Question 2 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 1 Class 9 Economics - The Story of Village Palampur - Economics

Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?

Answer

Points to remember:

• Yield is measured as a crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season.
•  Till the mid1960s, the seeds used in cultivation were traditional ones with relatively low yields.
• Traditional seeds needed less irrigation . Farmers used cow dung and other natural manure as fertilizers.

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• The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to the cultivation of wheat and rice using high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds.
•  Compared to the traditional seeds, the HYV seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of grain on a single plant.

Answer to be written in exam

1. Yes, it is true that modern farming methods require more inputs that are manufactured in the industry.
2.  A high-yielding variety of seeds is used in modern farming methods.
3. Agriculture implements such as tractors , irrigation facilities such as electric tubewells Chemical fertilisers, and pesticides are all required to grow these seeds.
4. Traditional seeds needed less irrigation. Farmers used cow dung and other natural manure as fertilizers.

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