Question 8 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 1 Class 9 Economics - The Story of Village Palampur - Economics

What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain

Answer

Points to remember:

• All land is cultivated in Palampur. No land is left idle.
• During the rainy season (Kharif) farmers grow jowar and bajra. These plants are used as cattle feed.
• Cultivation of potatoes is done in the month of October and December.
• In the winter season (rabi), fields are sown with wheat.
• A part of the land area is also devoted to Sugarcane which is harvested annually.
• The main reason why farmers are able to grow three different crops in a year in Palampur is due to the well-developed system of irrigation.
• By the mid-1970s the entire cultivated area of 200 hectares was irrigated.
• To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as multiple cropping.

Answer to be written in exam:

1. To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as Multiple cropping.
2. It is the most common way of increasing production on a given piece of land.
3. For example- In Palampur, all land is cultivated.
4. Jowar and bajra are the crops that grow in Palampur during the rainy season , followed by potatoes between October and December, while wheat is sown in the fields throughout the winter.
5. This is primarily due to the well-developed irrigation system.