Life in Krishna Delta

Q. What are the reasons for shift from the production of food grains to cash crops?

1. Cash crops offer economic viability as they are sold in market.
2. Growth of irrigation as cash crops need more water.
3. Loan availability to buy seeds and fertilisers.
4. Krishna district is prone to floods.

Q. is known as the 'Rice Bowl of South-East Asia'.

1. Indonesia
2. India
3. Thailand
4. Vietnam

Q. What is the raw material used to make baskets?

1. Banana strands
2. Paddy remains
3. Date palm strands
4. Sugarcane remains

Q. The broad, level, elevated area of land is called____.

1. Plateau
2. Mountain
3. Delta
4. Plain

Q. Penamakuru has not been adversely affected by the floods of 1997, 2006, and 2009. Which of the following is the reason for this?

1. The slightly higher elevation of the place compared to the surrounding area.
2. The presence of big dams.
3. The presence of borewells that drain the water.
4. The availability of good sunshine and the warm temperature.

Q. Farmers of Penamakuru send sugarcane to sugarcane factory located in ________.

1. Hyderabad
2. Amaravati
3. Vuyyuru
4. Bandar

Q. Most of the families in Penamakuru __________.

1. possess no land
2. own more that ten acres of land
3. own more than twenty acres of land
4. possess between five to ten acres of land

Q. Farmers of Penamakuru send sugarcane to sugarcane factory located in ________.

1. Amaravati
2. Bandar
3. Vuyyuru
4. Hyderabad

Q. Penamakuru has not been adversely affected by the floods of 1997, 2006, and 2009. Which of the following is the reason for this?

1. The presence of borewells that drain the water.
2. The presence of big dams.
3. The slightly higher elevation of the place compared to the surrounding area.
4. The availability of good sunshine and the warm temperature.

Q. In which of the following markets do the farmers of Penamakuru sell their vegetables?

1. Supermarkets
2. Rythu bazars
3. Hyper markets
4. Malls

Q. Most of the families in Penamakuru __________.

1. possess no land
2. own more than twenty acres of land
3. possess between five to ten acres of land
4. own more that ten acres of land

Q. There are around 750 families in Penamakuru village.

1. False
2. True