Agricultural Trends in Salakamcheruvu

Q. Where do farmers sell their crops?

1. On the fields
2. Retail shops
3. Weekly markets
4. Markets in town

Q. Rabi crops are grown during which season?

1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Rainy season
4. Spring

Q. Identify the rabi crops among the following.

1. Barley
2. Millet
3. Oats
4. Cotton

Q. Which crop can be grown in very little water and in poor soils?

1. Paddy
2. Chilli
3. Wheat
4. Millet

Q. What is tolakari vanalu?

1. Crop
2. Ground water
3. Wind
4. Rain

Q. Why do some farmers take their products to markets in town?

1. For more profit
2. To sell them from door to door
3. Agents fix the price of crops sold at the fields
4. To explore the market

Q. What are the farmers of Salakamcheruvu cultivating instead of millets in the last few years?

1. Ragi and chillies
2. Sorghum and ragi
3. Groundnuts and chillies
4. Groundnuts and ragi

Q. What do the farmers of Salakamcheruvu usually use in order to protect their crops from insects and diseases?

1. Insecticides
2. Pesticides
3. Neem water
4. Fire

Q.

Fill in the blank with a suitable term:

Paddy, maize, and cotton are_________crops.

Q. What are the major problems farmers face while farming?

1. Fertility of soil
2. Money
3. Water scarcity
4. Pests

Q. Where do the farmers of Salakamcheruvu village sell their produce?

1. In shops
2. Online
3. In the town market
4. In their fields

Q. Why do farmers prefer to grow millets in Salakamcheruvu?

1. They require less water
2. Millets grow on poor soil
3. Millets require more water
4. Millets require fertile soil

Q. Why did farmers in Salakamcheruvu decide to use natural pesticides?

1. To improve soil quality
2. Chemical pesticides are expensive
3. Natural pesticides are available easily
4. It is easier to use

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) about agricultural trends in Salakamcheruvu.

1. Farmers grow two crops in the kharif season.
2. Farmers now mainly grow chillies and groundnut.
3. Farmers used to primarily grow millets, pulses, and a little paddy.
4. Farmers are shifting from food crops to cash crops.

Q. What kind of orchards can be found in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Sapota
2. Sweet lime
3. Apple
4. Orange

Q. Which of the following crops are grown in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Paddy
2. Cotton
3. Millets
4. Corn

Q. The shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called _____.

1. Jhuming
2. Bewar
3. Ladang
4. Taungya

Q. What of the following crops are grown by farmers in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Coconut
2. Walnut
3. Cotton
4. Groundnut

Q. How many crops do farmers cultivate during the monsoon in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Four
2. Three
3. Two
4. One

Q. What are the crops sown between groundnut fields?

1. Sorghum
2. Red gram
3. Maize
4. Paddy

Q. Which of the following are major crops grown by farmers in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Groundnut
2. Varagu
3. Korra
4. Chilly

Q. Why are farmers in Salakamcheruvu resorting to planting orchards?

1. The water scarcity
2. The soil is suited only for orchards
3. Orchards require less water
4. Orchards require more water

Q. Why do villagers in Salakamcheruvu village prefer planting orchards?

1. They require zero investment
2. They need water only during particular seasons
3. They are very high price products
4. They give regular returns every year

Q. Choose the food crops from the following.

1. Coffee
2. Ragi
3. Sama
4. Tea
5. Varagu
6. Korra
7. Sorghum
8. Cotton

Q. Why have farmers of Salakamcheruvu started planting sweet lime and sapota?

1. Sweet lime and sapota require water only during some seasons.
2. Farmers face frequent water shortages.
3. Sweet lime and sapota offer regular returns.
4. Crops like groundnut get dried up due to erratic rainfall.

Q. If the onset of rain is in August, which crop is cultivated by farmers in Salakamcheruvu?

1. Sama
2. Ragi
3. Red gram
4. Maize

Q. Which of the following seasons is synonymous with kharif?

1. Autumn
2. Summer
3. Monsoon
4. Spring

Q. Orchards in Salakamcheruvu consist of which of the following crops?

1. Paddy
2. Sweet lime
3. Wheat
4. Sapota

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What are Kharif crops?

Q. How does the rain in October and November turn out to be helpful for farmers in Salakamcheruvu?

1. It results in better yield.
2. Provides enough water for groundnuts to grow.
3. Brings about a flood
4. Destroys all the crops