Podu Cultivation

Q.

Name three major steps which may improve agriculture production.

Q.

Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds. (True or False)

1. True
2. False

Q. What is jhum?

1. A method of cultivation
2. A tribal community
3. A folk dance
4. A mandal in Khammam district

Q. In which of the following months does the Konda Reddy tribe clear the forest for farming?

1. April
2. June
3. December
4. January

Q. One of Ammu's friends was telling her about a method of farming called jhum, which is practised in her home state of Chattisgarh. The process of cultivation involves clearing and burning the land, followed by sowing of seeds and growing crops. After a few harvests, the land is abandoned so that its nutrients can be replenished. What is another name for jhum cultivation?

1. Podu
2. Panduga
3. Kommulu
4. Jilugu

Q. Which of the following is not a step followed in shifting cultivation?

1. Letting trees grow on a previously cultivated area
2. Cultivating crops along with existing trees
3. Clearing a patch of forest
4. Setting fire to logs

Q.

Jhum cultivation is also called as

1. Both A and B
2. Hybrid farming
3. Slash and burn farming
4. None of these

Q. Which is the method used by the Konda Reddy tribe for sowing seeds?

1. Hill dropping
2. Broadcast
3. Drilling
4. Transplanting

Q. In which of the following months does the Konda Reddy tribe sow seeds for cultivation?

1. December
2. April
3. November
4. June

Q. Match the months to the activities carried out by the Konda Reddys.

1. Rains stop
2. Dibbling of seeds
3. Clearing of forest
4. Setting fire to land

Q. Appu cultivated some crops on a piece of land using the podu method of cultivation. After a few harvests, he abandoned the land so that its nutrients could be replenished. If he abandoned the piece of land in 2016, which is the earliest year when he can return to this piece of land to cultivate crops again?

1. 2027
2. 2050
3. 2020
4. 2017

Q. Vaishnavi was watching a documentary on shifting cultivation. She was concerned about how it might affect the environment. Her grandmother assured her that during shifting cultivation, the people abandon the land for 3 to 5 years after using it, to help the land replenish its fertility.

What sort of cultivation technique do the Konda Reddy tribes use?

1. Terrace farming
2. Podu
3. Drip Irrigation
4. Intercropping

Q. Which of the following is another name for podu?

1. Shifting cultivation
2. Crop rotation
3. Irrigation farming
4. Plantation farming

Q. The podu land is cultivated for ________ years consecutively.

1. 10-15
2. 6-8
3. 20-25
4. 3-4

Q. Sort the steps involved in Podu (top to bottom).

1. Clearing land
2. Burning land
3. Sowing seeds
4. Crop harvest

Q. "Which of the following statements are true about the broadcast method of sowing seeds?
1) Seeds are scattered over a large area in a random manner.
2) Seeds are sown row by row."

1. Only 1
2. Neither 1 or 2
3. Only 2
4. Both 1 and 2

Q. Riya and Sharan are arguing with each other about when to go on a vacation. Riya wants to go on a vacation during October, while Sharan wants to go a vacation during the rainy season.

Which of the following vacation places would satisfy both their vacation plans?

1. Kunavaram
2. Tirupathi
3. Kadapa
4. Penamakuru

Q. The Bison Hills are full of thick, dense forests. But some areas have large tracts of cleared land. Some tracts also seem to be burnt. What do you think these tracts of land are being used for?

1. Kitchen garden
2. Horticulture
3. Livestock rearing
4. Podu agriculture

Q. Fill in the blanks with reference to the forest products in Kunavaram ​tribal village.

• Tender bamboo shoots called ___________is used to prepare delicacies.​
• People of Kunavarm drink the juice of ___________ which ​is locally called Jilugu.​

1. Kari kommulu; sapota
2. Kari kommulu; caryota palm​
3. Podu; tubers​​

Q. "Choose the correct option based on the following statements. 1) We need to find alternatives to the slash-and-burn or podu method of cultivation. 2) The land cultivated by the podu method has caused the forest cover in the area to deplete. "

1. Both statements are invalid.
2. Statement 1 is true, but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation for Statement 1.
3. Both statements are correct, but Statement 1 and Statement 2 do not have any relation.
4. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1.

Q. Which of the following is not true regarding the terrain of Bison hills?

1. Absence of thick forests.
2. The colour of the soil is red.
3. The hill is rocky and the soil contains stones and rocks.
4. Land is not level, but sloping.

Q. Where are Bison hills located? Mention a few characteristics of Bison hills.

Q. Which of the following increases soil fertility in podu system?

1. Chemical fertilizers
2. Organic manure
3. Green manure
4. Ashes from the burnt vegetation

Q. The Podu technique of agriculture is also referred to as .

1. terrace farming
2. slash and burn
3. drip irrigation
4. crop rotation

Q. Pop the bubbles that cannot be associated with the type of cultivation practiced by the Konda Reddys.

1. Jhum
2. Drip irrigation
3. Podu
4. Slash and burn
5. Terrace farming
6. Plantation
7. Crop rotation
8. Dry agriculture

Q. Why do People burn forests for shifting cultivation?

1. The tribal people find it difficult to move from one place to another.
2. Ash produced during burning acts as a natural fertiliser.
3. It provide a clear patch of land to cultivate crops.
4. None of these.

Q. Konda Reddys use farming tools like plough and hoe for agriculture.

1. False
2. True

Q. Farmers leave space while sowing seeds?