Question

Select the option which matches incorrectly with traditional and modern farming measures.

• A.

  Traditional farming	Modern farming
  Dependence on Monsoon for irrigation	Use of motor pump for irrigation

• B.

  Traditional farming	Modern farming
  Use of chemical fertilizers	Usage of cow dung as manure

• C.

  Traditional farming	Modern farming
  Use of cost-effective instrument	Increased financial stress

• D.

  Traditional farming	Modern farming
  Single crop per year	Multiple crop per year

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Traditional farming	Modern farming
Use of chemical fertilizers	Usage of cow dung as manure

Neolithic men were the first people who practised agriculture as they realised the need for food and started cultivating them.

In earlier days men used traditional farming methods to grow crops which include following methods:

• Manual ploughing

• Most of the work was done by farmers themselves. After the soil was ploughed, labourers would sow seeds

• Cattle dung and natural manure was used as fertilisers to enrich the soil with nutrients

• Traditional farming was largely dependent on monsoon rains as a source of water. This restricted farmers to grow a single crop per year.

• After the crops are grown, labourers themselves harvested the crops, which is a very time consuming process.
  
  
  Modern method of farming involves various measures like:

• Ploughs and ox were replaced by tractors for ploughing of field

• In order to increase yield, natural manure was replaced by synthetic fertilizers and pesticides

• Pumps were installed to drive water from nearby water bodies. This reduced the dependence of monsoon rain for water. Now farmers could grow more than one crops per year.

• New machineries started to be used in agriculture. Soon human labourers were replaced by modern machines such as harvesters, tractors etc.