India: resources, agriculture, industry and transport
Farming systems, irrigation regions and agricultural change
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Primitive subsistence, intensive subsistence, commercial, plantation and mixed farming (crops with livestock rearing)
- Dryland farming (below 75 cm rain: millets, pulses) and wetland farming (rice, jute, sugarcane)
- Irrigated versus rainfed area: about half of net sown area irrigated; regional pattern
- Green Revolution: HYV seeds, irrigation and fertiliser in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh; later spread
- Agro-climatic zones and agricultural regionalisation
- Problems: monsoon dependence, low productivity, small holdings, land degradation, indebtedness
Where to study
India: People and Economy, Class XII, chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 3, Land Resources and Agriculture, p. 1-20 (book pages 21-40)
- ch. 3, Types of Farming, p. 5-6 (book pages 25-26)
- ch. 3, Agricultural Development in India, p. 14-16 (book pages 34-36)
- ch. 3, Green Revolution, p. 14-16 (book pages 34-36)
- ch. 3, problems faced by Indian agriculture, p. 16 (book page 36)
- ch. 3, Dependence on Erratic Monsoon, p. 17 (book page 37)
Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 4: Agriculture (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 4, Agriculture, p. 1-12 (book pages 30-41)
- ch. 4, Types of Farming, p. 1 (book page 30)
- ch. 4, Primitive Subsistence Farming, p. 1 (book page 30)
- ch. 4, Commercial Farming, p. 2 (book page 31)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 9, Agriculture
Fundamentals of Human Geography, Class XII, chapter 4: Primary Activities (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 4, Subsistence Agriculture, p. 4 (book page 25)