is an example of mechanisation in the realm of agriculture?

1. Pesticides
2. Tractors
3. HYV seeds
4. Ploughs

Q. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
With increasing mechanisation in agriculture _________________.

1. employment in agriculture increases
2. there is no effect on employment in agriculture
3. more people shift to farm activities
4. more people shift to non-farm activities

Q. Many people engaged in manual labour in fields started migrating to the cities to look for other employment opportunities. Which of the following resulted in people from rural areas moving into cities?

1. Famine
2. Mechanisation
3. Lack of infrastructure
4. Higher education

Q. One of the main reasons for urbanisation is migration due to of agriculture.

1. collapse
2. growth
3. mechanisation

Q. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised bold part of the sentence:
The slump in business made Ratanlal bankrupt.

1. exportation
2. fall
3. failure
4. loss